Engtin nge i tan hearing aid dik tak i thlan theih ang? Hemi chungchang hi han sawi ila!

Tlemte chuan hriatna lama harsatna i nei niin i hria em? A nih loh leh i hnaih ber tu emaw hian he harsatna hi a nei em? Hearing aid chungchang hi i hre tawh mai thei. Mahse, eng nge an nih tak tak a, engtin nge pakhat i thlan theih ang tih zawhna tam tak i nei ngei ang. Ngaihtuah buai suh, heng zawng zawng hi awlsam takin kan sawi dawn a ni.

Hearing aid thlan hmaa ngaihtuah tur thil

Hearing aid thlan hi glasses thlan ang a ni lo. Ngaihtuah tur tlemte a awm. Chung zinga ṭhenkhat chu hetiang hi a ni:

• I hriatna hloh level: Hei hian hriatna hloh nasat loh, a hniam lam, na tak emaw, thuk tak emaw i nei em tih a kawk a ni. Hei hi a pawimawh hle.
• I beng lian leh te: Mi zawng zawng beng hi a inang vek lo va, chuvangin i beng nena inmil tur i thlan a ngai a ni.
• I kut hnathawh thiamna: Hearing aid thenkhat chu a te a, dah luh tur, chhuah tir tur leh battery thlak tur chuan fiddling tlem a ngai thin. Chuvângin, anmahni bula i hlimzia pawh i ngaihtuah a ngai a ni.
• Technology thar nena lo chhuak hearing aids a awm em: Tuna lo chhuak thenkhat chu `Bluetooth®` ang chi thil nen an rawn chhuak a, i phone-ah `connect` thei a ni. Ṭhenkhat chu `rechargeable` an ni. Chuvangin hetiang thil thar hi hriat chian a tha.
• I mimal duhzawng: A tawp berah chuan i duhzawng leh hman awlsam tur thlan a pawimawh bawk.

Hearing aid chi engzat nge awm?

A awlsam zawngin, hriatna hmanrua chi hrang panga vel a awm a. Eng nge an nih, engtin nge an hnathawh, tute tan nge an inhmeh ber tih hi han thlir ila.

1. Hnung lam (BTE) .

Hei hi mi tam zawkin an hmuh tawh zingah chuan a tlangpui ber a ni. A hming ang ngeiin beng hnung lamah bun a ni. Hearing aid-a a bulpui ber chu beng hnung lamah a awm a, chuta tang chuan tube te tak te, emaw i beng atana siam bik `ear mold` emaw chu beng chhungah a lut a ni. Hengte hi hriatna lama harsatna nei tlem leh thuk tak nei tan pawh hman theih a ni. Mahse, a then engemaw zat a awm avangin a bun tur leh a hlihsak tur chuan kut hnathawh thiamna tlem a mamawh a ni.

2. In-the-Ear (ITE) tih a ni.

Hetiang hearing aid hi i beng pawn lam (eardrum chhunga hollow part) chu a pum pui (full-shell) emaw, a then chauh (half-shell) emaw khuh turin siam a ni. Hei hi duhthlan tur tha tak a ni a, a bik takin thil te te man harsa emaw, kut hman thiam lo emaw tan chuan a tha hle. Doctor-te chuan hengte hi hriatna hloh nasat leh na tak nei tan an rawt tlangpui.

3. Beng chhunga dawngtu (RITE) .

Hengte hi `BTE` type ang deuh deuh an ni. Hearing aid-a a bulpui ber chu beng hnung lamah a ni. Mahse chuta tang chuan wire te tak te chu beng bulah a kal a, beng chhungah a lut a. He wire tawp lamah hian receiver (aw thawntu part) a awm a. He beng kawng chhunga lut hi a nem hle a, beng kawng chu a khuh kim lo. Mi tam tak chuan hei hian thawm chu a pianphungah a hriat theih phah niin an sawi. Chungte chu hman tur chuan kut hnathawh thiamna (manual dexterity) a ngai bawk. Hengte hi hriatna hloh nasat leh na tak nei tan a tha hle.

4. Canal chhunga awm (ITC) .

Heng hearing aids te hi `ITE` type aiin ear canal chhung thuk zawka lut thei tura siam a ni. Chuvangin an lang tlem tlangpui. Amaherawhchu, an lian lo zawk avangin battery te zawk an hmang bawk. Chuvangin a chang chuan an chelh leh chelh harsa deuh thei bawk. I dinhmun azirin `Completely-in-the-Canal` (CIC) type pawh i fit thei bawk. Chungte chu a thuk zawkin an kal a, chuvangin an lang tlem zawk.

5. CROS/BiCROS chi hrang hrang

I beng pakhatah hriatna pangngai i nei emaw, hriatna hloh tlem ber emaw chauh i nei ang tih han ngaihtuah teh. Mahse beng dang lamah chuan hman theih hriatna i nei tlem hle emaw, i nei lo emaw a ni. Chutih hunah chuan doctor chuan `CROS` emaw `BiCROS` emaw ang chi hearing aid a rawt mai thei.

Thil thleng chu i beng tha takah hian hearing aid i vuah a ni. Tin, i beng chhe takah microphone additional i vuah bawk. He microphone hian beng tha lo atanga aw lo chhuak chu a la a, i beng tha takah a thawn thin. Chumi awmzia chu, beng chhiaah miin thu sawi mah se, i beng tha hmangin i la hre thei tho tihna a ni. `CROS` tih hi ``Contralateral Routing of Signals`` tihna a ni. ``BiCROS`` tih hi ``Bilateral Contralateral Routing of Signals`` tihna a ni.

Over-the-counter hearing aids a awm em?

Ni e, hei hi a thar deuh a ni. Kum 2022 August thla khan US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chuan hearing aid lak awlsam zawk nan dan thar a siam a. Chumi ang chuan hearing aid thenkhat chu doctor prescription tel lovin over-the-counter-in lei theih a ni. Hetiang dinhmun hi nakin lawkah Sri Lanka-ah hian a danglam mai thei a, chuvangin hei hi hriat chian a tha.

Heng over-the-counter hearing aids te hi hriatna lama harsatna nei lo tan chuan a tha tlangpui. Mahse, hriatna lama harsatna nasa tak emaw, thuk tak emaw i neih chuan, emaw, hriatna lama harsatna khirh tak tak i neih chuan doctor i pan ngei tur a ni a, a tul anga test i neih a ngai a, diagnosis leh treatment dik tak i nei tur a ni.

Hearing aid battery chungchang pawh kan zir dawn em ni?

Hearing aid battery hi chi hnih a awm a, disposable leh rechargeable te an ni. Button te tak te ang maia lang ‘disposable’ battery te hi a lar vak tawh lo.

Tunah chuan hearing aid thar tam zawk chuan rechargeable battery hmangin hna an thawk tawh a ni. Kan smartphone leh Bluetooth device ang bawkin. I hearing aid i hman loh hunah chuan charger emaw a kaihhnawih docking station emaw nen i connect reng a ngai a ni. Hei hi a remchang vak lo em ni?

Ka dinhmun atan hian eng ang hearing aid nge tha ber?

Hearing aid chi hrang hrang market-ah a awm avangin i tana tha tur thlan chu a harsa deuh thei. Mahse thu lawmawm tak chu i doctor emaw audiologist emaw chuan i hriselna leh mamawh ang zela hmanraw dik thlang turin a pui thei che a ni. Entir nan:

• Beng chhunga ri (`Tinnitus`) hretute tan: Hetiang dinhmun atana hman tur bik hearing aids a awm.
• Meniere natna vei tan: Hei hi beng chhungril a hring leh pressure hian balance leh hriatna a nghawng thinna a ni. A neitu tan pawh duhthlan tur a awm.
• High-frequency sound hre thei lo tan.
• Low-frequency sound hre thei lo tan.
• Sensorineural hearing loss nei tan: Hei hi beng chhung lam chhiatna avanga lo awm a ni.
• Hriselna lama harsatna nei lo tan.
• Hriatna lama harsatna nasa tak nei tan.
• Hriatna lama harsatna thuk tak nei tan.
• Kut thiamna tlem nei tan.

Heng natna hrang hrangte tana a bik taka siam emaw, a inmil ber emaw, hearing aid chi hrang hrang a awm. Chuvangin, mahni chauha thutlukna siam ai chuan mithiamte thurawn lak a tha zawk.

Ka hearing aid hian hna a thawk lo a nih chuan engtin nge ni ang?

Mi thenkhat chuan hearing aid atang hian duhthusam result an hmu lo. A bik takin hriatna lama harsatna nasa tak emaw, thuk tak emaw i neih chuan cochlear implants emaw bone-anchored auditory implants emaw hmangin hlawkna i hmu tam zawk mai thei. Hengte hi surgically implanted devices an ni. Heng enkawlna kawng hrang hrangte hi i doctor hnenah zawt rawh.

Engtikah nge Doctor ka hmuh ang?

I hriatna hloh hian i nitin nun a nghawng a, i hnathawh theihna tibuaitu khawpa hnathawh a nih chuan doctor hnenah thurawn dil ngei ngei tur a ni. I doctor chuan i hriatna hloh level dik takin a hre thei a, hearing aids hian a puih theih che em tih a hrilh thei bawk.

Hearing aids i hmang tawh a nih chuan kum khatah vawi hnih tal audiologist hnenah enfiah tir a pawimawh.Audiologist chu health care professional a ni a, hriatna lama harsatna leh balance lama harsatna awmte hriatchhuah leh enkawlna lama tui tak a ni. Tin, symptom thar i neih emaw, i hriatna lama inthlak danglamna i hmuh emaw chuan i hriatna enfiah nghal tur a ni bawk.

Doctor hnenah eng zawhna nge i zawh tur?

Hearing aid lak i ngaihtuah a nih chuan i doctor hnenah heng zawhnate hi zawt la a tha ang:

• Hearing aid hian ka hriatna hlohnaah a pui tak tak ang em?
• Eng ang hearing aid nge ka tan i recommend?
• Hemi chungchangah hian engmah ka tih loh chuan eng nge thleng ang?

Heng zawhnate bakah hian i ngaihtuah theih zawng zawng zawt hreh suh. I rinhlelhna zawng zawng tihfai a pawimawh hle.

A tawp berah chuan hriat reng tur tlemte (Take-Home Message) .

Hearing aid thlan chu thil buaithlak tak angin a lang thei a, mahse kaihhruaina dik tak nen chuan chutiang chuan a harsa lo. A pawimawh ber chu i hriatna hloh chhan, a nihna leh i nunphung nena inmil ber hmanrua chi hrang hrang hriatthiam hi a ni. I duhthlan turte hriat belh duh chuan doctor emaw, audiologist emaw nen inbiakna nei rawh. I mamawh ang ber hearing aid thlang turin an pui thei che a ni. Tichuan nun tha zawk, hlim zawk i nung thei ang.

I theihnghilh suh, hriatna lama harsatna i neih chuan thup suh. A rang thei ang bera damdawi lam thurawn zawng rawh. I nunah danglamna nasa tak a thlen thei!

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