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@GardenGerty (169406)
United States
September 6, 2024 7:09pm CST
I am not sure I have talked about Bob's most recent medical visits. So if I repeat myself here, please forgive me. Bob has had some trouble hearing of late, so I got him in to see his audiologist. He had not had his hearing checked in three years. I wanted to understand the function of him having tubes in his ears as well. The audiologist had nothing to do with the tubes, but was great to give us the info we needed. So the audiologist says that the one tube is out and that his eardrum has healed up completely. She said the ENT would make the decision about tubes but she does not see any reason or benefit from the tubes now that the hyperbaric treatments are over. Bob is having trouble hearing because--his hearing aid has died on the right side--makes sense. The VA is providing him with a brand new set. ENT had talked about the wax build up in Bob's ear(s) and the audiologist says he just needs to have his primary periodically clean them. She was very good, and wrote all this information on the note I sent in. More about other medical stuff probably tomorrow.
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
7 Sep 24
That is nice to know.
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@FourWalls (86568)
• United States
7 Sep 24
Hope he likes the latest set. They don’t have those annoying tiny batteries to deal with, they’re rechargeable!
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@AmbiePam (120532)
• United States
7 Sep 24
Annelyn has to get her ears periodically cleaned. She talks so loud they thought she needed a hearing aid, but her ear canals are smaller than normal, and her ears are filled with wax. My BIL said when they irrigated them it looked like the Nile. I’m very glad insurance will pay for a new set of hearing aids for Bob.
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@jstory07 (148701)
• Roseburg, Oregon
7 Sep 24
I hope he gets hearing aides that work out for him.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
7 Sep 24
The audiologist was very helpful. Thank you for the update. I hope you and Bob are having a good weekend.
@MarieCoyle (59105)
7 Sep 24
That all sounds positive, and good news about getting a new set of hearing aids, especially from the VA. Yay!
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@kaylachan (84701)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Sep 24
That's great it's not to serious. an easy fix.
@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
7 Sep 24
Glad he just needs a new one