Re: Bluetooth thingy

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On Tue, 31 Dec 2013 08:51:44 -0500, "ABLE1" <nospamhere@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

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>"Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I'm of the same mind. There is no reason in this world that would make such
>a small, primitive device so expensive. Make one ..... you've made them all.
>I'll hold out as long as I can. I just can't justify ..... first ... the
>cost .... then the fact that you're blocking out all of the sound you CAN
>hear ..... then ... I have tinnitus so the louder the sound gets the louder
>the ringing in my ears gets. And lastly .... how the hell can someone else
>adjust MY hearing aid to what suites me best?   "How's that sound?" "No
>good?" " OK... how's THAT sound?" "No good?" "OK ..... how about NOW"
>Gimmiy a friking break. How can someone tell what "I'M" hearing? I want to
>adjust my own .... but NOOOOoooo! if they allowed that, how would they ever
>make MORE money that the don't deserve....
>
>I'm thinking two plastic cups hung on my ears at this point.
>
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>Please don't take this a sales pitch but just a point of knowledge and
>discussion.
>
>With a good audiologist and a person that gives the correct response it can
>be charted on a graph what frequencies are in need of help.  That said,
>today's aids have the programmability to increase volume on those exact
>frequencies independently.  Therefore filling in the gaps of what you are
>missing.  The unit I have 10 different frequency adjustments within the
>normal speech range.  Meaning that in my case I am missing or having
>difficulty hearing the frequency of 3500 Hz. (that is just one area)  The
>hearing aid can be programmed to increase the volume on that narrow band so
>that I will hear it..................... better.
>
>As I said before they are not perfect and do not cure hearing loss.  They
>are a tool that will assist in what otherwise you will never hear.  If I
>crank mine up I can actually hear the birds singing in the back yard.  But I
>also hear everything else very loud which can give me a headache so I turn
>them down to normal.
>
>I also have tinnitus.  The only cure for it that I have found is the
>following.
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>DO NOT discuss it with anyone.
>DO NOT read about it.
>DO NOT type or write about it to anyone.
>DO NOT think about it in anyway.
>
>Doing the above will allow your brain to cancel it out and it will not be as
>big an issue.
>
>I have heard that some people have used sharp objects on there ears to the
>point of destruction in an attempt to stop the ringing.  They are now
>totally deaf but still hear the ringing.  Not a good thought.
>
>Since I started to type the above the volume of the ringing in my ears has
>gone up 10 times.  I know that after I send this about 5 minutes later the
>ringing will reduce to almost zero once I get my brain is on something else.
>
>Hope that helps someone.
>
>Les
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Thank you for that revealing response.  It will be helpful when and if
I eventually persue the purchase of hearing aids, as you have given me
an insight on the various hearing losses, allowing me to ask the right
questions.