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Willing to share about your progressive hearing loss?
Hearing Loss | Last Active: Dec 21, 2025 | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
@julieo4 As the holidays are upon us that means more crowds and noisier environments.
I just saw a new audiologist who suggested I get a new custom ear mold that can accommodate a stronger receiver for my hearing aid. I have severe hearing loss and he said this could help immensely and give him more room to program my hearing aids more effectively for clarity especially with background noise.
I have the Signia IX 7 hearing aids and he said this is more cost effective than buying new hearing aids.
I would love to hear if others on the site have tried a more powerful receiver.
Happy holidays everyone.
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@daveshaw
Yes! More powerful receivers made a huge difference for me.
When leaving the audiology clinic right after I got the new more powerful receivers I heard sounds I didn’t recognize. For instance I heard strange noises at street intersections. I hadn’t known that there were audible signals at crosswalks. That Wes the first time that I heard them.