Hi everyone -
I'm HOH, and it's progressed to the point that it's really affecting my job. So, now that I've lived in denial for so long, how do I go about choosing an audiologist? I see ads all the time, but it strikes me that the commercialism is too great a factor. I mean, of course they're going to sell me hearing aids, over doing a good job of assessing my hearing loss. And then, does insurance ever help with hearing aids for people who are hard of hearing?
Plus, of course, I'm nervous. I feel like, 'oh, it's not so bad' - until I have a phone meeting with the PR department and can't hear half of them! or miss my plane because I couldn't hear the different gate announcements. :Oops: So, it'll help at work, I'm just feeling ... sensitive about it. Not sure why - maybe because hearing aids will mark me as different, like my hearing loss doesn't. :roll: yeah, I'll get over it.
Anyway, if you could help point me in the right direction, I would really appreciate it! The last audiologist I went to, went out of business!
- Sylvie
I'm HOH, and it's progressed to the point that it's really affecting my job. So, now that I've lived in denial for so long, how do I go about choosing an audiologist? I see ads all the time, but it strikes me that the commercialism is too great a factor. I mean, of course they're going to sell me hearing aids, over doing a good job of assessing my hearing loss. And then, does insurance ever help with hearing aids for people who are hard of hearing?
Plus, of course, I'm nervous. I feel like, 'oh, it's not so bad' - until I have a phone meeting with the PR department and can't hear half of them! or miss my plane because I couldn't hear the different gate announcements. :Oops: So, it'll help at work, I'm just feeling ... sensitive about it. Not sure why - maybe because hearing aids will mark me as different, like my hearing loss doesn't. :roll: yeah, I'll get over it.
Anyway, if you could help point me in the right direction, I would really appreciate it! The last audiologist I went to, went out of business!
- Sylvie