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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:61. My hearing is awful. I have chronic tinnitus, but also can’t hear people right in front of me if there is background noise, like at a restaurant or gathering. I sometimes have to put on the subtitles. I need to see the audiologist ASAP.

Age 58 PP here - had the same problems. My hearing aid has different settings, including one for when you're in a place with lots of background noise, and another that helps with tinnitus. It can also connect to the TV via BlueTooth so you don't have to use subtitles.

Tell me more! What is this wondrous thing? Who makes it? What doc did you see to get it?

All major brands connect via bluetooth to phones and other devices. I get my aids at Costco. I find it to be the best value out there. And yes, they are the same aids that you'd pay 2 or 3 times more for at a private audiologist.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:61. My hearing is awful. I have chronic tinnitus, but also can’t hear people right in front of me if there is background noise, like at a restaurant or gathering. I sometimes have to put on the subtitles. I need to see the audiologist ASAP.

Age 58 PP here - had the same problems. My hearing aid has different settings, including one for when you're in a place with lots of background noise, and another that helps with tinnitus. It can also connect to the TV via BlueTooth so you don't have to use subtitles.

Tell me more! What is this wondrous thing? Who makes it? What doc did you see to get it?

Anonymous wrote:I have never had good hearing to begin with but now, at 60, it is really problematic. I've been fighting getting a hearing aid but maybe it's time. More problems with certain tones/frequencies than others. If you are about my age, how is yours?

What?

Anonymous wrote:61. My hearing is awful. I have chronic tinnitus, but also can’t hear people right in front of me if there is background noise, like at a restaurant or gathering. I sometimes have to put on the subtitles. I need to see the audiologist ASAP.

Age 58 PP here - had the same problems. My hearing aid has different settings, including one for when you're in a place with lots of background noise, and another that helps with tinnitus. It can also connect to the TV via BlueTooth so you don't have to use subtitles.

Over 60 here with good hearing. Sometimes do not "catch" all the words on television - maybe a show once a week, some dialogue. Some words can seem mumbled. Op, I too would encourage a hearing aid BUT posters here are jumping to the conclusion that vanity has anything to do with it. Not often. More often the hearing aid creates annoying, distracting sounds, sounds that come and go, get louder than softer. It's a delicate process to fin something that improves one's life. It's not about vanity.

My husband turned 60 this year, and there hasn't been a measurable change - he's still just as selectively deaf as he was before!

61. My hearing is awful. I have chronic tinnitus, but also can’t hear people right in front of me if there is background noise, like at a restaurant or gathering. I sometimes have to put on the subtitles. I need to see the audiologist ASAP.

I'm 57 and my hearing is definitely not as good as it was. I've been fighting my mom to try to get her to wear her hearing aids, but you're making me think I should go ahead and get evaluated and maybe model how great mine are...hmm...

Seriously, get the hearing aids. I know it's a pain, but it'll be so much better for you socially. My dad thinks nobody notices his hearing loss, but we all know his facial expression when he's pretending to understand what's going on, and he's gotten into many awkward situations and logistical problems because of misunderstandings. Its so hard to have a real conversation with him.

I think hearing aids have come a long way and I wouldn’t hesitate getting them if I need it. My mom is in her 80’s and her hearing is terrible. She asks us to repeat ourselves and then after 3-4 times saying the same thing at a louder volume, she says, “why are you yelling at me?” Or she misunderstands me and thinks I insulted her and then starts an argument. It’s frustrating.

Echoing the others. It was great when my dad finally got hearing aids - he is so much easier to talk to. Also, bonus, they bluetooth connect to his phone and TV so he can hear better AND watch/listen in private.

58 and I have one. It’s great! My life is 1000x better now. I think it’s pretty discreet, too. And it has Bluetooth to help me with the phone.

Go get one!

Please get hearing aids. I believe that my mother's hearing took a turn for the worse ~60, but she wouldn't get hearing aids for another 5 years. We spent those five years needing to repeat things 3 or 4 times for her to hear us and having her "hear" things that were never said and then dealing with the fallout of misunderstandings. It was frustrating for her and everyone around her.

Please go get hearing aids! I work with older people who have tried to put off getting hearing aids. They don't understand that they are isolating themselves socially and professionally. No one wants to interact with them because they consistently a step behind the conversation or they are inappropriately frustrated with coworkers all because they can't hear clearly.

I have never had good hearing to begin with but now, at 60, it is really problematic. I've been fighting getting a hearing aid but maybe it's time. More problems with certain tones/frequencies than others. If you are about my age, how is yours?