I am an old turkey, have never worn hearing aids but now I badly need them. I do some teaching at a college and have decided I will have to discontinue if I cannot find a way to improve my hearing---it is really frustrating for me and for the poor students (who tend to speak softly of course). I have had a test which diagnoses mild to modrate hearing loss especially in the higher registers. I tried two types of aids and definitely prefer the open canal type. The audiologist I used only offers Vivatone Standard Version S44 and it does not have directional microphones. It does have a button I can press when there is a lot of background noise---problem is when I press it in a noisey situation I can't hear whether it's a one beep or two beep signal. But the truth is that neither position makes it possible to hear in those situations. I end up finding that it's better to just remove the aids entirely. Sorry I'm taking up so much time with this explaination but I would really appreciate some advise. My questions are:
Would directional microphones help?
Can anyone recommend a brand which changes automatically when there is background noise? (making it unnecessary to press a button)
Does anyone know about a new Oticon Delta open canal aid? I saw it described on the internet and it certainly sounded interesting.
Many many thanks. I feel so lucky to have just discovered this forum---this is my first posting.
Would directional microphones help?
Can anyone recommend a brand which changes automatically when there is background noise? (making it unnecessary to press a button)
Does anyone know about a new Oticon Delta open canal aid? I saw it described on the internet and it certainly sounded interesting.
Many many thanks. I feel so lucky to have just discovered this forum---this is my first posting.