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2 years ago

I was fitted with the hearing aids last Wednesday. The audiologist repeated that I was just on the cusp of needing them. Someone in the prior thread commented that she needed hearing aids becasue of going to rock concerts in her younger years. I think mine is attributable to jet engines. I’m a former flight attendant.

The hearing aids haven’t been any great revelation. I don’t suddenly have bionic ears. It is more like someone turned up the volume rather than made things more distinct, sort of a Mr. Microphone in reverse. Mine are from ReSound. I have until mid-January to decide whether to keep or return.

Here’s my question for those of you who wear them: Does your hair rub the microphone behind your ear and create frequent static sounds? If not, please tell me something of your hairstyle. Right now mine is a quasi-pixie but I’m letting it grow out into a short bob. The scratchy-staticky sound is driving me nuts.

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Yayagal

2 years ago

last modified: 2 years ago

I've been wearing Resound for years and I can tell you they are good, but, for me, I had more than six molds made before we got to the one that stopped any cracking sounds or muffling. Also, I requested an adjustment every time my hearing loss advanced. It takes quite a bit of time to get the right hearing. As to the scratchy sound, that should NOT be there. I have had mine for 13 years. I've never had a scratchy sound and I am totally deaf without them. Funny you should post this, I just got a phone call from them to come in for an adjustment, this was about fifteen minutes ago, lol.

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MDLN
2 years ago
Suggest talking to the audiologist who fitted them, you paid for their expertise.
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2 years ago
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Thanks, mdln. I did that. She said I would get accustomed to it. In the week since I posted this question, it has become less bothersome.
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2 years ago
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DH as a musician has many special needs as far as adjustments with his hearing aids. He's been back a number of times and then they replaced both when the battery went out on one since there was a major upgrade and they said this would take care of that. There is a soft rubber piece that is to be replaced if it gets anything in it ...and it is so tiny and you don't clean it you just put in new ones. He has found he wasn't replacing that often enough. So now once a week at least he does. That has also helped immensely. It is a trial and error as each individual gets the hearing they need . Don't hesitate to get them to do whatever makes this work for you.

As a home health nurse I saw way too many folks that went without their hearing aids and dentures because they never could get anyone to fit them properly.

DH says you want clarity not volume. And he said there are two different removable replaceable parts one is tiny and white and the other is clear and it seals the ear canal and it covers the microphone and keeps wax from getting it there . He said the molded do not work for him as far as listening to live music. Anyway he also said you are hearing so much more that it does take getting used to. He has his turned down more and that has also helped. He has been having adjustments made since he got them in July so it does take time.
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Trail, what brand does your husband have? I have ReSound. I wasn’t shown any replacable parts, but I was shown how to clean ear wax out of the microphone.

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