RE: Hearing Aids
Posted by
Fog Top on
URL: https://www.es-forum.com/Hearing-Aids-tp4026941p4026943.html
I have worn hearing aids for 30 years because of a childhood illness which left me with a great deal of hearing loss. I wore the analog type for many years- they were somewhat difficult to get used to as they amplify all sound. Then about 15 years ago I switched to a programmable type which had directional microphones and different settings for different sound environments. These often had to be taken back in to the audiologist for reprogramming - especially if I drove through a fast food drive through with the windows down because the wireless sensors in the drive through area would make the aids malfunction. Also, restrooms with wireless sensors made them go wacky.
Then four years ago I switched to totally digital hearing aids. They were programmed to operate with Bluetooth technology and the aids in each ear synched when a button was pushed on one aid. A year later, I began to have acoustical trauma - meaning that my ears became super sensitive to sound - even when not wearing the aids. Also, I would notice that at various places outside of my home my aids would make a high pitched sound almost like a bird chirping. This was in 2009, which I now know to be the time that our city was installing antennas and new cell towers and repeaters getting ready for the smart grid.
I've purchased an expensive high quality RF analyzer and have realized that the sudden high pitched noise coming out of nowhere is actually a pulsed microwave frequency coming from cell towers.
In 2011, two smart meters were installed on my home - one of the numerous side effects of this "stupid" technology was that my ears began to ring, buzz, and hum 24/7. The aids tend to mask the noise, but may also be contributing to it as they operate with microwave technology. I had the Bluetooth and synch features turned off, but my ears often do a "zeroing out" thing and then scream when I'm wearing the aids.
I'm set up for a audiology consultation this month to see about returning to an analog type aid. When the tinnitus started after smart meter installation I had my hearing tested and one year later I had them tested again. The test indicated that I have lost 20% more of my hearing within that year, whereas for 26 years previously my hearing loss had remained almost the same. I've read several studies where some ES persons lose their hearing when affected by dirty electricity. My power company switched to Power Line Communication with their smart metering installation- this produces the dirtiest electricity possible which emits from the wiring inside the home for about 50 feet outward. The other meter by the gas company was wireless and communicated with the power company meter. I was able to block those outside microwave frequencies from entering my home, but power line communication is impossible to filter - one has to cut the power at the mains to keep the RF out of the house.
http://www.eiwellspring.org/smartmeter/TWACS.pdf I do wonder if wearing digital hearing aids around the time of the local smart grid installation has contributed to my development of ES and additional hearing loss
http://www.emfandhealth.com/HavasStetzerWHODirtyElectricityStudies.pdf
If anyone has more info about hearing aids and ES please share it with us!
~ Bonnie
Sent from my hard wired computer.
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 03:32:27 -0800
From:
[hidden email]To:
[hidden email]Subject: [ES] Hearing Aids
Has anyone had any experience with hearing aids? Since they are powered by a tiny battery, do they still cause ES symptoms, headaches, etc? Is there a safer alternative? Are some brands better than others? I know nothing about them.
C. Johnson