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Originally Posted by Number 10 GI
I have high frequency hearing loss and have had hearing aids for nearly 15 years that are provide to me by the Veteran's Administration. They help immensely but they do not give you the hearing ability that healthy ears provide. In crowds or in a place where there is loud noise, I have a lot of difficulty understanding what people are saying, especially women who usually have lower softer voices. As far as I know the VA provides decent quality aids so I don't believe they are the problem. I've had the hearing aids adjusted a few times but have had little effect on hearing quality. If you are expecting to hear like you did when your ears were healthy, you will be disappointed. Even with hearing aids I can't hear crickets or chirping birds. Sometimes when driving with the wife she will comment on a sound the vehicle is making and ask what it is. I don't hear the sound as it is usually a high pitched sound.
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I hear better than before I needed them. Born with nerve damage, my hearing was almost "normal" until I hit my 30s. I had some word differentiation trouble, but sounds in general were clear and audible. The progression began in my 30s until I finally needed devices in my 40s. I rarely wore them because they created distortion in sound, and had to change the battery almost every day, and they kept getting clogged with ear wax (they were custom-made in-ear tiny things).
Fast forward to 2 years ago I got over-the-ear aids with streaming bluetooth app all kinds of doodads, and my hearing is better than it was when I was a kid. So much so that I usually have to turn the volume DOWN when we're eating dinner, because hubby insists on keeping the TV on in the other room, and the rush of applause during sitcoms every 18-24 seconds irritates me to no end.