I’m giving up on finding acceptable hearing aids.
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Looking at your hearing loss, it’s no wonder you’re frustrated. Have you considered being evaluated for cochlear implants? I personally think hearing aids would be a waste of time for you but that cochlear implants might be very helpful.
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I think the audiologist has gone as far as she can in getting my Phillips HearLink 9010 BTE aids to really help me.
I guess the last straw was when I had to take them out in order to hear my wife’s nurse talking to me.
I still had problems but at least we were able to communicate.
I do like the clarity when receiving calls on my iPhone but I seldom do that because my house phone has Caption Call in it.
I also enjoy the clarity when listening to audio on videos on my phone.
Are there Bluetooth devices other than Hearing aids that will give me the same results when used with my IPhone?
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I agree that I believe you need to really think about cochlear implants
Cochlear Ltd has a tool that has helped some of our users determine if they may be a cochlear implant candidate. Take the survey here: Hearing Aid Check
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fwlee I feel your pain, my audiogram was exactly the same as yours. I struggled for a couple of years, tried more powerful aids, at a ridiculous price. All to my disgust they didn’t help one little bit. In a fit of frustration I told my Aud these aids are totally useless, and got a referral for evaluation.
I went down the Cochlear route, I have to say it’s nothing short of a miraculous result. My aided binaural WRS pre op was 33%. 12 months post op it’s now 94%. Life is now worth living, even with just the one CI and Resound Enzo 3D aid, everything streams beautifully. It’s pretty fabulous technology.
Have a read of some of the many recipients in the
Ask as many questions to the recipients as you want. We’re a growing group and very happy to help and offer our experiences.
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Do you notice any difference between CI and HA?
Sam2k21 difference? What do you mean exactly please?
I’m assuming you mean in sound. I’m 23 months post surgery now. To start with the sound of just the CI was sound very like jiminy Cricket robotic form. But as time has gone on and with the Resound Enzo 3D aid the sound has normalised to what I heard pre op. Without the aid it’s still a very little bit robotic but 95% improvement on what it was when I first got it.
Does that answer what you wanted to know?
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Yes.I was going through you tube videos about perception of sounds was totally different from HA and CI.Amplified sounds in the ear canal vs electrical signals bypassing ear canal.I was wondering how the HA copes with CI.
I have a Cochlear N7 which pairs with Resound. So these two do stream perfectly together. It does balance out but it does take time. I’m told by my CI Aud it could take another 12 months to get to 100%.
I’ve become lazy with the rehab in the last few months, as I’ve got such good binaural results.