Since the onset of your hearing loss, your brain has adapted to not hearing certain sounds. Now that these sounds have been reintroduced through the hearing aid, it will take some time for the brain to adapt to these new sounds (around 6-12 weeks).
Take time to adjust: start by wearing your hearing aids in more quiet settings, and then build-up to louder social situations. At first your own voice may sound a bit different, however this will improve in time.
Hearing aids are made to be worn everyday on average 10-12 hours a day
Get up in the morning and put your hearing aids in at the beginning of the day. At night, take them out before going to bed.
Hearing aids should not be submerged in water. Do not wear your hearing aids in the shower, bath or while swimming.
It should become a normal part of your life, similar to wearing glasses.
