Hard To Hear It Episode 5: Wearing my hearing aids vs. not
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- čas přidán 25. 11. 2021
- In today's episode, I talk about what it is like for me to wear my hearing aids versus not.
Let me know in the comments below what it is like for you.
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I was born with a neural hearing loss; I am now 64 and have worn hearing aids most of my life. Hearing aids have changed so dramatically from my early school years in the 60's where they amplified everything - ARRRGHH, to early analogue type aids that were not particularly good or clear sounding to the now very clever digital aids. Some early digital aids suffered interference from shop lights, tv signals/displays etc but that is now not the case.
I am so used to wearing hearing aids that I don't notice them on BUT I know I certainly won’t hear sounds that I would otherwise hear with hearing aids on. Birds in trees are a classic, wind noise in trees, cars, automatic doors and people talking nearby along on their mobiles or with other people. Libraries can be surprisingly noisy too!
I most definitely wear my hearing aids for work, social things ( most times ), meetings/presentations, learning environments, movies and TV - basically when I need to hear people speak AND understand what they are saying and in-turn converse back with them. Other times, I have no need to wear them like at the gym or swimming, so I don't wear them. Sudden social interactions are a little problematic but I get by - lip read, hear some of what they are saying, body/facial cues etc.
Hearing aids are typically designed for speech only and are NOT 100% fool proof for listening to or playing music - I incidentally play guitar, piano and sing. Hearing aids are designed to typically compensate for excessive loud sounds ( protect your hearing ) in a 'music' listening environment by automatically lower the volume down that I absolutely hate. This is my MOST annoying thing/grief about hearing aids. I have read this can/may be addressed but I haven’t followed this up as yet.
One of the best things to modern hearing aids is Bluetooth connectivity to mobile phones - this is so, so good. Hearing aids have listening channels, at least four or more tailored for differing listening environments - coffee shop/restaurants, quiet rooms, windy outdoors.
I do get around without wearing hearing aids on BUT I do so knowing I won't hear everything around me and I consider my safety ( and others ) in doing so. I enjoy not wearing them when I want some solitude and quiet time in my own company and thoughts ... or maybe I have become that way, who knows. I am perfectly okay with wearing and NOT wearing my hearing aids.
Hope this helps people who may be getting hearing aids for the first time. I say do it as you won't regret it and just be PATIENT, it will take a little time, just don't give in.
I enjoyed your story and your video. Best of luck and enjoy life.
Spot on. It shocked me the first time I took my hearing aids out. I thought my ears were dead with them removed - it really shocked me. Great summary of how it is with and without hearing aids.
Is it a fight to have a MD, DO or AUD prescribe them?
It’s just nice to be able to “hear” your surroundings. It’s almost as important as seeing what is going on around you. Just the sounds of noises in the home give evidence that the furnace, the refrigerator, and other appliances are actually working. Then step outside and listen to the wind in the trees, birds, insects. I can still hear some folks who speak loudly normally but miss a lot of women with soft voices. Music through my Bluetooth hearing aids is wonderful, especially the highs. Now to find newer aids that assist with speech. I still don’t understand my wife of 50 years unless she faces me and speaks up.
I wore my first hearing aid when I was 8 back in 75. Back then they were pretty basic so when I wore my first pair of digitals( I found out I was as deaf in my left ear as my right when I was 25), there was an amazing difference. So much more detail and depth to sounds. I remember hearing water tricking down into a grill by the roadside. The sound of hydraulics on the bus doors and even the sound of change being given to the driver, It was explained to me that as I'd never heard these sounds before, my brain wasn't used to them and would take about 6 months to work it all out., I had to learn where these new sounds were, what they were and how far away from me they were it took a while but yeah it was an interesting learning curve. I have been told I have no high tone hearing but the hearing aids lower those tones to enable me to hear them. As you say hearing aids aren't a cure but they do help to restore some of the sounds. The interesting thing is, I like taking my aids out as it's peaceful and I'm not bombarded with constant sounds. I wish you well on your journey with hearing aids.
Same!
Your video is so encouraging - Thanks for posting.. I recently started wearing Hearing Aids and all of a sudden I can hear birds singing and everyday sounds that I had forgotten existed. I can definitely relate to most of what you were saying. Sounds like dripping tap don't sound like I remember them. So yes, they don't restore the natural hearing ability.
Thanks so much for sharing this video -.so very useful
I have needed hearing aids for many years. First set I got I just hated. Bigger and clunkier than now. Then I got a pair about 6 years ago that was better, but mostly just magnified sound, so I had to switch programs to compensate for the situation. Last Fall I got a new pair, and was stunned at how loud they were. Was told to get used to it, as that was the level I should be hearing at. I mostly loved them, because phone calls could be directed straight to them, which makes it easier to hear on phone calls. However, when refrigerator would come on, or central air would come on, it was so horribly loud! I made appointment at another branch, got them adjusted, and fell totally in love!!! Sounds are so much more 'natural' sounding now that I forget I am wearing them and almost went to bed with them in at least four times now! I still can switch to party mode if in a large group, and that works great! Also, my old ones used batteries that had to be changed out weekly, and now these batteries recharge by Bluetooth nightly! So much better!!! I wear Rexton brand.
I am so glad you kept going back and got them adjusted. That is a major thing people need to do more in order to love their hearing aids.
Thank you for sharing
Welcome to the club of hearing Lose. My hearing lose started when I was in the military. Now 50+ years later I have different types of hearing problems. I have PTSD (military), I had a TBI Traumatic Brain Injury 🤕. Both have the same symptoms ( not sure what symptoms are involved at times) they affect my hearing one way or another. Oh yeah I also have voice recognition problems.I am rated at 60 percent hearing lose. So with the loss of hearing and voice recognition I am screwed up were I just can't tell when someone is talking with me. Since I can't tell I usually don't pay attention to sounds that are people trying to talk with me. They end up getting mad that I am ignoring them. I end up trying to explain what problems I have hearing voices/ words. Most will try yelling and I have to tell them that I hear them but can't understand them. I inform them certain words sound like noise to me. They usually still don't have any idea what I'm talking about. It took me a while before I was able to understand myself. A lot has to do with my PTSD and TBI. Don't ask as I am still trying to figure it out myself. As l am 71 years old I will probably never quit understand. Take care and don't drive your husband crazy 🤯. He has to be a very patient person willing to stand by you. A Viet Nam Era Veteran age 71 homeless and living on the streets of Sunny Southern California. 🇺🇲☮️✌️🕊️
Sorry you are in that situation. Vets deserve better health care and social security support in US and Australia. Can anyone help you especially with winter coming on? I email everyone if I can though Bluetooth helps a lot with phone calls clarity.
Thank you for your service man, I'm sorry you have to deal with so many complications from your service, you got a guy in South Western Australia cheering for ya my guy :) p/s homeless as well, love how accessible the internet is that homeless guys like us can still access it!
I have my appointment with my audiologist later this month for the fitting of my first my hearing aids. I have had issues all my life with various surgeries but have avoided wearing hearing aids. I’m 60 now and have finally accepted that I need them so am both a little sad that I need help but also looking forward to hearing things that I have been missing for so many years.
Helpful vid, thank you 🙏.
Well, when I'm not wearing my hearing aids, my tinnitus is screaming like hell most specifically when it is too damn quiet. Now wearing heading aids make me jumpy lol.
I rarely use my hearing aids....only if I'm going to be in a crowd or a restaurant or something like that...at home I sometimes wear them to watch tv but I'm lucky if I even wear them 4 or 5 hours per week. I appreciate the quiet
I like taking my hearing aids out occasionally. Under certain conditions I am more comfortable not wearing them. Like you, I was initially shocked at how much I could hear. But back home I quickly realised that some sounds are very intrusive when I want to just sit in my chair and read a book. One noisy thing is the fridge. Another the humidifier. Neither of these do I hear at all without the hearing aids. So for me, it's a relief not to wear them. Also, when I'm working at my PC writing software, having no extraneous noise helps concentration enormously. But it's when I'm in an environment like shops or the library that the hearing aids really become essential, because for years understanding people was difficult if I couldn't see their faces and read their lips. The pandemic in this regard was especially challenging, as practically everyone wore a face mask. I wish I had had the hearing aids back then. I've only actually had them for three months.
Thank you so much for posting!!!! I’m full hearing but both my kids have hearing loss and so I enjoyed learning from you and understand what they may go through. Thank you!
i like the way you said you do not like taking them out, i am the same way. i have been wearing hearing aids for a while now. you were so on point about allot of things, thank you.
Thank you for posting this. I just needed to hear from someone also dealing with hearing loss. I had mine since birth, but is struggling lately with adopting to work at office again after delightful accessibility while working from home.
It is just something with peer support and shared experience.
Thank you for sharing this. I feel less alone
I completely agree with everything you mentioned in this although I still enjoy swimming. I do get anxious about swimming laps in a pool because sometimes people try to talk to me or ask if they can share a lane but it’s stressful worrying if I can even hear them at all 😓 So glad I found your channel! 💜 I have yet to meet anyone who is HOH at a younger age like me in real life!
Thanks for sharing your hearing aid story and difficulties. It really helps to learn from the experience of others. I have not had a good experience with my first pair of HA’s, but am trying a new audiologist and much more expensive set of aids. Just hope it’s worth the money.
Wow this was such a good video I’m new to wearing hearing aids & what you said makes a lot of sense. It is very hard to adapt to things like rustling paper or crockery getting stacked anyone else found this
Thanks for posting your video.and your experience. I have bilateral hearing loss. About 30% loss in both ears. I've dealt with it since I was an infant. Several ear surgeries and hearing aids later, I now have 2 cochlear implants. Osia 2. I was self-conscious of them at first but then decided to just own it. I shaved my head to make them more visible and normalize it. I also did some amateur stand-up comedy discussing the humorous issues I dealt with when I first got them.
Watching from Germany. I love the way you talk about your hearing loss. Coolest location ever: bathroom. 😃 You are so calm and cool 😎 . Thank you for taking us with you on your journey. I felt almost the same. When I was first diagnosed with hearing loss, I thought „no way, I don’t need hearing aids. I can hear the birds sing.“ But I didn‘t know how many birds there were singing… 🤷♂️ Now (2 years later) I am happy about my hearing aids and I don‘t like taking them out at all. Even with swimming I feel the same. Not in the ocean (that is ok), but in the pool. I just miss sounds there…..
Thank you for sharing ❤️
Watching from the Netherlands. I have my hearing aids for 1 week now. Left ear is zero en right ear ear is 30 %. So i have a hearing aid with cross function. I experiens no problems with wearing them. However i have difficulties with the sound level. It will take time to get use to it. You mentioned that the brain has to get used again to the sounds that i did not here anymore before. U are ar right. On the next checkup the volume will be increast to the next level. It will be done step by step until we have reached the soundlevel we need to be. Thank you for your video
A lot of good observations here. Thanks. I've been wearing my new Resound Omnia aids for a little over two weeks. It's quite a change in my life. Not as bad an experience as I thought it would be and not as good an experience as I thought it would be. But a necessary experience. One thing I envy you for. You put those two aids in your ears in about 10 seconds. Takes me about 2 or 3 minutes of fiddling around. I'm wearing small domes but they're still tricky to insert. Hopefully I'll get better at it. Maybe my ear canals are really tiny. By the way, I'm 79 years old.
We have an inground swimming pool and next summer nothing is going to keep me from swimming. I'm sure if you loved swimming before you're be back in the water real soon. Good luck...just subscribed.
Hello! I just found your channel, wonderful video, thank you. I also get anxiety over taking my hearing aids out. So glad you talked about that. I have taken up the habit of taking one hearing aid out and letting that ear adjust before taking the other one out.
Thanks for the follow and thank you for sharing!
Thank you for this! I relate to this so much. I got my hearing aids at 23 and I only have a mild to moderate loss. I heard this strange noise in my room when I first put them on and after some investigation, I realised it was the clock ticking and I had never heard it before.
Wonderful video. Yes I get it .when I take out my hearing aids out I feel like really deaf . Also remembering to take them out before shower or washing hair I really have to be aware
I put mine in first thing in the morning and don't take them out until I'm ready for bed. Great video, thanks.
This was interesting and useful. Thanks. I have had mild to moderate hearing loss for a long time and am finally at the point where I actually willing to get a hearing aid. A friend says that I don't know what I'm missing, so I'm looking forward to getting them.
I felt this!
Thank you❤ I don’t feel alone. Hugssss
You are providing a great help to many folks, both those who don't need hearing aids and those who do. I was diagnosed over 50 years ago. I reached a point where I had to have them for college. And then came job and family. Luckily hearing aids have gotten smaller, better quality, better reliability. I wear Costco Kirkland Signature. Your comments, from hearing aid removal to swimming really mirrored similar feelings I have had. Hearing this from someone else really helps me. So just a big thank you and I look forward to your other hearing related videos.
Thank you so much! That means a lot to me
I have the Kirklands too. I love them. So sad they are not available anymore
I just saw your video and good information. I born with hearing loss. I have been wearing hearing aids since 3. I know it is scary when you take hearing aids off. I dont hear anything since Im severe to profound hearing loss. I still go swimming even I dont hear anything. I use my eyes a lot and read lips.
I find that when driving shutting off my HA’s makes the ride more enjoyable.
I'll have my first pair shortly. I think my loss is more mild/moderate than yours but keeping your experience in mind will hopefully help me adjust more quickly. Thanks
Please share your experience when you have it.
@@mrbilalkhan My hearing loss is mild to moderate in only part of the frequency range so I don't have a jarring change when my devices go in or out. In fact, I have to use the app to turn them off and on to verify the improvement. Bottom line: my experience is quite different from the one shared in the video.
Bless you with your new joy ;)😊 I am 70 years old and when I went back to school 5 weeks ago I could not hear / understand even 1 word that the teacher and students were saying for 6 hrs straight while they were lecturing. I was shocked. Immediately RUSHED a doctor exam and hearing aids. More expensive than I imagined. But instantly , OMG!! JUST AS YOU ALSO EXPERIENCED, I had no idea how much I had NOT been hearing. It's a NEW life. I'm so grateful for this technology. I'm very happy for you and ALL the joy you're experiencing now. Tah tah :) have FUN !!!😊
A common experience as hearing loss is usually gradual or if from young age, you don't realise you could hear better.
I've been wearing my hearing aids for around 5 years now. As you say, they do not make your hearing "normal" again, but they are a great help (aid....). I prefer to leave my hearing aids out when I am at home (much to my wife's dislike) because I just like the peace and quiet. Yes, there are many things I don't hear without them, most noticably the birds (obviously I've lost a lot of high pitch sound). Bluetooth is very useful for the phone, but I prefer headphones when listening to TV, computer, tablet etc. I still do a lot of lip-reading even with my aids in. Just my experience. Thanks for your video, it's always good to share experiences like these.
Amazing video upload, I appreciate you for sharing! Enjoy your day, my new friend👍❤
Thank you for sharing. I will be getting my first pair of hearing aids soon and am excited but self conscious even though I could give a rats a- what people think. Hopefully the years of frustration not hearing will be helped.
I don't worry about other people anymore either. Everyone I care about knows I can't hear well and when others wonder I just point to my hearing aids and don't worry about what they think.
Unfortunately, I do. I would love to cut my hair short but embarrassed to show my hearing aid. Hopefully, one day I can be like you.
I was able to hear the birds outside! That blew my mind and I accepted my life was better WITH my hearing aids. Definitely improved my quality of life. I also suffer with the very loud noises, that is the worst
I have apd which is unique it’s more to many sounds mesh together so I can’t understand speech in loud places I have hearing aids but they only do so much for apd because it’s very rare and it affects mostly the brain and not the ears
would be great to see a pic of your audio testing chart
❤️ watching from London UK 🇬🇧
Thank you so much!
I suffered my hearing loss as a result of taking IV an antibiotic for my severe right lower leg bone infection. Kanamycin sulfate was given until they found antibiotics that will cure the infection. The doctor said since I took the IV antibiotics for 2 months nerve damage to my ears I have profound hearing loss. Right now I use an over the counter hearing aid.
This was great, thank you. I’ve been wearing hearing aids for 6 months and I am age 66. Your experiences that you describe, helped me realize I am going thru a normal adjustment, thanks again so much !!
My hearing loss is principally high frequency (from too many explosions, gun firings, artillery, etc. during training at the time of the Viet Nam war....I never went to Viet Nam). I got to the place in recent years where I could hear that someone was speaking but could not articulate what they were saying...even over a PA system. So I got them principally to overcome that problem and it did take care of that. My two big adjustments were hearing myself talking or breathing or chewing....which was never normal. The second problem was that I'm a classical music guy and music (from natural instruments) just never sounds right and my stereo still sounds better without them. I did get a 2nd setting from my audiologist (that he called the Hi Fi setting) which helped balance things a little but it is still very unnatural and more so in the car with my B&O car stereo. So I still pretty much use them for occasions when live people are speaking and also in my home theater so that dialogue doesn't get lost in other soundtrack sounds. As you say, it's not a cure. Mine were about $1,700 so they aren't of the cheap variety (though there are a lot much more expensive). Finally, keeping wax out of the tubes is a real challenge. I attempt to clean my ears (and soak up the water) after every shower....but about once per month the hearing aids get plugged. But I'm not sure what more I can do about that.
I'm right with you re the military training - that was the beginning of my hearing loss as well. The only way I've found to ease hearing myself breathing etc was to take out one hearing aid - it seemed to stop the 'head in a bucket' feeling. Hang in there, cheers,
David
It would be very helpful to see your audiogram
For me, I must really wear my hearing aids all the time.. I am still trying to get used to singing with them,… ive had soo many other hearing aids and I am still trying to work with the ones I have to work, but getting there,.. I have an issue with domes and molds and trying to figure that out.. although I love how natural quality the phonak is, but my audiologist must fix the fact that I feel a bit occluded with my new molds that I just got and need them to sound a bit less occluded/congested with my voice because I’m a singer and need that addressed a bit (not sure if it’s just my allergies a bit but it’s probably also my new molds,.. but other than that the quality is amazing and sound so natural otherwise.. i think my vent size is fine, my audiologist has done REM’s on them with my other molds, but then I had to switch back to domes while I waited for my other molds to come in. The domes felt a little more open but I know I need the molds for the best fit and quality..
I Have hearing aids an I work in the grocery store the rain falling on the roof sounds so weird for me but I also notice alot difference to with my hearing aid
hi thanks for the video. its the same for me when i take them out but i do like the quiet after a noisy day plus i dont have to listen to the wife ha (jokeing)
I really love my aids as they have bluetooth so can listen to music and so on plus still have a full convo at the same time
When i finally plucked up the courage to get tested i was amazed how little hearing i had left .
My aids are Phonak lumity L90 slims and are fantastic.
i still find it exciting to hear new sounds each day.
Steve UK
I also love my new ( 2months) aids I finally decided it was time. I have the Starkey Genesis AI 16 RIC model, and it is fantastic to be able to hear again.
I've always had my hearing loss since birth and I am now 44 years old. I never really thought about things I don't enjoy due to not being able to hear without my hearing aids. I don't go swimming, I take quick showers, I don't exert myself much due to sweat has been an issue in the past, and windy areas I don't care for due to the noise against my mic. My current set of hearing aids reduce noise automatically quite well so windy situations are far less. Though I'm excited to upgrade with the new water proofing. I may not be so concerned about exercise causing sweat anymore. Thank you for sharing!
Hi William have you heard of Ear Gear? They make covers for hearing aids to protect against sweat, dirt etc. www.gearforears.com/?aff=21
@@hardtohearit I have not. Thank you!
My hearing loss is sensorineural, not conductive. My right side slopes from normal to severe and I use a hearing aid on that side and I am deaf in my left ear and have CI on that side.
It's kinda funny... I HATED my HAs growing up, and would never really wear them. My loss very slowly progressed, and when I was in my early 30's, it started really going down. I had gotten so used to, and comfy, being deaf, that it's the opposite for me... my HAs are a shock for a little bit, when I put them in. Because my loss is basically profound, the difference in sound is jarring, especially turning them on and taking them out! I've been trying to wear them more consistently lately, so I can actually hear shit. 😆😅 The other day, I actually heard birds in a tree, and in the relative quietude of my kitchen, I heard my cat, Stimpy, lapping up his water from his bowl! Brushing your teeth?? Weird!! And, our cockatoo, Peaches, sounds like Marge Simpson yelling, when she screams. 😂🦻🤯🦻
I do not know what HA you use, assuming one of this 5-6 brands of hearing aids, where you could even remotely adjust, fit for your needs by audiologist, and improve the performance. Because of what you described and shared with us shows you can use a better fitting for your needs.
Im in the UK & currently have NHS Bluetooth hearing aids with batteries. The domes really hurt my ears, so I was given smaller ones, which fell out. I have since purchased closed domes which has helped, but trying to get my aids adjusted is like trying to talk to the Pope in person.
I am so frustrated at the moment. I can't hear without them, I can't hear with them. If I put them in my ears too far, they hurt like hell but everything sounds amazing. Loosen them a little and it's just like somebody's put their fingers in my ears. I truly wish I could afford private hearing aids, but at an average of £2500 - £3500 per pair it's simply not viable at this moment in time. I am hoping eventually to get back to the original audiologist I saw, who seemed to understand my problems. The male audiologist who fitted them for me was clock watching & couldn't get me out of the room fast enough. He said it was my fault the domes were hurting and he could see no reason why they should. When he inserted them, it was so painful I could seriously have cried on the spot. I feel so frustrated, but am determined to persevere. Sadly the NHS isn't the wonderful institute it once was, having said that I'm grateful to have any hearing aids at all.
Maybe you can have custom domes 3d printed to your size +-0.2mm
Hi Toni, I am sorry this has been your experience so far with the nhs as I have just had hearing aids fitted myself and I have the same problems. I described it as having small pieces of gravel inserted into my ears. The person who fitted them for me just rushed it, but I went back two weeks later and got a brilliant audiologist who listened to what I said and fixed every problem almost instantly she just had every answer to every question I had. Maybe try your Gp and see if you can be referred to a different audiology department at another hospital. I am currently trialing two different domes one is small and sits inside the ear canal and one is larger and sits right on the edge of the ear canal. I prefer the small one with a closed dome as I have low frequency loss on that ear. Don’t accept the poor audiologist try and get someone else you don’t need to be in pain to hear.
I’m only 20 and have to deal with hearing loss, never had it. I went to a crazy doctor in another country and he put something in my ears and damaged my hearing. I NEED to see an audiologist and get my hearing aids :(
Sorry to hear that. I love my hearing aids, they are not as bad as most people think.
I have just come across your you tube channel! I am from the UK,I have worn hearing aids for over 30 yrs! Until 8 wks ago I had a severe to profound loss,but now its slipped in to the profoundly deaf section of a hearing chart! I have a 110db loss! So now I only hear a few muffled sounds & a few words!
Do you suffer from hearing fatigue? I do so more now! Here in the UK we get free hearing aids & batteries! I am on the waiting list for more powerful hearing aids! But they can only amplify what hearing is left! But a cochlear implant might be needed next!
I find people treat you differently! As you can see from my profile picture I decided to get blue earmoulds to show off my hearing aids! At least you can cover yours with your hair! Please forgive me for asking if you have shown your hearing aids in other video's but what do they look like?
Do your family find it hard to communicate with you? And how severe is your loss please? Sorry if I am being nosey but you make some interesting points! I can't hear your voice so I use closed captions! I hope you & your family had a great Thanksgiving Day! It's even harder if you have lots of people talking at once! Do you think you may have to have a cochlear implant further down the line? I will have a look at any other of your video's over the weekend! 🧡
Thank you so much for commenting!
I 100% suffer from hearing fatigue and brain fog. I have to remind myself to take hearing breaks often. Here in Canada, we don't get free hearing aids but we do get a small subsidy - it is not much but helps a little.
I have not shown my hearing aids off too much on CZcams yet but I do show them off on my Instagram @hardtohearit. I don't qualify for a cochlear implant yet but that may change eventually.
I have only had my hearing loss for the past 5 years so everyone is still adjusting. My hearing loss is moderate to severe depending on the decimal. I have my next hearing test next week so we shall see how much it has changed since the last one.
Thank's for this. I just got my hearing aids, I was missing sounds like birds, car traffic from a distance, good and bad. I have a closed domes, my voice sounds different, and singing is really strange. I go back this week for adjustment, I hope to get help with these problems.
I struggle with my voice with closed domes. Definitely give the open domes a try. Especially if you sing.
I will try that, thanks.@@dondgc2298
Do you find that you get your information in different ways ? If like me you avoid having unnecesssary conversations and all the stress that goes with communicating . You may notice that you are far more observant than most people . There are many ways we learn things , such as seeing body language . Take note of how observant you really are .Lipreading is a good example . Like a blind person sees through their fingertips . Well deaf people are very observant . Hope this helps a bit .
my hearing has deteriorated over the last few years so I'm considering hearing aids. Yet, I've talked with friends who have bought hearing aids, including the $6000 version, only to complain about the loss of music quality, the problems of hearing conversations with background noise or other conversations.
I've watch videos of the audiologists who give you an idea of what the sound is like for different brands. Some are so sharp sounding and others are better. Then I read reviews of the tuning by audiologists who are less than competent and adjust the spectrum to sub-optimal performance.
As an electronic engineer, I've worked with DSP chips for various applications but not for hearing. But I know how crappy this chips can be 'tuned' without a solid understanding of the principles involved. As my hearing gets worse, I don't know if I can trust a brand or a person to improve the quality.
Unfortunately hearing aids are not perfect but they do dramatically help in many ways. I recommend finding an audiologist that lets you test different brands
It’s good when traveling by plane to remove them out
Why take them out on the plane?
I aslo loss hearing power of left ear and Cant afford hearing aid any other way how could i get .lots of love from nepal❤️
The sound I had when first putting in my hearing aid was the same as if I had water in my ears and a very tin can sound that was very loud in my head, It was so loud and annoying I could not stand them
I am dislexic and hard of hearing more in my right side then my left side and read caption is hard for me I can't understand it
Is this used for Tinitus?
i bought a car where the top comes off and found out i cant do that or have a window down with hearing aids. its like blowing into a microphone. you can take them out but then you cant talk to some one else or hear the radio.
I think it's taking too long for my doctor's to get them for me
Would be nice if they came up with water proof heating aids for swimming.
Starkey's new Genesis AI can go into water up to 1m
I’ve never had hearing aids before, so unfortunately I have lost hearing in both ears so it’s going to be strange. I will be the only one in my family that has hearing aids.
It's hereditary for me, my Grandmother, her 3 children, one being my Mom, and I have hearing loss. It was a blessing getting hearing aids
Heres the thing people that dont have to wear hearing aids dont understand what its like the sounds that you cannot hear im a veteran who lost most of my hearing from things in the army bombs are very loud and i struggle to hear with and without my hearing aids the big problem for me is the battries will not last a full 8 hours and i have used 3 different types of hearing aids and i still cannot hear words clearly the VA just gives me a hard time that im not using them correctly thats why im here on you tube looking for help....
Thank you for your service. Have you tried seeing a different audiologist?
I’m 21, turning 22 soon. Just came back from the audiologist and was told I needed hearing aids because my hearing loss is bad. How are they working for you?
I'm not going to lie they take some time to get use to but I love mine now. The first year was the hardest but it gets easier. I will always have good and bad hearing days but you just have to take one day at a time.
I'm still growing so this cloud maybe be because of that but my hearing aids are sometimes painful to wear because of their weight. Have you experienced that?
Hello, I am sorry for the delayed response. When you first get hearing aids it can be a bit painful while your ears get use to them. I encourage you to take your time and breaks as needed.
And I hear really slow so sometimes at work I don’t even hear customers come through the door
I find my hearing delayed sometimes too. I cur people off in conversations not on in purpose 🤦🏻♀️
I hadn't had a seizure in over 33 years UNTIL I was fitted with WIDEX Bluetooth hearing aids. I could have died and my condition has been extremely worsened. STAY AWAY FROM BLUETOOTH EAR PIECES and those seizures were far worse than the other 2 I've had early in life.
Which hearing aid are you using currently ?
I wear the Starkey Livio Edge
If you do not mind, may we see your audiogram chart?
I will have to locate it! Maybe I will do a video on it soon
What about echoes and double voices?
Can you elaborate on your question?
@@hardtohearit I have had audiology test twice and had a demo. In the demo, I found lots of echo. And also double sounds when I talked. First I hear the hearing aid sound and then my own natural sound. All hearing aid did was increase the volume but no clarity in speech he.
My father in law has had them for four years and he still can’t understand when you speak to him. He also can’t understand the words from tv and on phone. The last audiologist clearly defined that the hearing aid will increase volume but no speech clarity. It was only last week and I had to walk out without the test.
@@noormotani9719 unfortunately sometimes hearing aids can't help speech clarity depending on where the loss is. I recommend going back to your audiologist or getting a second opinion
@@hardtohearit I will definitely book an appointment with another audiologist even though I have already seen two. I also saw a hearing specialist a few years back but extremely disappointed as he let his intern did all the talking. He himself saw me for about five minutes and recommended hearing aid from his own clinic. No test or any diagnosis.