Now Widex has brought a new series of hearing aids onto the market and I am in the privileged position to be able to test them. Yesterday I got the hearing aids from Cariena and and I am extremely excited about them. It feels as if my heart keeps on bouncing every time when I realise how much better I can hear and what adifference they're making. I intend keeping a diary for the next week about the changes and differences between these new hearing aids and the ones I used to have.
Differences between the new and the old hearing aids
The differences I can immediately detect are the following:
- They are lighter to wear, even though they are more or less the same size as the previous ones.
- When Carina fitted them for me, the sound was very loud and she could tone them down quite a bit. The previous hearing aids were set at their maximum sound level so that I could benefit as much as possible. This means that there is room for changing to a louder setting, when necessary.
- I definitely hear lower sounds more clearly with these new hearing aids.
- My own voice also sounds very loud to me and I will have to learn to speak more softly.
- With the other hearing aids I could hear other peoples' footsteps – now I can also hear my own.
- A new sound I could hear was that of the glass being placed on the table. I picked it up and put it down again, just to make sure that that was what I had heard.
- My mother has always said thaI breathe very loudly and with these new hearing aids, I can now hear my own breathing.
It is truly amazing how technology changes and improves. I am very excited now that I am discovering all sorts of new things with the help of my new hearing aids. There really is a huge improvement and it makes me very excited about the future.
I had speech and hearing therapy last night with my new hearing aids. Marja says they make such a difference and that I definitely hear far better with them than with the old ones. I am so pleased. They re also lighter on the ears and they don't hurt me at all. They still make me sweat, though, but I suspect that's not the fault of the hearing aids.
My speech therapy is going well and I think this is also coupled with an increase in self-confidence. I took quite a dip recently, but have regained my spirits and am feeling like my old self again. I suppose it's all part of growing up.
Recently, DTV filmed a series of beauty tips, which I presented. They were very happy with my presentation and asked that we film another six shortly. At work things are also going well and I have appointments every day. I work part-time for two salons and also see clients at my own home or in theirs. So things are going great and I am happy that I can make the most of my life. The future looks good.