Wonder if they were talking floor noise (noise the hearing aid makes) Are you wearing two hearing aids or just one in your left ear? Floor noise would definitely be an issue for your right ear. Could be in your left ear too.
Wearing only on left.
Also, my issue is middle ear bones so once sound makes it past the middle ear, I actually have excellent hearing. Donāt know if that changes anything.
So sounds like a conductive loss. I donāt know if that makes one more susceptible to floor noise or not. Could be.
Have you considered a bone anchored hearing aid?
No medical professional has brought that up. Isnāt that a bit overkill? I donāt know anything.
ENTs have only brought up surgery (which sounds more exploratory) and ātry hearing aid.ā They did not know if hearing aids would work/help me but the audiologists all seem confident - āitās been adjusted to your prescriptionā but then confusedā¦
Likely to be mic noise. The OP has great HF results; well below the threshold for noise.
That said, an IIC with a flattish fitting could be perfectly acceptable.
Would you consider that a solution for a flat asym 30dB loss? It wouldnāt make the grade here.
Itās also possible to have this type of loss with a weird dead-spot area on the basilar membrane.
Does it say itās conductive elsewhere in the thread?
I suggested conductive loss based on OP stating this.
Yes, I have conductive loss.
So is mic noise different than floor noise? I thought floor noise was at lower frequencies, but really donāt know.
Well Iām weeks late to the game here ā¦ but you probably got contusions from those molds fitting TOO TIGHT and pressing like thumb held down at maximum strength to that area of the ear canal.
Molds that are too small will result in squeaky-leakage feedback; molds made too big will not only give contusions but also extrude out every time you talk, yawn, eat, laugh or do anything with your mouth.
She said it was middle ear earlier. Though, if it were me and the surgeon thought they could resolve it with a stapedectomy Iād pursue that first. Iāve seen some really impressive outcomes from one of our nearby ENTs.
But yes, Iād send for a baha consult. It would bypass some of the problems a hearing aid would have for that loss. Iām not sure whether theyād consider it too mild. But especially if high frequency thresholds are normal out to 16khz it would seem a shame to block that out.
IIC #1 literally fell out of my ear. I was afraid to lean too far to flush the toilet for fear of it going swimming. This had feedback like whistling, warbles, etc and a rate of approx. 5x/1hr of TV.
IIC #2 If I turn my head slightly, I hear it move, like when unwrapping saran wrap. This does not seem to happen more when I eat. I can decrease occurrence if I pull it out slightly after I insert it. This one also has same feedback but at a lower rate of approx 2x/1hr of TV. Audi said it was the settings being low and I do believe the new higher levels has helped a little but due to pain (other thread), I havenāt tested much.
Before the adjustment a few days ago, I tested with my app and my audiogram with aid was nearly flat 25 all the way across. When I went to the hospital, which was not particularly loud and in both waiting areas and small office, I could not understand people; 9 of 10 people I had to ask to repeat themselves. I was quite shocked since listening to TV/music seemed fine; I even turn volume down a couple notches when I have aid on.
Settings have since been changed from ālevel 1ā to ālevel 3.ā
I was told they donāt normally do surgery for my level of loss because there wouldnāt be much benefit.
Yes and no. Technically āfloor noiseā is the combination of all the components which includes the noise generated by Brownian motion in the mic.
In either case with a HL at 0dB youāll hear it. Itās usually white-noise, so thereās a significant amount of energy in the higher octaves.
Asymmetrical losses can give that effect; especially in noise. The brain is expecting a similar level of sound on both sides, your asymmetry gives the poorer ear somewhere between 64 and 128 times less sensitivity. In background noise the presence of equal bilateral signals are critical; even a 3dB disparity will lose your stereo advantage.
Also, Iād like to mention auditory deprivation: as youāll have acclimated to the loss on the worst ear, itās probable that youāll take a fair amount of time (months) before the you āhearā via both ears rather than regarding the two signals as discrete. One client described it to me (over the course of a year) as having one speaker in front and one at 90 degrees; and then slowly the ābadā side moves around you until both sources merge ahead of you. The only caveat being they had to wear the aid pretty much 100% of the time to maintain the ālearning processā.
Thank you for your explanation. It seems to me Itād make more sense if I had that type of experience unaided, whereas that was never a problem. Unaided I only have speech issues in corner cases (deep voices usually with accents or poor enunciation). And now, with aid, I was very lost.
Contrast this with my Audiās small office where she has air filter, AC, lots of machines, aided I did not have issues speaking to her. Worst case using the auto settings, I could still understand her even though the other noises were overwhelming to deathly loud.
If it matters, my ears have been this way likely since birth, and flagged in kindergarten. In the last 10yrs, when I got tested as an adult, not because I experienced issues, they have been stable. Other than the things mentioned, I have loved my experience aided because it gives me a 3D world/immersive experience which was only possible previously when I cranked up the volume quite a bit. My cello sounds much more beautiful. I donāt want to go back to unaided world.
Thatās interesting about the Cello.
I do think you need aiding, but an aid with minimal processing might work better for you.
WOWIE!!! I would give my right hand for your audiogram. I think I was born with worse hearing. Hope you find success in the treatment you seek tho.