Friday, September 25, 2015

Digital Hearing Aids



I got digital hearing aids. I found a program to be able to get them for a low income person and a sponsoring hearing doctor which streamlined the process.  I can hear! To be honest, it is frightening how deaf I walked around for years. There are some complicated emotions coming up for me because I can finally hear what people are saying after ten years.

 I can hear crickets and birds chirping for the first time in 10 years. I can hear what people are saying so I do not have to lip read! I'm not that good at lip reading either. This may change things for me socially as I was becoming completely lost far too often. I had an analogue amplifier hearing aid that I used but speech became unclear to me. I wear the hearing aids all day, and even have them in now to hear the phone if it rings.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2015 at 8:56 AM

    Hi Peep. This is wonderful news! Suddenly having access once again to a world you've been missing, must be an incredible experience. So happy for you! - Lora

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  2. smakintoshSeptember 25, 2015 at 10:35 AM

    Peep, this is wonderful! I thank God for this!

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  3. Five Hundred Pound PeepSeptember 25, 2015 at 11:12 AM

    Thanks Lora and Smakintosh. :) Oh yes it has helped me a lot. I can understand people far better. I have the hearing problem where words are not understandable. I can feel the change already and wear them almost every hour while waking. Even hearing the phone is a better deal.

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  4. mulderfanOctober 2, 2015 at 8:43 AM

    I have them too, thanks to socialized medicine and private insurance. Surely, access to workable hearing aides should be a basic human right!
    Glad you got them Peep! I must admit, my fave thing about having a 90% hearing loss is turning off the world whenever the mood suits me!

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