Car noise with hearing aids

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chevy85lg

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So I decided to wear my hearing aids yesterday after not wearing them for a long time. When I was driving, I could only hear hear the sound of the car and road, really loud, and that was it. I don't remember that from when I wore them more often.
Does anyone else experience that noise?
 
Yes. what about it? if you open the window and you will hear how loud the wind that goes into your hearing aid.
 
That's exactly why you should wear your aids everyday. As you get used to your aids your brain filters out background noise and you become less aware of. Since you haven't worn them for a while all sound is new and the brain accepts all the new sounds and it all can seem overwhelming it. It also could be the fact that the aids are no longer programmed for your hearing loss, if the loss has changed in any way. Or it could mean there's something wrong with your car. Why did you stop wearing the aids in the first place.
 
Well I hope there is nothing wrong with my car lol! I don't really know why I stopped wearing them... I work out doors a lot so I rarely wore them to work for fear of getting them wet or damaged. I can read lips well so I guess just got into the habit of not wearing them.
 
Yeah, my audi can tell how much I wear my hearing aids and when I wear them and will give me that look when he knows i dont have them on as much as i should.. I hated the car sound too but after awhile it becomes normal. The reason its so loud is because you havent worn them.. Its easy to turn them down or off when you are driving but try to keep them on when you are so you get used to the noise.
 
I find if I take my HAs out while I'm driving I can't concentrate as well. I feel like I'm not in touch with what's going on around me.
 
Deaf people drive all the time with no problem. It's simply a matter of what you are used to.
 
Some countries don't allow deaf people to drive. Some states put restrictions on drivers license for people with hearing aids. The comments here are just throwing fuel on the fire.
 
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