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I get that sound when I accidentally switched telecoil (or when I want telecoil but there's interference). Drives me batty.

I actually did consider asking for full moulds but didn't when I was there, whoops. I'm not sure how much of a difference no vent would make as I currently have a 0.5mm vent. I do have only a short length into the canal for comfort and I've definitely had more occlusion on previous moulds...

Tbh, the dolphin as a reward for dog training is exactly what Applied Behavioural Analysis is - and it's the most researched treatment for ASD. It's the easiest of the treatments to research because it has very clear goals. I think in some instances it can be useful but, especially in the USA...

I think the BBC's new programme (2/6 episodes released so far) called 'The A Word' does a better job of portraying both the difficulties of parents with a special needs child (in this just case diagnosed). They are very much struggling with knowing their son has autism but Joe himself still has...

I haven't read it I'm afraid. My mum loves Jodie Picoult, so I've read lots of her books. A couple I thought were good, but overwhelmingly I find the less you know about the topic she's writing ably the more enjoyable the book is. I read one other book of hers with an autistic character...

That is quite true, but I believe she was referring to the fact that (statistically) most people see a decline in hearing as they age. I was asking her about why she wasn't concerned that my hearing loss had been stable for so long and had now started to decline because my old hospital had said...

Yes, the olive oil was to soften wax before syringing. It has no effect on ear infections, however. Some people are more prone to wax build up than others. :) It turned out that there was no wax in the left ear, only the right. In any case, it seemed the muffled sound from my left hearing aid...

Right ear had wax in, left did not. Off to my first Deaf Club meeting since I was 13 tonight. I want to have things set into place so if/when I do lose my hearing, it won't be isolating.

My trial with hearing aids has been going okay-ish. Better than previously. After a week of olive oil, I will be getting my ears syringed tomorrow. In the middle of the week, I woke up to my left ear feeling even more dull. I am hopeful that I have a wax clog in my left ear or perhaps just the...

How exciting. Hope it goes well for you today, Flor1!

Probably not. It is frustrating to fit with neither Deaf nor hearing communities and I do miss out at times but my experience in a school with sign language was one of the best times in my life - so much easier than talking. I have quite severe sound sensitivity, even without HAs. If it's just...

I've often wondered whether/how much tinnitus interferes with NT PTA tests, but I'm guessing because up until the last few years they've been consistent that they must be measuring something right. I have got in trouble several times in the past for "trying to pretend to be hearing" by...

Thanks for replying! I'm fairly sure my hearing has got worse and I've got a cold to top it off, so I've been trialling my hearing side while they're sounding a bit crap and it's going better than previous attempts. Currently quiet sounds much like no hearing aids (which is new). My left ear...

My hearing looks like it's been getting worse (audiologist refused to get old audiograms to compare) and I have noticed colds seem to make it worse. I'm always unsure whether it fully recovers afterwards - a comparison of my audiograms looks to me like it has got worse (20dB difference between...

I'm HoH, but was educated in a Deaf setting. My signing is a bit rusty now due to lack of practice. I'm married to a hearing woman who is learning sign, in part to communicate with me and in part so that if our children are born HoH/deaf, we will be able to raise them with BSL.

My most recent hearing aids, Oticon Spirit Zests (Epoq) which I've had for at least 5 years were trialled with a three week sound increase. Unfortunately, I found the quietest level too loud with background noise. Though I did try my best with wearing them at home. By the time they increased...

Also, thanks for all your replies. It's very interesting to me. :)

Oh, I know. Actually, I'd heard about visually thinking in context of people who weren't deaf. I used "you guys" to mean the people who'd replied saying that and anyone else who may have the same experience.

It would make sense that some of you think in sign I sometimes dream of people talking and sometimes with signing except these days they only sign a word or too. It's quite odd. And often leads me to realise I'm dreaming.