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The hearing loss I've been waiting for
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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 657779" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>SWOT, you are very lucky that your hearing aids were covered by ins. Many do not cover them.</p><p></p><p>I have a double whammy when it comes to hearing loss. Nerve deafness runs in the maternal side of my family and I'm old enough that that's becoming an issue.</p><p></p><p>In addition, I'm a veteran of the old-time computer rooms, which were extremely noisy, what with the chain-driven impact printers, card readers, blowers, etc.</p><p></p><p>You can tell that the two big IBM 1403 NC1 impact printers were directly to my left as I have a very substantial hearing loss in my left ear now complicated by the nerve deafness.</p><p></p><p>I do not yet need hearing aids, but can only listen to the phone with my right ear and cannot hear the television or radio clearly with my left ear.</p><p></p><p>I have "filter" problems in that I have difficulty distinguishing voices from background noise. I think this is similar to the Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) that children are born with, but mine originates inside the ear as opposed to in the brain.</p><p></p><p>It's just a given in my family that once one reaches a "certain age"....</p><p></p><p>I really do wish my mother would quit blaming my hearing loss on "that music you listened to growing up...", though!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 657779, member: 1963"] SWOT, you are very lucky that your hearing aids were covered by ins. Many do not cover them. I have a double whammy when it comes to hearing loss. Nerve deafness runs in the maternal side of my family and I'm old enough that that's becoming an issue. In addition, I'm a veteran of the old-time computer rooms, which were extremely noisy, what with the chain-driven impact printers, card readers, blowers, etc. You can tell that the two big IBM 1403 NC1 impact printers were directly to my left as I have a very substantial hearing loss in my left ear now complicated by the nerve deafness. I do not yet need hearing aids, but can only listen to the phone with my right ear and cannot hear the television or radio clearly with my left ear. I have "filter" problems in that I have difficulty distinguishing voices from background noise. I think this is similar to the Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) that children are born with, but mine originates inside the ear as opposed to in the brain. It's just a given in my family that once one reaches a "certain age".... I really do wish my mother would quit blaming my hearing loss on "that music you listened to growing up...", though! [/QUOTE]
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