I have got industerel defnes is it posible to get a hearing aid to help. I can hear not to bad,?

Yes. Please see your doctor and ask to be referred to the ENT department of your local hospital. They will examine your ears and an audiologist will test your hearing to determine the type and extent of your hearing loss. Once this is done the audiologist will then be in a position to tell you whether hearing aids will help and if they will then they will arrange for you to have them fitted.

If as you describe you can hear sound but can't make out what people are saying then you might find hearing aids to be a big help. I'm hard of hearing and my deafness is similar in some respects to yours except I was told that listening to too much loud music over the years was the major factor in my hearing loss.

Last year I was fitted with a pair of Oticon Spirit 3 digital hearing aids. They are a fairly small, neat behind the ear type of hearing aid and make a huge difference to my hearing

Good luck

You should see your gp about a referral to hospital for a hearing test. This will attempt to find out where your hearing loss is occuring in the pitch range from high to low and what is causing your problem. If the hearing loss is significant you may well be eligible for NHS hearing aid(s) which are now much better and less visible than the old-fashioned ones.

If the hearing loss cannot be helped then you should contact the RNID who will be able to advise you on lip-reading classes and other ways to cope with your deafness.

www.rnid.org.uk