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<blockquote data-quote="deerheart12" data-source="post: 2549187" data-attributes="member: 74174">That's a great describing your situation. It sounds like you have hyperacusis? I researched a little more about bone ear phones.&nbsp; I don't think I am able to benefit from it as I do have sensorineural hearing loss and I do pretty well with the current hearing aids that I have. It seems like people who have conductive hearing loss and like ear drum damage but the cochlear works just fine.&nbsp; I did see two or three people wear BAHA where it's surgically put in.&nbsp; So that was interesting.&nbsp; I read some stories about people who have hyperacusis and how it can be truly painful.&nbsp; Wow I had no idea.&nbsp; It's amazing how many different conditions one can get within the ear.&nbsp; Not just being deaf and hearing nothing but silence but the opposite where it's too loud.&nbsp; Yes I noticed if I don't sleep very well, I get some weird tinnitus sounds.&nbsp; It can sound like a lawn mower constantly mowing.&nbsp; I'm like would somebody turn it off!?&nbsp; <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/icon_lol.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="LOL&nbsp; &nbsp; :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" />Yep the classic eye contact is so important for us deaf/hoh people, as it allows us to read the speaker's entire facial expressions and lip read too.&nbsp; So yeah I'll have to remind someone new if they keep forgetting to look at me.&nbsp; Though at times,&nbsp; I'll get tired and just say oh uh huh and pretend I heard them.&nbsp; lol!&nbsp; I do that lot with people on a random talking in the store like someone making a funny comment but I have no idea&nbsp; so I just smile, chuckle and move on.&nbsp; Group conversations are no good either.&nbsp; Unless I have an interpreter, text to voice app, or have someone stand next to me telling me what's going on.&nbsp; Have you tried Google Live Transcribe?&nbsp; Sometimes it'll help but not always.&nbsp; Especially now with all the masks it makes it harder to pick up muffle speech.&nbsp; I found a site that has a message board for people with hyperacusis. <a href="https://hyperacusis.net/message-board/" target="_blank">https://hyperacusis.net/message-board/</a> You could also look on Facebook if you have one and do a hyperacusis group search to find other people that have similar conditions as you.&nbsp; Just some ideas.&nbsp; Anyways&nbsp; nice chatting with ya!&nbsp; <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/bye.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bye:" title="Bye&nbsp; &nbsp; :bye:" data-shortname=":bye:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" data-shortname=":D" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wiggle.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":wiggle:" title="Wiggle&nbsp; &nbsp; :wiggle:" data-shortname=":wiggle:" /> Annie</blockquote>

[QUOTE="deerheart12, post: 2549187, member: 74174"] That's a great describing your situation. It sounds like you have hyperacusis? I researched a little more about bone ear phones. I don't think I am able to benefit from it as I do have sensorineural hearing loss and I do pretty well with the current hearing aids that I have. It seems like people who have conductive hearing loss and like ear drum damage but the cochlear works just fine. I did see two or three people wear BAHA where it's surgically put in. So that was interesting. I read some stories about people who have hyperacusis and how it can be truly painful. Wow I had no idea. It's amazing how many different conditions one can get within the ear. Not just being deaf and hearing nothing but silence but the opposite where it's too loud. Yes I noticed if I don't sleep very well, I get some weird tinnitus sounds. It can sound like a lawn mower constantly mowing. I'm like would somebody turn it off!? :lol: Yep the classic eye contact is so important for us deaf/hoh people, as it allows us to read the speaker's entire facial expressions and lip read too. So yeah I'll have to remind someone new if they keep forgetting to look at me. Though at times, I'll get tired and just say oh uh huh and pretend I heard them. lol! I do that lot with people on a random talking in the store like someone making a funny comment but I have no idea so I just smile, chuckle and move on. Group conversations are no good either. Unless I have an interpreter, text to voice app, or have someone stand next to me telling me what's going on. Have you tried Google Live Transcribe? Sometimes it'll help but not always. Especially now with all the masks it makes it harder to pick up muffle speech. I found a site that has a message board for people with hyperacusis. [URL]https://hyperacusis.net/message-board/[/URL] You could also look on Facebook if you have one and do a hyperacusis group search to find other people that have similar conditions as you. Just some ideas. Anyways nice chatting with ya! :bye::D:wiggle: Annie [/QUOTE]

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