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Do hearing aids damage ears? Is the helping hurting in the long run?
Hearing Loss | Last Active: Jul 26, 2019 | Replies (38)Comment receiving replies
I wish there was an audiologist around here that has the same hearing problems as I have. There is no way for someone with great hearing to really understand what we need.
I'll keep digging trying to get facts about this. I do hope I'm interpreting it wrong. in the meantime I'll keep my 'ears' in and as usual stay away from noisy environments.
Bob
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Bob: Have really appreciated your thoughts and opinions on this blog! Hearing aids are a useful tool to me. But like any tool that is not properly used it has its own side effects. Your question is really thought provoking and I hope this conversation continues! I have 60db hearing loss at voice frequencies and never even thought that for me to hear a normal conversation I am amplifying much more than 60db in order to hear? Never really thought about this. I always thought that since my hearing was damaged that much that not much more could go wrong! It would appear that I need to be careful with what I have left! I think this is the point you are trying to get across and not blaming the audis or the HA manufacturers...just greater education on the subject. Thanks once again!
Scott