NG
•
NEW
WORLD
Ifyou have neverworn a
hearing
aid, you are in
for
a real
thrill.
A wealth
of
happiness
lies ahead as
new worlds
of
sound
unroll
before you. Your whole
life will become richer,
fuller
and
safer
with each
new sound you
master.
From early
childhood
,
our
eyes
and
ears cooper-
ate
to
build a " sound voca
bulary
." A
s-a-hea
ring
loss
gradually
cuts
us
off
from
some
of
these
sounds, we
may
forget
that
they
ever
existed-
sounds
like
a
dripping
faucet,
footsteps
on
the
pavement,
the
wind in a
moving
car, and even
many
of
the
sounds
of
speech.
In
order
to
under-
stand these sounds again
it
is necessary
to
be
pat
i
ent
and
persistent
in
re-Iearning
these
and
other
forgotten
sounds
.
At
first
, when you
put
on
your
hearing
aid you
will hear background sounds
that
you
may
have
forgotten
or
never knew. existed. Familiar
words
may
have an unusual sound
at
the
start.
Bear
in
mind,
however,
that
these new sounds and
sound
changes are
your
first
proof
of
better
hearing. Peo-
ple
without
a hearing loss hear these same
sounds
too,
but
they
have learned
to
select, by concentra-
tion, the sounds
they
wish
to
hear
. The
user
of
a
hearing aid
must
learn, also,
to
select
sounds
in
this
manner.
EVERY
US
ER
"LEAR
A
AGAIN"
The
thousands
of
people
who
are
happy
with
hearing
aids
today
have
almost
all had
the
same
expe
ri
ence in
"learn
·
ing
to
hear
again."
They
are
the
first
to
emphasize
the
rewards
of
patience
,
the
first
to
assure
you
that
you will
derive
increas
ingly
greater
pleasure
from
your
hearing
aid as you learn
to
use it.
Don't
rush
to
tr
yout
your
Zenith
in
church,
theater,
or
other
public
place
if
y ou
haven't
w
orn
a
hearing
aid before.
'(
o
uar
e p
ro
bably
i
nviting
dis-
appointment.
Instead,
start
in a
quiet
room
with
one
person who is
willing
to
cooperate
with you.
Turn
the
volume
of
the
hearing
aid
only
high
enough
so
that
you
do
not
have
to
strain
to
hear
,
but
no
higher!
Too
much
volume
can cause
difficulty
and
lack
of
clarity.
Bear in
mind
that
word
sounds
you
haven't
heard
for
many
years
may
seem
irritating
at
first.
Practice
frequent
-
Iy.
..
you'll
notice
that
the
strain goes down in
direct
pro
-
portion
as
your
recognition
of
forgotten
sounds
goes
up
.
Take
it
easy
at
first-perhaps
only
a
few
hours
a day.
Stop
and
rest when
your
"hearing
practice
"
tires
you.
After
you
are
rested, go
to
it
again.
y
our
a.id
a
Ole
Cit
While
your
helper
speaks in a
normal
tone
of
voice,
but
not
rapidly,
adjust
the
Tone
Control
to
its
four
different
positions,
varying
the
volume
for
each position, as neces-
sary.
As
you
chan
ge
the
Tone
Control
,
listen
ca
refully
.
..
