I finally have my first fitting appt. next week and I’m nervous after having done so much reading that has made me think that my loss might be hard to fit. I did have a very quick appt at Costco a couple weeks ago where I was hoping to try a hearing aid, but HIS wouldn’t allow bc my MRI was still pending (came back negative), but she also said she didn’t recommend a HA at all and to just come back in a year. Said cost wouldn’t be worth it. It was all so rushed, I didn’t even really have a chance to push back and say I wanted to try. Overall, it wasn’t a great experience, which I think is also making me nervous about my next appt at a private audiology practice.
My initial assumption was that I would only need a HA for my right ear but, even before really reading about it, I was already concerned about the potential for annoyance/problems from having different hearing experiences on each side (one assisted hearing, the other normal “natural” hearing from left ear). Then I read several people’s accounts on here of similar situations who ended up preferring two aids even with one ear having normal hearing. Additionally, delving into all this binaural hearing literature is also making me think it might be better to have both ears aided (or leave both unaided longer and just do close follow up, although I really think I’m having some trouble now that could be helped by aids) and, thus, have the same sound entering both sides for better binaural processing/summation/etc.
Just looking for advice from anyone with experience, personal or professional, or just knowledge you could share on what you would suggest for my loss pattern.
Thanks!