For awhile it really
irritated me that people believed this, but now I can understand why some
people think that’s how it works.
After all, eyeglasses and contacts correct most people’s vision to
20/20, or at least close enough to 20/20 that they don’t feel visually impaired
when wearing their glasses or contacts.
If glasses can help people see “normally”, then it should stand to
reason that hearing aids can help people hear “normally.”
How well a person hears
with hearing aids or a cochlear implant (or two) really varies. Some people do hear quite well with
their aids or cochlear, and therefore don’t feel all that “impaired.” But some people, while receiving some
benefit from their aids or CI, still don’t hear very well, and might still
struggle with background noise and talking on the phone and whatnot. So if you see a person with hearing
aids or a cochlear implant, don’t assume that they can hear and understand
everything, because they might not be able to.
