Tis been a long time since I posted on here, years in fact! I sort of lost heart, my protestations over some folks making inordinate amounts of money via someone’s disability at the time seemed rather repugnant, but I have mellowed and the game has changed, there is so much more competition via internet dispensers, high street Audi’s and the NHS seems to be able to get there hands on newer and better HA’s? Last year the NHS gave me a set of Oticon Safari 900 SP’s when I was badgering them for Cochlear Implants… they are excellent HA’s, although I’m totally aware it was a sweetener to get me off their case :-)) they keep moving the goalposts of their thresholds for implants, most annoying!!!
Anyway here’s my question; I had an appointment to see an NHS Audiologist last Friday, she did a quick test and my hearing was slightly down on my previous audiogram, examined my ears and said both were infected and there was lots of scaring from previous infections and as I have had dozens of infections over the last 25 years of wearing HA’s that came as little surprise, un-occluded molds are a breeding ground for bacteria and the said bacteria seems to love the inside of my ears lol :-)) she turned the aids up slightly, but said she was worried about distortion? The slight increase seemed fine to me at the time, but low and behold 6 hours later I am down with sudden distortion with everything garbled and no contextual information getting to my “2” little brain cells I thought it was perhaps the Oticons, so I swopped to my Phonak Ambra Spice, no joy still garbled! I then swopped to a pair of Nadia V UP’s still garbled… I got some steroid ear spray from from my doctor to try to clear the infection, this usually does the trick in a couple of days or so, I seem to be improving then its back to all garbled again, I am hoping, nay praying that this is but a temporary situation, due to the infection or the the overall volume increase or the combination of both? I don’t think or I am unable to recall anything like this happening to me before, Tis new territory to me… Is there anyone out there with similar experiences either with themselves or perhaps a client, your input would be gratefully appreciated:-)) Cheers Kev:+1: