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Gary's Detecting forum => General detecting talk => Topic started by: Dead mans penny on June 09, 2018, 08:27 pm

Title: Moderate earring loss
Post by: Dead mans penny on June 09, 2018, 08:27 pm
How do people get on with earring loss when detecting. Does wearing a earring aid help? Or makes no difference?

Reason I ask had a earring test last week, and test showed I have moderate earring loss on the higher tones . so this has got me thinking am I missing the quite deep signals with my Deus and will a earring aid help me or not.
Title: Re: Moderate earring loss
Post by: gonzo on June 09, 2018, 10:04 pm
I don't know if a hearing aid would help in this case as they just amplify general sound and not individual tones.I would imagine that a hearing aid would just increase the volume of the tones that your hearing is sensitive to and would not increase your sensitivity to a certain tone that you have lost your ability to hear as efficiently.
I would ask a hearing specialist as they obviously know a lot more than me about the subject but i think that a hearing aid cannot amplify a certain tone that you have lost the ability to hear.
Title: Re: Moderate earring loss
Post by: Dead mans penny on June 10, 2018, 05:24 pm
Thanks for your input.

At the time I didn't think to ask the doctor , but as I understand it when I go for the hearing aid fittment they will tune it to my requirements from the data from the test.

Be good to hear from anyone who has hearing aid
Title: Re: Moderate earring loss
Post by: redkite on June 10, 2018, 07:02 pm
I wear 2 aids and use both back phones and Grey Ghost phones with no problem just watch the volume on the earphones !
Title: Re: Moderate earring loss
Post by: Dead mans penny on June 10, 2018, 08:49 pm
Much appreciated,I will Be careful with the volume, in your opinion is there a gain for you wearing the hearing aid when detecting?
Title: Re: Moderate earring loss
Post by: redkite on June 10, 2018, 09:19 pm
Very slight b ;Dut enough to wear them just in case !!  ;D
Title: Re: Moderate earring loss
Post by: Dead mans penny on June 10, 2018, 09:26 pm
Cheers, for your input, any positive gains  I guess is worth having.