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Hearing impairment

2018-04-22 13:07:16
My Mother has hearing impairments. Can something be done for this ? She is 75 years old. She has seen a doctor before, she was given hearing device. Which did not suit her. She mentioned that it creates lots of noise in her ear. Please advise if I should take her to ENT hospital?
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You need to consult an audiologist for reprogramming of the hearing aid. If the hearing evaluation was done long before go for a recheck up. Also, consult an ENT to rule out any medical complications.

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Please consult Audiologist. Audiologist will check and reprogram hearing device.

Answered2018-04-22 13:21:44

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