Hearing Aids Observation Paper

My observation took place with Marie at HIMG and the patient was an older male, who looked to be about 65 years old. It was a much shorter session than I was expecting, but I feel like it is because of how well she knows and is experienced with the process of doing a hearing aid fitting. As I was watching and taking notes of how she explained everything to the patient using the HIOBASICS acronym as a guide for myself on what should be covered she managed to get through all of the information, as well as make the program settings needed in under 20 minutes. She began with the technical information, such as the parts, how to charge the hearing aid, how long the batteries will charge, etc. Then she moved onto actually programming the hearing aids. This is where she discussed auditory feedback as well as some other troubleshooting tips for the devices. Lastly she covered care and maintenance, demonstrating how to clean the hearing aids, and discussing the warranty and repair type of information. His hearing aids were covered by worker’s compensation and he was told they would pay for him a new set every 5 years.
Once the adjustments were made Marie explained how it would take time for him to adjust, and the hearing aids were at about half of where they needed to be, and as he adjusted would be turned up. The client said he heard her lay down her pen, which he hadn’t been able to hear before. He and his wife both seemed excited about the hearing aids. He even mentioned a friend who had them but didn’t wear them and how he wasn’t going to be like his friend. He was going to do like he was told and give the hearing aids a