Hello. Dad’s care home arranged for him to have a hearing test done at my request. He had wax removed and the test revealed he has moderate to severe hearing loss. I expect it’s closer to moderate as he can hear us talking perfectly fine. I’m just waiting for the audiologist to tell me the actual results in decibels.
What I wanted to ask is have any of you had a loved one with dementia wear hearing aids for the first time?
Dad has never had a problem with his hearing that I’ve noticed but I wanted it checked as I’m not sure he’s hearing his phone ring when I call. He has never worn hearing aids and I know they can take a bit of getting used to. My concern is that it may not be a good move on my part to arrange for him to wear hearing aids due to dementia causing him more distress using and adjusting something like a hearing aid.
For those of you who have had hearing aids used for the first time on dementia relative - was it successful?
What I wanted to ask is have any of you had a loved one with dementia wear hearing aids for the first time?
Dad has never had a problem with his hearing that I’ve noticed but I wanted it checked as I’m not sure he’s hearing his phone ring when I call. He has never worn hearing aids and I know they can take a bit of getting used to. My concern is that it may not be a good move on my part to arrange for him to wear hearing aids due to dementia causing him more distress using and adjusting something like a hearing aid.
For those of you who have had hearing aids used for the first time on dementia relative - was it successful?