I was surprised!!!

[Pete]

I was surprised that sensory hearing loss/nerve deafness is the most common. I thought most people had trouble in their eardrum or those bones.

I was glad to hear, though, that hearing aids are effective for this hearing loss and that I am able to hear a lot better again.

I can't say I hear 100%, but I sure feel it is pretty darn close.

I cannot believe that I can hear the birds down the street again and even the toilet flushing/water running so much more.

[NiChiBeiCo]

That's great! I am so happy for you and all those around you! If you don't mind me asking---what are you using? :D

[Venster]

Congrats! Once you lose something like hearing and get it back, you start to appreciate the smaller things in life, like in your instance, the toilet flushing and the sound of birds singing. Awesome :)

[jay_man2]

I always look forward to a good toilet flushing, noise or no noise. :D

[BlueSumos]

I just wish my audie had warned me how loud the flushing would be with my new aids :eek:

[Squeezer53]

Yep, we've been missing alot of sounds without even being aware. And with restored hearing, you don't get to choose "Just give me back what I want to hear".
It's a special experience to be in a Thruway restroom on a Holiday weekend & listen to the AMPLIFIED sounds of 20+ power flush toilets & Forced Air Hand dryers going off all at the same time!

I live in the country and the sounds of all the Tree Frogs ("Peepers") & Cicadas at night w/o aids is impressive but amplified w/ aids, can get to be like a sound byte from a Stephen King Movie.

I love being able to hear again but I am sometimes VERY thankful for the HA's MUTE MIC(s) switch & Volume Control. I now really can have the "selective hearing" I had been accused of having prior to documenting my loss thru testing.

[Venster]

I guess you have the best of both world's then :)

[EnglishDispenser]

I was surprised that sensory hearing loss/nerve deafness is the most common. I thought most people had trouble in their eardrum or those bones.
Over 80% of hearing loss in the West is nerve deafness.

In a developing country it can be the other way around.

Nerve loss can come from road & other loud noise, pesticides, medications.

Conductive loss can comes from otosclerosis (not common) and bacterial infections of the ear canal ... common in areas without hygiene or antibiotics.

Simple linear analogue aids can be more useful in the 3rd world than our fancy digital aids.

[zinzan]

I just wish my audie had warned me how loud the flushing would be with my new aids :eek:

Interesting that you mention that; I've just gotten my first hearing aids (Phonak Certenas) and, being a Canadian, was of course watching hockey last night. I know I'm still adjusting to the new level of sound, but I could barely tolerate the amplified sound of the referee's whistle.

[GadgetsRme]

The first holiday after I got my hearing aids I had to walk out of the house. We had the whole family over and the sound level was just too much. Now after 4 months almost of daily wearing them I find that it is not a problem anymore. There is something to the saying that it takes time to retrain the brain to see the most benefit from hearing aids.

[stream2525]

I was surprised that sensory hearing loss/nerve deafness is the most common. I thought most people had trouble in their eardrum or those bones.

I was glad to hear, though, that hearing aids are effective for this hearing loss and that I am able to hear a lot better again.

I can't say I hear 100%, but I sure feel it is pretty darn close.

I cannot believe that I can hear the birds down the street again and even the toilet flushing/water running so much more.

What hearing aids are you using?

:)