There is a FREE app available, that I highly recommend. Mimi hearing test. It asks some basic questions (age, sex, etc) then asks what kind of hearing set you have (Apple AirPods, AirPods Pro, etc) - has you go into a quiet room, and does a 5 minute set of warble tones at various levels in both ears and has you touch your phone when you hear the notes.
It then plots a graph, for you. It's free, it's so you can have more than a photo in time, of what your hearing is doing. Like anything else, we all have good days, and bad days.
There is a correlation with hearing loss, and dementia. When you stop hearing, you naturally stop engaging, your social interactions slow; and nothing good happens. I had moderate tinnitus. I'm 62, my mother has 2 Cochlear implants, as she was basically deaf in both ears at 75. So, I have a history of loud rock and roll, shooting plus genetics. I love music, and the high end is gone.
I would STRONGLY suggest you get the best set of hearing aides you can afford. The good ones are neurnet based, they talk to each other and your phone, they have 2 settings. One setting is Normal, the other has Tinnitus training, where it synthesizes the sound you hear in your ears (the tinnitus) and this sound calms the nerves that are firing (the hairs are gone, the nerves are alive and well, and they are sensitive, listening to the hair that is gone). The tinnitus setting will diminish the level of riding in your head, the process takes about a month, and mine dropped an apparent 25%, and 6 months in it's down almost 75% - the rest is very tolerable. My hearing will never be what it was, unless they have some advances in stem cell therapy (which are showing great promise), but this is something I would not play with.
It's your life. Dementia is not something I would take lightly.
Thank you.....Good info. I'll look into it. Tinnitus is IMHO the bigger issue. Dementia is the farthest of any concern. I'm somewhat older than you.....I might add that dementia is preventable and not genetic in the sense that the genes carry it. It is a result of a combination of environmental factors like a poor and toxic diet and pharmaceutical adverse reactions to the toxins there. I once read Wisconsin had some of the highest dementia rates..... It's interesting that aluminum is linked to dementia.... And back in the 70s and 80s all the beer companies were using aluminum cans.... Wisconsin loves there beer.... Today there is a near complete return to aluminum cans.... Coincidence? Each individual varies to the effects of accumulating toxins. The health effect is shown to be a Bell curve with some people succumbing to the effects of toxins more readily than others. It's more akin to the canary in the coal mine analogy..... My dad is as sharp as a tack and is 96 years old. Concerning my "loss" of hearing, I do have a very effective propagandist in the house, my wife claims I only hear what I want to hear.🤫🤫😉😁😁.
We are both on regular doses of Ivermectin. Parasites are truly underrated as a source for a lot of issues; and Ivermectin has helped us avoid many colds; but hearing loss can be associated with a great many other things. Firearms, loud machines, music, genetics, strokes, and other things
But loss of hearing means less interactions with others. You interact less, and become isolated. Silence becomes your world and mental stimulation ceases. Hearing aides break the chain of events. They may not keep you alive longer; but the quality of life is improved
We’ll aware. I had issues and I thought I would be the next Beethoven. It was scary when it started and I figured it was permanent. I had some infection behind the ear drum it seems. Related to mold exposure and candida/ parasites. I do audio and I’m aware of the process for hearing loss, I wear WESTON noise reduction plugs daily.
I’m just putting information out there for other passer-bys. Also lions mane mushrooms, I’ve heard folks helped to heal neurons and nerves with lions mane and psylocibin
Thank you. I had a very similar motivation. My wife often got quite upset and felt I was purposely ignoring her. So we both went to an ENT. Her hearing is better than average, I have slight to moderate loss in both. Mimi confirmed everything over months
I opted for the top end Opticon, insurance paid the first $2,500 and I paid ~$2,750. Why? My belief is sound is important as sight. High end are Bluetooth so phone calls go right to the hearing aides. Convenient. But most hearing aids have a bunch of modes. These have 2. So in the front seat of a car, they adjust so I can hear everything in front or behind, crowded restaurants, auto adjust. Concerts, windy days on the lake, they automatically adjust and it’s like taking the clock back 40 years. They “learn” how your ear canal and ear drums respond and adjust. Plus, as time goes by, your hearing likely will get worse. Because you started higher end, they have more adjustments to work with. You benefit longer
I work R&D in space propulsion. So I am around rockets and they are very loud. Keeping my mind sharp is a key part of my job. These help. Best of luck and God bless
There is a FREE app available, that I highly recommend. Mimi hearing test. It asks some basic questions (age, sex, etc) then asks what kind of hearing set you have (Apple AirPods, AirPods Pro, etc) - has you go into a quiet room, and does a 5 minute set of warble tones at various levels in both ears and has you touch your phone when you hear the notes.
It then plots a graph, for you. It's free, it's so you can have more than a photo in time, of what your hearing is doing. Like anything else, we all have good days, and bad days.
There is a correlation with hearing loss, and dementia. When you stop hearing, you naturally stop engaging, your social interactions slow; and nothing good happens. I had moderate tinnitus. I'm 62, my mother has 2 Cochlear implants, as she was basically deaf in both ears at 75. So, I have a history of loud rock and roll, shooting plus genetics. I love music, and the high end is gone.
I would STRONGLY suggest you get the best set of hearing aides you can afford. The good ones are neurnet based, they talk to each other and your phone, they have 2 settings. One setting is Normal, the other has Tinnitus training, where it synthesizes the sound you hear in your ears (the tinnitus) and this sound calms the nerves that are firing (the hairs are gone, the nerves are alive and well, and they are sensitive, listening to the hair that is gone). The tinnitus setting will diminish the level of riding in your head, the process takes about a month, and mine dropped an apparent 25%, and 6 months in it's down almost 75% - the rest is very tolerable. My hearing will never be what it was, unless they have some advances in stem cell therapy (which are showing great promise), but this is something I would not play with.
It's your life. Dementia is not something I would take lightly.
Thank you.....Good info. I'll look into it. Tinnitus is IMHO the bigger issue. Dementia is the farthest of any concern. I'm somewhat older than you.....I might add that dementia is preventable and not genetic in the sense that the genes carry it. It is a result of a combination of environmental factors like a poor and toxic diet and pharmaceutical adverse reactions to the toxins there. I once read Wisconsin had some of the highest dementia rates..... It's interesting that aluminum is linked to dementia.... And back in the 70s and 80s all the beer companies were using aluminum cans.... Wisconsin loves there beer.... Today there is a near complete return to aluminum cans.... Coincidence? Each individual varies to the effects of accumulating toxins. The health effect is shown to be a Bell curve with some people succumbing to the effects of toxins more readily than others. It's more akin to the canary in the coal mine analogy..... My dad is as sharp as a tack and is 96 years old. Concerning my "loss" of hearing, I do have a very effective propagandist in the house, my wife claims I only hear what I want to hear.🤫🤫😉😁😁.
Deworm.
Heavy metal detox. The aluminum will go along with dementia
We are both on regular doses of Ivermectin. Parasites are truly underrated as a source for a lot of issues; and Ivermectin has helped us avoid many colds; but hearing loss can be associated with a great many other things. Firearms, loud machines, music, genetics, strokes, and other things
But loss of hearing means less interactions with others. You interact less, and become isolated. Silence becomes your world and mental stimulation ceases. Hearing aides break the chain of events. They may not keep you alive longer; but the quality of life is improved
We’ll aware. I had issues and I thought I would be the next Beethoven. It was scary when it started and I figured it was permanent. I had some infection behind the ear drum it seems. Related to mold exposure and candida/ parasites. I do audio and I’m aware of the process for hearing loss, I wear WESTON noise reduction plugs daily.
I’m just putting information out there for other passer-bys. Also lions mane mushrooms, I’ve heard folks helped to heal neurons and nerves with lions mane and psylocibin
Thank you. I had a very similar motivation. My wife often got quite upset and felt I was purposely ignoring her. So we both went to an ENT. Her hearing is better than average, I have slight to moderate loss in both. Mimi confirmed everything over months
I opted for the top end Opticon, insurance paid the first $2,500 and I paid ~$2,750. Why? My belief is sound is important as sight. High end are Bluetooth so phone calls go right to the hearing aides. Convenient. But most hearing aids have a bunch of modes. These have 2. So in the front seat of a car, they adjust so I can hear everything in front or behind, crowded restaurants, auto adjust. Concerts, windy days on the lake, they automatically adjust and it’s like taking the clock back 40 years. They “learn” how your ear canal and ear drums respond and adjust. Plus, as time goes by, your hearing likely will get worse. Because you started higher end, they have more adjustments to work with. You benefit longer
I work R&D in space propulsion. So I am around rockets and they are very loud. Keeping my mind sharp is a key part of my job. These help. Best of luck and God bless
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/hearing-aids-may-slow-dementia-onset
Thanks
Good info, thanks for sharing this.
My pleasure