I guess it's a big day

...I mean, it could be really great! But, I'm pretty anxious about it.

Last June I went to an ENT. To have my hearing checked and check my sinuses. I know my hearing's not great. OK, it's really not even good. He said I have "significant" hearing loss but my test indicates that the biggest issue for me is volume. Which makes me an excellent candidate for hearing aids. Whatever.

This is my 'audiogram' the O's are my right ear and the X's are my left ear.

Everything above the red line is considered normal.

Everything between the red line and the blue line is mild hearing loss.

Everything between the green line and the blue line is moderate hearing loss.

Everything between the yellow and the green line is significant hearing loss.
Below the yellow line is considered deaf.
The numbers on the left, 0 to 110, are decibels and the numbers across the top are frequency - or pitch. So at the 8000 mark would be high pitches - like beeps or a cricket, while the 250 Hz range would be like turning the bass all the way up.

Fast forward 8 months...alright already! I'll get the damn hearing aids! Grrrrr.

I've chosen the behind the ear hearing aids. They look like this;

Pretty amazing technology to be quite honest.

But I'm anxious. I've been thinking about the things I can't do while I have them on, like laying down on the couch to watch TV.  I worry about talking on the phone. I worry about my eyeglasses. I worry about how long it will take to get used to them and when my brain will interpret the sound as natural instead of hollow and tinny. sigh I don't usually borrow trouble either. Oh right, and there's the whole vanity thing...bad teeth, bad eyes, bad hearing.

Phooey.