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I had my second hearing aid appointment. This one was amazing. 2 hours she spent with me! With us, actually, my husband and one of our sons.
The test itself was done in a room/booth of course, but it is part of the consultation room... She was very personable, and explained so many things, of which I was never aware before!!!!!!
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I knew that hearing aids are not as easy as putting on a pair of glasses and seeing again!!! Anyone who has had a hearing aid, knows this. And other people, have to be taught, that this is so.
Those with normal hearing have no idea of what loss of hearing consists of. Other than, being with that person, is a 'pain in the neck.'<---Not being nasty, it issssss. And that is why, when one's hearing starts to go, then is the time to seek help. Not wait years and years, like I have.
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With hearing loss, we forget certain sounds. Like everything else, "Use it or lose it" applies. For instance, the difference between the sound of "their" and "hair".... If our loss prevents us from hearing "th" and so, we do not hear it, for a long time, our brain forgets how it sounds.
And in actuality, we do not hear with our ears, we hear with our brain. Our ears transmit, what they are capable of hearing, to our brain. And the brain interprets the sound.
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And thus, it will take us time, to 'teach' the brain, to again recognize the sound of "th"... And other sounds, we have not been hearing.
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Soooooo, we do not put the new hearing aids in, and go out and live our life, "like new" again. We need 'work' with the hearing aid specialist, fine tuning our aids, and with ourselves, relearning some sounds, which takes some time. And all this, is part of the process, where I went this time.
And I am excited!!!
It will entail some work, on my part, and that is a GOOD thing!!! I need some specific brain work!
Annnnddddddd...... It will entail getting used to the LOUD WORLD IN WHICH YOU ALL LIVE.
And which I have not experienced, in years!
Eeeeeeekkkkkkk!!!!
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13 comments:
Hooray for an ongoing accomplishment!! Everything that is lost needs to be "Retrained"....and you will succeed.
Indeed, the world is loud, grin. I am partially death--it is heredity. smiles
I'm so glad you're on the path to better hearing. It sounds like your outlook is very good so I'm sure you'll get where you want to be.
The world IS noisy isn't it. One thing I really hate is the loudspeaker at the grocery store here when they page an employee. It is so very loud it almost hurts my ears. I really wish they would turn it down a notch or two.
Have a wonderful summer Sunday!!
I am thrilled for you as the world with more varied sound opens to you again. Great explanation!
Thank you for educating me about hearing aids.
So happy that you are able to hear better!! :)
And I do like all the illustrations!!
We do tend to put things off don't we? Glad you are getting back into the loud world again although some quiet does have it's advantages.
That is a good accomplishment so far and you will soon hear better with a regimen to re-learn and use. Glad you are excited about it all!
I love this artwork, and how he frames the lower part of them with coordinating flowers!! I am so glad that things are getting loud for you finally, looks like this time you have a winner!
Very interesting post! I never knew about the brain forgetting sounds. But it makes sense! I'm happy it's going well for you. Now I'm thinking my hubby should get his hearing checked.
Ps...personal blog is Hootin' Anni's and the one you just commented on is my bird photography only...I'd Rather B Birdin'.
I'm very excited for you!
Yay, you must be so thrilled!Love the sweet pictures.
And you know, your post hit home with me...even though I don't have hearing issues, sometimes I only hear what I want to, or even hear something that wasn't said (depending on my mood). You reminded me that I could use a little work on listening better...thank you!! Mary
I did not know any of this! I'm glad you had a good appointment and found someone who would patiently address the issue. That's a rare thing! I hope having the hearing aid is everything that you need it to be! xoxo
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