Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 13/5/2024
Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 13/5/2024
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Got my hearing aids and boy do they make a big difference for me.
I’d suffered from a very reduced high frequency hearing so everything sounded muffled. They tested my ears and set the aids up to compensate.
We have a big surround sound tv system, and I was concerned the aids would impact it. But no, it sounds great, the bass/midrange is good and I can now clearly hear the voices, though that does somewhat depend on the source as a lot of modern movies and tv series have gabbled and unclear voices anyway.
My aids have an app that can slightly adjust the sound, so played with that a bit, but to be honest, I don’t think I’ll need to tweak the basic setup.
The only thing that currently stands out, and it a tad annoying, is the aids amplify my own voice when I speak. Makes to me my voice sound echoey and louder than I’m used to.
Will give them a longer run and see how it goes …
It's great to hear they are working for you!
The only thing that currently stands out, and it a tad annoying, is the aids amplify my own voice when I speak. Makes to me my voice sound echoey and louder than I’m used to.
A quick search and it seems it's normal you'll probably get used to it, but also there are some specific things that can make it worse so if you have a follow up appointment then mention it then as there might be some adjustments that can help to some minor extent.
I also saw mention of specific hearing aids that you can train your voice on and it filters it out. But I'm assuming they come at a premium.
It’ll, I’m sure, take time to get used to the hearing of my own voice amplified thing. The aids don’t, certainly at the moment, feel particularly intrusive in my ears, but I guess YMMV on that.
They told me about the "own voice" thing, it was the first thing I noticed on initial fitting. I guess I’ll get used to it, and maybe it’ll make me speak quieter but then Mrs Floofah won’t hear what I say, so a complete reversal of our recent communication difficulties!!
I sang semi-professionally for quite a few years. Used to use in-ear monitors and they do a similar thing - you do get used to it pretty quickly, or at least it becomes less annoying!
The audiologist said that if after a while I felt my voice echo was unacceptably intrusive, they could adjust the aids settings. It’s early days for me with the aids, but I’m pleased to say they do seem to be working well.