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Your hearing loss is moderate, but it hits right in the 'speech banana' area. I encourage others who are reading this discussion to chime in if you experience 'cookie bite' hearing loss. Most people with sensorineural hearing loss have a sloping audiogram which starts high on the left of the chart and goes down like a staircase as it moves to the right. Regardless, hearing aids must be fit properly to work well. Fitting your type of hearing loss properly would require 'real ear measurement'. Do you know if that test was done by your provider?
Are you familiar with the Hearing Loss Association of America? (HLAA) There are several HLAA chapters in the San Francisco area. People who participate in HLAA experience hearing loss themselves. Chapters bring people together to discuss options, experiences, technology, etc. I encourage you to connect with them. I do not know the geographics of the S.F. area, so am not sure which chapter is nearest you. The information below is from the Penninsula Chapter, which is a very active group. It is likely they will share information that will lead you to help. The national HLAA website is at: http://www.hearingloss.org
Peninsula Chapter
Details: Meet 1st Monday, every month except Jul and Aug, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Veterans Memorial Senior Center (Goldstar Room)
1455 Madison Ave.
Redwood City, California 94061
Contact/s:
Sally Edwards info@hearinglosspen.org
650-365-4848
Robert Hall info@hearinglosspen.org
650-867-5256
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Thank you very much for all this very helpful information. I had no idea there was so much help available and I've been struggling for several years. It's very difficult to find information and my Kaiser providers have never given me this kind of information. I have not had a 'real ear measurement' done. I have reached out today to make an appointment with my Audiologist I saw last time. I doubt they can help me, but I need to do this in order to establish that I need to be referred outside of Kaiser to a provider that can help. I used to work for Kaiser and know there is a system for pushing for an outside referral if they can't provide the services I require. In the meantime I will definitely reach out to a local HLAA chapter. Again I had no idea this even existed. I am very grateful for your help. I feel like I can now pursue getting hearing aids that will help me more. I've felt helpless because no-one specifically addresses my loss. It's so disabling to be in a group and miss a lot of the back and forth conversation. The TV isn't so bad because of subtitles. Many thanks Julie.