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Talk to me about hearing loss

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thebeesknees123 · 13/02/2019 08:10

I have had hearing loss in 1 ear since childhood. The other ear was fine until recently. I'm in my late 40s and I am told it's age related but has come on a bit early. It's not bad at the moment but is slowly progessing and still classed as borderline. I have 2 hearing aids. They help a bit but it is not miraculous. The worst thing to hear is the tv and can't have a conversation with anyone quietly spoken anymore

Just wondered if anyone had similar and would like to share their experiences on here and if it got much worse. Tia

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prampushingdownthehighst · 13/02/2019 08:23

I only have hearing in one ear and my other ear is getting worse too.
I have had a new set of digital aids that are set up for me and they are better.
I have to use subtitles for the t.v and lots of lipreading when out in noisy situations.
Are you able to get new aids?
It's not nice and I am terrified that I will lose my hearing in my "good" ear.
If you can speak to your audiologist, I would recommend that and see if there's anything to helpFlowers

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thebeesknees123 · 13/02/2019 09:00

Are they nhs?

Both of mine have 4 programmes on them. They are digital and nhs. I do use subtitles but not every programme has them.

Can I ask how you lost the hearing in your other ear? Mine was caused by a virus. It is sensorineural. My audiogram has a cookie bite appearance with a huge dip of up to 75db in mid tones. High and low are mild - about 40db. My right ear is normal until high frequency then the audiogram slopes to about 40 db.

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magimedi · 13/02/2019 09:34

My DH is deaf & has hearing aids. TV was becoming a big problem until we bought a sound bar & it has resolved things. TV's own speakers are nearly always at the back of the set so face away from you. The sound bar sits just under the TV & the speakers face towards you. It has made a massive difference.

prampushingdownthehighst · 13/02/2019 10:52

Yes they are NHS, crossaids, so they balance me out nicely.I am eligible for a BAHA but would like to stay with these as long as i can
I had a cholesteatoma that was undetected for a long time and it basically ate my inner ear away.
Without my audio reports I cant remember my db loss, but it i was the typical banana shape(sounds like yours) for a long time but my high frequency has diminished lately,working hard to cover my other ear.
I have dreadful tinnitus in my non hearing ear which drives me mad!

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thebeesknees123 · 13/02/2019 20:25

I didn't know that about the tv so thanks. I will have a look for one of those.

I don't have crossaids. They have aided my bad (left) ear as well but not turned it up too high so as not to interfere with my better ear.

I have hissing tinnitus, too, but, oddly, not in my worst ear. I feel as if Im listening over constant static

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PinkBuffalo · 13/02/2019 20:32

Feel your pain OP. I massively rely on subtitles and it's so frustrating when I sit down to watch a things about aliens on one of the more obscure TV channels and there's none! I have to give up as I find it too difficult. And I have bought DVDs before that don't have them which really makes me angry!

Chocl8 · 13/02/2019 20:35

I’m not an expert on the technology, but would a radio aid be an option as an add on to your aids? Eg my daughter has used Roger Pen.

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thebeesknees123 · 14/02/2019 20:46

Thanks. They look useful but the price...wah.

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