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Hearing Aid Fitting
What Happens at Your Hearing Aid Fitting
A hearing aid fitting in Pittsburg, KS with Dr. Jordan Press, Au.D. is a hands-on appointment, not a box handed across a counter. Your new devices are programmed to your hearing test results and then adjusted for comfort and your own preferences while you're wearing them. Before you leave, you'll practice putting them in, taking them out, cleaning them, and charging or changing batteries. Family members are welcome to sit in and learn too.
Dr. Jordan Press, Au.D.
Owner & Audiologist
Follow-Up Care Is Included With Every Fitting
Many patients need a few weeks to get used to hearing aids, and the first settings are rarely the final ones. That's why follow-up care is included. After you've worn your devices at home, at work, and around Crawford County, Dr. Press fine-tunes the programming based on what you noticed. Because he's the same audiologist who tested and fit you, he already knows your hearing history and your goals.
Hearing Aid Fitting FAQs
Common questions about a hearing aid fitting in Pittsburg: how long the visit takes, how your devices get programmed, getting used to new sound, and what follow-up looks like.
Plan for an unhurried visit. How long it runs depends on the style you chose and how many questions you have, and there's no clock pushing you out the door. Dr. Press programs the devices to your hearing results, checks how they sit in your ears, and adjusts the sound while you listen to speech and everyday noise in the room.
The rest of the visit is practice. You'll learn how to insert and remove the aids, clean them, change a wax guard, and charge them or swap batteries. If you'd like help pairing them with your phone, bring it along. To book a fitting at the Pittsburg office, call (620) 235-5015.
Your hearing test produces an audiogram, a chart showing the softest sounds you can hear at each pitch in each ear. During hearing aid programming, Dr. Press uses those results to set how much each device amplifies at every pitch, so the sounds you've been missing come through more clearly while sounds you already hear well aren't overdone.
From there, he adjusts for comfort and personal preference. Some people want a crisper sound and others want a softer one, and both are valid starting points. Separate programs can be added for noisy places like restaurants or church fellowship halls. Settings aren't locked in, and they get revisited at your follow-up visits.
Most people need a few weeks of steady, daily wear, and some keep adjusting for a couple of months. Hearing loss usually comes on slowly, so your brain has grown used to a quieter world. At first, running water, turn signals, and your own voice can seem louder than they should.
The best thing you can do is wear the aids every day, all day, rather than saving them for special occasions. Keep track of anything that bothers you and bring those notes to your follow-up visit. Dr. Press can soften sharp sounds, add a program for a noisy place you go often, or adjust the fit if something feels uncomfortable.
You'll come back for a follow-up visit after you've had some time to wear the devices in your normal routine. That's when Dr. Press adjusts the settings based on what you've noticed at home, at work, and out in Pittsburg, Frontenac, or Girard. Follow-up care is included with every fitting, so you don't need to wait for a problem before calling.
After that, regular check-ins keep your hearing aids clean and working well, and your hearing can be retested over time so the programming keeps up with any changes. Questions between visits? Call (620) 235-5015 in Southeast Kansas or (816) 361-2300 in Kansas City.
Take 45 Days to Find Your Fit
Every pair of hearing aids fitted at Comprehensive Hearing Solutions comes with a 45-day trial. Adjusting to new hearing takes time, so wear them where your life happens: at work, at the dinner table, and out around Pittsburg, Fort Scott, or Kansas City. Follow-up visits with your audiologist are included, and if they aren't right, we will adjust them, try another model, or take them back.
Hearing Care Close to Home, From Pittsburg to Kansas City
Every visit is with Dr. Jordan Press, Au.D., and every recommendation starts with a thorough hearing evaluation.
Serving Southeast Kansas & Kansas City
Three Offices, Two States
Dr. Jordan Press, Au.D., sees patients at offices in Pittsburg, Fort Scott, and Kansas City. Choose the one closest to you on the map.
- Southeast Kansas: (620) 235-5015
- Kansas City: (816) 361-2300
- jpress.aud@outlook.com
- Fax: (620) 240-9089
- A Doctor of Audiology at every visit
- Practicing audiology since 2017
- Phonak, Oticon & Widex hearing aids
“Incredibly patient… thoroughly explaining my hearing loss.”— Google review, Pittsburg office
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