โMar-28-2019 08:54 AM
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Charlie D. wrote:
Posting here as the RVing with disabilities forum seem to get few posts. I am aware that some of you may respond with something like "this forum is not the place to get medical advise":)
So here goes: I have tinnitus and hearing loss. I wear hearing aids that are several years old. I absolutely hate the back ground music on TV programs and it drowns out the voices. Because of that I can not hear or understand much of what is being said. So frustrating and turning up the hearing aid or TV volume does little to help.
Question for those who wear aids and have the same or similar problems. Have any of you come across a way or technology to reduce the back ground music? My aids do not have Bluetooth although I will soon be seeing an Audiologist and will ask that question. I can hear and understand live broadcasts better but of course they almost never have background music.
โMar-28-2019 05:59 PM
Charlie D. wrote:Which aren't likely state of the art. My hearing impaired father used to complain about the music too, something I never noticed with normal hearing.
I have the Oticon via the VA.
โMar-28-2019 05:41 PM
โMar-28-2019 12:57 PM
fj12ryder wrote:MDKMDK wrote:Absolutely make sure you take full advantage of a long trial period. Sometimes the aids will feel fine initially but become painful after several days of wearing them all day. Just remember if they are uncomfortable you won't use them, and you'll just have wasted your money. I've seen it a number of times with relative.2oldman wrote:MDKMDK wrote:x2. I'm not there yet even after years of playing in rock bands, but the technology is probably pretty good.
I have no hearing aids or psaps but am considering several.
OP may want to look into an upgrade.
I was looking at a pair of the "Six Million Dollar Man" ITE models. They're sort of in the gray area between a hearing aid and a PSAP, but they say they're FDA approved as hearing aids. I have low to moderate hearing loss (from my music choices like Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, etc.) also from playing in a few garage bands, and they look like they might help, with 4 different programs/volume levels available. They're also not overly expensive. Compared to full blown audiologist approved hearing aids.
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MDKMDK wrote:Absolutely make sure you take full advantage of a long trial period. Sometimes the aids will feel fine initially but become painful after several days of wearing them all day. Just remember if they are uncomfortable you won't use them, and you'll just have wasted your money. I've seen it a number of times with relative.2oldman wrote:MDKMDK wrote:x2. I'm not there yet even after years of playing in rock bands, but the technology is probably pretty good.
I have no hearing aids or psaps but am considering several.
OP may want to look into an upgrade.
I was looking at a pair of the "Six Million Dollar Man" ITE models. They're sort of in the gray area between a hearing aid and a PSAP, but they say they're FDA approved as hearing aids. I have low to moderate hearing loss (from my music choices like Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, etc.) also from playing in a few garage bands, and they look like they might help, with 4 different programs/volume levels available. They're also not overly expensive. Compared to full blown audiologist approved hearing aids.
โMar-28-2019 10:34 AM
โMar-28-2019 10:27 AM
Vw triker wrote:
have tinnitus and hearing loss as well, I have an appointment next week to get it checked out. How do hearing aids help with tinnitus? The hearing loss I can deal with, it's not "that" bad, the wife would disagree, but....the tinnitus is driving me nuts.
โMar-28-2019 10:24 AM
2oldman wrote:MDKMDK wrote:x2. I'm not there yet even after years of playing in rock bands, but the technology is probably pretty good.
I have no hearing aids or psaps but am considering several.
OP may want to look into an upgrade.