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It could be bone conduction hearing if you only hear when touching the area directly.

I actually know a few people who are near deaf and they didn't know there was such a thing as bone conduction headphones.

You don't need an ear canal or ears to use them. I think that you might not even need eardrums because it uses your skull to produce the vibrations for you to hear. You probably have heard of it before but in case you haven't it would be worth a try.

Something like this, I dk this brand or product so it's just a random example found on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/AfterShokz-Conduction-Headphones-Reflective-AS650MB-BR/dp/B07G3JN2JB

It definitely doesn't replace getting the procedure. That's way more important and lets you hear everyday life.

It probably would last about as long as regular headphones.

They are basically headphones that can bypass some kinds of hearing issues by vibrating your skull instead of eardrums. You connect to Bluetooth on your phone and listen to music or watch something.

People with average hearing use bone conduction headphones. So any procedures shouldn't prevent use.

If someone can hear ok then it probably isn't worth it except in cases like jogging in traffic or work where they need to remain aware of surroundings.

Please explore this. I also have EDS and autism. Almost everyone that I have met with EDS is autistic and/or has anxiety disorder.

Not 100% myself but I read that people with damaged eardrums were able to use bone conduction since the skull vibrates the cochleas instead of the eardrums doing it.

It's hard to find anything scientific about it. Lots of sites say stuff like "bone conduction does not use eardrums" or that it allows people with damaged eardrums to hear.

https://www.audioboneheadphones.com/uses/ear-problems/

They seem to market bone conduction for that at least.