Looking for anyone with experience with helping pick out hearing aides. It’s hard for him to describe what he doesn’t like about them so I can’t provide much in the way of specific issues. One thing he has said was that they change how loud some things are compared to how they should be which I think he means they will make certain pitches louder than other pitches so something like setting spoon on glass plate will be loud but the sound of a low voiced man talking is quiet when normally the low voices are the only ones he can hear. He is the typical old geezer so it’s easier to list all the numbers in Pi than it is to get him to a doctors office.
We have tried 2 different very expensive aids costing thousands each, we tried the new apple ones, he tried countless magazine ads hearing aids and doesn’t like any of them. He’s a very straight forward man so it’s not his way of getting around using them or that he’s embarrassed. He wants to find a pair he likes but he is also a very picky man who was a mechanical engineer so I feel like his expectations can be a little high sometimes for things to be perfect.
Just thought I’d see what other people’s experiences were with hearing aides and if there’s anything anyone can recommend.
One thing I have been told by family who took several attempts to adopt hearing aids is to start at a low volume level. In addition, it takes several attempts to set the “levels” to what sounds right for a user. Most newer ones have an app that allows you to customize it yourself. Otherwise a good technician should be able to help tweak it.
It is a big change that is not easy to accept or get used for many people. I have had several people I know of the try, use, return cycle 2-3 times. Hope that helps.
This. A good audiologist will usually start the gain pretty low, like 30% otherwise it overwhelms your brain in a way that’s hard to describe but will mean you don’t like it. After a few months you can have the gain turned up.
But if you can’t get the settings tweaked you can just turn volume down as soon as they are turned on.