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What to ask at my audiologist appointment?

Hearing Loss | Last Active: Mar 3, 2020 | Replies (14)
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@gulzar

Thanks so much was very helpful
My most concern is i have severe high frequency loss above 1000 and mild low frequency hearing loss which hard to find even available such hearing aids
Most of them just want to sell you anything they can
I will be happy with 50 percent improvement
Thanks to all who responded to my question
I spoke to AuD for Cochlear she said try HA first it’s not good for those who had hearing loss with loud sound It might cause me permanent hearing loss

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arrowshooter | @arrowshooter | Mar 1, 2020

I, too, have good hearing at low frequency but a profound loss above 1,500 hz. That is a difficult situation to treat. From my personal experience you may have difficulty getting good results on your first try. It takes your brain a long time to figure out what the sounds provided to your ears by your hearing aids mean because your brain hasn't heard that sound for a long time. For 20+ years and 5 different hearing aids I could hear some birds and crickets but they did little to improve my speech understanding. Only recently, with a change to the receivers in my hearing aids have I had a significant improvement.

Again, good luck and stick with it.

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