@julieo4

I go through my family gatherings fairly well. My grandchildren are all in their 20s so that younger type of noise is eliminated. I used my Live Transcribe app a lot when my family was over for a couple of days. I live across the breezeway of my daughter and son in laws's large house...wood floors , high ceilings. My son in law always has the music on...basically the entire house including garage is wired for sound. We did not have any other friends over since there were 11 of us (one granddaughter away at school) But generally one of my children or DIL or SIL will explain briefly to anyone about my hearing. I will always miss things big time but that's the way it is. If we are watching a tv show...my kids always put the captioning on without me asking.

As an aside. My long time Audi has left the ENT practice for bigger and better things...the best one I have ever had.
She hasn't been replaced yet but recommended one other in the practice who I think visits one of the locations not too far from me at least once a week. If not...when I think the time is right I will see if she will be available...if not... I have one or two others in mind. I would like to stay with the ENT practice since they have absolutely everything about me in their system and it would be a seamless transition.

This is the time of year I think...yet again...about a CI for my left ear. I am currently using a Bicros in that ear that sends sound to the better right ear. The evaluation I had with an amazing CI/Audiologist early on this year at another practice was very honest and I would approach her again but she has left that particular practice for parts unknown!

Honestly I will probably never take the CI route. That CI Audi said that the longer you go with a hearing loss the less successful the outcome may be. She guessed that maybe she could get that ear up from about 15% to 50%. While that is a significant improvement, I am not sure I want that invasive surgery or commit the time and energy for all the followups and programming. I am 81 this past spring and have not really altered any of my daily active routines in many years and have had some degree of hearing loss for 45 years...mild to currently profound.
I am so adaptive to my situations and use apps quite a lot and very proactive and so very use to the limitations. Sometimes I really feel so out of the loop but it doesn't seem to matter that much anymore. That attitude could be to the fact that as you age you accept more. I am so thankful for my excellent health and stamina...no pains...nothing organically wrong with me...even my macular degeneration in that right eye has been stable for so long. These are not excuses but my rationale.

Got off the track....loopy from so much online holiday shopping lol

FL Mary