How Hearing Aids Can Improve Your Next TV Binge

Posted on by Advanced ENT & Allergy

While it’s always great to get out and enjoy a beautiful fall day in New Jersey visiting Tall Pines State Preserve, sometimes all you want to do is curl up on the couch and catch up on your favorite TV show.

If you have hearing loss, activities like watching TV can become more difficult. Thankfully, hearing aids can improve your TV-watching experience.

How Hearing Loss Makes Watching TV More Difficult

Happy big family watching TV and eating popcorn.

Hearing loss makes it harder to understand what is being said, and that includes dialogue on TV. It can seem as though characters are mumbling or that you can hear that they are speaking but can’t understand what’s being said.

In order to compensate for this, many with untreated hearing loss may turn the volume up louder and louder. It can often get to the point where other members of the household complain about the volume when you watch television.

Not only does this make for an uncomfortable watching process for you and your family, but watching television too loudly can further damage your ears and worsen your hearing loss.

Hearing Aids Improve Your TV-Watching Experience

Hearing aids don’t just amplify sounds, reducing the need to turn up the volume; they provide an all-around better listening experience when watching TV. They can automatically adjust to focus on the sound coming from in front of you on the screen while suppressing distracting background noise that makes it harder to follow along.

Additionally, many of today’s hearing aids are Bluetooth®-enabled, which allows you to connect to your TV wireless and stream audio directly into your hearing aids. This provides customized, clear audio for you and lets you adjust your personal volume while leaving the volume as is for any friends or family who are also watching.

Find the Right Hearing Aids for You

If you have noticed your hearing has changed or that you are having more problems than you used to, schedule an appointment for a hearing test. These exams can quickly identify both the cause and severity of your hearing loss and help your audiologist determine what hearing aids can help you hear your best whether you’re watching TV, at an important work meeting or enjoying a date night with your spouse or partner.

To learn more or to schedule an appointment with a hearing specialist, call Advanced ENT & Allergy today.