I got a set of those couple weeks ago nice got to go back next month they said to set my Bluetooth up glad to hear they work well, I go to Charlie Norwood in HullI lost most of my hearing in the Right ear and 1/2 in my left in Nam..VA just gave me this year, a set that are a complete unit fitting on the inside of each ear..What I like is that they are also Blue Tooth. That is a big plus for me as hearing on that new phone my son sent me is lousy without the aids..I also purchased a new radio for the truck I have, that has Blue tooth as well. I like that it calls come over the radio and I can turn the sound up..He got tired of me using my flip up phone and in his terms being a Neanderthal, when it comes to electronics. The new Android phone is still making me ill at reminding me how little I know..It is nice while waiting at the VA Hospital in Decatur, I can watch YouTube videos, without anyone being bothered..
My dad got a cochlear implant not long after they first started doing them. It completely changed his life. I bet they work even better now, that was back over fifteen years ago.Has anyone got the cochlear implants? If so, did they work as advertised?
I have a God daughter that was born with 10% hearing.She got the cochlear implants. It changed her life. She says it doesn't give tone differences.but she can hear and understand conversations.Says it sounds like a computer talking to her...monotone.My dad got a cochlear implant not long after they first started doing them. It completely changed his life. I bet they work even better now, that was back over fifteen years ago.
Yep, that's kind of the way dad described it. It took him a while to get used to it.I have a God daughter that was born with 10% hearing.She got the cochlear implants. It changed her life. She says it doesn't give tone differences.but she can hear and understand conversations.Says it sounds like a computer talking to her...monotone.
That is a hard decision to makeThanks. I'm getting near the level of hearing loss that would make me eligible for implants. But I understand that if the implants don't work then you are completely deaf. That's what bothers me.
This is true. When someone speaks to me and i am not expecting it, I totally miss it. If I am expecting it, I can focus in their direction and hear them .... ok if they speak clear and loud. I have found that people find it annoying me constantly saying.. "huh" ! I try to catch myself, and just kinda lean toward them and apologize for not being able to hear them to begin with. I find it hard to understand folks if they don't speak clearly, it sounds to me as if they mumbling.Shoot a ported shotgun with ported chokes without hearing protection , work in a fairly loud environment.
Too little too late, I wear hearing protection. Being half way deaf is frustrating not only to you, but to the ones trying to communicate with you.
You can't regain what you've lost.
My audiologist told my wife to only speak to me in the same room, only when I am looking at her, this has helped tremendously. I don't know if it's lip reading or what but actualy looking at the person speaking does help.This is true. When someone speaks to me and i am not expecting it, I totally miss it. If I am expecting it, I can focus in their direction and hear them .... ok if they speak clear and loud. I have found that people find it annoying me constantly saying.. "huh" ! I try to catch myself, and just kinda lean toward them and apologize for not being able to hear them to begin with. I find it hard to understand folks if they don't speak clearly, it sounds to me as if they mumbling.