I would gladly wear my hearing aids all day long if they were more comfortable. I had all-in-the-ear aids for 28 years, then switched to behind-the-ear aids four years ago in hope that they would be more comfortable. And they are, but not enough to where I forget I’m wearing them. An audiologist showed me a smaller ear piece that I’m going to try with my next set. Hopefully then I’ll be able to stand having the hearing aids on all day.
Have you tried soft molds. For me they are more comfortable than my previous CICs
I don’t know if my ear molds are of the soft variety. How can you tell the difference?
Mine squish when I squeeze them, so I assume they are soft. Decades ago I wore an aid with a hard plastic mold which had no plasticity at all – it was as hard as a table or a coffee cup.
I have low vision and hearing loss. When I do not wear my hearing aids, I feel more at a loss and isolated than I do with the vision loss. I feel that it is very important to maintain hearing in order to maintain communications. If you don’t hear well and don’t understand what others are saying, they think that you are slow mentally. When you have to spend time processing what others are saying, they get the wrong impression. A quality hearing aid that provides maximum speech understanding is extremely important.
Jeff
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There is NO definitive link between untreated hearing loss and Alzheimer’s that is recognized by the scientific community.
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It is true that hearing aids give your brain signals it is not used to at first, but you eventually adjust to the new noises. If you leave your aids out long enough, it will return to its original state, eventually.
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To the heart of the question. I would say the only reason your hearing would get worse with your HA’s out is that when you aren’t wearing them, you increase the volumes on your TV or radio or whatever, which could hurt your hearing (as it probably did in the first place). That’s a vicious cycle for some that your HA’s break. Hearing worse…turn up the volume…hearing worse…TURN UP THE VOLUME!!!
Evil
If I’m home alone I don’t put my aids in until I can’t stand the tinnitus any longer and the amount of time varies from day-to-day.
if there was a link between Alzheimer’s and not processing audio input, wouldn’t all deaf people have Alzheimer’s?
Maybe it’s just me, (and as someone that hasn’t posted my audiogram results) but I find this statement hilarious and especially so considering there aren’t any capital letters in the sentence. “you need to write out your audiogram instead of being lazy about it and posting a picture. seriously your future social life and work promotion can depend on this.”
I hope my boss doesn’t read this board.
I have tinnitus as well which is why I got my HA’s with tinnitus masking built in. That said, I can’t think of a time that i would prefer NOT to hear. Also, if I keep the hearing aids out of my ears then I have to get used to them all over again when I put them back on. I put mine on when I wake up and take them out when I go to sleep. Although it does happen from time to time my tinnitus rarely flares up to the extent that it did before getting my hearing aids. Why would I even take a chance subjecting myself to those flareups?
That’s a very good point.
Maybe it’s just me, (and as someone that hasn’t posted my audiogram results) but I find this statement hilarious and especially so considering there are any capital letters in the sentence. “you need to write out your audiogram instead of being lazy about it and posting a picture. seriously your future social life and work promotion can depend on this.”
I hope my boss doesn’t read this board.
You’re a lazy bum! Get off the forum! I’m reporting you to your boss and to Twitter!
I stay at home during the day unless I receive a page and I’m usually home alone, so I don’t bother with the aids. It isn’t so much as choosing not to hear as it is there isn’t anything or anyone to hear. I also do some woodworking and often wear ear muffs and I don’t wear them over the aids.
Often I eat lunch by myself and I’ll turn the aids off, so I suppose in those situations I choose not to hear.
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LOL. This forum needs a like button.
I work at home as well (telework) and am usually by myself. I do have quite a few conference calls during the day, however, and wearing my hearing aids makes them easier to listen to (although most are painful anyway)…
Jbobp: I’m like you in that I don’t wear my hearing aids while home alone, but for me it’s more about comfort. I can only stand to have those things in my ears for so long, then I need a break. Is it that way for you, too?
I have fitted molds and they are extremely comfortable. Very thrilled I went with that direction.
Mine bother me some if I wear my glasses; if I wear my contacts they don’t bother me. Except sometimes when I eat. My right aid, with acrylic molds, will move when I chew and that drives me nuts. I have to really push in into the ear canal to make it stop, or remove it.
Speaking for myself I can say that the longer I wear mine the more I forget that I’m wearing them (and I wear glasses as well).
Do you have Concha Locks? This should not be happening.
Today was my first day off (really nothing to do) since getting these new HAs, and I didn’t put them in until I left the house to grab some Chinese food. Once I got home, I left them in. And after wearing them, when I take them out it is really astonishing how soft everything is. I can’t understand the TV without looking at it if I don’t have my HAs in.
Whenever I take mine out, I feel as though someone has just wrapped a pillow around my head. I actually find it a little difficult to tolerate that feeling. Sometimes I wish I could sleep with them.:rolleyes:
Sometimes I put my head on the pillow and remember I have not yet taken them out. I too am repeatedly aware of how muffled my hearing sounds when I take them out now.
I always tell my wife that when I take out my HA’s it feels like my head is under a blanket. Nice to know I’m not alone… 