The Benefits of Establishing a Long-Term Relationship with Your Hearing Specialist

When you are experiencing hearing loss, many areas of your life can be impacted. You have to navigate this world with a different level of hearing and this can be tough, especially since once hearing decline starts, it usually continues to without treatment. There are, however, ways that you can slow down this process and hearing aids are the most common method.

In order to get the right hearing aids for your specific needs, it’s crucial to find the right hearing specialist to assist you in this process. From comprehensive hearing testing to hearing aid evaluation, selection and fitting, your audiologist will be a key component in your journey to better hearing. And establishing a relationship with them early on will allow you to build trust throughout your treatment and thereafter, allowing you to turn to them when you need future hearing health help, or maintenance or repairs for your devices.

They Can Track Your Progress Easily

If you develop a long-term relationship with your hearing specialist, you will have someone who has known you from the very beginning of your journey. It can get exhausting having to explain to countless audiologists your journey, what has been happening, what you have been through so far and so on. Of course, there are notes that previous audiologists will have left for the next one to pick up, but it’s far easier if you manage to keep the same one throughout your journey for as long as possible.

They will be able to track your progress easier as they will have been there from the start. They will take the time to go through everything, but as they already know what has been going on, you won’t have to try to explain what’s been happening over and over.

They Will Listen to Your Concerns

Another reason to establish a long-term relationship with your hearing specialist is because they will listen to your concerns. Now, we’re not saying that a new audiologist is not going to listen to what you have to say, but when you form a bond with someone, even if it’s in a working relationship capacity, they are more likely to listen carefully to what you are saying.

You will feel more comfortable voicing any concerns with someone that you are comfortable with over someone that you don’t really know, which is another huge thing. We know that some people struggle to talk about their concerns, and if they have someone that they feel connected to, it’s going to be far easier.

They Can Better Respond to Emergencies

If there is ever an emergency, you will have someone there who can help you get through it. Of course, there are emergency specialists that you can get in touch with if you need them, but again it’s a case of wanting that familiarity of your audiologist. If you call them with an issue, they are more inclined to fit you in on short notice, squeeze you in wherever they can and other things like this to make sure that you are okay. It’s nice to feel like there is someone on your side, and if you establish a long-term relationship with your hearing specialist, this is exactly what is going to happen.

You Will Have a Professional Who Understands

Even if your audiologist does not experience hearing loss themselves, they do understand what is going on inside of you. They know the science behind it, they understand what is happening and they have probably seen hundreds of people who are in the same, or similar situations as you are. This gives them the empathy that you will be looking for from your audiologist, but the fact that you have built a bond will also help you to potentially have jokes with them. The more comfortable that you get with someone, the more your personality will shine through, and this will be someone that you don’t have to hide with which will be great.

If you don’t have anyone in your life who experiences hearing loss, or who has experience with someone else who has hearing loss, then this is going to be massively important. Finding someone that you can talk to, and that understands is going to feel like the best thing in the world.

As you can see, developing a relationship with your audiologist is important, so get in touch with our team at Sommerville Audiology & Hearing Aid Center by calling 586-298-3788. A friendly member of the team is ready and waiting to answer your call, assisting you with any help that you need! We look forward to hearing from you soon.