Hearing

[Charlie_D_]

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.

[Vw_triker]

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.

[romore]

I have tinnitus and hearing loss, my Oticon hearing aids have an adjustment on the one for the left ear to cut background noise. It does help but does not eliminate the problem.
Hearing aids are not one size fits all. They need to be tuned to the individual's range of loss. Improperly fitted, they can be uncomfortable to wear which is why my last ones stayed in the box. A good hearing specialist is your friend.

[philh]

More $$$ get you more capability.

Having said that, my dog ate one of my hearing aids, and I'm not ready to spend a ton of money to replace one or both, and a friend with lifetime hearing issues said to just buy them off ebay.

[2oldman]

MDKMDK wrote:
I have no hearing aids or psaps but am considering several.

x2. I'm not there yet even after years of playing in rock bands, but the technology is probably pretty good.

OP may want to look into an upgrade.

[MDKMDK]

2oldman wrote:
I use captions for times when I find dialogue is garbled. My problem is they're almost always ALL CAPS, which I hate.

Yup, same here (no pun). "Mute" and read the closed captions, if it's that bad. I have no hearing aids or psaps but am considering several.

[2oldman]

I use captions for times when I find dialogue is garbled. My problem is they're almost always ALL CAPS, which I hate.

[quartzster]

I have Tinnitus and some hearing loss as well.

I use these, not cheap, but you will never be sorry.

https://shop.sennheiser.com/store?Action=buy&Locale=en_CA&SiteID=sennww&productID=312647500

You could also get bluetooth headphones, but they are not as
good as true wireless, and don't have the range.

Hope this helps

[Horsedoc]

find a Signia dealer in your area. Cannot stop it down but they can adjust the response to certain frequencies that will not be as severe. I have aids and my problem is crowd noise. They helped, but still confusing. Mine are adjustable via Blue Tooth on my cell phone and they will allow me to focus on the front sides or rear. Helps, but still a pain in the . . . ear!