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In reply to @AttilaDaPun

Never again for me. Aud never meant any harm in fact she was really nice and I’d visited her a few times over the last few years. Apparently there was only a small amount of wax present, when she removed it the noise was horrendous and it actually hurt for couple of seconds. My hearing hasn’t been right since. For a few days after it was a nightmare I couldn’t make out what people were saying also when driving, I remember not been able to hear the car engine. This was 4 months ago it has got better but still have problems with the distortion. Like I’ve mentioned it’s hard to describe, voices sound very robotic or gravelly but odd days it’s fine. Last month I went to to be assessed for bi cros aids on nhs the doc removed some wax using some sort of pick.

According to Dr Cliff on YouTube showering and washing ears daily will keep ears clean of excessive wax.

@PaulS63 said:

the doc removed some wax using some sort of pick.

It was probably a very simple and easy-to-use tool called a cerumen loop. Typically stainless steel, with a textured handle for a secure grip, and a small, slender but sturdy wire loop at the end. They can look in the ear with the otoscope and gently scoop out the wax. Quiet, gentle, and you’re very unlikely to do any damage. We kept several on hand, sterilized, at an urgent care center where I worked, way back in the mid-1980s. We usually had to have the doctor use them for impacted wax resulting from wearers of in-canal chronically not cleaning their ears before jamming their HAs in and pushing the wax inwards. We used to get out wax balls the size of small marbles. Amazingly, the patients reported an immediate improvement in the performance of their HAs!
If you’ve had improvement over the 4 months since microsuction, I hope you’ll continue to have your hearing get better and clearer.

See “Broken Speaker Sound”

Broken speaker sound7

I have seen some people mention “broken speaker sound” when referring to symptoms of their Hyperacusis and sound distortions. However, I am not sure what that means? For those that have it, can you describe this symptom? Is it like the screeching...

I agree scratchy and raspy. Some voices worse than others. Watching a game of soccer on tv commentary voices one okay the other raspy.

In reply to @Speedskater

I think the symptoms of hyperacusis are when certain sounds are louder than normal and uncomfortable to listen to possibly combined with types of tinnitus. Sure I’ve experienced hyperacusis in the past, where I was sensitive to certain sounds.

I have misophonia, and there are times I wish for less-acute hearing of annoying sounds! :rofl:

In reply to @freezerman404

A perfect description. I actually replaced the speakers in a laptop because I was convinced they had gone bad. The new speakers were no better.:worried:

Before hearing aids, sound coming from very good speakers sounded good to me. Sound from a compromised source, sounded worse to me than what I think others were hearing. I would call it distorted.

With hearing aids, I’m hearing brighter, clearer sounds but very often, voices sound tinny. If you have heard what hair sounds like when it touches the hearing aid microphones, that exact sound seems to be added to voices even when hair is not a factor.

Does this sound familiar to anyone else?

I had my Starkey Edge sent to Starkey because I hear what I call an echo noise.

Clip my nails and I hear clip beshew. Sweep with a broom I heart it. I hear it after the words when I speak. The only program I did not hear it in is music.

I hear it with my moulds are domes.

The audiologist and her mentor have no clue. People she spoke to at Starkey have no clue.

I’m waiting on the aids to come back from Starkey.

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