Any hearing aid users in here?

Anyone on here have any experience of using/choosing digital hearing aids
which are not too much of problem on the bike. In the next few weeks I'm
going to have to choose a digital hearing aid which will be paid for by a
3rd party insurer so I'm not too worried about the price at this stage.

cheers for any leads or advice.



JB

 

JB wrote

If your can sounds too quiet get a louder one, otherwise don't bother.

 

I don't think you can *get* louder ones than those on my Guzzi.
Ah...I think I see a cause/effect scenario here.....
Seriously my hearing is pretty bolloxed in my left ear after being a back
seat passenger in a car prang 2 years ago and my head going through a side
window. As the insurers have agreed to pay for it I thought I'd ask here
first to avoid any bike-related issues there may be.
Jb

 

JB
wrote:

I`ve got a Siemens Prisma 2 SP+ which my employers bought for me, with help
from Access To Work.To be honest, its a biggish, behind-the-ear one,
and I don`t know what kind you are after. If your hearing is just `reduced`
slightly, from the accident, then you are probably looking at one of those
`poppit` types ones, I`m guessing? In which case, my info won`t be any
help you you! Besides, I don`t wear mine when out on the bike, due to the
feedback I get cos my helmet squashes it too much, and makes it uncomfortable.
Siemens, Widex, Oticon, are all good makes, but theres lots out there, it depends
what loss you have, etc.

Found this link for in -canal ones if you need it;
http://www.easyhear.com//mall/infopageviewer.cfm/Easyhear/Homepage/-

Another useful site;
HearingAids101.com

HTH

 

Many thanks for the help. My hearing is down to about 15% in the left ear so
it is definitely going to be a digital ITE/ITC type. I won't particuarly
want to wear it on the bike either as the sound is pretty damn loud as it is
but sometimes I will have to.
thanks again,
JB

 

No, but I came a hell of a sight closer myself about ten days ago when
a burning piece of weld spatter fell - still burning - right into my
ear and burnt a hole in my eardrum.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Pip Luscher

=8^O

That's going to get your attention quite nicely, IWHT.

I thought the traditional "My sock's on fire" dance was quite exciting
enough.

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Sock?

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