Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:New poster, are there any hearing aids that work well in noisy places. I avoid gatherings like cocktail parties as I really cannot hear what people are saying to me anymore. No one I ‘ve asked has said their hearing aids work in that situation.

Yes, my HAs let me hear and have conversations at noisy restaurants and other loud places. I miss some words, yes, but honestly so do other people, when it's loud.

- I have moderate-to-severe hearing loss.

Which HAs do you have? I wear Signia and have had them adjusted for noisy restaurants and I am still miserable. I have heard Widex might be good for this. But I am open to getting whatever could work.

How, not hoe

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:New poster, are there any hearing aids that work well in noisy places. I avoid gatherings like cocktail parties as I really cannot hear what people are saying to me anymore. No one I ‘ve asked has said their hearing aids work in that situation.

The cocktail party problem, where the background noise is people talking, is more difficult for hearing aids than non-speech background noise.

Time to learn hoe to lip-read.

Anonymous wrote:New poster, are there any hearing aids that work well in noisy places. I avoid gatherings like cocktail parties as I really cannot hear what people are saying to me anymore. No one I ‘ve asked has said their hearing aids work in that situation.

The cocktail party problem, where the background noise is people talking, is more difficult for hearing aids than non-speech background noise.

Anonymous wrote:New poster, are there any hearing aids that work well in noisy places. I avoid gatherings like cocktail parties as I really cannot hear what people are saying to me anymore. No one I ‘ve asked has said their hearing aids work in that situation.

Yes, my HAs let me hear and have conversations at noisy restaurants and other loud places. I miss some words, yes, but honestly so do other people, when it's loud.

- I have moderate-to-severe hearing loss.

Anonymous wrote:New poster, are there any hearing aids that work well in noisy places. I avoid gatherings like cocktail parties as I really cannot hear what people are saying to me anymore. No one I ‘ve asked has said their hearing aids work in that situation.

This is what happens when you get amplification-only aids or aids that haven’t been calibrated. An audiologist can do a detailed audiogram and identify the specific pitches, tones, even phonemes that you need help hearing. Then they can set the aid to pick out those. Combine that with a cutting edge speech-in-noise processor and you’ll get great performance in cocktail party scenarios.

Anonymous wrote:New poster, are there any hearing aids that work well in noisy places. I avoid gatherings like cocktail parties as I really cannot hear what people are saying to me anymore. No one I ‘ve asked has said their hearing aids work in that situation.

I think it can depend, and you won't really know until you have hearing aids and try it out. HAs can be programmed to reduce some background noise, but if you have hearing issues, then I don't think it will solve your problem completely, but it may make it so that you can attend and enjoy conversation, though you may still have to "work hard" in order to hear what's being said. It's definitely worth exploring with an audiologist.

New poster, are there any hearing aids that work well in noisy places. I avoid gatherings like cocktail parties as I really cannot hear what people are saying to me anymore. No one I ‘ve asked has said their hearing aids work in that situation.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here is a source for prices. I don’t know if it’s accurate, but it’s a start. Check your insurance, it might cover some or all of your aids.
https://www.hearingtracker.com/

Insurance doesn’t cover hearing aids unless the loss is due to injury or trauma. Getting old doesn’t qualify.

Fepblue covers a portion of HAs. Just changed to a new pair every 5 years.