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How does your hearing compare through the two ears with the hearing aids in? Is the bad ear still noticeably worse?

Thanks for that feedback. I feel more positive now.

I have been to the audiologist today after the first week of the trial for him to do some tuning to try and improve the right ear. Unfortunately, when he tried to ramp up the right ear (my really bad one) the sound went all distorted and I could barely make out any words. So he wound it back...

Yeah, my main problem is also that I can't hear what people are saying if they're to my right, particularly in an environment with background noise but even when in a quiet room if they are speaking quietly.

Very similar to me; high frequencies and right ear considerably worse. Great difficulty when talking/listening with background noise and also some TV programmes. No tinnitus though.

Very easily, in fact. I just play it on my phone and it transmits straight to my hearing aids so I can hear it in all its glory in private

Are yours the ones that are fully within the ear without a wire-connected receiver behind the ear?

Do you have the RIC ones with the transmitter in the ear connected by wire to the receiver behind the ear? How many channels, if you know?

If you mean suction treatment on the ears to ensure they are not blocked, I have had that done in both ears and they are absolutely not blocked by wax or any foreign objects.

Yeah, I already have artificial lenses in both eyes due to cataracts. Now I'm dealing with hearing loss. I think the booze bill might be on an upward path.

Eh?

I noticed hearing loss in my right ear a few months ago. I've been to two doctors, two hospital EN&T departments, two hearing aid suppliers and had four separate hearing tests done, all of which were consistent; higher frequency hearing loss in both ears but the right ear 10 to15% worse, which...