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Old July 25th, 2018, 06:20 PM   #40
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So I broke down and got hearing aids. Today is the first day. A bit crazy amount of sound. But more like having ear buds in . Except I can hear all sorts of noises . Keys jingle ,paper crunching. Might have to take a bit to get used to
If you don't mind, I'd like to toss some advice your way. Take it or leave it.

Set the volume control on your hearing aids as freakin low as you can possibly have them and still be useful. I think in general, people are turning their hearing aids up too far and this in turn is slowly damaging their hearing more over time.

I don't believe doctors are doing enough to help end users set proper levels of their hearing aids and it's doing damage.

Remove your hearing aids when you don't need them in, and still protect the hell out of what little hearing you have left. When you ride bikes you need to have the highest decibel cut earplugs you can get, generally 31-33db NRR.

Just some notes from an audio engineer who loves his own hearing and mows his lawn wearing shooters hearing protection.
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