{"id":869,"date":"2026-07-07T11:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/audiology-new\/?page_id=869"},"modified":"2026-07-07T11:24:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:24:56","slug":"getting-to-know-your-hearing-aids","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/audiology\/hearing-aid-guide\/getting-to-know-your-hearing-aids\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to know your hearing aids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Your hearing aids are ready to use and designed to automatically adjust to your sound environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PARTS OF HEARING AID<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Battery Door<\/strong>: this is where the battery is inserted. Opening it turns off the device, while closing it turns it on.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Volume Button<\/strong>: this button can be used for manual adjustments, changing volume levels. You may be given separate instructions to show you what your hearing aid can do.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Program Button<\/strong>: this button can be used for manually switching programs. You may be given separate instructions to show you what your hearing aid can do.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Slim Tube<\/strong>: this tube delivers sound from the hearing aid to the ear. There is a dome on the end that fits into your ear canal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Retention Wire<\/strong>: helps keep the hearing aid in place.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Hook<\/strong>: if you require an ear mould, the hook connects the hearing aid device to the tubing and ear mould.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Earmould<\/strong>: Custom-fitted to your ear.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Tip: Always turn off your hearing aids when you are not using them to extend battery life. When not in use, store your hearing aids in a dry, safe place.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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    * Image provided by Danalogic | Smarter Hearing Solutions for Every Lifestyle<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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    Your hearing aids are ready to use and designed to automatically adjust to your sound environment. PARTS OF HEARING AID Tip: Always turn off your hearing aids when you are not using them to extend battery life. When not in use, store your hearing aids in a dry, safe place. * Image provided by Danalogic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":309,"featured_media":0,"parent":860,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-869","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"scottsamson","author_link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/audiology\/blog\/author\/scottsamson\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":false,"rttpg_excerpt":"Your hearing aids are ready to use and designed to automatically adjust to your sound environment. PARTS OF HEARING AID Tip: Always turn off your hearing aids when you are not using them to extend battery life. When not in use, store your hearing aids in a dry, safe place. * Image provided by Danalogic","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/audiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/audiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/audiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/audiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/309"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/audiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=869"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/audiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1076,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/audiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/869\/revisions\/1076"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/audiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/audiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/audiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}