Has your child just started wearing a bone-anchored hearing aid? If so, you might be looking for tips and tricks to help them get used to their BAHA or ways to customise it to make wearing it more fun, such as BAHA stickers for kids. In this blog, we’ll share some advice and a few of the ways you can make a BAHA seem more appealing to young children.
Encouraging Your Child to Wear Their BAHA
No matter what your age, a new hearing device can take some time to get used to. If your child has never had a hearing aid before, then not only will they be getting used to hearing sounds but also to the physical sensation of wearing their BAHA. This can be quite overwhelming at first, especially for babies and young children. That’s why it’s a good idea for them to begin by only wearing their new BAHA for short periods and gradually building up over time. This allows them to get used to the new noises and what it feels like to wear their BAHA.
If they’re still struggling or seem reluctant to wear their BAHA, here are some of the ways you can make it seem more appealing or less daunting for them.
Show that they’re not the only one
Representation is important. No one wants to feel like the odd one out. If your child doesn’t have friends or other family members who wear a hearing device then you may need to find examples elsewhere. Look out for books with deaf characters or TV shows and films that show others wearing visible hearing devices. For younger children, you could even have their favourite doll or cuddly toy wear a toy BAHA.
Make it fun!
A BAHA is a medical device but that doesn’t mean it has to look like one! Allowing your child to personalise the look of their BAHA with a custom BAHA headband makes it seem more like a fun accessory that they’ll want to wear. It also gives them an element of control, allowing them to choose a headband in their favourite colour or match it to a special outfit, their school uniform or the colours of the football team they support.
You can also have their BAHA headband match their hair bobbles or ribbons so it becomes an extension of their outfit and allows them to express their own sense of style. You can even get designs to match your child’s favourite TV character, band or superhero.
As well as customising the headband (or softband) for their BAHA you can also use BAHA stickers for kids to personalise the actual processor itself.
What are BAHA Stickers For Kids?
BAHA stickers for kids are a way to decorate or personalise a BAHA processor without affecting its performance. Using BAHA stickers on your child’s processor means they can turn it into a cool accessory that is more appealing to wear and fun stickers can also help it seem less medical or daunting.
BAHA stickers are also great if you have children at school or nursery as it means their friends are likely to admire the way their BAHA looks and respond more positively to it so that your child feels better about wearing it in class. They may even find that some of their classmates are jealous!
Here at BAHA Accessories, we make BAHA stickers for kids that can be fixed to your child’s BAHA processor. We have a certain amount of these in stock at any one time but we can also create custom designs for your child’s BAHA too. So if you’re looking for a new way to personalise your hearing device or make BAHA wearing more enjoyable, then get in touch and we’ll do our best to design something that your child will be proud of.
Get In Touch
If you’ve been wondering about BAHA stickers for kids or how to help your child adjust to their new hearing aid then we hope this blog has helped. If you have any other questions about BAHA headbands and accessories, don’t hesitate to get in touch and we’ll do our best to help.
We’re also more than happy to talk you through our various products and designs and their different functions to make sure that they’re the right choice for you. You can get in touch by calling us on 07432 620644 or dropping us an email at sales@bahaaccessoriesuk.com. You can also use our online contact form. We look forward to hearing from you!