Ever since the Wen Ya Foundation asked me to shoot a short film about health education for hearing impairment, I began to have doubts about my left ear that I haven't used for more than 40 years: If I hang a hearing aid on my left ear like these hearing-impaired children, I wonder if my life will be different?
A friend with hearing loss in one ear like me should be able to understand three major problems with hearing loss in one ear:
(a) unable to hear the voice to identify the location
(b) It is difficult to recognize sound in a noisy environment
(3) Deaf people can't listen to people.
The otolaryngologist told me that if I wear a hearing aid, these troubles should be reduced a lot, which aroused my great curiosity and decided to try it myself.
The hearing aid company is near the hospital. I went straight in and showed them the hearing report, explaining my needs. After the hearing expert helped me to do the hearing test again, I chose three suitable hearing AIDS to wear for me. The first feeling after hanging up is: Why is the air conditioner so noisy? Why are the computer buttons so loud? Aren't you tired of listening to these voices every day?
While I was frowning, the audiologist did something on the computer and turned down the volume of hearing AIDS and some audio. "Now?" She asked, and I nodded, feeling much better. She took me to the main road, listened to the noise of traffic outside, and then took me to the stairwell, listening to her talk loudly to create echoes and repeatedly adjusting the sound quality until I didn't feel uncomfortable in various occasions. After a busy afternoon, I finally "borrowed" the first hearing aid in my life, tried it on at home, and began a day when my ears could hear.
The new hearing aid is really small and hidden behind my ear. I live like this every day, and almost no one finds me different. I wear it to go to the clinic, host TV programs and get together with friends. Unless I deliberately show off "Look, I hung up a hearing aid", no one really asks questions.
The excitement lasted about a week, and I began to feel bored. The reason is that the audiologist didn't raise the volume very much, which led me to hang things like hearing AIDS on my ears, but it didn't add any convenience to my life. On the contrary, there was one more step, I took them off before taking a shower and put them on in the morning. About the third week, just when I really wanted to give up and return the hearing aid to the store, an idea came to my mind: "You just want to be in a comfortable circle and don't want to accept new things, which shows that your mood is getting old." All right! Others hang hearing AIDS because they are old. I am trying to prove that I am still young and continue my hearing aid life.
The audiologist said that she helped me turn up the volume a little every two weeks, and it would take half a year to turn it up to the same level as my right ear. There are too many people who want to go to heaven in one step, but finally give up because the brain can't bear the extra volume, which leads to physical discomfort. I believe this sentence.