Hearing Aids
I had two years as groundcrew on Shacks with some detachments.No ear defenders,then Hunters with sometimes ear defenders and then Varsities with ear defenders!!After that I joined the power industry and believe me a turbine building or boiler basement is far noisier than an aircraft!!Now I have NHS hearing aids which are good but a devil to get correctly in place ,no chance of any pension from any employees !!
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MHz, kHz,
Like MPN I think part of my hearing loss was in the range for gunfire and not high freak.
Like MPN I think part of my hearing loss was in the range for gunfire and not high freak.
Without trivialising a thread about a distressing and debilitation condition, I am reminded of an incident during a boring presentation at RAF Wyton years ago.
From a retired Wg.Cdr. to his mate on the other side of the audience.
"Hey Les, do you know how you can catch Hearing AIDS?"
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"Listening to @rseholes."
From a retired Wg.Cdr. to his mate on the other side of the audience.
"Hey Les, do you know how you can catch Hearing AIDS?"
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"Listening to @rseholes."
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I have been speaking with the NI co-ordinator/organiser? for the VA, who is arranging a visit from my local VA rep (I didn't know anything about all this stuff at a local level). She also informed me that the Royal British Legion (RBL) manages something called the Veterans Hearing Fund (VHF, very apt.) for the funding of hardware or therapies not typically available through statutory sources (the NHS, for example) The paperwork consists of an Eligibility Application and an MoD form 1694, Subject Access Request Form which permits the Mod, under the Data Protection Act 1998,to release to you a copy of your service audiometry reports.
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oooh ... thanks for that. I might get some leverage through RBL here (being outwith the NHS). I'll have a chat with my GP next time he's extracting my blood for more tests.
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MPN, not a whole armful I hope?
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RBL Veterans Hearing Fund
I was referred by my GP and after hearing tests received NHS hearing aids, which were excellent. I was told I might be eligible for an RBL Veterans Hearing Grant, which I applied for, and eventually ended up with a pair of upmarket Resound hearing aids.Slightly more versatile than NHS model.Hearing loss the result of 30+ years flying Shacks, Nimrods and Hercs.
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RBL VHF
With reference to my previous posts (21&44) I applied to the RBL for a grant and, having sent out all the required paperwork, arranged a hearing test at my local Specsavers. The audiologist was totally au fait with the RBL VHF and sent the results of my hearing test and a report on my tinnitus. off to the RBL
As for my 89 week wait for an initial consult at ENT just last week I received an update to my referral to the South East Health & Social Care Trust. Due to a lack of resources brought about, I suspect, by our politicians opting out of working on behalf of the electorate, my initial appointment was now extended to 112 to 116 weeks.
That point is now moot as just this afternoon I received a letter from the RBL saying that my application to the Veterans Hearing Fund for £3,373 has been approved in full.
As for my 89 week wait for an initial consult at ENT just last week I received an update to my referral to the South East Health & Social Care Trust. Due to a lack of resources brought about, I suspect, by our politicians opting out of working on behalf of the electorate, my initial appointment was now extended to 112 to 116 weeks.
That point is now moot as just this afternoon I received a letter from the RBL saying that my application to the Veterans Hearing Fund for £3,373 has been approved in full.
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RBL VHF
With reference to my previous posts (21&44) I applied to the RBL for a grant and, having sent out all the required paperwork, arranged a hearing test at my local Specsavers. The audiologist was totally au fait with the RBL VHF and sent the results of my hearing test and a report on my tinnitus. off to the RBL
As for my 89 week wait for an initial consult at ENT just last week
I received an update to my referral to the South East Health & Social Care Trust. Due to a lack of resources brought about, I suspect, by our politicians opting out of working on behalf of the electorate, my initial appointment was now extended to 112 to 116 weeks.
That point is now moot as just this afternoon I received a letter from the RBL saying that my application to the Veterans Hearing Fund for £3,373 has been approved in full.
As for my 89 week wait for an initial consult at ENT just last week
I received an update to my referral to the South East Health & Social Care Trust. Due to a lack of resources brought about, I suspect, by our politicians opting out of working on behalf of the electorate, my initial appointment was now extended to 112 to 116 weeks.That point is now moot as just this afternoon I received a letter from the RBL saying that my application to the Veterans Hearing Fund for £3,373 has been approved in full.
Hearing Aids
Thanks again PN.
Bit late to the party and just picking up on the thread (just getting over a hip operation).
First job out of training was Aircraft Prep at Lyneham!
Ear defenders (when you could find any), basic model with the pads that go over the ears and filled with glycerine, there is nothing much worse than having one split and go dribbling down your neck when on a ground run when its raining anyway!
That set the scene for the rest of my time, a couple of years Hunter Avpin starts and then Lightnings and then Tankers.
Result, a "wonderful" high pitched tinnitus plus deaf in one ear and partly gone in the other.
Told my brilliant local GP and he has arranged for me to go into SpecSavers Cambridge. BTW he did say that he considered the latest NHS models are as good as most others out there, discuss?
Bit late to the party and just picking up on the thread (just getting over a hip operation).
First job out of training was Aircraft Prep at Lyneham!
Ear defenders (when you could find any), basic model with the pads that go over the ears and filled with glycerine, there is nothing much worse than having one split and go dribbling down your neck when on a ground run when its raining anyway!
That set the scene for the rest of my time, a couple of years Hunter Avpin starts and then Lightnings and then Tankers.Result, a "wonderful" high pitched tinnitus plus deaf in one ear and partly gone in the other.
Told my brilliant local GP and he has arranged for me to go into SpecSavers Cambridge. BTW he did say that he considered the latest NHS models are as good as most others out there, discuss?
My wife has an NHS one which looks almost identical to one which her friend got privately for a couple of thousand pounds. The biggest surprise came when my wife lost hers and, having steeled ourselves for a big bill for a replacement, they replaced it in a week for £65.
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I 'lost' mine a few years ago before I wore them every day. No fee then. Found them the next year in my summer shorts.
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Had my Specsaver Siemens for about 6 month now. The small buds, vice moulds, so comfortable that I often forget I am wearing them. By accident went swimming once and shower several times.
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I think I must explore this subject in more depth. OH is getting very pi$$ed about “Words Thrice” 
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NHS hearing aids differ for regions /NHS trusts. Mine doesn't have volume settings and is automatic for almost all needs - revving up automatically for phone use and Hearing Loops. I can only change the battery or press the single button if no auto-detection is made.
I too have tinnitus and this unit has helped dramatically with that too....maybe its just me....
I too have tinnitus and this unit has helped dramatically with that too....maybe its just me....
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