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Strategies & Realities - Hearing Loss in Social Settings
Hearing Loss | Last Active: Jan 24, 2022 | Replies (71)Comment receiving replies
Many of the ads you see on TV say they are for hearing aids but are actually for what is called 'personal sound amplification products' (PSAPs). They look like hearing aids but don't do much more than amplify sound. While that might help someone with mild hearing loss, they don't do much for people who have more serious hearing loss. Probably not good idea to depend on those ads for quality information. Get tested by an audiologist. See what those tests indicate you are missing. Are you willing to try a hearing aid to see if it helps you?
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Julie, I saw an audiologist a few years ago and she said that my hearing had been damaged by age (and what else?) but it was not bad enough to need hearing aids yet. To me, my hearing has not deteriorated any farther so I am staying away from hearing aids until an audiologist recommends it.
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I have known for 5 or 6 years that my hearing is bad. The frustration is unbelievable. I've seen an audiologist. I have a consonant problems primarily. I am not will to try a hearing aid if they can't get a recommended kind FOR TWO for less than $1200 (that is about $1500 after tax and I don't make enough money to deduct it on my income tax). If the little ones that are cheaper are just sound amplifiers I would consider that but I need some type of comparison of the ones available by someone other than the manufacturer. Also, no bluetooth or technology involved! In the meantime, it would be nice if businesses would teach their employees how to speak into the phone especially when leaving messages ..and no baby talk. I am old, not a two year old.