Hearing aid use

Barbie300 · September 1

My DH got hearing aids about 2 years ago but hasn’t worn them much bc he says they are uncomfortable. His hearing is not too awful as he can hear me if I talk fairly loud. I don’t know how much I should push him to wear them because his wearing them is more work for me. He spends considerable time everyday looking for lost stuff anyway and this will just add to the confusion. He also isn’t capable if doing the adjustments. I have read that deafness contributes to dementia, so I’m not sure if keeping up with the hearing aids, charger etc is worthwhile. What does anyone think?

LearningCurve · September 1

Hi. I got my hearing aids a few months ago and am still adjusting and Yes they have been uncomfortable. I am my DH's caregiver. These cost a bit of a fortune due to severe hearing loss. I really find them to be aggravating but there have been times when they have felt pretty sweet. I also have had moments when I felt like yanking one out and sending it sailing. It has improved the clarity of what I hear but I have been reminded that it may take up to a year to tweak them up. I am committed to staying the course. I have resound aviva 9 which has all sorts of bells and whistles which I do not want to have set in motion or use. Life is quite complicated as it is. Honestly I can understand why your DH wants nothing to do with them per my experience. All the best to you and your DH

l7pla1w2 · September 1

At one point I wondered whether DW was having hearing problems, but eventually I concluded she could receive the audio okay, but her brain couldn't process it. I would not have tried to get hearing aids for DW if she did need them. She would not have been able to use or care for them. She had trouble turning on a radio.

H1235 · 12:28AM

My mom got her hearing aids about two years before she was diagnosed. She never really used them consistently. After diagnosis she would only occasionally remember to use them and often claimed there was something wrong with them ( there wasn’t). I think the real problem with was that she couldn’t remember how to use them. At about one year after diagnosis she didn’t use them at all and I stopped reminding her to put them on. There was just no point, since she was not going to get the setting right on them anyway. If your DH says they are uncomfortable that could be his excuse for not knowing how to use them. I would just forget about them.

SDianeL · 2:37AM

the VA gave my husband hearing aids and he never wore them. Said they didn’t work. He would take them out and lose them. I stopped trying to get him to use them. Not worth it. I think it was his brain not his hearing that was the problem.

Lorita · 3:03AM

My husband had vascular dementia and wore two aides. He wore them before dementia but still they worried him.. If your husband can hear when you talk loud enough I wouldn't push him to wear them..They would be an aggravation for both of you. Things will be hard enough. Good !uck.

Goodlife2025 · 9:29AM

I actually think the sense of a hearing loss may have been one of the first signs of my DWs early onset dementia. She would very often say she couldn't hear conversations asking me to repeat myself. We had extensive hearing testing done (everything was great) and I was very confused. In hind sight, I believe it was the beginning of aphasia symptoms. Her brain couldn't register what was being said and it remains that way today. 😒

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My husband had vascular dementia and wore two aides. He wore them before dementia but still they worried him.. If your husband can hear when you talk loud enough I wouldn't push him to wear them..They would be an aggravation for both of you. Things will be hard enough. Good !uck.

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