Hearing Loss: Come introduce yourself and connect with others

my hearing lost goes way back to childhood with punctured ear drums etc. Allergies had an impact but now i just dont hear well even with hearing aids. I wonder if their is an= magic bullet of hearing aids that actually work.

Hello new to this log I have been told that my hearing loss is getting worse especially since November I’m to the point of just I hear you when you don’t I’m so tired of asking what did you say? And then have people to get mad because you can’t hear them. I have been diagnosed with Ménière disease and my ENT is saying to treat this I need a decompression surgery but a lot of things can go wrong like losing my hearing in that ear all together. I’m so confused and scared that this will never get better.
Barbara

@cobweb thanks for getting the introductions started in the Hearing Loss group on Connect. I'd also like to invite fellow members to the new group - @dstell @johnnyb7 @ccubed @mtnyankee @conniekay @cynaburst @squaredancer @contentandwell @joechauhan777 @morninglory @trishanna @estrada53 @phillipflippo @upartist @sfskater1958. What is your hearing loss experience?

Cobweb, how did your ear drums get punctured as a child? How long have you been wearing hearing aids?

You ask about hearing aids that work. @dkeefe started a discussion about hearing aids here:
> Hearing aids https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hearing-aids-1/
It would be great to get more recommendations and people's experiences in that discussion thread.

@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.
JK

By the time i was in second grade, lots of pain etc, from infections and colds i guess. Punctured then.Wearing hearing aids for about 10 years. Hearing lost? Trouble listening to tv with aids in.

One more thing i lived in the suburbs in Pittsburgh where i would wake in the morning with black around eyes and moth etc. Steel mills etc. Lots of pollution.

Hello all! I am Scott (aka IndianaScott) and I am very happy to see this group! Hearing loss needs more attention than just the myriad of ads on the TV shilling for hearing aids.

I lost the majority of the hearing on my right side due to meningitis while in my 20s. It progressively worsened until I had a stroke and I went totally deaf on that side. I, like @contentandwell feel lost in noisy spaces and rely on CC on the TV. I will also add I struggle with large tables and out in the wind.

I do not have hearing aids as I have not yet found any that make an appreciable difference Maybe someday! At least I finally found a set of DJ headphones to help me hear stereo music again! Long live the Moody Blues!

Cheers to all!

@cobweb. Many hearing aids have additional devices that you put in front of the tv to transmit the sound directly to your aids. The are not cheap though, I believe around $400.
I have to have CC on or I miss a lot.
I hope you find a solution, and if you do please let us know. I suspect this not an uncommon problem.
JK

@cobweb. That’s horrible! I can’t imagine living in an area where that was a problem. It sounds as if you no longer live there so hopefully where you live now has less pollution than tat.
JK

@IndianaScott My hearing loss has become so significant that despite there being problems with the aids, I would be lost without them. I have a great deal of trouble with high frequency speech especially, and with people whose voices are sort of gravely.
JK