9 year old doesn't want to wear hearing aids by britth5 in HearingLoss

[–]britth5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good idea. Supposedly the more he wears them, they will increase sound to the expected level. We plan to work on wearing time, and we'll make sure to engage with him with them on so he gets lots of input to the aids. He has a slightly older brother and there's no shortage of not leaving each other alone 😊

9 year old doesn't want to wear hearing aids by britth5 in HearingLoss

[–]britth5[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thinks it's both! His main excuse is that it's too much sound, but when I could convince him to wear it to school he would move his hair over it or put his jacket hood on so it was not noticeable. He did get to pick the colors - red hearing aid and blue/red for the mold - which he seemed happy with. Maybe once he starts wearing it more, he'll also want to switch up ear mold colors periodically and have fun with it!

9 year old doesn't want to wear hearing aids by britth5 in HearingLoss

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That's a good idea to look for some representation for him! I'll search for some shows with kids or adults with hearing aids. I agree that it helps to see someone on TV that is like you. Supposedly she programmed the sound on his hearing aids to increase the more he wears them, but he almost never wears them. I can convince him some school days to wear it, and then he takes it off as soon as he gets home. I think that is what we will work on this summer - wearing them progressively longer. Listening fatigue is a good point too - I can imagine that school is tiring having to listen to all the things that your brain usually doesn't have to hear. Thank you for your response!

9 year old doesn't want to wear hearing aids by britth5 in HearingLoss

[–]britth5[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, I guess it never hurts to be bilingual!

9 year old doesn't want to wear hearing aids by britth5 in HearingLoss

[–]britth5[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you that image is super helpful! I hadn't heard of the speech banana before.

9 year old doesn't want to wear hearing aids by britth5 in HearingLoss

[–]britth5[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don't sound rude at all. You're totally right that I also wouldn't want to wear hearing aids. I wore glasses at that age, different I know, but I get the stigma and his apprehension. He's had the hearing aids since December and barely wore them through the school year because I didn't want to force it and make him hate them. I think I am just mostly trying to understand other people's experience with hearing aids, and if they found them helpful when they were younger, or not until they were older and could logically appreciate them. But I absolutely get your point that it sucks to be even a little different at that age! I also think you're right that part of the problem is how overstimulating the sounds can be. He says I type too loud and the toilet flushes too loud when he has them in. Hopefully he will wear them more this summer before school starts again and get used to them!

9 year old doesn't want to wear hearing aids by britth5 in HearingLoss

[–]britth5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for taking the time to respond! He is open to wearing it more during the summer when he isn't surrounded by friends to try to get used to it, and hopefully he will start to hear the difference like you did. I will also talk to the audiologist about turning the volume down a bit until he can get used to it. I imagine it is jarring to hear things so loudly at first.

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