A week later

It's almost been an entire week in the new world of too much noise!
Let's see - I like it for the most part. They're definitely not uncomfortable. They're easy to put in and take out. They're practically invisible;

That's the tube that goes inside my ear, right in front of that green line

And that the hearing aid. Which, even with my hair pulled back or up on top of my head, kinda looks like part of glasses. Cool huh?

The audiologist told me to keep a list of things I don't like and we can go over next week and she'll tweak them more. So far my list is small...
Too much white noise.
Still sounds a smidge echoey or tinny.
I don't like hearing my hair.
I think that's it right now. Although I do have to admit, I don't really feel like they're getting a good workout. I'm not chatting very much with anybody because my own voice feels too loud and I don't like it. At home I'm definitely trying not to talk too much to the man. But some of that is because he is having trouble remembering to adjust his speaking volume, so it seems like he's yelling all the time. I'll have to remind him more I guess. I need to have more conversations. Now that I'm trying to listen to the TV, I've noticed that I need to turn it down. And the bass and treble settings on my car radio are A LOT different than they were a week ago. Oh, and it's cracking the man up when I say, "what was that?" to all the noises in and around the house. You know, like when a little branch falls and hits the roof. Or when a squirrel drops a walnut on the roof. Or when the AC comes on. Or when one of the dogs is chewing on a bone and I can't see them. Funny.

Here's an interesting test...we are going to a concert this weekend, "Guitar Virtuosos" with Lee Ritenour. Hmmmm, I wonder what that will be like?! Aaand we're going to the movies this weekend...to see The Hunger Games. Again, hmmmm. I keep a spare case in my purse though, in case I want to take them off!

So interesting what you get used to.