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Hearing Loss: Come introduce yourself and connect with others
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@colleenyoung @cobweb. My hearing loss started about 14 years ago, apparently age related, or possibly related to cirrhosis which was not diagnosed until years later. It took a turn for the worse a few years ago, in clarity. My current aids, Oticon Opn1s, are generally considered to be the best for clarity, or were when I got them about a year and a half ago. Despite that, my hearing is still not great. I really need CC on the TV, and in a noisy environment I am lost. It is very isolating. I think unless there is a giant step forward this is the best I can expect, unfortunately.
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Agreed.
@contentandwell I have good news for you. I struggled with Signia IX hearing aids for years because they were so affordable on my Humana Gold Plus Medicare plan.
They only cost me $2,000 for both of them.
I kept on reading about Phonak I90 Sphere Ultra and finally I tried them. They cost me $4,200 for both of them and I can honestly say they are light years ahead of Oticon along with all the others for noisy environments.
They are truly worth the money and everyone around me has noticed the difference.
Give them a try and you won’t be disappointed. Just make sure you have them fitted by an Audiologist. There is a reason they go to school for four years.
Let me know what you think.
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Sounds like my journey. Lost my hearing over the last12 years. Hearing aids helped but like you I find I can’t hear with background noise, have to have others to repeat or I am just glad to hear what I can. It’s a frustrating life. “ I do have a name tag that says please talk to me face to face so I can read your lips”. I can’t really read lips, but the name tag has helped when I’m out. I too have the best aids available and still have many situations I can’t hear. I often apologize and say” I have a hearing loss. So I may ask you to repeat or speak more slowly.”
My question centers around should I take lip reading classes or sign language? I know I don’t enjoy going out with friends because I can’t enjoy the conversations. Any other way you have learned to help yourself?