What's One Thing You'd Change in Getting Hearing Aids?

Posted by hearingpeg @hearingpeg, Jul 13, 2019

I'm getting a new hearing aid soon & possibly a different audiologist. I would be very interested in hearing from others the ONE thing that they would change if they had it to do over again when they got their HA. And WHY. Thanks, Peg in Philadelphia

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nurseheadakes | @nurseheadakes | Jul 23, 2019

Tmclain - it sounds like you need cochlear implants now... I bet if you went to a hospital based audiologist and they gave you all of the tests - your speech to text and other word recognition percentage would be low enough to qualify for these devices. If you can't hear and understand any speech, then your hearing is probably in the profound range. Hearing aids would not be able to help you hear then. Music would not be picked up either since their electromagnetic wave lengths are too out of the range for you to pick up. Perhaps, check with a new audiologist and compare your old audiograms to see where you were then and where you are now and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT before your brain turns to mush....