It's always interesting to hear stories from others who are going through hearing loss. I started losing my hearing when I was 23

@nellefindlay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your comment. That's the reason I'm making these videos, I want to help people feel less alone. I'm currently going through the cochlear implant process and I will be making some videos about that in case that would be relevant or interesting for you. I wish you all the best. Nelle xx

Your speech is very good. I’ve had hearing aids for 50+ years and my hearing loss is in the range of moderately severe to severe. I used to wear the phonak brand aids but the last 5 years I’ve switched to the Signia aids and they are small and rechargeable available. You can get the whistle feedback blockers these days. From Australia here. Have a wonderful day.

Hi Nelle, just seen you for the first time. I am impressed by your lovely english accent, and very clear speech. Definitely no deterioration there. I used to have a friend who went deaf in his 20s. I knew him when he was in his mid 50s. He still had perfect speech despite having virtually no hearing at all for many years. Even when we were stood right next to a noisy compressor that started up, he had no idea it was running until I told him. I just mention his experience to make the point that deafness does not necessarily lead to poor speech. With regards to your Naida aids needing batteries. I think in some ways that is more convenient. For example, when you go travelling, you don't have to take a charger with you. And no worries about finding somewhere to plug them in. Or finding a suitable adaptor for foreign power sockets. Or if you are travelling overnight, the rechargeable ones might run out of power. You seem to have a good attitude to life. I am pleased to have "met" you. Best wishes.

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for your comment. I'm glad you like my speech. I have been informed by the auditory implant service that they don't think my speech will deteriorate too much, especially if I get a cochlear implant so I guess that's good. I think it can be quite an individual thing though so there is never any guarantee. I don't find having disposable batteries that inconvenient to be honest. I know some people don't like them but it doesn't bother me at all. I don't think they are very eco friendly though so there is that. I'm glad you like my attitude to life, and I'm pleased to have seen your comment too. All the best, Nelle xx

Thank you for video it is realy suppotive for me

Hi nelle I have just been told I have 40 per cent hearing loss . There is a really long wait to see a specialist . I found your talk very helpful. What a lovely nature you have.

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for your comment. I know it's really frustrating to have to wait for treatment, and I didn't have to wait that long because of my situation. I wish you the best of luck when you get to see the specialist. I'm really glad you found my video helpful. Nelle xx

Very sorry the first experience must have been terrible. Really happy that you found something that works.

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for your comment. I'm so relieved that my new hearing aids are working really well, and I'm currently going through the assessment process for a cochlear implant. Nelle x

I've lost part of my hearing in the last 4 months. It's about 60% of what it was and sometimes it goes completely deaf with no sound at all. After testing we're pretty sure my only option is hearing aids I have to have a few more test to confirm nothing else is happening before that's confirmed. I've been feeling a bit down about it but the way you've spoken about it is helping me realise this isn't the end of the world and that hearing aids will just help improve what I have. Thank you!

@nellefindlay

Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry to hear you're going through that. Not being able to hear is really difficult. Good luck with getting hearing aids. Nelle :)

Lovely natural video, thank you from a 'new' hearing aid wearer 👌👌😊😊

@nellefindlay

8 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you've enjoyed the video!

My hearing has just off the cliff year after year I’m now well below where I should be I found your channel today ❤ I’m now profound and I’m thinking of getting moulds

@nellefindlay

7 ай бұрын

Hi, I'm glad you've found my channel useful. 100% getting proper earmolds is a great idea if you have a profound hearing loss. It really allows for better sound quality and less feedback.

Thank you for your video Nelle, I am currently looking for hearing aids for my mom, and it is so much research to go through, maybe with time, if you keep experimenting with more hearing aids, please make videos of them. By the way, I subscribed to your channel :) Greetings from Northern California.

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you so much for your comment. I'm glad my video helped you. Unfortunately I will not be trying any more hearing aids, because I'm going to get a cochlear implant soon. I'll continue to make videos about my journey with hearing loss though. Best of luck finding hearing aids for your mom. Nelle xx

@Lila22.11

2 жыл бұрын

@@nellefindlay I wish you success with your implant Nelle, and thanks for your response and your wishes :)

Hi Nelle As you can see from my profile I have BTE hearing aids with blue full shell earmolds! I was lucky the NHS did colour molds as usually they only do coloured molds for children! I am tempted to shock everyone by getting neon pink or red earmolds! Another tip I was told by the audiologist was the tubing you have now got comes in different thickness! I don't mean the thin wire ones! But the ones you have do come in different thickness! The thicker the tube diameter the more sound gets in to your ears so you may hear better! Good luck with your CI I hope it restores some hearing! A friend of mine had two implants & after 6 mths they can hear similar to what they did before! And as I said in a previous comment be warned the longer you cannot hear the more chance your speech will get worse! Since lockdown I have been told I sound like I was born deaf so it's back to speech therapy! I love your earmold colours it's good you showing them off & not hiding them with your hair down! Like me your deaf for life now! Also I have to say you look better with glasses I love the clear frames! Being on the DeafBlind spectrum I need glasses to try & read plus my phone reads & writes everything! Or should I say types everything! It can't have been easy for you! My hearing went over time! If you need any advice I will do my best to help as being deaf is not easy! You may want to look in to getting PIP as being profoundly deaf would give you money while you cannot work! ❤️❤️

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you so much for your comment. I see you are a man of impeccable taste. I ended up getting my hearing aids privately because I am still waiting for an NHS audiology appointment (and have been for four months), so my poor parents have had to pay for some. I don't really understand why it seems like only children can have the fun stuff. Just because I'm an adult, doesn't mean I want boring stuff. I think the red or pink earmolds sound like a great idea. I saw a lady with glitter ones the other day which looked pretty cool too. I'm really worried about my speech to be honest. Everyone tells me I sound fine, but because I can't hear my voice I always feel like I'm lisping. I hope that once I've got a cochlear implant I'll feel better about my speech. With regards to not hiding my hearing aids, I think it's important to not be insecure about having hearing aids. At the end of the day, if someone likes me less as a person for having hearing aids, then that is their problem. I'm glad you like my glasses. One of my best friends is partially sighted, but being deaf and blind must bring so many more challenges. I was thinking of making a video where I teach her to drive my car (on private land of course), but I'm not sure that is a responsible thing to do. I am currently in the process of applying for PIP but as with all things it's taking a while. Hopefully that will help me financially while I'm not at work.

Hi Nelle, I have no hearing in my right ear and a severe loss in my left ear. I have learned American Sign Language and use it at home. I also use voice to text on my phone. Last year I lost the vision in one eye so I am considering a CI. I live in the US. Your hearing loss and CI videos have been quite helpful. Thank you!

@nellefindlay

9 ай бұрын

I'm glad you've found my videos helpful. Good luck if you decide to go ahead with the CI. :)

I can totally relate, I lost a majority of my hearing at 25 and now at 30 my right ear can hardly hear/comprehend anything. That part of not having a choice just being like well do you want something or nothing is so accurate 😂 Also I love the color of your molds! I want to get pink or clear glitter for my next ones! Thank you for sharing 💜💜💜

@nellefindlay

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I like the idea of pink or glitter. Super fun!

You must be doing something right Nelle 2500 views already on this video! Your earmolds are made of the same material as mine! I love the hearing aids colour! I have been watching CI videos or reading the subtitles & that nucleus 7 processor is one of the best & one girl said it gave her hearing almost like before she lost her hearing! So hopefully October then November will be a good month! I love your attitude about your newer hearing aids so what if they are bigger than some others as long as they help you who cares plus your CI receiver will be bigger! The funny thing is you will have a lead coming from the processor to the receiver a bit like my body worn hearing aids! I know I mentioned it before but I love those glasses without anything around the lenses everything is clear & blends in with your face! I don't think I could use contact lenses but each to their own! Your doing great Nelle as someone said to me last week I am grieving a loss of another sense! 110db is now profoundly deaf for me! You don't notice it going little by little! But seeing your first video made me realise I am in the same boat as you! 😢😢😢

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for your comment. I'm glad you like my glasses. They are the most comfortable glasses I have ever worn. They way almost nothing. I have high hopes for my cochlear implant, but I'm trying not to be overly optimistic because I don't want to end up being disappointed. Best Wishes, Nelle xx

@barrytaylorprofoundlydeafi2479

2 жыл бұрын

@@nellefindlay I know what you mean you so want to hear again! That first month without hearing aids must have been awful! To have one ear go you can cope with that then the other! There are mornings when I don't hear a sound even with hearing aids in but gradually some sound comes through! The good thing with you is your young with good speech & to get you in so quickly has to be a good sign! But even after activation your brain has to learn to hear all over again! Plus you got a team that does these implants every day! When I was offered mine because of the cost there were not many done! The other plus factor is the processor you have chosen! I watch some video's last night out of interest & the one you have chosen has the best sound quality & it's paired with apple technology! I have only followed you for a week but judging by your hobby you are a fighter! And you will take in everything they tell so to hear again! I bet October cannot come quickly enough! You can put up with a bandage on the side of your head for a while! I am so glad your sharing this with us! It's made me think more of what little hearing I have left! And if my body worn aids help who cares if people stare & are old fashioned that is down to you for making me try again! And not accepting silence! Thank you 🧡

Hi! Great video. I have Auditory Processing Disorder watching from London.

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I don't know an awful lot about Auditory Processsing Disorder (other than a quick google search), but I hope you're doing well. I hope my videos help you because although it's a different thing, the descriptions of APD that I have read sound kind of like what I can hear with a cochlear implant (having trouble with background noise and similar sounding words even though you can hear quiet sounds). Sending you my best wishes. Nelle xx

Hi Matt from the United States I have always had mild hearing loss that is genetic I got the bad hearing loss gene from my father's side of the family. But did not have enough to hearing loss to need hearing aids until I was 25 years old and went through the same thing as you just not as bad. After that I had to get hearing aids. I have a moderitly sever hearing loss in my left ear and sever hearing loss in my right. I am on my third set of resound hearing aids in 18 years. The hearing aids that I am currently wearing at the time is a bluetooth set resound linx 3d 761 ric hearing aids with custom ear molds. Hope your hearing aids are working out for you and that you can get choculer implants in the both ears some day good luck.👍

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for your comment. Thanks for telling your story, I'm glad you're getting on well with your hearing aids. I'm getting on pretty well with mine. I'm currently going through the assessment process for a cochlear implant, but I will only be able to get one. In the UK, children and deafblind people are able to get two cochlear implants at no cost to them, but other adults are only able to get one. I could pay for a second one myself, but it's a little out of my price range. Nelle x

@m3horn

2 жыл бұрын

@@nellefindlay Hi Nelle Matt from the United States yep choculer implants are supper expensive. In the United States insurance will help pay for choculer implants for children but adults are there on there own because insurance companies call them experiential just like with hearing aids which is not right but that is the way it is unfortunately. One ci will be better then none. When I get new hearing aids every 5 to 6 years I have pay for them by financing them through a company called care credit and If I pay them of in a year I pay no interest with works for me. That how I can afford my hearing aids. I got my last pair 2 years ago and glad my aduoligest excepts care credit or it would have to whaight an extra year before getting new ones to save the 5,000 dollars needed so I not eating in my savings or budget.

Thank you for sharing your experience. I love your glasses, if you don’t mind me asking, where did you get them from?

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the video. This style of glasses are honestly great they're so light they feel like nothing. The pair I'm wearing in this video are from spex4less.com (the style is called 'X 2018 rimless glasses') but glasses direct also does a similar style (called 'finelight halo'). If you go to glasses direct, don't pay full price because they always have discount codes available. I hope this helps! Nelle xx

@xJanay

2 жыл бұрын

@@nellefindlay Thank you

*Hi Nelle, New here from YT suggesting your Video. I'm just ordering my first pair of hearing aids next Thursday. I had a test 2 yrs ago, but wasn't about to spend close to $7,000. They only tried the best most expensive on me they're all about money. I just learned for ppl in the area how to get some with a hearing specialist for $1,499. Will get them in a few weeks. I don't care if ppl see my hearing aids I just want to hear what I'm missing. How does it work with you going through all those hearing aids financially? Did you have to keep paying until they got them right? Great Share. 😁😁😁* Sharon in SC

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for your comment. Luckily I live in the UK and have been able to recieve a cochlear implant under our National Health Service. I (my parents) did however end up having to pay for hearing aids privately as although I am entitled to them under the NHS, they are having a lot of issues at the moment and basically don't have space for me. I have already received a cochlear implant, but am still waiting for my hearing aid appointment. Even though I have tried two different types of hearing aids, we only had to pay once as there is a trial period. I think the total cost was around £2,500 ($3,350). I have to have special high powered ones though, so if your hearing loss is less severe than mine, you shouldn't have to spend as much as me. Luckily, my family is fairly well off financially, so even though it was a stretch, it wasn't the absolute end of the world. I hope this answers your question. Nelle xx

@connectionoflivesandinterests

2 жыл бұрын

@@nellefindlay *Thank You So Very Much for that. Yes, you did. I wish you the very best with your hearing aids. 😁😁😁* Sharon in SC

Hi Nelle this may or may not help but after the implant team had told you that you had lost more hearing did you go back to where you bought your hearing aids & show them your latest audiogram & get them to adjust your hearing aids accordingly? As if not the hearing aid in your left ear has the wrong settings & perhaps if they were adjusted to your current audiogram results you may hear a bit better out of that ear! Which in turn will help once your implant is activated! If you have been back then ignore this! But with all the implant stuff going on the non implanted ear can get forgotten! Good luck for the 4th Nov! It's so close now being the 1st Nov 💜

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for your comment. Don't worry, my hearing aid has been sorted. I can't really tell the difference to be honest, but they've done something. I'll keep you updated once my implant is activated. Nelle xx

I have phonak audeo Paradise p70, i purchased it in Oct 2021 and I have sound quality issues and battery issues so I am not 100% satisfied but I have to use it for 4+ more years

@nellefindlay

8 ай бұрын

Hi, sorry to hear you're not having a great experience with your hearing aids. That might be worth checking with your audiologist as sometimes the sound quality issues can be a programming issue.

Thanks for useful information. Is it good to wear hearing aid in both the ears ?

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for your comment, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I personally wear hearing aids in both ears since I have a similar level of hearing loss in both ears. I'm not an audiologist so I can't give advice for anyone else, but I would suggest you speak to your audiologist about what you should do. Nelle x

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Great video... Gives me some courage n I need to get some now to. 50 % of mine is gone.

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I hope you have a good experience getting hearing aids. Nelle xx

@paulahurst4434

2 жыл бұрын

Mine too I’m on a second kind

Wow!! Your up to 3000 views in two months on this video! You must be doing something right! It's a real life story of a real person that lost their hearing suddenly! I hope after activation all being well in November you will continue to make videos in your spare time! You are showing deafness can happen at any age! People like yourself are dispelling the myth that only old people or those born deaf wear hearing aids or CI's plus you can really jazz them up with coloured earmolds & coloured jewellery that covers the tubing! You don't have to have boring beige unless you want too! Look at nelle's hearing aids! You can barely see the aids themselves as they match her hair colour! Plus you can have clear molds if you so wish! Don't be vain like I was get your hearing tested & wear those hearing aids! You will be glad you did! 💖💖

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for your comment. You seem more enthusiastic about the number of views than I am, but your're right, I'm very pleased with myself. I'll definitely carry on making videos after my implant is turned on. It's definitely true that you don't have to have boring hearing aids if you don't want to. At the end of the day, you have to do what you have to do. If you need hearing aids, get them and if people don't like it then that's their problem. Nelle xx

@barrytaylorprofoundlydeafi2479

2 жыл бұрын

@@nellefindlay ever since I first started going deaf & wearing hearing aids I wanted to make people aware how hard it was for someone in their 20's(I was 24 when I got my first hearing aids! ) There was and is a stigma still about wearing them! And these past few weeks I have ended up profoundly deaf like you! So seeing you got 3K views for this video has excited me! I hope it's making more people aware! Plus the video before you joked you had 45 views mostly from aunties! You must have 3K aunties now! Straight away you decided you had nothing to lose so go for a CI & you might help other deaf people decide whether to get a CI or not! So if I get excited over the number of views that's why! I am glad you will continue to post video's after your implantation! When I helped at hi Kent people were desperate to find out what equipment there was out there to help! You got hearing aids! Even if they only help a little bit! So thank you! 💜

I need hearing aids, just waiting for them to come, really don't want them but i know i am struggling to hear every day noises.

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for your comment. I don't think anyone ever wants to need hearing aids, but I promise it's not that bad. If you have a less severe hearing loss than me, you might be able to get some really small ones that are virtually invisible. Good luck with getting your hearing aids. Nelle xx

I’m getting my bone condition hearing aid soon I’m feeling very excited but bit nervous about people’s reactions

@nellefindlay

8 ай бұрын

Good luck with your new hearing aid, I hope you find it helpful. My experience is that nobody really cares about my hearing devices (I have a Cochlear implant now). I know it's a bit cliché, but if people have a problem with you having a hearing aid, then that's their problem not yours and they don't deserve your time anyway. For me, everyone in my life has been very accepting of me using hearing devices.

Hi again Nelle I have just found out something that may interest you,when I had a full blood work up & found usher's I thought that was the end of it,but a medical student was given my case to study! And an ENT consultant got in touch! They thought my rapid hearing loss was usher's & noise damage! But it seems the blood test showed that there was a form of bacteria from my days on the farm from cow & calf dung that would cause profound hearing loss! It laid dormant for years but around 5 yrs ago it must have reactivated & leading to me being profoundly deaf in both ears! Symptoms include balance issues,eyes losing focus etc! The brain injury did not help! It's too late to do anything now! The bacteria cannot do any more harm! But I thought of you when you said you lived on the farm with your boyfriend! I am no doctor but it may have caused your sudden deafness! Attacked your inner ear etc! I am happy my case was reviewed it's too late to save my hearing & I have to manage my remaining sight! Anyway sorry for intruding again with my comments! I am happy to finally get some answers! Plus I have to see audiology when I can for more powerful BTE hearing aids! Been quite a morning & lots to take in! It explains why at certain times of the day I just get an odd muffled sound or balance issues! 🧡

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for letting me know, luckily all my blood tests have been clear and they think they know the cause of my hearing loss to be Meniere's disease. Good luck at your audiology appointment. Don't worry about bothering me with comments. I have loads of free time to answer them at the moment. They don't make my phone buzz or anything so I only see them when I choose to look at my computer. If I ever run out of time or anything I'm not planning on putting pressure on myself to answer comments. I'll only do it when I feel happy to. I promise I really don't feel any obligation. I'm really glad you're getting some answers, and I hope your new hearing aids will help you. Best Wishes, Nelle xx

@barrytaylorprofoundlydeafi2479

2 жыл бұрын

@@nellefindlay your a really kind person you deserve for the CI to work or help then maybe if you & the NHS think it will help they implant the other ear! I try & be polite as manners cost nothing but what is the time line from when you have the operation to fit all the electrodes to activating the implant please! I know it can take a while for your brain to get used to the sounds! It must be hard for you having all this time on your hands you must miss your job! I did not know now they think it menieres! When I wake up in the morning I am thankful I can still see & hear a tiny bit once my hearing aids are in! I just emailed audiology they said as I am already profoundly deaf a different hearing aid will have to wait until things get more back to normal! But they did say my old 1980's body worn hearing aid might be a better bet for now as it's more powerful than my BTE! As my loss is around 110db & this hearing aid goes up to 120db + & I could use two receiver boxes one for each ear or use the y splitter! So over the weekend I might switch as unlike the 1970's & 80's people use ear buds so the won't look out of place! 🧡

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

@@barrytaylorprofoundlydeafi2479 Hi, I'm glad you've figured out a way to get the best results possible from your hearing aids. I hope that works for you. I will get the processor turned on around 4 weeks after the surgery depending on healing. I don't have the appointment date yet. Best of luck with your retro hearing aid solution. Nelle xx

@barrytaylorprofoundlydeafi2479

2 жыл бұрын

@@nellefindlay here's hoping your a quick healer! Would be an amazing Christmas present if you start to get used to the CI by then! I know I probably sound silly using my old body worn hearing aids! If this had been the 1970's etc the NHS would have given you a harness with two receiver boxes on your chest & cords leading up to each ear! So 40 yrs later CI's After reading your email saying why don't I have both ears implanted I emailed the hospital that was going to do my CI in the late 90's back then the costs were high! So I felt a youngster was more deserving than me so took my name off the list But I thought I would ask again! I got a lovely email from the consultant who I saw back then so he said off the record with my other medical problems I would not stand much chance of being implanted unless I went private! The NHS has to ration the implants they do! So someone 18 + who is a good candidate would get done & the NHS should get a lot of the money back from say 40 yrs of work! My best bet apart from going private is keep trying to get the most powerful hearing aids I could get! That's when he said he knew of people with a profound loss to go back to body worn hearing aids! No mask getting tangled up problems! You made sure you got the most powerful hearing aids you can get you wanted to hear something! Plus get earmolds that looked cool! So once again thank you for replying to this & my email! Best wishes Barry 🧡

I have them they irritated my ears so I am now waiting to get my ear molds I pick them up on 23rd September I can’t wait cos I am not wearing my aids at the min everything sounds dim and I can’t hear right so I can’t wait

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment. I'm glad I'm not the only person who has had an allergic reaction to their hearing aids. I hope you have better luck with your new ear molds. I have had no issues with mine at all. Nelle xx

@theyorkshireladyoyo

2 жыл бұрын

@@nellefindlay yeah I’m looking forward to picking them up 3 weeks it’s taking I got appointment for 24th September can’t wait I want them now tho I am very impatient just to get them

i wish i could talk to you... thats not possible,, have so many things to know and learn, have so many questions, how can you still smile?????

@nellefindlay

Жыл бұрын

Hi, I'm happy to answer any questions you might have. To be honest my life is pretty good so I have many reasons to smile :)

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How close does music sound to normal?

@cheesecakelasagna

2 жыл бұрын

I'm curious to know as well, as I also have declining hearing and love music so much.

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for your comment. Currently I have a 100 db hearing loss in my right ear and 95db hearing loss in my left hear. Without hearing aids I can hear absolutely nothing. With hearing aids I can hear the beat of music. I can kind of hear the tone as well like I could tell the difference between classical music or metal. If I know a song really well I can follow along the music in my head. If I don't know the song, I can't hear enough to work out what is going on musically. Obviously I can't distinguish any lyrics really. Like if a song as an instrumental introduction, I can't hear when the singer comes in. It sounds very different to normal. I think the best way to explain it is like if it was playing really quietly through the worst speaker ever. Like really tinny and kind of like a radio not tuned in properly. Some music just sounds like static and I can't follow it no matter how well I know the song. An example of something that sounds like static would be Orden Ogan's Gunman or parts of Blind Guardian's Sacred Worlds. Also Paint it Black by the Rolling Stones for a bit more well known example. Anything with a lot of screaming doesn't really work. Music with a really simple tune and beat is a lot easier to follow and sounds better. It also helps if there is a lot of contrast between the different elements of the music. Something like Amaranth by Nightwish is pretty good, also Hunting High and Low by Stratovarius. For a more well known example, Radioactive by Imagine Dragons. It's really difficult to explain, but this is the best explanation I can think of. I hope this answers your question. I'll be sure to make a video about what music sounds like with a cochlear implant once I have mine. Nelle xx

Hi again Nelle first off I want to thank you for replying on here & by email! This may or may not be of interest to you as next month your having your CI surgery plus you bought your own hearing aids! But as I am like you now profoundly deaf my local audiology department has asked if I would like to put my name down for a new hearing aid coming mid October on the NHS it's made by Siemens it's called the SIGNIA STREETA UP ( ultra power) it's rechargeable & has its own app & maybe even a remote! So maybe Nelle see if you can get one for your non implanted ear? Your a lovely person & I hope & pray this CI implant works & next year they do the other ear! You have so much to offer workwise! & Maybe you will hear enough to go back to your own job! I have been told almost certainly my loss is not usher's but menieres disease as all the tests they did pointed to it plus how quickly I went from severe to profoundly deaf! ☹️Hence I will take any hearing aid that will help! 💜💜

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for your comment. Thanks for letting me know about the new hearing aids on the NHS. I'll look into it once I've got my cochlear implant. I wish you the best of luck getting your new hearing aids and I'm glad you're getting some answers about your hearing loss. Nelle xx

@barrytaylorprofoundlydeafi2479

2 жыл бұрын

@@nellefindlay it's wet here today so I am going to hopefully reply to your last email! I thought of you as you will still need a hearing aid for your un implanted ear! I know u got the one you bought! Also u might want to think about using the mold u got now to keep your CI on your ear! As there is nothing to stop it from coming off your ear but your implant team will have it covered! You will notice another thing with hearing aids,when the wind is very strong it affects what little hearing you have left! 💜

How did you lose your hearing if you don’t mind?

@nellefindlay

8 ай бұрын

Hi, I lost my hearing over the course of a week about 3 years ago (at the time of writing this comment). The exact cause hasn't been confirmed but it is most likely due to either Meniere's disease or Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease. I decided not to go forward with any further testing as it would not help recover any hearing and everything more serious has been ruled out so I didn't see any benefit. I hope this answers your question.

do u have hearing aids in both ears

@nellefindlay

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for your comment. I do wear hearing aids in both ears and I am waiting to receive a cochlear implant. Nelle xx

@asd7576

3 жыл бұрын

@@nellefindlay how is your hearing loss.mine is severe to profund .

@nellefindlay

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, my hearing loss is also severe to profound. It's between 85 and 90 decibels depending on the frequency. Nelle

I have a hearing aid, I love very much (I'm deaf)

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for your comment, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Nelle x

1:42 did u heard dog barking ? Ahaa whats ur pet name!

@nellefindlay

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I didn't hear him barking in this video because he was outside and quite far away, but I usually do hear him if I'm a bit closer. His name is Captain (short for Captain America). Thank you for your comment. Nelle xx

Beautiful hearing aids! I wear hearing aids and my husband is getting them too!🦻

@nellefindlay

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video x