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Hearing aids in but still not understanding words
Hearing Loss | Last Active: Nov 4 4:08pm | Replies (135)Comment receiving replies
One of the most important hearing tests a person should receive when being fit with hearing aids is called the SPIN test. That stands for Speech Perception In Noise. It includes a series of sentences that are given in progressively noisy backgrounds.
Nearly everyone who has hearing loss will tell you that they do fairly well in quiet settings, but the minute there is background noise that ability to understand diminishes. Yes, we hear but we don't understand speech.
Google 'the cocktail party effect' and let us know if you identify with it.
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Julie I talked to the HLAA chapter in Washington and found out they have only eleven lobbyists.
This is contrasted with other organizations with 100’s of lobbyists.
He said the problem is most people don’t join their local HLAA chapter and get involved.
With tens of millions of people with hearing loss in this country why do we have so little involvement.
I plan on joining my local chapter and going to the next meeting.
Why don’t all the people on this site get involved so we can move the needle and get something done.
Overpriced hearing aids and CI are not the answer. Not when technology exists for fully implantable hearing aids if Medicare would just approve prosthetics for these hearing aids to be covered by Medicare.
I was not impressed with the national HLAA lobbyists that I talked to.
He sounded totally outnumbered and defeated.
Love to hear your thoughts as always.
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Very interesting information. Thank you.