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teaching hospitals, research centers, that specialize in hearing loss

Posted by awilst @awilst, Mar 23, 2021

I live in central fl (orlando fl) , & have been going to VA for audiology/ hearing aids for years.
I recently have received a 2nd,(replacement pair, for 1st pair of phonaks I returned), Both the phonaks & now resounds ( new hearing aids) are not providing me with speech perception.
Is there a teaching hospital/ research center near me that has in-depth hearing research capability that might help better define & resolve my hearing defect? 2nd opinion?
The fundamental question I ask myself is , how come I can hear the audio/speech well enough from a headset/ear phones. Like tv ears, or sony am fm radio headset, but lousy using my hearing aids??? (and from hearing aid accessories). I realize hearing environment not same,
going on my 2nd second trial of hearing aids (resounds this time), audiologist seems ok, VA seems to have resources, so whats the problem.

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imallears | @imallears | Apr 30, 2021
In reply to @awilst "last I checked , I have severe loss. Yes , the HA are behind the ear...." + (show)
@awilst

last I checked , I have severe loss. Yes , the HA are behind the ear. yes , sometimes I have to play with the buds to get decent sound. BUT, I do get the sound & perceive speech. lot better then HAs.
audiologists say , I should think about implant.
but I can hear with duette.
go figure?

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@awilst
Without knowing the exact model of Phonak you are wearing it sounds like the ear mould may be at fault. I am assuming you had custom ear moulds made. If so, are they vented? I could never hear properly with a vented ear mould.

My moulds are soft silicone and have to fit snugly so there is no leakage of sound. Acrylic ear moulds are more prone to acoustic leakage. Silicone ear moulds work best for high gain aids like the Phonaks. When I had the moulds made my Audi instructed the maker to extend the end as far into the ear canal as possible.

Proper fitting ear moulds are crucial for optimum hearing and so often the first go around in fitting is not a good fit. Something to think about and maybe run by your Audi.

FL Mary

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ess77 - Elizabeth | @ess77 | Apr 30, 2021
In reply to @imallears "@awilst Without knowing the exact model of Phonak you are wearing it sounds like the ear..." + (show)
@imallears

@awilst
Without knowing the exact model of Phonak you are wearing it sounds like the ear mould may be at fault. I am assuming you had custom ear moulds made. If so, are they vented? I could never hear properly with a vented ear mould.

My moulds are soft silicone and have to fit snugly so there is no leakage of sound. Acrylic ear moulds are more prone to acoustic leakage. Silicone ear moulds work best for high gain aids like the Phonaks. When I had the moulds made my Audi instructed the maker to extend the end as far into the ear canal as possible.

Proper fitting ear moulds are crucial for optimum hearing and so often the first go around in fitting is not a good fit. Something to think about and maybe run by your Audi.

FL Mary

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Hello, Mary. I have an appt in a couple of weeks with the hearing aid person at Mayo. I need help in both ears, apparently not really bad, but worsening the last several months quite a bit. And, enough I'm having trouble, conversations are the pits and forget it re background noise.

I've been reading and learning from you experts on the hearting site and feel far less ignorant, probably just enough to be dangerous.....but, I don know I don' t know anything....so, the mold info is good. tks. I'll keep reading and learning.

I hope to go through the process with the Mayo folks because I'm familiar and comfortable there and I do trust them a lot. We'll see. This is a huge, huge step, as you certainly know. But, it's gotten to the point I want to hear and understand, so it's time to swallow my pride and all the other negative emotions and save pennies and go ahead.
Wish me well!
Blessings, elizabeth (N. Fl)

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