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Last week I went to my audiologist and had a check up. She said everything seemed pretty stable with only a minor progression in the highest pitches. Today, I went and saw my ENT. Let me start by saying, I have never really liked his manor with me. He is too rough with his instruments. Today he...

Hi, Its been a couple years now since I last said anything about my niece. Back then we thought she might have a pretty severe loss. The ENT suggested have her get tubes and her adenoids removed. They did that and her hearing seemed to return to normal levels, but that only lasted a couple...

I just wanted to update everyone. I picked up my Phonak Cassia M H2O on Monday along with the Compilot. I love them!! I can hear much better and the sound is so much clearer. I heard a cricket for the first time in 25 years and music sounds much nicer now. I have also discovered that I hear TONS...

Hi guys! My audiologist told me I need to get new hearing aids because my current pair are getting old and they are starting to malfunction. I have a pair of Phonak Extra 311. She told me that at our next appointment we will be discussing what ones would be best for me. She told me to look at...

My niece is 6. Up until last week, we thought she was hearing. Only in the last couple months has my sister noticed that she isn't hearing very well. The doctor said she doesn't hear at all out of her left ear and her right ear isn't much better. They told my sister to take her to the ENT. The...

Hello again! Things have been crazy around the family so I haven't been on in a long while. I'm a single mom to a wonderful autistic little boy. I have been hoh since I was born. I have been wearing ha since my early 20's. Was given the option to go to the local deaf school but the Drs...

I saw the audi today. Most of the findings were expected. My left ear tests at 50db and slopes to 70 db. My right ear 60db sloping to 100db. This is about 10 db worse than the last time. No big deal. The part that worries me is speech recognition. My left ear got and 84% at comfort level and...

Its been a while since I have been on since my life has been busy. I thought it would be nice to reintroduce myself to everyone. Its been about two years since I was last on here. I was born with unilateral hearing loss and scaring in my right ear. My mother was given the option of sending me...

I picked up my has on the 22nd. I have the Phonak eXtra. I like them alot! I can't believe how loud the world around me really is! My voice sounds weird and so does the voices of others talking to me. They sound kind of like they are recorded and played back on a old record album. Everything...

I went and saw my audi this morning and she says I have a moderately severe loss in my left ear and a severe profound loss in my right. She gave me the option of having either in ite or bte. I chose the bte because that's what I have more expierience with. She is going to try and get my...

I went with my son's class to the movies today. They had headphones available for use. They weren't offering captions so I got the head phones. I could hear the movie better but I couldn't seem to comprehend it. I also was unusually tired when I got home. Is this normal?

Hi! I'm Mizerey! I'm a single mom to an autistic boy. They say I probably was born with some hearing loss. We nenver knew until I was about three years old. My mother noticed I would not answer anyone unless I was facing them or at least near them. I was raised orally and when I was ready for...