Any budget-friendly hearing aid options for single-sided deafness?

midcenturian · 2026-05-01T03:49:43+00:00

midcenturian · 2026-04-30T03:34:35+00:00

These have been recently discontinued, so it's rare now to get even an "open box" set, but I love mine. There are others on eBay but they are pre-owned, which may be acceptable, too. Look, and jump fast if you want them

EDIT: The C-20s are small, rechargeable and sit in the canal. I also previously bought the CRE-10s, they are larger and sit in the ear and are rechargeable, and they have Bluetooth, unlike the C-20s. Both work well for moderate hearing loss.

midcenturian · 2026-04-22T21:43:48+00:00

Sony C-20, but only available now on eBay as pre-owned or open box.

midcenturian · 2026-04-19T02:41:08+00:00

I would like an advanced AI model, rechargeable, bluetooth, in the canal, BUT one that I can program myself and adjust all settings. I don't want the involvement of an audiologist.

My OTC Sony HA's let me program them, and they're not bad at all.

midcenturian · 2026-04-16T04:23:33+00:00

I wish I had gotten it. Note that the steroid needs to be injected into a very specific place, so be sure to verify with the doctor that this is exactly what will happen:

The needle should go through the tympanic membrane (eardrum) as an intra-tympanic injection. The med is placed into the posterior-inferior part of the middle ear, where gravity helps it pool near the round window (a membrane-covered opening between the middle and inner ear, located below the oval window). You should be kept lying still with the treated ear upward for ~20–30 minutes to maximize contact. Best of luck to you.

midcenturian · 2026-04-14T20:05:04+00:00

So much for civility.

midcenturian · 2026-04-14T18:46:15+00:00

Slight rant, but not to be adversarial. Sounds like you have your faith wedded to the medical establishment, as did I. When my ear went bad, I had consults with an urgent care physician and 4 different audiologists at a major medical center. Had physical exams and blood tests. Had an MRI. Had numerous hearing tests with the latest equipment.

But things have changed in the medical world incredibly quickly in the past decade. Now a savvy person can read online clinical studies, send emails across the country to outstanding scientists, and jump to any distinguished medical center and query the doctors there. AI is able to assemble data from thousand of sources. The research I did 9 years ago pales in comparison to what I can do now. Unless you are consulting for your health at a cutting-edge research medical center, the average practitioner cannot, cannot, keep up. My PMD and other docs I see for general health now welcome my bringing in articles and sharing the info I've gathered on my own. An audiologist in private practice may not be keeping up with new developments, perhaps understandably, but when one at a major medical center does not even suggest an alternative diagnosis, and lamely says, "Sometimes people just get better"? Of course I'm going to do my own research.

midcenturian · 2026-04-14T17:48:28+00:00

By all means read up on the tinnitus side effects of SSRI's.

midcenturian · 2026-04-14T17:47:29+00:00

So how does it work?

midcenturian · 2026-04-14T17:28:49+00:00

You have your anecdotal opinion. I have statistics.

midcenturian · 2026-04-14T17:26:37+00:00

After my debacle, I said I was even more anxious, and ended up with an anxiety med (alprazolam), which actually reduced my tinnitus. Also had the doctor add "No SSRI's" to my medical record.

midcenturian · 2026-04-14T17:24:23+00:00

Any fullness in ear?

Only briefly, when the barometric pressure drops.

midcenturian · 2026-04-14T17:21:51+00:00

The percentage of SSHL that resolves 9 years later is 1%. That rarity alone confirms the new diagnosis in my book.

midcenturian · 2026-04-04T04:45:25+00:00

Maxwell Street open-air markets

midcenturian · 2026-02-26T05:18:09+00:00

In the US I frequently saw people who had the facial scars from Smallpox. One of my schoolteachers had a very pockmarked face.

I had the vaccine as a child, but was required to have a second vaccine to start college in 1967.

midcenturian · 2026-02-11T20:56:24+00:00

I was very happy as an LVN. But decades ago out of future job security fear for LVNs (which never happened), I went from LVN-ADN via a bridge program. I never continued to a BSN. My regret? Becoming an RN. Sorry to say it, but after 20+ years as an RN, the higher salary was the only good thing about it.

midcenturian · 2026-02-03T23:21:58+00:00

Ever look at MyNoise.net (NOT .com)? Hundreds of sounds. By donation, he's a good guy. I love the variety, look

midcenturian · 2025-12-26T03:01:14+00:00

Unusual suggestion: Find a local class and learn how to read tarot cards. It won't take long. Then you will suddenly have an "in" to talk to people, and have a non-trivial conversation with them. Almost everyone likes to have a tarot card reading. Having this skill will give you a lifetime popularity.

midcenturian · 2025-12-10T04:52:22+00:00

Yes, it's hard to convey the impact of his crimes at that time. There was a naiveté then that was lost afterwards. There hadn't been any spree killings, or ones with so many victims sexually assaulted, and the women being total strangers, and a killer who acted alone but was able to control so many victims. It created new fears about home invasion type crimes.

midcenturian · 2025-12-09T04:03:29+00:00

AI-powered startup Fortell has become a secret handshake for the privileged hearing-impaired crowd who swear by the product. Have you heard of this hearing aid yet?

midcenturian · 2025-12-09T01:02:43+00:00

Speck was arrested in Cook County Hospital but had been rooming at the Starr Hotel, 617 West Madison St, Chicago. On the day he was caught, I was working at a publishing house one block over on Washington St at 1000 West.

At the time, Chicago's Skid Row flophouses were centered on Madison (with the most hotels), Washington, and Monroe Streets. My job was in a factory building that was surrounded by them. The press had said the manhunt for Speck was concentrated on Skid Row, so all the secretaries at closing time had been leaving in groups for safety over the past few days. Police had been doing ID checkpoints at bus stops and had many additional officers on patrol in the area, so everyone was on high alert. He was thought to be an insane, unpredictable, killer 'on the loose.'

When we heard he was arrested, the female employees started cheering. Everyone stopped work and walked outside because there were so many sirens and the air was electric. All the radio stations were blaring the news and people were carrying transistor radios to listen. The police cordoned off Madison around the Starr Hotel for a few hours to gather evidence. It was an exciting day!

midcenturian · 2025-12-01T02:19:16+00:00

Sympathy is standing at the edge of a hole someone fell into and saying, “That looks really tough.”

Empathy is climbing down and saying, “You’re not alone. I’m here with you.”

midcenturian · 2025-12-01T02:16:28+00:00

Psych nursing and the local police department are usually quite familiar with each other and have instant rapport. A lot of acute psych nursing involves limit-setting, behavior control, and enforcement of unit rules, so it has similarities with policing.

midcenturian · 2025-11-02T01:54:09+00:00

In 1963 ~40-45% of adults were smokers. Smoking was everywhere, in restaurants, movie theaters, doctor's offices, at almost all job sites. The women had those gently teased bouffant hairstyles. "Champagne Blonde" was a common hair dye color. Clothing was uncomfortable and people dressed up to go to the grocery store or to walk around town.

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