Does your loss of hearing cause you to avoid group conversation?


Posted October 1st, 2009 by admin 8 Comments »
hearing loss
Daisymae asked:


Do you feel stupid because you have to keep asking people to repeat the question, and how do you deal with those who have thick accents? Do you feel isolated sometimes because of your hearing problem?

How long does a hearing aid usually last?


Posted April 3rd, 2009 by admin 5 Comments »
hearing aid
troymariner asked:


Seems like my hearing aids never last more than 5 or 6 years (I have the digital type). The first one cost me $1,600. Five years later the second one cost me $2,000. Now I’m about to get my third one and it will cost me $2,700. I would appreciate comments from anyone about how long their DIGITAL hearing aid has lasted them. Also appreciate comments about which brand they think is the best.

Do you know someone that adamantly refuses to wear their hearing aid?


Posted March 31st, 2009 by admin 15 Comments »
hearing aid
Jackie Blue asked:


My ex-father in law never wanted to wear his, so anytime we all went out to eat anywhere, he always looked to his wife to repeat everthing the waitress said. He spent several hundred dollars on the one he had. Is it true that if there is a lot of background noise, they do not work? What makes a hearing aid make a high pitch sound?