I Am Hard of Hearing and Wear Hearing Aids
I have come to the conclusion that the main purpose of the audiologist who fits you for a hearing aid is to convince you to "get used to it" no matter how you feel about it if the hearing aid(s) you've been given are the best sound quality and fit for you and for your budget.
After all, it's the best they can offer you and the alternative is for you to go around not hearing very well which is not good for your social life, your brain or your general well being and safety. So...you will be told you have get used to whatever is bothering you about it if it basically works OK. I've noticed that audiologists seem to develop a firm but weary tone when they explain the "adjustment period." They've heard all the complaints; this the best they can do for you; your job now is to get used to it.
As a patient who has just drained my savings and gone into debt, this is a little depressing. I can hear better now...but I am uncomfortable...and I have to...[i]get used to it.[/i]
I really, really hope all this changes in a few years. I think it will because I've been reading up on all the newer hearing technologies. Who knows, maybe by the time I am out of debt, the technologies will have already improved. And I can stop being uncomfortable. I've read that the newer technologies will be cheaper as well so maybe I won't spend a chunk of my retirement years in debt by then.
Meanwhile, I have an appointment with my hearing aid audiologist. And at least I am mentally prepared for what I know he is going to say when I tell him I am hearing better but hate the feel of those awful little plastic plugs in my ears.
After all, it's the best they can offer you and the alternative is for you to go around not hearing very well which is not good for your social life, your brain or your general well being and safety. So...you will be told you have get used to whatever is bothering you about it if it basically works OK. I've noticed that audiologists seem to develop a firm but weary tone when they explain the "adjustment period." They've heard all the complaints; this the best they can do for you; your job now is to get used to it.
As a patient who has just drained my savings and gone into debt, this is a little depressing. I can hear better now...but I am uncomfortable...and I have to...[i]get used to it.[/i]
I really, really hope all this changes in a few years. I think it will because I've been reading up on all the newer hearing technologies. Who knows, maybe by the time I am out of debt, the technologies will have already improved. And I can stop being uncomfortable. I've read that the newer technologies will be cheaper as well so maybe I won't spend a chunk of my retirement years in debt by then.
Meanwhile, I have an appointment with my hearing aid audiologist. And at least I am mentally prepared for what I know he is going to say when I tell him I am hearing better but hate the feel of those awful little plastic plugs in my ears.
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