250hz: 15db
500hz: 35db
750hz: 55db
1000hz:90db
1500hz and above: 110db
You seem to have had good good luck in programing your Naidas. What was it that you changed from the program that the computer automatically fits?
I may want to turn off the gain 250-500hz, and only boost 750+ and see what happens...
You have cochlear dead zones, ill discuss this here:
http://www.alldeaf.com/hearing-aids-cochlear-implants/63471-good-articles-identifying-cochlear-dead-spots.html
I had the gain in the lows maxed out and I was able to hear more sounds and speech. I probably hear aided similar to what you hear unaided, but of course with more distortion than you.
Your HAs have a fitting range that starts at 40db in the lows so I am surprised your audiologist sold you those HAs. Are you able to hear any internal white noise with those HAs in a quiet room?
Do your molds have any vents? Discuss with different audiologists if a vent may help. I read that it would reduce occulsion and roll off the lows, of which you don't need to max the gains anyway.
As I mentioned on your thread, I haven't met many people with my type of loss. It's hard to fit with a hearing aid, and it can be very frustrating in real life. Somebody can be talking to me and I hear their voice at a normal level but cannot understand a word of what they're saying, even if I'm speechreading. If I'm not speechreading, I cannot understand anything, at all, in any situation.
You have a less common audiogram where your loss slopes precipitously. I read around and most people with your audiogram get little or no improvement with HAs. The problem seems to be that HAs can't be programmed for such a steep audiogram and also they have a huge cochlear dead region.
How often do you wear HAs and how much do they help with speech? Making sounds louder? Ive read that people with your audiogram are able to understand about 50% speech in quiet and of course much less in noise. Is there anyone or any situation where you can understand some speech without lipreading? I can understand about half of what my dad says without lipreading, but with other people, it's much less. With lipreading, it's 80% for anyone who speaks clearly.
I requested the aided audiogram because I wanted to see how I am actually benefiting from the aids in terms of numbers. I am also going to take a proactive role in programming the aid. I'm tired of audis listening to my concerns, making a little adjustment on the computer without telling me what it is, and then saying, "Here, try this." I feel like at this point, I know just as much about sound frequency as them, and I know my own body much better than them, so why shouldn't I have a role in deciding what to change or not?
I took an active role in having my own HAs programmed. If your audiologist won't cooperate, id buy HAs from America Hears where you can program the HAs yourself. Your HL is in the fitting range out to a little past 750Hz. Anything above won't matter as your cochlea is dead. Id try having your HAs programmed for no gain and minimum SPL above 1500Hz, then no gain above 1000Hz, then no gain above 750Hz and compare the difference. You may find that you hear clearer when not trying to amplify well into a cochlea dead zone.
The audis have mentioned CIs to me, but I don't think I'm a candidate, especially with the normal hearing at lower frequencies.
One of my audies mentioned CI to me but he changed his mind saying he wouldn't recommend a CI for me as there was no guarantee ill hear better and that id forfiet my residual hearing and can never go back to HAs. CI is great for those who can't hear, not even with HAs. Your hearing is way better than mine.
You have cochlear dead zones, ill discuss this in further detail here:
http://www.alldeaf.com/hearing-aids-cochlear-implants/63471-good-articles-identifying-cochlear-dead-spots.html