I went back to my ENT last Thursday to show her the result of my ear tests done by an audiologist. She said she is not happy with it because it is incomplete. There is no graph shown on my right ear. She said I’ll come back in two months around the first week of December and have another test done from an audiologist she will recommend. I actually told her that hearing loss advances every six months (per the advice of the audiologist) but she said it is not true.
I asked if it has something to do with the strange and loud sounds I heard when I had Covid-19 back in May 2021. She told me it has no relation but heredity does. I was talking to a maternal cousin two nights ago and she mentioned mom’s siblings and other relatives who suffered from hearing loss. It is indeed hereditary.
My ENT told me to canvass hearing aids in those companies she deals with. One has six months to pay with no interest if you use a credit card and also they have a 20% discount for senior citizens. Another one has a little lower cost and they are willing to make airmolds so the hearing aid would fit my ears. She even suggested that I file permanent disability to SSS (Social Security System). I went to the SSS yesterday to get an application form at the nearest branch here in our place. She gave me a prescription of vitamin B complex.
That’s the last of my going back to the doctor until next month when I’ll have my FBS and creatinine labs.
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I am very glad to hear that your specialist overruled what you had been told previously. Let’s hope you get your hearing aids sorted at much less cost.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I hope so Pete. I already inquired from some hearing aid specialists. Hopefully, when the time comes, I’ll find reasonably priced ones.
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I found out, too, that hearing loss has a genetic factor. My dad was almost totally deaf when he died at 89. I’ve had my hearing aids about a year now, and they do help. I just read that aids with new technology are being sold in the US over the counter. This was a featured article in a magazine dedicated for older people. If I ever have to replace my expensive ones, I’m going to explore this.
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So it us really hereditary. Hearing aids are so expensive here but my ENT told me
I should use one that fits my ears, that is with earmolds. They are digital now and rechargeable too. Thanks Anne.
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