hearing aids/tinnitus

conmama
Tue, 16 Jan 2018 11:49:54 +0000

@oregon101 …you really covered a lot of what we go through. I wear HA from an audiologist. That first 6 months was invaluable to have her at a moments notice. She’d get me in that day, give me her loaners the few times one of mine needed sending back in. The “at your service” was great. To me, it was worth the extra expense. No charge for doing anything…ever. Once a year they have batteries for 1/2 off, so I stock up then.

Hearing fatigue…argh. I can now manage in a busy, noisy, clangy restaurant with my HA made for speech recognition. But I agree, after 2 hours I’ve had enough of concentrating, watching lips, etc. I love carpeted restaurants with drapes! The new iron, brick, wood is just sigh worthy as I walk in…no matter how cool it looks.

I just accept my tinnitus. It’s a constant soft “ssshhhhh”, more in one ear. I don’t even motice it anymore. I do remember total silence and how wonderful that was, but I don’t let myself go there. There are worse tinnitus sounds than what I have.

I think the one thing that DH does all the time, even after being told countless times, is talk to me from another room. It’s not done on purpose. In the beginning, I always felt guilty having to say “what”, so I’d go to him and say that. Now, after 9 years, I just say, “I can’t understand when you talk to me from another room”, and I won’t go to him. As annoy8ng as it is to repeat yourself, and I truly know it is!, it does make us feel bad to have to ask you to do it. Nobody wants to be the annoying person.

@oregon101 …if it comes to the point you lose all hearing, you could get a cochlear implant. Don’t lose hope!