I was a 'Bit Deaf'

MissA My hearing aid makes my ear itch too.
Confess to not wearing it because of that but also how everything is so loud yet i still struggle sometimes with hearing direct conversations. Must try harder but the itching drives me mad.

I've had no problem with itching so can't help. The first ones we had were from a different organisation and we did find them annoying. Current ones are great although occasionally my specs get tipped by them.

Thank you.
Yes, i'll be able to hear everything people say, hopefully.

Umm.. whistling? They whistle when a put my hand near them.
And I've noticed I sniff constantly, now I can hear myself.

I wear two hearing aids and have done so for many years. I tried to wear mine all day from the start. If your ears feel sore try a tiny drop of moistureriser before putting the aids in the ear, in the morning. If it is adjusting to new sound, then that takes a little longer. The brain needs to be able to sort all these new sounds, the ones that need to be pushed to the background and those that you need. It is a bit like predictive text and ocassionally it gets it wrong but most of the time it is great and well worth persevering. Good luck, you will enjoy going out and chats with friends so much more.

Thanks Nonnie..
The technician said to either get used to them gradually, or go full on and wear them constantly.

Also, my ears itched quite a lot. Is that normal, just because of having something in there, or could I have a sensitivity?

I think you need to wear them all the time to get used to them. DH and I both had them fitted a couple of months ago and I have mostly got used to mine but he won't wear his until he has had a hissy fit because he can't hear the television. The only thing I haven't managed yet is to keep them in during a live concert. It is just too loud. I suspect it would be the same in the cinema.

The trouble is that our hearing loss happens so gradually we forget what normal is. When I walked out of the hearing centre the traffic was really loud but I was determined to cope and find it a lot easier now. DH used to tell me that I was too loud before, now he can't hear me!

He will come round, took years for him to wear his varifocals all the time but he got there eventually. Old dogs can learn new tricks, just takes time and patience

I seem to have supersonic hearing now.
When they were switched on it sounded as if I were white water rafting; a terrible, loud rushing of water, which was unbearable.
That turned out to be the water in the radiator.
Then I could hear my trousers rustling as a walked out..
Its all very strange.