[sight-and-sound-sd] Re: Hearing Aids
- From: "Abigail Capps" <akapps@xxxxxxx>
- To: <sight-and-sound-sd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:36:46 -0700
This is my second time of trying to use hearing aids. I don't think I gave
them a real try when I was younger. I do believe that these are good hearing
aids and that my DOR counselor got me good ones. My hearing loss is unusual.
It is in the low tones and not the high tones, which is making this process
challenging. I'm wearing them as much as possible, trying them in new
situations. I seriously hope the real difference is when I'm working
one-on-one with clients or in groups. As far as I can tell, they don't seem
to make much difference in my home, the grocery store, or on the bus,
although this may just be because my body and old way of hearing is
adjusting. I have another appointment for adjustment and any programming
changes. However, I can't yet imagine what changes may make a difference. I
have a feeling that time is going to make the difference. The feeling of my
ears being plugged for one. Periodically I lose that sensation and things
feel more natural. The other difficulty I've had is with the phone. I don't
know if I'm doing it wrong or what, but the hearing aid seems to make it
harder not easier for me to talk on the phone.
I think I just have a lot of adjustment ahead. Eventually I may find that I
only need my hearing aids in certain situations. However, in order to get
used to them and for the sake of comparison, I'm wearing them almost all the
time.
This is an experience.
Best,
Abigail S. Capps
619-985-9072
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is
everything. What we think we become."
Buddha
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From: sight-and-sound-sd-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:sight-and-sound-sd-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christy Hill
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 10:45 AM
To: sight-and-sound-sd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [sight-and-sound-sd] Re: Hearing Aids
Glad to read another perspective on hearing aids. I can barely
remember my first experience with hearing aids, but that was 37 years ago
when I was in second grade. Hearing aids are so different now that the
issues I dealt with then are not true today.
Even as an experience hearing aid user, I still had to go back about
6 times to readjust the programming when I first get new ones. So don't feel
you are going back too many times. That is normal.
I agree with Kevin that you need to invest in good ones.
Department of Rehabilitation paid for a very cheap pair. They were so bad
that when my dog chewed one up, I started to wear my old ones and heard MUCH
MUCH better. They were in the ear, but my hearing loss is such they are too
weak for me. I need behind the ear to get the boost I need. Technology might
be better now, but make sure you get the boost. Don't let Departmnet of
Rehabilitation say this is what you need. It was a living nightmare for me
to be using substandard hearing aids. Hearing well is not a luxury.
Especially when you are working full-time and you deal with a lot of
different people, for which I did.
I know that hearing aids are harder for those who loose their
hearing at a much later age. I was fortunate to start learning how to use
hearing aids at age 7. I know many later deafened adults who just won't use
hearing aids because they are hard to adjust, but the more you wear, the
more you get use to them and then the more life is easier on the people
around you and you hear more.
Christy
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