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Posted: 10/21/2016 10:45:59 PM EDT
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i'm 44 and have been wearing them since i was in college. started out just with loss with one ear but now i have moderate-severe loss in both. i couldn't function in day to day life without my hearing aids.
Get them! your life will be a whole lot more enjoyable and your family will thank you. it takes a few weeks to get used to the new sounds so don't be impatient What did the tests at the hearing specialist show? |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 10:51:51 PM EDT
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She said they don't medically go by the % thing. As in people saying "I have a 50% hearing loss". She said I don't hear certain tones but it wouldn't really justify aids. Honestly I don't want the hassle of them. But I'm starting to get tired of asking quiet talkers and soft spoken women to repeat themselves. I see it affecting me for the first time. Perhaps I'll get a second opinion. I have insurance it just doesn't cover much in hearing. I have had a perforated ear drum at some point in my life. They did say that and said that certainly hurts my hearing in my right ear. It doesn't seem like I have a "better" ear. Seems both are worse and both ring non stop.
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Posted: 10/21/2016 10:52:36 PM EDT
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I got my hearing aids a little over two years ago. Life changing.
I'm age 30 (almost 31...) and didn't realize how much was missing since much happened over a period of time between Afghanistan and Iraq. Used to repeat what I thought heard people say and they'd walk off laughing. It was fun to be part of the fun, but also not when you realize the people around you had to repeat themselves 2-3 times. One downside is I notice a slight depression/sadness sets in sometimes when I forget them, and not so much when purposefully forgetting them. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 10:54:51 PM EDT
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Quoted: I have constant light ringing in my ear. 2 years ago I went to a hearing specialist. She did all kind of tests. I have a hell of a time hearing people in crowds especially. My wife is getting annoyed with repeating herself. I'm only 40 years old and my whole male side of the family is hard of hearing as well. I'm only 40 but have been around and racing for 30 years, been around guns, fly airplanes etc. nothing I seem to do is quiet. I've always been pretty good about wearing ear pro. However lately this is getting to the point where I have a hard time at work hearing people and have to ask again. I get that look like "dude it's simple, let me explain again". When the reality is I just didn't hear them. They take it as "I don't get it". They realize I don't hear well and bust my balls. As much as I don't want to wear a hearing aid at 40.... I'm to the point of giving in. Is anybody else in this age and wear them? I hate telling doctors they are wrong but it seems like I need help here and am not getting it. I've only seen the one hearing specialist. Perhaps a second opinion is needed. Thoughts? |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 10:55:17 PM EDT
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I'm at this point as well.
Every time I go to Costco I ALMOST go talk to the hearing aid gal. I really need to go to a specialist, aids aren't the only option, there are surgeries, depending on the cause. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 10:56:36 PM EDT
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did they do a hearing test that shows at what decibel level you hear different frequency tones? that will show how each ear is responding and if there is a difference in ear vs bone hearing
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Posted: 10/21/2016 10:57:11 PM EDT
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Man I'm 25 an thinking about em. I'm cupping my ear to hear!
Also my eyes are shot because of this damn phone |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 10:57:32 PM EDT
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This is the advice you need to take.
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i'm 44 and have been wearing them since i was in college. started out just with loss with one ear but now i have moderate-severe loss in both. i couldn't function in day to day life without my hearing aids. Get them! your life will be a whole lot more enjoyable and your family will thank you. it takes a few weeks to get used to the new sounds so don't be impatient What did the tests at the hearing specialist show? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 10:58:34 PM EDT
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Right. The worst is stressed out situations and I don't even want to ask an impatient coworker again because they were facing away while talking. So I ask another coworker who I know doesn't fuck with me or give me shit. All the dudes I work with are solid guys. But I imagine it gets old to them. Last week a guy was mumbling and I was just smiling. He said I don't think that's funny such and such died. I was like holy shit man. I just could t hear the conversation. Little shit like that is getting tiring. Thanks for the advice. I guess I'll go see a specialist. Wonder if they have loaners to see if it's bearable before I waste big $$
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Posted: 10/21/2016 10:59:53 PM EDT
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I have constant light ringing in my ear. 2 years ago I went to a hearing specialist. She did all kind of tests. I have a hell of a time hearing people in crowds especially. My wife is getting annoyed with repeating herself. I'm only 40 years old and my whole male side of the family is hard of hearing as well. I'm only 40 but have been around and racing for 30 years, been around guns, fly airplanes etc. nothing I seem to do is quiet. I've always been pretty good about wearing ear pro. However lately this is getting to the point where I have a hard time at work hearing people and have to ask again. I get that look like "dude it's simple, let me explain again". When the reality is I just didn't hear them. They take it as "I don't get it". They realize I don't hear well and bust my balls. As much as I don't want to wear a hearing aid at 40.... I'm to the point of giving in. Is anybody else in this age and wear them? I hate telling doctors they are wrong but it seems like I need help here and am not getting it. I've only seen the one hearing specialist. Perhaps a second opinion is needed. Thoughts? Can somebody tell me what JRZY just said ? I didn't hear him and he was even all CAPS. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 11:00:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Right. The worst is stressed out situations and I don't even want to ask an impatient coworker again because they were facing away while talking. So I ask another coworker who I know doesn't fuck with me or give me shit. All the dudes I work with are solid guys. But I imagine it gets old to them. Last week a guy was mumbling and I was just smiling. He said I don't think that's funny such and such died. I was like holy shit man. I just could t hear the conversation. Little shit like that is getting tiring. Thanks for the advice. I guess I'll go see a specialist. Wonder if they have loaners to see if it's bearable before I waste big $$ I've found that just straight up telling people at work that your hearing isn't so great helps a lot. Most people will be understanding about it |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 11:02:49 PM EDT
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Right. The worst is stressed out situations and I don't even want to ask an impatient coworker again because they were facing away while talking. So I ask another coworker who I know doesn't fuck with me or give me shit. All the dudes I work with are solid guys. But I imagine it gets old to them. Last week a guy was mumbling and I was just smiling. He said I don't think that's funny such and such died. I was like holy shit man. I just could t hear the conversation. Little shit like that is getting tiring. Thanks for the advice. I guess I'll go see a specialist. Wonder if they have loaners to see if it's bearable before I waste big $$ I've found that just straight up telling people at work that your hearing isn't so great helps a lot. Most people will be understanding about it I have the test somewhere here. I can tell you once I find it. Fuck, where are my glasses. I've started just telling people and customers and then they yell. I'm like fuck bro I'm not def. haha. Can't win. No in between. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 11:03:32 PM EDT
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I'm 54. I have the tinnitus as well. Had the hearing test. High pitch tones are my problem. I too have to have people repeat themselves. If someone wants to whisper something to me, forget it. Soft spoken women and certain microphones create issue for me.
Hearing aide specialist told me not to skimp on the H.A.. Reasoning was that still being active and working, you need the better features. Once your retired and not as active, getting the less expensive sets for watching TV and ignoring wife makes more sense. The problem is that the better set is about $7000. Hard to justify that right now. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 11:04:13 PM EDT
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Get a free hearing test at Costco. Today's aids are all digital so they will boost what frequencies you are needing. Costco has the best prices around. I got a pair a little over a month ago, and what a difference it has made for me. Plus, after your test, they will setup a pair for you to "test drive" around the store. That way you can hear just what you have been missing. Thank me later.  PS: The batteries are cheap (like 35 cents for 2) and they last me a week. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 11:05:22 PM EDT
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You need your hearing corrected. You may want the audiologists to be wrong but they aren't.
If vanity is an issue you can get very small in-the-canal models now that no one can see unless they are a foot away and staring into your ear. And if that's the case you've got bigger problems that worrying what you look like because you're wearing hearing aids. Quote HistoryQuoted:
She said they don't medically go by the % thing. As in people saying "I have a 50% hearing loss". She said I don't hear certain tones but it wouldn't really justify aids. Honestly I don't want the hassle of them. But I'm starting to get tired of asking quiet talkers and soft spoken women to repeat themselves. I see it affecting me for the first time. Perhaps I'll get a second opinion. I have insurance it just doesn't cover much in hearing. I have had a perforated ear drum at some point in my life. They did say that and said that certainly hurts my hearing in my right ear. It doesn't seem like I have a "better" ear. Seems both are worse and both ring non stop. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 11:05:26 PM EDT
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No shit. These things are expensive. Shit I can't even use my iphone anymore unless it's on speakerphone or the ear buds in. Sounds like a test is in the future.
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Posted: 10/21/2016 11:06:15 PM EDT
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She said they don't medically go by the % thing. As in people saying "I have a 50% hearing loss". She said I don't hear certain tones but it wouldn't really justify aids. Honestly I don't want the hassle of them. But I'm starting to get tired of asking quiet talkers and soft spoken women to repeat themselves. I see it affecting me for the first time. Perhaps I'll get a second opinion. I have insurance it just doesn't cover much in hearing. I have had a perforated ear drum at some point in my life. They did say that and said that certainly hurts my hearing in my right ear. It doesn't seem like I have a "better" ear. Seems both are worse and both ring non stop. I'm 61, and for about a year I've noticed I'm a little hard of hearing. It's mostly just as you say, soft speakers and women. I don't have any trouble hearing the guys at work. But when my daughter speaks in a little baby voice I have to ask her to repeat herself and my wife is only a little bit better. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 11:07:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Can somebody tell me what JRZY just said ? I didn't hear him and he was even all CAPS. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I have constant light ringing in my ear. 2 years ago I went to a hearing specialist. She did all kind of tests. I have a hell of a time hearing people in crowds especially. My wife is getting annoyed with repeating herself. I'm only 40 years old and my whole male side of the family is hard of hearing as well. I'm only 40 but have been around and racing for 30 years, been around guns, fly airplanes etc. nothing I seem to do is quiet. I've always been pretty good about wearing ear pro. However lately this is getting to the point where I have a hard time at work hearing people and have to ask again. I get that look like "dude it's simple, let me explain again". When the reality is I just didn't hear them. They take it as "I don't get it". They realize I don't hear well and bust my balls. As much as I don't want to wear a hearing aid at 40.... I'm to the point of giving in. Is anybody else in this age and wear them? I hate telling doctors they are wrong but it seems like I need help here and am not getting it. I've only seen the one hearing specialist. Perhaps a second opinion is needed. Thoughts? Can somebody tell me what JRZY just said ? I didn't hear him and he was even all CAPS. AB |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 11:08:04 PM EDT
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Had them since 38, I have the wifi ones that I can listen to my iphone conversations on and music.
If you need them they make life better. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 11:12:42 PM EDT
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Interesting about Costco. May check them out.
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Posted: 10/21/2016 11:25:56 PM EDT
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She said they don't medically go by the % thing. As in people saying "I have a 50% hearing loss". She said I don't hear certain tones but it wouldn't really justify aids. Honestly I don't want the hassle of them. But I'm starting to get tired of asking quiet talkers and soft spoken women to repeat themselves. I see it affecting me for the first time. Perhaps I'll get a second opinion. I have insurance it just doesn't cover much in hearing. I have had a perforated ear drum at some point in my life. They did say that and said that certainly hurts my hearing in my right ear. It doesn't seem like I have a "better" ear. Seems both are worse and both ring non stop. If your loss is in the speaking range it sure as hell will justify it. I have severe hearing loss in the speaking range in one ear and moderate in the other. Low frequencies, no problem. I can hear a diesel engine idling on the tracks a half mile away. The wife can't but she has excellent hearing in higher ranges. She can hear bats squeaking and hummingbirds chirping in the trees. I've had aids for 6 years now, but lost one. 
They help immensely with the same problems you stated you have. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 11:29:49 PM EDT
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I need one...don't know how that affects an FAA medical. From what i've heard its not a deal breaker, but too many Falcon 900 APU's and marshalling out G3's...it sucks
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Posted: 10/21/2016 11:30:57 PM EDT
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Yes, you need hearing aids. The audiologist is correct that hearing loss isn't given as a percentage; it's given as dB, and is determined by averaging three frequencies in the human hearing spectrum. Hearing aids are simply programmed to amplify the frequencies corresponding to your particular loss.
You will need to know the type of hearing loss you have. Hearing loss due to noise is generally sensorineural (affecting the nerve), although high impulse sound can also damage the ossicles, resulting in conductive loss. Someone with purely conductive loss (or with the majority of loss being conductive) will benefit from bone conduction hearing aids. People whose loss is purely sensorineural (or mixed, with the majority being sensorineural) will benefit from a BTE or ITC (behind the ear, or in the canal) type. Generally, if your hearing loss is moderate to moderate-severe, a BTE (often with the receiver in canal, or RIC), is recommended so that you can make use of your residual hearing as well as benefit from amplification in the frequencies needed. This type of hearing aid allows for a more natural hearing experience, versus the ITC, which blocks and amplifies all sound. Hope this info helps. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 11:31:18 PM EDT
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Get a free hearing test at Costco. Today's aids are all digital so they will boost what frequencies you are needing. Costco has the best prices around. I got a pair a little over a month ago, and what a difference it has made for me. Plus, after your test, they will setup a pair for you to "test drive" around the store. That way you can hear just what you have been missing. Thank me later.
PS: The batteries are cheap (like 35 cents for 2) and they last me a week. Did you get the Kirkland or whatever their base model is? |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 11:32:39 PM EDT
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My motorcycle friend got them.
Vietnam Vet. He went everywhere in Vietnam. Raced and won Baja in buggies and bikes. Don't be too foolish or proud. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 11:46:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Did you get the Kirkland or whatever their base model is? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Get a free hearing test at Costco. Today's aids are all digital so they will boost what frequencies you are needing. Costco has the best prices around. I got a pair a little over a month ago, and what a difference it has made for me. Plus, after your test, they will setup a pair for you to "test drive" around the store. That way you can hear just what you have been missing. Thank me later. PS: The batteries are cheap (like 35 cents for 2) and they last me a week. Did you get the Kirkland or whatever their base model is? I got the Kirkland ones. KS 6.0. They are manufactured by Resound. 36 month warranty, 24 month loss and damage. 180 day trial period. They were $899.00 each. They are Bluetooth with an IPhone or a Samsung S5 or higher. The phones will allow you to change programming or listen to music or phone calls. I don't have the right phone at this time, so I change between 3 programs by pushing a button on the aid itself. Once I upgrade my phone, I'll be able to do more. |
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Posted: 10/21/2016 11:54:33 PM EDT
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You really owe it to yourself and your family to get hearing aids. Your life will be so much more rewarding.
I've been wearing hearing aids since I was 32. I have Ménière's disease bilaterally and am essentially deaf without them in. Before I knew what was wrong with me, I would turn the tv to full blast and cup my ears just to try and hear. I also found myself just nodding and saying yes and smiling to any and all conversations and pretending I heard what was being said. I was really only depriving myself and my family and friends out of a sense of embarrassment and shame. After awhile and seeing people general annoyance with having to repeat themselves or giving up on trying to communicate, I went and got hearing aids. Life is so much more rewarding! Oh.... and shooting suppressed is the shit! Everything I own gets its own silencer. |
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Posted: 10/22/2016 12:02:54 AM EDT
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This thread is somewhat relevant to my interests...
I've had tinnitus since I was 12, and my hearing is gong downhill. Also I work with a lot of soft spoken introverts and old farts who have spent too much time around operating jet engines and hydraulic pumps. Lots of people at work bitch about poor communication. I wonder why... |
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Posted: 10/22/2016 12:10:52 AM EDT
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Interesting about Costco. May check them out. There are pretty good apps for the iPhone, if you are just sitting around watching TV or get a pair of wireless earbuds. My wife started wearing hearing aids about 3 months ago. Hearing loss came on sudden. She's 45. |
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Posted: 10/22/2016 12:13:43 AM EDT
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I got the Kirkland ones. KS 6.0. They are manufactured by Resound. 36 month warranty, 24 month loss and damage. 180 day trial period. They were $899.00 each. They are Bluetooth with an IPhone or a Samsung S5 or higher. The phones will allow you to change programming or listen to music or phone calls. I don't have the right phone at this time, so I change between 3 programs by pushing a button on the aid itself. Once I upgrade my phone, I'll be able to do more. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Get a free hearing test at Costco. Today's aids are all digital so they will boost what frequencies you are needing. Costco has the best prices around. I got a pair a little over a month ago, and what a difference it has made for me. Plus, after your test, they will setup a pair for you to "test drive" around the store. That way you can hear just what you have been missing. Thank me later.
PS: The batteries are cheap (like 35 cents for 2) and they last me a week. Did you get the Kirkland or whatever their base model is? I got the Kirkland ones. KS 6.0. They are manufactured by Resound. 36 month warranty, 24 month loss and damage. 180 day trial period. They were $899.00 each. They are Bluetooth with an IPhone or a Samsung S5 or higher. The phones will allow you to change programming or listen to music or phone calls. I don't have the right phone at this time, so I change between 3 programs by pushing a button on the aid itself. Once I upgrade my phone, I'll be able to do more. We checked the hearing aids at Costco. The salesman didn't know shit about them. Ended up buying from the DR office and paid a couple hundred more but they adjust them for her anytime she needs it. |
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Posted: 10/22/2016 1:38:50 AM EDT
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42 and been wearing them for 4 or 5 years. Get pat the "they make me look old" thoughts and get on with your life. I love them now.
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Posted: 10/22/2016 2:43:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:Get them! your life will be a whole lot more enjoyable and your family will thank you. it takes a few weeks to get used to the new sounds so don't be impatient
I am in the same boat as the OP, too much loudness over the years. About ten years ago I bought a hunter's ear that was on clearance at the LGS. I would sit still watching tv at night because everything was now noisy, like the chair squeaking as I moved and such, there was this annoying ticking that I couldn't find and it was driving me nuts. Finally one night as I was looking around the room trying to figure out what it was I had to start laughing, all this time it was the pendulum on the clock I made it school over 20 years earlier. I think I wish I could afford hearing aids as much or more than my family. People can talk in a normal tone, five feet behind me and I don't hear them. |
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Posted: 10/22/2016 2:48:58 AM EDT
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Dude ------ you is not 17 and trying to pick up the bitches ------ if you can't hear just buy the things ------ no one will give a shit or think less of you... |
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Posted: 10/22/2016 8:06:07 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/22/2016 8:16:56 AM EDT
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Interesting about Costco. May check them out. I've had hearing loss my entire life. I comprehend fine if the people talking to me get my attention first and/or are facing me. I finally got hearing aids 5 years ago at Costco. I wore them every day when I was at work and at social events. They really helped. The amount of sounds that I was missing before hearing aids was incredible. Now that I am retired, I do not wear them as much. I mainly wear them to social events. My family knows to speak up, get my attention and face me when speaking. My Mom, on the other hand, is almost deaf without her hearing aids. Her ear Dr told her she had hearing loss but did not need hearing aids. We told her she needed a new ear doctor. I took her to Costco and got her the same hearing aids that I had. She loves them and hears great now. Go to Costco and do a test run. You will be amazed. |
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Posted: 10/22/2016 8:23:03 AM EDT
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Rush Limbaugh uses cochlear implants he claims they worked wonders for him.
http://www.tinnitusandhearing.com/from-rushlimbaughcom-the-real-story |
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Posted: 10/22/2016 8:23:40 AM EDT
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We checked the hearing aids at Costco. The salesman didn't know shit about them. Ended up buying from the DR office and paid a couple hundred more but they adjust them for her anytime she needs it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Get a free hearing test at Costco. Today's aids are all digital so they will boost what frequencies you are needing. Costco has the best prices around. I got a pair a little over a month ago, and what a difference it has made for me. Plus, after your test, they will setup a pair for you to "test drive" around the store. That way you can hear just what you have been missing. Thank me later.
PS: The batteries are cheap (like 35 cents for 2) and they last me a week. Did you get the Kirkland or whatever their base model is? I got the Kirkland ones. KS 6.0. They are manufactured by Resound. 36 month warranty, 24 month loss and damage. 180 day trial period. They were $899.00 each. They are Bluetooth with an IPhone or a Samsung S5 or higher. The phones will allow you to change programming or listen to music or phone calls. I don't have the right phone at this time, so I change between 3 programs by pushing a button on the aid itself. Once I upgrade my phone, I'll be able to do more. We checked the hearing aids at Costco. The salesman didn't know shit about them. Ended up buying from the DR office and paid a couple hundred more but they adjust them for her anytime she needs it. That's surprising about your Costco. I have dealt with the Jacksonville (me) and Montgomery (Mom) Costcos and both Drs were excellent. |
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Posted: 10/22/2016 8:36:28 AM EDT
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If you don't drastically change your activities, you're going to be deaf before you retire. Plugs/Shells are not enough protection once hearing loss is noticeable. Some things such as flying in small planes, shooting, live concerts, loud power tools, wearing music headphones, live sporting events, loud clubs, loud movies, and motorcycles need to be avoided as much as possible. While you can't eliminate these things entirely, the more you do these things the sooner you will go completely deaf. Hearing aids only prolong the inevitable.
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Posted: 10/22/2016 8:45:18 AM EDT
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do they make aids that cut sound. i have hearing loss, tinnitus, and a sound sensitive migraine going on 6 years now. cant go anywhere loud. more than 3 or 4 people talking and i cant hear whats being said.
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Posted: 10/22/2016 8:58:38 AM EDT
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When you get them - and you will - the first time you take a piss it will scare you to death. LOUD AS FUCK !!!! Yes they are expensive - thank God for the VA.
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Posted: 10/22/2016 9:21:53 AM EDT
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Costco is not the best option.
To sell heating aides in most states you don't need to be a doctor. My mother is a PhD Audiologist and practiced for 20 years and taught the clinic at a university for 15. You want to go to a board certified audiologist. They'll ensure everything is setupthr best possible. |
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Posted: 10/22/2016 9:32:34 AM EDT
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Why do some people with hearing impairment seem to think the whole world should be adjusting to their problem instead of just getting a hearing aid? I deal with this in my own family. "That person is mumbling." "Why do all the actors in the movies whisper?" "That child's voice is too high-pitched." Nobody with bad vision goes around complaining about how everything is built all blurry. Why is not being able to hear other people's fault? And how do these people not understand how rude it is to make the people around them repeat and yell all the time. Many hearing impaired people get it. Some are so clueless it's crazy.
I'll need hearing aids eventually. Hopefully, I can still remember this post. |
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Posted: 10/22/2016 9:41:28 AM EDT
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I have constant light ringing in my ear. 2 years ago I went to a hearing specialist. She did all kind of tests. I have a hell of a time hearing people in crowds especially. My wife is getting annoyed with repeating herself. I'm only 40 years old and my whole male side of the family is hard of hearing as well. I'm only 40 but have been around and racing for 30 years, been around guns, fly airplanes etc. nothing I seem to do is quiet. I've always been pretty good about wearing ear pro. However lately this is getting to the point where I have a hard time at work hearing people and have to ask again. I get that look like "dude it's simple, let me explain again". When the reality is I just didn't hear them. They take it as "I don't get it". They realize I don't hear well and bust my balls. As much as I don't want to wear a hearing aid at 40.... I'm to the point of giving in. Is anybody else in this age and wear them? I hate telling doctors they are wrong but it seems like I need help here and am not getting it. I've only seen the one hearing specialist. Perhaps a second opinion is needed. Thoughts? Can somebody tell me what JRZY just said ? I didn't hear him and he was even all CAPS. AB A friend of mine died of cancer and said the same thing after the chemo made him deaf. Pretty fucked up that he couldn't hear his young son play his guitar for him the day before he died. RIP Gary 
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Posted: 10/22/2016 9:46:43 AM EDT
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No different than glasses! Get them.
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Posted: 10/22/2016 9:49:41 AM EDT
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I have them for the past 4 years or so. I'm currently using resound Lynx 2 and they are pretty good. I ca "hear" without the HA just not well. Go try out a few see which ones you like best. Mine are completely Bluetooth and I really like them.
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Posted: 10/22/2016 12:43:52 PM EDT
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When you get them - and you will - the first time you take a piss it will scare you to death. LOUD AS FUCK !!!! Yes they are expensive - thank God for the VA. What does the VA have to do with this? Assuming u mean Veteran's Administration. Thank u. |
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Posted: 10/22/2016 12:52:34 PM EDT
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I'm 54. I have the tinnitus as well. Had the hearing test. High pitch tones are my problem. I too have to have people repeat themselves. If someone wants to whisper something to me, forget it. Soft spoken women and certain microphones create issue for me. Hearing aide specialist told me not to skimp on the H.A.. Reasoning was that still being active and working, you need the better features. Once your retired and not as active, getting the less expensive sets for watching TV and ignoring wife makes more sense. The problem is that the better set is about $7000. Hard to justify that right now. Zip Hearing. Fuck the huge mark up. |
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Posted: 10/22/2016 12:54:34 PM EDT
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Had them since 38, I have the wifi ones that I can listen to my iphone conversations on and music. If you need them they make life better. Mine are also waterproof to 3 feet. |
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Posted: 10/22/2016 12:59:56 PM EDT
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Why do some people with hearing impairment seem to think the whole world should be adjusting to their problem instead of just getting a hearing aid? I deal with this in my own family. "That person is mumbling." "Why do all the actors in the movies whisper?" "That child's voice is too high-pitched." Nobody with bad vision goes around complaining about how everything is built all blurry. Why is not being able to hear other people's fault? And how do these people not understand how rude it is to make the people around them repeat and yell all the time. Many hearing impaired people get it. Some are so clueless it's crazy. I'll need hearing aids eventually. Hopefully, I can still remember this post. 
Thank you, cttb. That was downright funny as hell. Good luck, OP. I listen to my Mom and her husband try to talk to each other sometimes; both of them have hearing loss and it's like Rickie and Lucy sometimes. Even they laugh when they are told what was really said as opposed to what they heard. |
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Posted: 10/22/2016 1:00:04 PM EDT
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I'm 59 and in pretty much the same boat. If there's much background noise I can't make out conversations at a normal tone. I've been that way for 10-15 years. At the urging of my wife I saw an ENT and had my hearing checked. He told me that I've lost the high range but my hearing is normal for a man my age. He said if it bothered me to get hearing aids.
I don't hang out in bars and crowds much anymore, so it's never seemed like a big deal. |
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