Moving On

[orthodoc]

I have genetic hearing loss and tinnitus, and I find that hearing aids do a very good job of masking the latter. The moment I take them out, wow - huge and unpleasant difference. You've probably looked into hearing aids; if not and they are a possibility for you, they could make a great difference in both areas of the problem.

Good luck with your new direction!

[xoxoxoBruce]

I'm in the process of getting two new hearing aids, as one has died and the other is gasping. What a royal pain in the ass trying to get accurate, up-to-date information on aids.

Being a market riddled with shysters and snake oil vendors for years, add new slick marketing types wanting to cash in on the boomer's market, and it's a minefield.

Nobody's real upset because they don't know if grandpa's hearing aids only improve his hearing 20% instead of the 75% possible. Each and every case is different so there's no standard, no yardstick to judge with.

I've a slight edge since I've had a shitload of them since 1981, and can usually sort out a lot of the ridiculous claims and judge the knowledge/honesty of the seller, from the get-go. Of course with improvements, what would be bullshit three years ago could be possible now.

[wanderer]

Originally Posted by orthodoc

The moment I take them out, wow - huge and unpleasant difference. You've probably looked into hearing aids; if not and they are a possibility for you, they could make a great difference in both areas of the problem.

Good luck with your new direction!

Thanks Ortho.
Yeah I tried them, (the hearing aids that is) and they do make the difference. Issue is that I start feeling irritated after keeping them on for too long. Maybe they doesn't fit and resonate quite properly as per my requirement. But damn, I spent too much trying to get the best ones.

Someone should have shouted to me what Bruce mentioned:

What a royal pain in the ass trying to get accurate, up-to-date information on aids.

Being a market riddled with shysters and snake oil vendors for years, add new slick marketing types wanting to cash in on the boomer's market, and it's a minefield.

I can't agree more. Now that I did some research, I feel quite an ass for hurrying on the purchase. But then that doc said these were best recommended and suitable for me. Darn! I went on to getting them tweaked so many times but they either end up being too loud or completely useless. *Sigh* there's no replacement for natural hearing I believe.