Hearing aid consultations in London
Harley Street Hearing’s clinical audiologists offer clear, independent advice on hearing aids to help find the best solution to optimise your hearing potential.
Finding the best technology for you starts with your hearing test and consultation where we can accurately diagnose your level of hearing loss, and find out more about you and your lifestyle. This paints a clear picture of not only the technology you need to improve your hearing, but also the hearing aids that would meet the needs of your day-to-day life.
Whether the results show that you could benefit from hearing aids, or you feel your current devices are no longer suitable for your needs, we can help.
As a completely independent practice, we have a complete portfolio of hearing aids from all major UK manufacturers and aren’t affiliated with any one company. This means that we can carefully choose the best technology that suits your hearing needs, lifestyle and budget.
What to expect after your hearing aid consultation
At Harley Street Hearing we pride ourselves on the skills of our clinical audiologists and the wealth of expertise that we have with the latest hearing aid technology.
The most important factors for the successful fitting of hearing aids are the programming and fine-tuning of each instrument, which is where our expertise is essential. Once you have decided on the best hearing aids for you to trial we will arrange a fitting appointment.
Fitting & instrument consultation
Follow-up and ongoing support
Aftercare
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Frequently Asked Questions
No. Hearing aids are prescription hearing devices, and a hearing test is necessary to determine the prescription you need.
Hearing aids can help the vast majority of hearing losses, but there are some situations where individuals don’t find them beneficial. This is why our hearing aids come with a 30 day trial.
Yes. Wireless devices should be kept at least 15cm away from a pacemaker, so it’s perfectly safe to wear hearing aids. If you have a wireless hearing aid accessory, such as a remote control, please remember to always keep it away from your chest (i.e. do not place it in your shirt pocket).
If the hearing loss is affecting your quality of life, you should consider a hearing aid. It’s important to address a hearing loss as early as possible, even if it’s mild. Most people with mild hearing loss are surprised with how much they were missing after trying hearing aids for the first time.
We are more than happy to test, diagnose and guide you through any issues you might have with your hearing aids. Where possible we will resolve any repairs in our clinic, but if your device needs to go away to the manufacturer, we will be on hand to assist and get the device working again.
This is possible, but it really depends on your hearing test results and the environments that you have difficulty hearing in. We can certainly trial any hearing aids you have been recommended if they’re suitable and of a particular interest to you.
Yes. We do have a thorough follow up process which would normally happen in the first couple months of the hearing aids being fitted, however we can adjust this to suit your needs and travel arrangements. It is now possible to remotely adjust the settings on your hearing aids too, so if you are overseas your audiologist will be able to remotely connect to the hearing aids and make adjustments to the settings from the practice.
Rechargeable options are often preferable for dexterity and ease, as well as from a cost perspective. They are often slightly larger in size however, albeit marginally so. As well as this there are currently no invisible in the ear devices that come in a rechargeable option, therefore this is something to bear in mind when discussing styles of hearing aids with your audiologist.
Hearing aids come in various different technology levels, which revolve around the clarity that the hearing aids can provide, how well they cope in background noise, and the degree of automation that the hearing aids have. Your audiologist will go into detail on the ones that they feel are most appropriate based on your lifestyle and hearing test results.