Speaker: judson tolman
How painful, limiting, or life impacting was your hearing loss or tinnitus before visiting our office?
judson tolman: My hearing loss was starting to impact my life. I could tell that I was missing things my wife was saying and that other people were saying and I paid attention to it over quite a few years and noticed it getting worse and, um, it was hard to ignore anymore.
What are the positive changes in hearing, reduced tinnitus, improved memory, robust relationships you've experienced with treatment?
judson tolman: So now I can definitely hear better in crowds, in airports, um even in quiet situations. But for me, the biggest change was that around crowds of people or with background noise, I can still hear that background noise, but I can filter out what I'm trying to hear. Um instead of only hearing that background noise much better.
What were your top concerns when deciding to treat your hearing loss?
judson tolman: My biggest concern was, was probably cosmetic, to be honest with you just having one more thing to do. Um, as a guy, it's just easier to ignore stuff than it is to you to do it. But again, I could, I could tell it was affecting my life and I could tell that it was getting worse and that was happening. I'm a young guy. Right. That it was happening faster. And so, um, so to me it was cosmetic mostly and honestly, they don't bug me, they're so comfortable. I don't even know that I have them. In fact, it's, I have a, uh, more risk of getting in the shower with them on than I do of anything just because they don't, they don't bug me. You can see, I have them like they just kind of hide behind your ear. It's not that nobody notices them but some people do. Some don't, usually takes people a while and honestly, people don't care. II I didn't, I don't care that, that to me was the biggest reason I still didn't want to do it.
How would you describe your treatment experience with Hearing and Brain Centers?
judson tolman: Um, my treatment has been great here. Brian's been great. They're really responsive, um, very quick with any questions. Um, I it's been totally positive for me so far so.
How important was Dr. Darrow's book and pre-education to your treatment journey?
judson tolman: I think the pre education was very helpful. I mean, if you, especially if you're not sure of what to expect. Um, I feel like I had a pretty good idea of what to expect before just looking around and stuff. But I think the pre education definitely helped.
What is the #1 thing you would tell friends or family who struggle with hearing loss/tinnitus about seeking treatment right away?
judson tolman: I would say, definitely get it done the sooner the better. I mean, it's like I've told other people in some ways it's like contacts just in that. It's like, well, if you can't see, you don't notice how hard, how, excuse me, you don't notice how hard of a times you haven't seen until you can't see and then you realize that you couldn't see gangs the same way. Um, it, it's, uh, I knew I should have done it for a long time before I did so for me to do it. I'm, I'm glad to have it and it, and the adjustment hasn't been, um, near as much as bad as I thought, like, as far as just me getting used to having something on my ear and have something all the time. The hardest thing for me honestly is charging them and just remember and to, to take them out and put them in and, um, I forget I have them in.
