How to Wear Hearing Aids & Sunglasses

Most people's first question about hearing aids is a resounding, how much do these hearing aids cost? As popular as that question is, another real concern people have when considering hearing aids is can I wear these hearing aids with sunglasses? The answer is yes. There are a few factors to consider if you're an avid wearer of sunglasses faced with the decision of getting hearing aids. However, for most people wearing any style of hearing aids and still comfortably wearing your sunglasses won't be an issue.

Things You'll Need

• Hearing aids
• Sunglasses

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Instructions

Nothing To It

• 1

  When wearing hearing aids, you simply slide your sunglasses on like normal. Your sunglass temples should be against your head and your hearing aids---if behind-the-ear style---against the sunglass temples. If you're wearing in-the-ear canal hearing aids, just put your sunglasses on normally.

• 2

  Take your sunglasses with when you go to try, buy or get hearing aids. When you're getting a new pair of hearing aids, make sure to tell the hearing health care provider that you regularly wear sunglasses. Show the hearing health care provider your sunglasses, put the sunglasses on so the specialist can see if the glasses change the anatomy of your ear and how much space your sunglasses need to fit comfortable behind your ears.

• 3

  Ask to try on a demonstration hearing aid with your sunglasses. Behind the ear hearing aids are the only hearing aid that could conflict with wearing sunglasses. Behind the ear hearing aids are small, comfortable, discreet and can give you better hearing in noise then in-the-ear canal hearing aids. You may not want to totally write off behind the ear hearing aids until you've tried one on. Most behind the ear hearing aids can be worn very comfortably with sunglasses.

• 4

  Wear sunglasses with smaller temples and temple tips. If you're finding the combination of sunglasses and hearing aids uncomfortable, consider getting new sunglasses. Compared to the cost of new hearing aids, new sunglasses are much easier on the pocketbook. If you're considering choosing between sunglasses and hearing aids consider this, according to the Better Hearing Institute, 9 out of 10 people report an improvement in the quality of their life after getting hearing aids. Finding sunglasses to fit better with your hearing aids is a better choice than going without hearing aids.

  Make sure to wear your hearing aids when going to pick out your new sunglasses.