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I went to a well known opticians where they offer hearing tests.After my third bi-annual check up they said that my hearing had deteriorated and I needed hearing aids in both ears. I don't struggle to hear conversations, even in noisy rooms. My family do not think I am losing hearing. My question is: do these places want you to have hearing aids before you actually need them,in order to increase sales?
(I will go to Docs. to be referrred when I need it.)

Hi Patricia and Richard,

Your stories are heartening. I wear NI hearing aids with digital programs to block noise behind me. However my hearing has now got to the stage where nothing helps to hear in crowded environments although one to one conversations at home are fine. So people talk to me thinking I can understand their conversation. I am nodding my head and hearing one in ten words. Any help is desperately needed.

I belong to social club where we eat at long narrow tables. I just can't hear either the person opposite me and even at times the person at my side because of the overall background noise of everyone speaking to everyone else.

Pubs are the same.

I do have a little tinnitus. My NH hearing aids are middle range, if I went privately would top of the range be any better?

My current hearing aids are compatible with the Phonak Roger Easy pen. I obviously would have to point this at the person I was talking to, but if I could have a conversation with them this would be fantastic.

You both said Cochliar Implants solved all these problems, even the noisy pub/club/restaurant all round sound blocking my hearing. Should I be asking for this implant?

Any helpful suggestions would be very very welcome, I know I'm not alone.

Fran

i am really finding it difficult to hear certain pitches at the moment can this be remedied ?

Recently my ear drum burst. It has left me with considerable loss of hearing on my left side. I'm a month on and still struggling. When should I expect my normal hearing to resume?

How do I persuade my husband to take a hearing test?

My lovely husband has always had very bad eye sight and now I fear that his hearing is deteriorating - I find myself repeating most things twice or more now....I am concerned but I have tried to mention it and it was laughed off with comments like 'its selective hearing darling' and its bad enough having bad vision I thought hearing kicked in if vision failed - I am sure I am ok and you just need to speak clearer" I don't know what to do or how to bring it up again ? Any advice ?

Is there anything that can be done for hearing loss caused by a perforated ear drum. My dad say's that the hearing aids given to him don't make any diference.

I have NHS aids that I find difficult to use would I be able to get easier to use in ear ones at a private clinic?

What do I do with my husband who says he is not deaf.I put the T V on and it booms out and makes me jump out of my skin as he has left the sound on high. If he has the T V on in the kitchen I cant hear the t v in the living room. I got his hearing tested when he went for his specs and he was told he had hearing loss. I also got him a gadget from Amplivon which does work, but he wont use it. Guess what. I am going deaf from the LOUD NOISE coming from the T V.

I find it difficult to discern what someone is saying in loud social situations, but have no problems at other times - would I need a hearing aid all the time?

Hearing loss can be very isolating, I find people get impatient with me, or give up trying to include me in conversations. I appreciate it must be very frustrating for them, its frustrating for me too! How do you deal with the social aspects of hearing loss? Thanks

Great information dear. This information is very helpful for me

Since a closed serious head injury (TBI) 28 years ago I have had a form of hearing loss called 'discrimination'. Basically I can hear but not make out sounds when there are too many. I could not have a conversation in a room when others were talking for example. Is there any recent thinking on how to manage or improve this type of hearing loss?

I've heard that you have to keep replacing the batteries in hearing aids; how often? Also, how do you adjust the volume of sound received? I have two married friends: one who shouts and the other being very softly spoken. Would I have to keep taking a NHS hearing aid out to adjust the sound levels?

DH eventually agreed to hearing aids, but says that he doesn't hear any better with them, so doesn't use them. He can hear some people ok but struggles with others. I am one of those who he struggles with. Do you have any tips on how I can speak in a way that might help him to understand? I hope so, because although neither of us has voiced it, I think that we are both feeling quite lonely in our relationship now!

How can you politely but delicately point out to a loved one that they are seemingly losing their hearing - the tv is so loud!

I have always wonder if the discharge I have in my ears is dangerous. I find it very irritating to the skin, making me itch inside the ear.
I have my first appointment in two weeks time to see what's going on.

My Mum struggles with ear infections caused be regular hearing aids and struggles to attach a Bone Anchored Hearing Aid. Is there anything else that she might be able to cope better with?

For years I have had mild tinnitus in one ear. Recently I've found I have confused the direction sounds are coming from. I don't want to resort to a hearing aid and am wondering if it will work with the tinnitus.

Does listening to the TV and music at a loud volume really increase the chances of hearing loss?

My husband is a carpenter and he goes shooting and likes loud music. Are his ears destined to fail?or

DH had a bad ear infection which took a long time to clear up. Now has hearing loss as a result of wax build-up. Saw a locum (because own doctor on holiday) who advised to continue with olive oil treatment and that it would clear out on it's own. Been doing this for ages now with no success. Appreciate that getting water in ears is not advisable, however, I saw somewhere that one can rinse out with saline solution, would this also present a hazard?

Is deafness hereditary? My grandma had to have a hearing aid.

is there any tests or tricks we can do at home to check hearing loss - as a way to help someone understand that they might need to get a professional to check?

Is there a way that's best to approach hearing loss with my Dad? He won't go for a test because he doesn't want to wear a hearing aid (i think that's the main reason anyway) but he has the tv on so loud it's driving my Mum insane! Not sure what to do and any advice would be appreciated.