WOW!
My Hearing Aid Consultation appointment was yesterday.
I am BEYOND thrilled!!
During our little 20 minute demo at the hospital building, my husband noticed almost immediately he wasn't having to ask me to talk quieter. He said I was responding quicker, too (less latency he called it).
We went to a noisy place, and he was able to talk in a normal voice a few feet away and I was able to understand him perfectly. Not once did I have to ask him to repeat himself.
The real test however, was when my husband & I went out to dinner at a fairly noisy restaurant with a couple of friends. I sat with my back to the noise, so the hearing aids could do their thing, and I was able to understand EVERYONE! Not a single time did I have to ask someone to speak up or repeat themselves. And my husband reports I was able to talk at a normal volume the entire time. I don't remember the last time either of those things happened... I'm not sure they ever did.
Anyone who has an audiologist nearby (or even halfway nearby), who is willing to fit you with mild low-gain hearing aids should go do so immediately.
I'm still on my first day of a pair of long-term loaners, so we'll see how things proceed, but I'm very happy. I'm happy I can hear people more easily, my husband is happy he doesn't have to repeat himself so often, and he's thrilled I'm not constantly talking too loud!
I'm really looking forward to seeing how Thanksgiving goes. Normally by day's end I'm exhausted from trying to participate in conversations (and frequently towards the end, I just give up and sit there & watch).
She programmed the hearing aids as if I had a flat 20db hearing loss (the border of normal & mild hearing loss). The hearing aids are set to always be fully directional (only where I'm looking is getting amplified), and the open-fit means all the non-amplified sounds I'm still hearing as normal. It works quite well, and I'm VERY pleased.
My husband said that just even if all the hearing aids did for me was help me modulate the volume of my voice, he'd says they're worth purchasing!
I am BEYOND thrilled!!
During our little 20 minute demo at the hospital building, my husband noticed almost immediately he wasn't having to ask me to talk quieter. He said I was responding quicker, too (less latency he called it).
We went to a noisy place, and he was able to talk in a normal voice a few feet away and I was able to understand him perfectly. Not once did I have to ask him to repeat himself.
The real test however, was when my husband & I went out to dinner at a fairly noisy restaurant with a couple of friends. I sat with my back to the noise, so the hearing aids could do their thing, and I was able to understand EVERYONE! Not a single time did I have to ask someone to speak up or repeat themselves. And my husband reports I was able to talk at a normal volume the entire time. I don't remember the last time either of those things happened... I'm not sure they ever did.
Anyone who has an audiologist nearby (or even halfway nearby), who is willing to fit you with mild low-gain hearing aids should go do so immediately.
I'm still on my first day of a pair of long-term loaners, so we'll see how things proceed, but I'm very happy. I'm happy I can hear people more easily, my husband is happy he doesn't have to repeat himself so often, and he's thrilled I'm not constantly talking too loud!
I'm really looking forward to seeing how Thanksgiving goes. Normally by day's end I'm exhausted from trying to participate in conversations (and frequently towards the end, I just give up and sit there & watch).
She programmed the hearing aids as if I had a flat 20db hearing loss (the border of normal & mild hearing loss). The hearing aids are set to always be fully directional (only where I'm looking is getting amplified), and the open-fit means all the non-amplified sounds I'm still hearing as normal. It works quite well, and I'm VERY pleased.
My husband said that just even if all the hearing aids did for me was help me modulate the volume of my voice, he'd says they're worth purchasing!