Re: hearing aids
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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12/18/19 09:33 AM
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Eh????? I've had tinnitus, in my right ear, for some thirty odd years now. I'm (also?) practically stone deaf in that ear. They say I'm about 80% deaf in my left ear too. Not that I can hear them. LOL! Years ago, they had me in for a check up from the neck up. Gave me a single hearing aid, for my left ear. It was Fantastic!!! I could hear a pin drop. I became a social animal again. Enjoying conversations and such. Dog chewed it! Years later, I fessed up to that. Another battery of tests. Gave me Two. Matched pair of Siemens ~ so, no muck 'n rubbish. Totally useless. Couldn't hear a train passing. They live in my jacket pocket now. Been there for years. So, yeah; I spend what little social interaction I get, cupping my left ear at anyone and shouting, " Eh?! " How I'd Love to have that first hearing aid back
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Re: hearing aids
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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12/18/19 01:14 PM
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Wife has them won’t wear them I have to tell her to put her ears in when I have to repeat everything I say.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: hearing aids
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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12/18/19 02:20 PM
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It seam like one the hearing aid Co. get in to you your hooked. You will always need up grades. My brother in law uses a cheap aid using his old ear mold and works better than is 6 grand set.
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Re: hearing aids
[Re: Cooper58]
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12/18/19 02:37 PM
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On my 3rd pair, paid the premium for the first pair, Costco for the last two. Love the newest pair, $1800 and they are better that the first pair that I paid 4k for 15 years ago. I can't hear anything without them. Wife got hers at Costco also she bought the better membership and got more off that way.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: hearing aids
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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12/18/19 03:00 PM
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If you old guys are veterans you should ask VA, I think they do the exam and pay for the device. A cheap set isn't going to do anything about the problem frequencies, they just make everything loud. Proper hearing aids should only amplify the frequency sounds that you have trouble with. I've had tinnitus since the '70s and hearing devices in both ears for about ten years; they don't fix all the hearing loss but do help a lot unless in a crowd or a restaurant- it is unbelievable how much people bang on their dishes and crash their cups into the saucers.
ps And for the folks that are totally deaf in one ear they make earpieces that communicate that side to the other ear, cousin had those for a few years.
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Re: hearing aids
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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12/18/19 03:14 PM
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It is kind of hoot what the wife has repeated back to me that I never said. All I can think is in what world would that be right.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: hearing aids
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12/18/19 04:36 PM
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5th set or maybe 6th. Tinnitus in both ears since 15 or so. Speech definition loss 60% left ear and 40% right. Yep background noise is the worst to deal with as are kids hollering once turn em up to hear others. Find myself reading lips more all the time. Just how life is. Guard what hearing you have left as the damage is cumulative and doesn't heal as it is nerve damage.
My last 2 sets are behind the ear as they are the most powerful and can be computer tuned for noise rejection. They still don't work for me so they sit on my desk and gather dust mostly. A captioning phone will get me by as long as the caller will wait for them to type what was said. Closed caption on TV has made it better as well.
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