So glad youtube has been perfecting captioning. I've dealt with hearing loss since age 10 when I was burned in an explosion in 1990. It's not easy, I can go on and on with all the aspects of it. To put it short it really affects my social life and relationships. I have a wired hearing aid atm, but tbh it's outdated and needs replacing. I'm somewhat limited in option because I don't have actual ear lobes.

Your other videos need CC, too. Even if it's just auto-generated, it means a lot for people to know what's being said in your videos.

Honestly same, I have a mild to moderate hearing loss in both ears

Adam, thanks for this valuable message, in less than 3 yrs. I will be 60. My 20 yr old son & I enjoy watching Tested together. It's one of the rare things he will still watch with his Mom. Just a side note my Dad is ninety yrs. old & he always hated having hearing aids. He did not ever feel they were worth the money & battery alarm going off. I am happy to know this new technology is making a big difference. Thanks for the great info. Take care!!

@Bill of Rights ok..... what does that have to do with anything

Could not have said it better

I made the mistake of seeing Motley Crue for my first concert when I was about 16 or 17 years old and it was indoors too. I had no idea how loud it was going to be. My ears were ringing for 3 days. It was uncomfortable and actually painful. Made it hard to sleep too. But damn did they put on one hell of a show that night. Lol \m/,

@@saltysteel3996 I had same experience at similar age. But with Metallica's And Justice for All tour! :) \m/

Not completely accurate, the ear drum can heal, however once damaged to your auditory nerve and cilia(little hairs like tuning forks) cannot be repaired. But, depending on the severity of the damage, sensorineural hearing loss has been successfully treated with hearing aids or cochlear implants. But yes, I agree protect your ears with ear plugs.

I could not agree more. I frequented live bands alot in my younger years and have always worked in a factory. I was found to have hearing loss at only 19 years old. I have worn classic ear plugs for years at live music and work. I now wear custom ear mold ear plugs made by Ponak and could never imagine not having them. Earplugs and hearing aid need not be uncomfortable. Just need custom molds if your sensitive to the fit of regular.

That's only the top of the iceberg. There are also Cochlear implants that stimulate the auditory nerve directly (if your cochlear is bust) and there are brain implants that circumvent the auditory nerve completely (called auditory brainstem implant). It's a wonderful time to be alive for people with hearing loss (and who have health insurance that covers it).

Must've been agony though, such a sensitive part of the body

@@tombrauey or who live in a country that subsidises such aids and ops. :-)

@@tombrauey Yes indeed, I'm a big fan of that sort of technology, its amazing what it can do...really hoping with the financial backing of someone like Elon Musk, the tech will advance quickly.

Science is awesome and mundane

Don’t worry if you become like me and are reticent to use them at first. I guess I was in denial for six months with what people my think, particularly in the workplace. In the end my loss was too much to ignore and then I wished I hadn’t been in denial

I’m 31, got my first set recently, they are even smaller than his, you can get them in an array of colors so they blend in with your hair or skin, I haven’t met someone I know of who has noticed them. I did meet a lot of people BEFORE I got them who noticed I couldn’t hear them correctly LOL. I can’t say I like the Bluetooth streaming, they sound like stereo hold music, but because it brought back all the “highs” for me I really enjoy music through normal means again and to hear people properly. I started a new job recently and I work in facilities and equipment maintenance where hearing different words around running machinery can really confuse you, if someone asks to “get the wrench over there” and you hear “it on the bench over there” (mostly because your brain filled in the blanks) you walk over to the bench over there to try to look for what they are pointing at or respond asking “what bench over there?” Lol I though I was going crazy for a while or people were having fun with me, no I just couldn’t hear properly. Plus I’m more than happy to embrace it at this age, it took me only a couple days to get used to it. My grandpa went for years having to be yelled at INTO his ear because he couldn’t hear people. By the time he finally got hearing aids he hated the experience, he would say things were annoying like “that fan is so annoying in my room”… and he took them out a lot and never really took the time to get used to them. I can tell you my first couple days with them on were hard though, ALL the other sounds were distracting from other people talking which made me doubt them, I got to thinking, “dang I got these and now I hear the background noise better along with peoples voices and I can’t distinguish the difference” but after that I CAN UNDERSTAND PEOPLE AGAIN ERRRMAHGERD there was some new things to learn like directional sounds, I work in an industrial environment so I hear a forklift but where is that forklift coming from took some getting used to. But you gotta stick with it, it’s tiring and frustrating the first couple days, I spent $4500 on mine and the first couple days made me doubt the money spent but now I couldn’t be happier.

@Kaleb Swager agreed. My insurance surely doesn't cover it

I got mine at Costco. They do not seem to have all the fancy models but I think mine were about 1700. still a ton of money an I wish the insurance helped but it is a little more managable and both the hearing aids and Costco have both been fantastic.

@@JohnHall73 thank you John. My father purchases his from Costco as well but has never mentioned price

Good for you! I'm 27 and have lung cancer and for a few years I was too embarrassed to go out wearing my oxygen... I felt like a feeble old person, but once I got over it... it's amazing. I can actually walk all the way to the back of Walmart without feeling faint. Lol I get the occasional question, but no one really cares. I think pride stops many of us from living our best lives when there is a simple solution right in front of us! Good luck and I hope the best for you, I know that I'm happy I got past my pride and started living again. I'm sure you'll be happy too!

@Cameron Cook, It's been a year since your comment and I'm really curious what happened since. Were you able to get hearing aids? And if so, has it improved your daily life? Sorry for being nosey...

what?

Explosion

i never knew you could take calls on your hearing aid xD

Its actually the high pitched tools that do most of the long term damage

@@whateverppl1229 I imagine that's a fairly recent addition lol

That's good advice... ...I SAID THAT'S GOOD ADVICE. THANKS ROSS!

When I first got mine I had to take down a clock from my wall because I had never heard the ticking before and it drove me crazy.

He's gonna be able to hear when people stub their toe on the international space station

Roy Thingamajig 😂👍🏽

If he wanted to know what was said when he wasn’t around all he has to do is “accidentally” leave his phone there

My son has cochlear implants...one of the greatest inventions ever!

Unfortunately, at least in America, virtually no insurance plans cover hearing aids, with a handful of exceptions usually related to genetic diseases, and in some states for children but not adults. Which means for a large chunk of us, the choice is between crap that doesn't work, or dropping several grand every few years that we don't have on the ones that do. Been trying to figure out a way to swing hearing aids for my father for three years now; he's definitely experiencing the stuff Adam talks about, the feeling of isolating and detachment from not being able to hear well. But on our budgets there's just no way for us to swing it.

@@Bruwulf Really good point. Hearing aids definitely _should_ be covered by insurance, but usually aren't. This and dental coverage are 2 things that should be covered that often aren't.

Bruwulf My mom got a 3 thousand dollar heading aid payed for by her insurance. What she needed was a 5 thousand dollar surgery but that wasn’t covered so instead she got that. It’s amazing In the difference of hearing she now has. Not only did it help with overall hearing but she said it also lessened background noise that usually would be a problem for her. Such tiny little things that improve someone’s life tremendously.

@@Bruwulf if he's a veteran the VA should pay for hearing aids. They did for my father

Bruwulf one of the problems with hearing aids, at least in the US is that they have traditionally been prescription only meaning that they end up costing a lot more the they would if you could buy the over the counter. I heard that there is a effort underway at the FDA to relax the restrictions on selling hearing aids over the counter so that there would be much more competition In the market and thus good quality hearing aids that sold for hundreds of dollars less the current prescription versions. There really isn’t much justification for keeping hearing aids by prescription only so long as they set standards for calling them a hearing aid. Given that modern hearing aids can be adjusted/customized via a smartphone, you can sell a one-size-fits all hearing aid that could work for most people with hearing loss. This would also allow Bluetooth earpiece companies to also add hearing aid functions to their headphones. Imagine buying a pair of Apple AirPods, for example, that also doubled as hearing aids. The key is simply to have some sort of certification program, either with the FDA, or via a private certification group, that sets minimum standards for over the counter hearing aids such that the consumer knows that what they are buying is not just such cheap external sound amplifier device. It’s sort of like seeing a “Works with iPhone label on iPhone accessory which tells you Apple verified it works with iPhone as a knockoff Chinese accessory without the label that may or may not work with your iPhone properly and I some case might even damage it.

Go speak to your audiologist about open tube or open fit hearing aids. The developments in hearing aid technology means that the newer aids can help reduce long term tinnitus. They worked wonders for my tinnitus.

@@maxximumb I'v got decent earplugs now and the tinnitus is only a problem when there's no noise. I'm lucky that I caught it early enough and took steps to prevent it getting an worse.

@@Anteksanteri Yep, 20watt tube amp through a 2x12 cab, loud, down tuned, metal. I've built a sort of iso cab for the cab, makes it a hell of a low quieter. Means I can have the amp working properly without deafening myself.

@zach urtoasty Ex-Navy Airdale. (Translation: military jets and propeller aircraft) I know exactly what you mean.

@@maxximumb aids do NOT help tinnitus and anyone, who tries to sell ANYTHING that claims to reduce tinnitus is a scam artist.

Right there with you. It can actually be a little depressing sitting outside on a quite evening and being distracted by the inner ringing that never goes away. I have hearing protection now all over the place..shop, garage...won't make what I have better, but at least I can do what I can to keep it from getting even worse.

If its bad enough you can get a hearing aid that cuts down the tinnitus. It works great 👍

@@TATTIEPICKER TY I had never heard of that. I wonder how that would be!

@@JohnnyVegasStudio Very true. I have to have multiple audio sources going to keep me from hearing it. Makes silence so uncomfortable and my focus is out the window.

My hearing aid has helped enormously with tinnitus. For that reason alone it's worth it.

Isn't that just really high end bluetooth headphones?

Ross _ it is yeah. Ashley - get a pair of those.

That latter part can be taken so out of context. :)

Trust me as a person with mild to moderate hearing loss, you don't

Because this is nothing but a commercial from a company paying Savage. These are >$5000 aids, BTW. How much of that is because of sponsorship to Savage?

It's nothing to to be ashamed of. We are all going deaf, some of us are just better at it.

It's kind of like the difference between underwear and swimsuits.

@AstronomyToday lol I wonder if people really understood that that meant

@@takumi2023 I didn't at first until your comment, I went back and thought about it. It's a good one lol

This probably explains my dad talks so loud and why it scares me so much when he does. He also has a problem with turning the tv up so loud, I got some noise cancelling headphones just to help myself out when doing homework.

Hero Slippy your dad should get himself a set of wireless headphones for listening to tv. He will also enjoy the quality of sound. That is what I did for many years before I took my hearing loss seriously.

Good luck man. it's hard to accept when's something is wrong with your body, but acknowledgement is the first step in fixing it.

This isn't shaming. Adam just really cares about you.

There's no shame, he just wants people to know their options because he knows people are worth it. Even you, possible shitbag.

Just thought I'd give an update. I do have some hearing loss. My right ear has lost some of the capability to hear the higher frequency end of the spectrum. It's not enough to delve into getting hearing aids. But apparently you can get ear pieces which look much like Bluetooth headsets for your mobile phone. These function as essentially amplifiers, and you can control them from your smart phone as well. I have yet to go that route, but if my hearing starts to bother me more, then I'll look into those first.

It took me a while to adapt myself, I got mine when I was 26. Now I usually forget that I am wearing them. Hearing Aides are not like reading glasses, it takes some time to get used to. If you have trouble adapting, talk to your audiologist!

What is ppe?

​@@TheDeerhunter316 Personal Protective Equipment

My dad refuses to get it done because he doesn't want some nasty ugly plastic tube attached all the time. I actually worry for him but he can't afford to have a private service hearing aid either. Last time I saw an NHS hearing aid was like 3 years ago and they still looked pretty bulky. Have they gotten any more compact either here?

@@AlistairAi The size depends on how powerful the hearing aid needs to be, basically because poorer hearing means more volume means more power means a bigger battery. However I really don't think they're all that noticeable. I see them because I'm acutely aware of them (because I'm doing a PhD in hearing research) but I really don't think most folk notice them. They're certainly more obvious in men, especially - ahem - follicly challenge men, but I don't think private 'invisible' devices are actually any more discreet. I still notice them right away. Plus, in a world full of Bluetooth earbuds, who cares if you've got something in your ear!

@@AlistairAi Plus, if he gives them a try (they're free, after all) he might find they're useful in some places but not others. It might be that he wears them around the house so can hear the doorbell or the oven timer or the washing machine or doesn't need the telly as loud, but that they're not very useful to him outside in noisier environments. (They're improving all the time and you can get programmes with a directional microphone setup for e.g. a 1 to 1 convo in a cafe, but they can still be poor in noise.) If that's the case then great, he can wear them around the house where nobody will see!

Dang I was just thinking about that movie

There are cheaper options, but then from what I've heard (no pun intended) they're worth every cent. Life changing!

My rather less fancy NHS aids cost £0. It took a while to get them but glad I did.

Same for my dad’s NHS ones. Unfortunately, he left it too late and didn’t get as much benefit from them due to the neurological changes hearing loss causes (you lose the ability to filter sounds in the brain, and it is difficult to relearn how to do it once it’s gone), which is an argument for promptly seeking help when you notice changes.

@@Szlater That's what I was told. Places I struggle in are what Adam calls 'toxic' - background music (hate it so much!), noisy bars and restaurants etc. I suspect a neurological skill you lose is ability to pick out what one person is saying. One person recently thought I was ignoring them as they spoke to me out of my line of sight. I had no idea they were there, masked by background noise.

Suggest it to google... Oh wait, you've commented on the internet, so they already know! :D But seriously, if it can work as a bluetooth headset, then google translate can already probably do it. They demoed it a few years back at a google IO event, using their new wireless ear pods. Couple of people had a conversation in different languages.

Since you can listen through your phone, I'm sure it could be done.

As they have Bluetooth connectivity there's no reason why they wouldn't link in to Google translate like normal earphones.

Google actually has headphones that actively translate hundreds of languages as they are spoken.

I believe the Starkey Livio AI can do this

True! Many people don't notice mine at all. But I want to add, even if people see them, no one cares. That has been my experience wearing them. Don't be ashamed about wearing them.

I only notice hearing aids when I see a person charging them. I didn't even know she had hearing aids till I saw them on her desk charging.

Humanity has been evolving toward the synthetic, since adopting the first prosthetic, and now with AI on the horizon, humanity might just be evolving into the machine. lol

@@Zeaiclies you have no idea how right you are...

hes more machine now than man,,,,

If you wear glasses, have fillings in your teeth ect then you are technically a cyborg.

A very ignored condition, I wish you a remedy

@@claeswikberg8958 I only found out about those type of hearing aid just this last week, and I've been suffering from tinitus for about 40 years. I've been suspecting i have hearing loss for the last couple years, I should go get myself to an audiologist.

Same, I've had it ever since chemo (about 20 years ago for my first dose). I've tried some options, and there are some pills that can help in some cases depending on the cause of the tinnitus, but mostly my docs just say "yeah, you're stuck with it, heavy metal poison does that to you"

I wear hearing aids for Tinnitus. Not all types of tinnitus have the same causes and effects. It is worth a trip to the Ear, nose, and throat doctor to talk about what is the cause, and see if a trip to an audiologist can help.

Ask your audiologist about open tube / open fit hearing aids. The newer tech ones really do work to reduce tinnitus. I've had mine for five or six years now, they've made a HUGE difference to my life by reducing the tinnitus.

He just didn't hear you

show him this video then. I bet the reason is that he thinks he isnt that old yet for hearing aids

Good luck !

Every time he says what? or I missed that, repeat it back to him. I didn't realise how often I used to say it till I stopped after getting my hearing aids.

If you are wearing hearing aides, there can be quite a difference between noisy and sonically toxic. It is harder to filter out a single voice out of many voices when you are wearing them, so a bar where many people are talking loudly at the same time is more challenging than, say, a chainsaw somewhere nearby.

@@TheClearsky88 I'm sure, and I have sympathy that situation. I just find the phrase funny.

Scott Ansell don’t worry, I did not take offense 😊

Most real Bluetooth hearing aids (not the cheap mail-order ones) work just fine without the phone around.

@@ZanHecht alright How do u tune this without a phone? Is it tuned out of the box?

@@murderyoutubeworkersandceos The audiologist you bought it from would tune it with you. That's their job.

@@ZanHecht that makes the ability to change it yourself later a detriment

@@murderyoutubeworkersandceos how is it any worse than a non-bluetooth hearing aid that you can never retune without an audiologist.

Nothing wrong with hearing aids. Do you wear glasses? it's the same but for your ear. Though the adjustment period is a bit longer. Also we are all going deaf. Some of us are just just better at getting there.