I can hear!

Beth54 · Guru

I can hear!

Carrie · Member

My who? Take it you mean pic dont rush Im lostwith this you may have to teach me.

-- Edited by Carrie on Wednesday 9th of May 2012 09:21:17 PM

Beth54 · Guru

Sad to say that at almost 58, I've had to get hearing aids. My kids have been telling me for awhile that I'm deaf, but I reckoned it was them speaking too softly. Then my sister told me, and a girlfriend, so off I went for a hearing test a few weeks ago. Somehow I'm feeling it more than when I got my first pair of glasses.

But OMG! I've had them in for only an hour or so and I've been able to turn the TV way down, but I can also hear the damned tap dripping in the sink, my earhole is itchy, and I can hear myself breath!

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Happywanderer · The Master

Haha, thats so funny Beth. Did you get them especially for Gympie?
I will have to lower my voice then, have the same problem as you, been told by the kids, had the tests. Deaf in the high pitched range, said I'm happy that way, not getting hearing aids, sometimes its easier not to hear some things.

Beth54 · Guru

No, not particularly for C&C. It just worked out that way.

I wasn't going to bother, but the Audio bloke said it's harder to get used to them when you're older and your hearing is worse. It didn't cost me anything, so I thought I may as well.

I was also having trouble hearing my grand-daughters little voice, which I didn't like.

It takes a few months to get used to them, so just a few hours every day.

Jack Mac · Senior Member

Beth54 wrote:
Sad to say that at almost 58, I've had to get hearing aids. My kids have been telling me for awhile that I'm deaf, but I reckoned it was them speaking too softly. Then my sister told me, and a girlfriend, so off I went for a hearing test a few weeks ago. Somehow I'm feeling it more than when I got my first pair of glasses.
But OMG! I've had them in for only an hour or so and I've been able to turn the TV way down, but I can also hear the damned tap dripping in the sink, my earhole is itchy, and I can hear myself breath!
I'll try to type more quietly in future.

Beth54 · Guru

Yes Jack, even the typing sounds loud!

I'll have to turn them off for the Karaoke at C&C!

Jack Mac · Senior Member

Beth54 wrote:
Yes Jack, even the typing sounds loud!
I'll have to turn them off for the Karaoke at C&C!

Karaoke--you're kidding. Need to set up a shower for me and then still not real flash.

Carrie · Member

Oh Beth54 does that mean when Im that old I will need that test to. Sorry .....hehe At least you wont hear any traffic noises wherever you are which is a good thing.

Hope you have a great week end away Im working and by the way Happy Mothers Day!

jonathan · Senior Member

.. YOU BE CAREFUL NOW BETH .. GET USED TO 'EM SLOWLY ..

Oops .. I dont need to shout now .. tee hee !

Jon

bill12 · Guru

I have similar hearing loss from industrial deafness. I went for a hearing test , and found I was 40% deaf in one ear, and 20+ % in the other. I thought other people were mumbling! I suppose I will have to get a hearing aid , eventually, but will try to put it off as long as possible.I suppose the good thing about hearing aids is you can turn them off.I like this feature on mobile phones, also. Bill

-- Edited by bill12 on Thursday 10th of May 2012 06:27:30 AM

jimbo · Guru

Shirls is 64 has a hearing Aid in her left ear.....Nevertheless she can hear me open a Can of VB from 2 Klms away

Dougwe · Chief one feather

I hope all goes well Beth and you get used to them quickly.

Not my ears but I am having trouble with night driving lately, I find the headlights of on-coming cars a too bright and I am finding it harder to see in the dark nowadays as well. I am going to get the old eyes checked in a couple of weeks, in the mean time I am avoiding night driving as much as possible.

Beth54 · Guru

Carrie, yes I mean a picture. Similar to uploading a photo on FB. Go into 'user details', click on avatar on the left hand side, then click on select a file. Too easy! wink

Yes, fellas, I just need to wear them for a couple of hours each day, til I get used to them. Apparently it can take a few months. hmm

Bill, my ex has industrial hearing loss to, from his years as a mechanic. Our kids call him a deaf old bas***d, just like they did with my Dad. At least they didn't call me a deaf old hag like my friend did. Yes Jon, Lesley called me a deaf old hag! How rude! evileye

Jimbo, I'm hearing the bl**dy crows way too well today! evileye

Doug, I don't feel totally confident driving at night either, and I have new glasses.

Cruising Granny · Guru

My glasses make the headlights strobe even on low beam, and it's quite dazzling. Not good for my work when I have to get home at night.
Now I have non-reflecting lenses it's much better with less strobing. I wear polaroid slip over sunnies.
On the other hand my ears are good, and so is my hearing.
My grandmother was deaf as a post and only wore her hearing aid when we had visitors and church.
So the whole family grew up yelling so she could hear, and she liked to hear everything that was going around her.
We found her hearing aid a few weeks ago. It was larger than an MP3 player with 2 AA batteries, and a cord to the ear piece.
The modern hearing aids are so neat an compact they're barely visible.
My mechanic has "indestrial duffness" and tried hearing aids but he couldn't stand the hiss of the compressor out in the workshop from his office. Now that's good and sensitive.

Beth54 · Guru

The gremlins are at it again...I tried to upload a photo of my aid, but the wheel is turning very slow. hmm

It is quite small, but if one wants to pay anything from $1000 one can get a really teeny tiny one. My hair is a little longer over my ears these days, so hides the bit on the back of my ear, and the teeny wire is really invisible. Of course my hesitation at getting it was really all vanity! I'm not generally a vain person, but I do draw the line at certain things.

ken thomas · Guru

I was going to put up a new avatar but the wheel is still turning.having problems posting as well
cindy is looking into it
i can post and put pic on other forums so not sure what problem is
bit off topic
Ken

Beth54 · Guru

ken thomas wrote:
I was going to put up a new avatar but the wheel is still turning.having problems posting as well
cindy is looking into it
i can post and put pic on other forums so not sure what problem is
bit off topic
Ken

That's okay Ken, you're allowed to go off topic in 'I digress'. wink

dazren · Guru

Beth54 wrote

I was also having trouble hearing my grand-daughters little voice, which I didn't like.

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Beth ?????????????? why don't you like your grand-daughters voice ?????

[lol ] dazren

Beth54 · Guru

dazren wrote:
Beth54 wrote
I was also having trouble hearing my grand-daughters little voice, which I didn't like.
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Beth ?????????????? why don't you like your grand-daughters voice ?????
[lol ] dazren

disbelief Okay, so my grammer was a little off, but you knew what I meant. evileye

Gerty Dancer · Guru

When my father first got his hearing aids he hated them, said the cars on the street sounded like trucks about to run him down, and wouldnt wear them.
But we noticed him wearing them while gardening in the back yard... he loved to hear the birds, which he hadnt heard for years!

Welcome back to the world os sound Beth!

Beth54 · Guru

My Dad lived on a very noisy main road, and instead of wearing his aids, he'd turn the TV up to 10 thousand decibels! We'd walk in and go 'Dad!' OMG!

My hearing loss wasn't too bad, and I didn't think to ask the percentage of loss. I know my right ear is worse than my left.

After the Audio man fitted and calibrated them to my ears, he asked how it was, and I said weird. Then I said Gee, I think I'll have to turn the volume down on my own voice! I was amazed at how loud my voice sounded.

I wonder how long I've been talking too loud? Have others noticed and been too polite to say so? Pam? Jonathan? Whoever else I've met?

Travel Bug · Guru

Beth54 wrote:

I wonder how long I've been talking too loud? Have others noticed and been too polite to say so? Pam? Jonathan? Whoever else I've met?

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No Beth...I've never thought that.

Hmmmm...maybe that means I need to get my ears tested too... wink ...just kidding biggrin

Beth54 · Guru

Travel Bug wrote:
Beth54 wrote:
I wonder how long I've been talking too loud? Have others noticed and been too polite to say so? Pam? Jonathan? Whoever else I've met?
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No Beth...I've never thought that.
Hmmmm...maybe that means I need to get my ears tested too......just kidding

Mergatroy · Veteran Member

I have hearing aids, got them when I was still at work and the sound of plates moving knives and forks squeeking was deafening, Mine have 3 settings so I asked one to have the high frequencys cut abit for in canteens, resteraunts etc.
Havent been waring them as much as I should though. One doesnt work properly so I have to get it fixed when I get to Cairns, It is nice to hear birds and crickets some times, and turn them off some times.
Also without them I cant understand what people are saying unless Im watching them, its getting to the point now that even with them I some times cant.

Oh the joys of aging.

Doug

Rip and Rosie · Guru

I have aids as well, and like your's Doug they have a computer chip with 3 programmes.

I certainly didn't really notice my hearing loss, but family did, and nagged me. I went for the test to prove my own point, and was surprised when it showed I have a moderate loss.

I have lost the softer sounds in my hearing, and so can't tell the difference e.g between t, s, ph, th and ff sounds, and I too though people were mumbling, and I couldn't hear the grandbaby when he spoke to me.

The aids are not like the old ones which simply magnify sound, so that all the rubbish sounds get louder, but they target the individual's hearing loss, and the progammable chips can be changes over time to adjust further loss.

Mine are tiny, even the hair dresser gets a bit surprised when I take then out for a haircut.

Since then, I have been told that one way to tell for yourself, is if you turn the TV on in the morning and have to turn the volume DOWN..... because as you tire through the day, hearing becomes less acute (and you turn the TV up in the evening) but after a sleep you hearing is somewhat improves (and the TV is too loudin the morning).

Without my "ears" I need the tele screaming at me in the evening and still miss lots of the dialogue.

Enjoy your hearing aids. I love mine.

Rosie

Beth54 · Guru

I wore them out for the first time this morning..met friends in a coffee shop, and had to end up turning them off. So much clatter behind the counter!

Rip and Rosie · Guru

Beth54 wrote:
I wore them out for the first time this morning..met friends in a coffee shop, and had to end up turning them off. So much clatter behind the counter!

My mother used to complain about that as well, but I never hear it with mine.
I love mine, and if they didn't make my ears itch, I would forget they were in.

Rosie

Beth54 · Guru

Rip and Rosie wrote:
Beth54 wrote:
I wore them out for the first time this morning..met friends in a coffee shop, and had to end up turning them off. So much clatter behind the counter!
My mother used to complain about that as well, but I never hear it with mine.
I love mine, and if they didn't make my ears itch, I would forget they were in.
Rosie

Yes, me too. What is that about?

Re: you don't hear the clatter...I'll tell the Audio bloke next time I go back, see if it can be fixed.

neilnruth · Guru

I was sure my husband needed hearing aids so organised a hearing voucher etc. He was asked to fill out a questionnaire and answer which three areas did he want improvement. He said 1. In the car 2. In a crowded room 3. The radio and TV. The audiologist said - 1. Put the window up 2. Move outside 3. Turn the volume up. I can't win. No hearing aids. So it just HAS to be selective deafness - especially when I'm asking him something!!