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1. Twenty years. Current set, about three years. 2. About a year. 3. I am retired and live alone. Twelve hours. 4. I cannot understand speech unaided unless the person speaks with a natural voice directly into my ear. 5. a. I can't determine where a sound is coming from. b. Can't deal...

I did some research. The Arkansas state schools for the deaf and the blind are at opposite ends of a large campus, and are administratively linked. Don't many people fingerspell the name-- like "KSD" for Kansas School for the Deaf? The disability-linked context is not as important-- what is...

You are lucky to be working in a tolerant work environment. But now it is time to make a change. You also need to realize that the percentage of people who wear HA's has risen phenomenally in the past twenty years, because the technology now available helps many more people than in the past...

My current cup is at 3. Although I like cream and creamer, I use dry milk-- healthier, more economical, and convenient, since I use dry milk for many other things.

Fan. I live in Wisconsin, and only wish I had AC two days a summer. I can live without. I also like to break rules. Tea or herbal tea or coffee?

In cities, they have enough students to have good deaf programs. In rural areas, it becomes very difficult. What happens if an immigrant child with no language arrives in a rural district? That requires an intensive program; small districts don't have the resources.

I lived in SW Kansas for a while. Our deaf students went to Olathe if they needed a Deaf school. That is an unconscionable distance for maintaining family ties. Smaller Deaf schools would be better. Of course, New York has the population for more schools.

I didn't see mine last time. For me, controlling blood pressure seems to be key to slowing loss. I have been in chronic pain the past six months, but I think the problem is getting resolved. As you may know, pain elevates blood pressure. I have seen some problems lately, but I don't believe...

Normal hearing until 20 years ago, when I got my first hearing aids. It has gone downhill over that time, I am now 68 years old. I have neurological problems elsewhere, both at present and developmentally, so I suspect it is all connected. I can no longer understand speech unaided, unless...

You might be lipreading more than you think. I am uncomfortable when listening to someone with heavy face-hair, or when I can't see their lips. One great help is using closed-captioning with the sound on the TV turned way down. Since your hearing loss is progressive (?), it would be a good...

Nice privilege. Avoid the confusion of chatter when boarding. Will clearly opt-in when the time comes.

Stop at a service desk, explain, and request text-messages on your cell-phone. No, my lifestyle does not require it, but that is what I would do, if travelling though an airport, for example.

Especially talking with my son on the telephone, I repeat whatever I think he said, which often gets giggles. I also have to frequently remind him to speak directly and loudly into the receiver. He has high-functioning autism, so there are communication problems on his part. Hopefully soon we...

It doesn't take them long to run through a quick screening to compare key frequencies with your previous test. And less expensive for your insurance company, too. Sometimes the problem is with your HA's, dirt on the microphones or something.

Unaided, I am functionally deaf. With HA's I do OK. However, I do miss the ability to locate sound. It would have to be something I could turn on and off easily. Going for a walk, driving, hearing something that I can't identify, and so on. Go for it. Maybe a wrist-band?

The answers to your question are obvious to us.

Get him into speech therapy ASAP. Call your local school district. It is likely that he just has some catching up to do, and needs some help to do that quicker. They may not want to test his hearing for a while. Good luck!

I have two air machines in my small apartment. They are LOUD! I have a fan cancellation program on my HA's that works wonders. When I am out and about, I often forget to turn it off.

I gesture a lot. It does seem to help.

Looks like you had a bad experience. Can you try an different audiologist? Maybe they have a different one there by now? Maybe one that is better qualified for losses such as ours. Not much sense in unnecessarily inconveniencing oneself and others.