Hearing aids vs. Headphones

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Hi there,

I'm HoH with a moderate conductive hearing loss. I often listen to music using top of the range headphones. (not earphones/earbuds) However, I take my hearing aid out when using headphones.

Do the headphones effectively work as good as a hearing aid? I.e. when the headphones are at a sufficient volume, can I hear the music just like a non-HoH person can? Would it be better to use my headphones with my hearing aid in? (I don't get feedback with my ITE but i do with my BTE.)

If anyone could list the advantages and disadvantages (if any) as well, it would be appreciated.

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ExR
 
It depends on your hearing loss. When I use headphones instead of hearing aids I can only hear the bass sounds, due to profound high frequentcy loss.

Have you ever tried using direct audio input with your BTEs, might be worth a try? You would need audio shoes and direct audio input leads. If you live in the UK you can get these from Connevans, try googling them.
 
djchur said:
It depends on your hearing loss. When I use headphones instead of hearing aids I can only hear the bass sounds, due to profound high frequentcy loss.

Have you ever tried using direct audio input with your BTEs, might be worth a try? You would need audio shoes and direct audio input leads. If you live in the UK you can get these from Connevans, try googling them.
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Thanks for your reply.

I can hear most most if amplified sufficiently. That said, I do have trouble being able to understand some of the lyrics in many songs. (regardless of how loud it is.) However, I know that this is often the case for those who are not HoH, so I'm not sure if this is directly related to my hearing loss. (Why does sound have to be such a complicated thing?!)

Your suggestion of trying those audio leads is an interesting one. I haven't heard of those before. Only problem is that my Siemens Reflex L doesn't support input shoes. Maybe the NHS can offer an upgrade that is similar in design/style but offers the extra functionality typically found in normal/conventional BTE's.
 
headphones usually blast every single pitches at your ears while hearing aids control which pitches you need the most so you don't get ear damage. unless I'm wrong

That is, if you can only hear low bass sounds, you do not need to turn up the volume just to get the high pitch sounds... It will hurt your ears. Believe me, I tried it.
 
Headphones nor hearing aids are the solution here....what you need is a real good equalizer. A 64-band would be nice but get the best you can afford...spend a little extra ensures better reception.
 
If you have a computer that you can plug in your headphones you can use the equalizer that is found in Media player. You can also use the night audio position to compress the sounds a bit as not to overload your ears.
 
I took off my HAs, I'm listening to my MP3 player with good skullcandy headphone, pretty good bass BOOM BOOM BOOM.
 
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