Hearing aids
Product in Medicine
Hearing aids has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including This American Life. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Shaun BengsonMusician in the folk-punk duo The Bengsons who has hereditary hearing loss and tinnitus
Shaun Bengson says hearing aids have not restored his ears but have changed his daily life.
“My ears aren't restored, but I am hearing things I haven't heard in decades. Like daily life is different”
This American Life: 901: Is Your Blue My Blue? (Nov 9, 2026) · Listen from 27:09
Ira GlassHost and creator of This American Life
Glass cites a long-term study finding people wait about nine years on average between being told they need hearing aids and getting them.
“One big long-term study found that the average time that people wait between the diagnosis that they should get hearing aids and actually getting the hearing aids was about nine years”
This American Life: 901: Is Your Blue My Blue? (Nov 9, 2026) · Listen from 26:52
Podcasts
- This American Life · 1 episode
Episodes
901: Is Your Blue My Blue?This American Life · Nov 9, 2026 · 1 h
Ira Glass, Ike Sriskandarajah and Molly Marcello present stories of people trying to convey hearing loss, cluster headache pain, and grief to others.