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Hearing Loss | Last Active: Nov 2 9:15am | Replies (9)Comment receiving replies
My daughter has had a sensorineural hearing loss since being a child. We never knew why, and she got by with some accommodations for college, but she is a lip reader. Now, I have been diagnosed with the same thing. I have seen a licensed audiologist at a major medical center and received hearing aids. There are specific aids for specific types of hearing loss, so going to a professional —not a random spot set up in a box store —was important. She and I can only use over-the-ear hearing aids.
The ability to adjust the aids on the phone, stream music, and listen to the phone through the hearing aids is fantastic. What is not wonderful is the itching I get in my ear canals when I use them. I have yet to get a solution for this, if anyone knows of one.
Here is some information about the type of hearing loss we have - https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/sensorineural-hearing-loss
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@ksa230 I too have itchy ear canals. I try to use some hydrocortisone cream at night when I don't wear them. Seems to help some the next day. I've also hear some say olive oil. A itty bitty amount on your finger tip. I would do this at night too as either one might get into the rubber ear mold that protects the microphone and require it's replacement more often than just from ear wax. My AuD sells a little bottle of some mix of "natural" oils, but I think it's like $8.