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How does hearing loss change you?
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@nurseheadakes Do you find that you can hear better on Facetime than on regular phone calls? My son brought that to my attention and then he went further and discovered that if you change a setting on your phone it helps a lot too. It's explained here:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203078
I have done that now and it does help.
You are very fortunate that you can control your migraines. I never could, they were hormonal. Certain foods did exacerbate them when I was at a vulnerable time -- chocolate, onions, vinegar -- so I avoided them. My daughter now has them and it is possible that some of these factors may contribute to hers, but she is quite diligent in trying to avoid them as best she can. She does use triptans and has had a hearing loss that I recognized when she was 3 years old (she is now in her 30s) but her hearing has not gotten worse using triptans. Her most recent hearing aids are Resound also, and she loves them. I have Oticon Opn1, when I got them were considered to be most advanced in helping with clarity, and they do help but I wish they helped more than they do.
JK
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You know I do hear much better on FaceTime than regular...I did check my iPhone and saw that I do have the LTE on. But I bet my mom's iPhone is not on it. So, I sent out an email to the siblings telling them about this next step so we can all talk better on the phones with each other. (and not get interrupted and I can hear better with them!) YEA!
My daughter inherited the migraines from me - it runs in our family. There are a number of genes that we carry in the genone for the hearing loss and unfortunately she has them as well. We have the cluster type predominately. She also has the hormonal. I never had those kinds. Yes foods were my worse enemies for me but not for her. She is starting on medications now with a new neurologist. She is on Step 1 of the Three Steps to gaining control of one's migraines.
My daughter claims she doesn't have much hearing loss or tinnitus or anything like her mother...just the infertility and migraines. (she was our miracle baby - another long story for another day)
There are many hearing aids on the market now and they all work for the various hearing losses that are out there. The manufacturers make them to be customized to the consumer. The Audiologist help to do that when the consumer comes in for their hearing tests and when they ask for what they want the aids to do for them. These aids are computers and they can do many more things now than they use to....its amazing when you think of it. Mine are $6000 and add the $1000 iPhone and I have a mini computer working in my head so I can hear and talk.