Posted on 11/28/2012 10:40:50 AM PST by ex-snook
Husband had a hard time wearing hearing aids. I think he went through about two before he finally got a Miracle Ear (for both ears). He’s done a lot better with those; but he still likes just going au natural, I think he would no matter what brand he had. - Miracle Ear was expensive; but we’d just wasted a lot of money before that. This way, he has good quality when he wants and needs it. - I wonder if the Esteem surgery is what it claims.
If I could hear all the crap that goes on around me I would be really crazy!
Get the Seimens digital version, top of the line. It adjusts automatically to background and shuts down loud noises you might encounter, like a tray slapping a table, or gun fire.
The unit is plugged into a computer and can be custom programmed for your hearing loss.
The earpiece is nearly invisible in the ear. Also durable, mine has lasted over 7 years and still going strong.
They’re expensive....$3000+, but worth it.
Firstly, you need to have your hearing tested by someone that really knows what they’re doing and has lots of experience. There are several good brands (as others have mentioned), but some may be better than others, depending upon your level of hearing loss.
Pinging R B for his experience.
My ‘hearing aid’ costs $15 at Bass Pro Shop. It works well enough for me. They last on average 6 months before they tear up from use. Batteries last a week.
I could buy twenty or more of these for the cost of one of the fancy ones.........
Can you think of anything that might possibly have led to this or be connected with it, such as more noise exposure, something you were consuming, or a change in overall health?
(BTW I am noticing the same thing.)
Now, I remember you posting that before. I have to give those a try, RB.
I have the ones that fit inside my ears and you can’t see them unless you are really looking. Can’t remember the name of them. They were about $2,500 for each one. I can hear, so yes, of course i love them.
Hearing aids? Is that some kind of aids you get from what you listening to bad stuff?
You do know the VA provides audiology testing, hearing aids and parts for free?
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Thanks much for your replies. Thanks for the additional VA info. I’ll check into that for myself soon. My wife was the present needy. She was looking for something invisible. I told her to keep dreaming, in the ear did not get the same applause as the behind the ear. Siemens got the most nods. But it looks like most of the Freepers are not at the hearing problem age yet.
Anyone else, or anything else would be appreciated.
Thanks again.
I’ve worn hearing aids since I was 25. I’ve had 3 different brands over the years. By far, Starkey was my favorite but I had to take out a 2nd mortgage on the house to pay for them. Unfortunately, though they still work, they were outdated and I had to get a new pair.
I prefer in-the-ear aids as the ones outside hurt my ears as they put pressure on them where they are so close to my head.
The aids I have now were only $2,000. I test drove an $8,000 pair for a couple of weeks and hated them. Made traffic and grocery carts sound like jackhammers and the earpiece slid so far into the ear canal it itched like crazy. The new pair I wound up buying were much cheaper and for my type of hearing loss work as well as the more expensive brand. They amplify everything except the human voice, especially childrens’ and womens’ voices. I still hear “wah wah wah” most of the time. Voices were the same even on the most expensive aids. Getting folks to look at me before they start speaking works best and most people are considerate about doing that.
Now, for telephone & TV, go with a hearing loop. I have one for the phone at work and can hardly wait to get one for the TV. You have to have a T-coil in your aids for them to work, but even the cheaper brands have that now.
Closed captioning was great, but most channels don’t coordinate the verbage with the action anymore. It’s not so bad for the news when the newscaster’s face is on camera so you can read his lips. But, if you are watching cartoons, it’s definitely hard to read Daffy Duck’s lips.
Me too, there's something about being a gunner in an M60 tank that's hard on your ears....
I've been clinically deaf for many years...have tried numerous hearing aids, and suffered through sever inter ear infections...
FINALLY..a doctor tested me and I qualified for a cochlear implant...I received my first implant in March 2010 and then had my second done in Oct. 2011...the greatest thing I have ever done..not only do I hear, but I UNDERSTAND what I hear...I am not a young person either, so I was concerned if I could adjust...AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM..I highly recommend any one with a sever hearing loss to look into COCHLEAR IMPLANTS...
Tinnitus. No body knows what causes it. Some, it’s being
in an auto accident, others skeet shooting without hearing protection, others just long term exposure to loud noise.
Some get it young. Most of the cases start in middle age
or older.
Mine came on in one day and was diagnosed at OHSU as one of
their worst cases.
Learned this: Don’t stop for anything, go to a good audiologist and have them do a thorough exam which also
includes a good physical. DO NOT JUST GET A HEARING AID!!!
Mine are fine tuned to the exact frequencies that are week and they also generate soft, random chimes in the area where
my hear was lost. It’s called music therapy and in a blind
study up at the VA hospital in Portland, they had an 87% rate in reducing the tinnitus to background levels that
you weren’t consciously aware of.
One last thing, it doesn’t get better, only worse,so get
some hearing protection.
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