Auditory Fatigue

I have been having terrible auditory fatigue and brain fog. I am trying to figure out if it is from being on thephone at work to much or are my hearing aids need to be adjusted. I am not sure. I just had an audiogram and my hearing loss had not changed. My brain is like rest rest- I am burnout I think. Any suggestions

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Could be a lot of things unrelated to your hearing. Sleep apnea for instance? Time to see your doctor maybe.

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Hearing fatigue is quite real. Adding the phone as another variable adds to the effort you are making to hear. If your HAs have bluetooth capabilities, your employer can get a phone that allows the calls to connect directly to your HAs which can make it a bit easier. Employers need to provide these kinds of accommodations. What I do at work is just forward all my calls to my cell phone bluetooth directly. I can barely hear using just the phone to my ear. I don’t see your audiogram posted to tell what level of loss you have, but know the struggle is real for your brain.

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