Hearing Loss and Traveling

Dec. 16, 2010 - PRLog -- As the holidays approach, many Americans travel to be with their family. As the airports become more and more crowded, individuals suffering from loss of hearing might have a hard time coping.

New Generation Miami Hearing Center will go over the tips given by the Transportation Security Administration that will help you make your traveling less stressful. These include:

1.   If you need to speak with a Security Officer and suffer from hearing loss, explain this to the Security Office as well as the best way in which he/she can communicate with you. According to the TSA  “Security Officers are trained to provide whatever assistance they can to persons with hearing disabilities.”

2.   Tell the Security Officer if he/she needs to face you so you are able to read his/her lips as to understand better. You may also ask for the instructions to be written down if that would be better for you.

3.   Hearing aids don't have to be removed at security checkpoints.

4.   Wear your hearing aids when going through the metal detector.

5.   Your Hearing aid won’t be affected by X-ray inspection or walk-through metal detector screening. According to the TSA website “these devices may also safely be screened using Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT).”

6.   If you have concerns about going through the screening you can also ask for a full-body pat down instead.

7.   Assistive listening devices must undergo x-ray screening.

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Specializing in digital hearing aids for the Miami, FL area, New Generation Hearing Centers has created a new paradigm in patient care. A place patients get the information they need to make a good decision about their hearing loss and hearing aids