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Originally Posted by DeafDoc1
Seems like my audie subscribes to the idea that "if your only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail". In other words, the greatest thing she has to offer is amplification. Therefore, everyone with hearing loss must have HAs. I attended the ALDA conference a few weeks ago. In talking with others, it seems like people often feel that they must wear HAs even if they offer little help. It was nice to get "permission" to not have to wear them.
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I felt the same way during 6 out of the 10 years I had severe-profound hearing loss and could no longer benefit from HAs or an FM system. At the same time, since I grew up hearing, I continued to wear my aids so that I could hear environmental sounds which was imperative for me as a totally blind person. I also used a Comtek FM system via DAI (direct audio input) to increase my ability to hear environmental sounds. Now that I look back at that period in my life, sometimes I wonder why I tried so hard to hear.