Hearing Aids

[terryb]

Joe,

Thanks for the information. I understand what you are saying about 
controlling the volume. However, the ones I am thinking  of just have a 
high volume limit of 80 db (I think). The audiologist can adjust them so 
that the different frequency ranges are louder or softer, to customize them 
to the wearer's preference.

I am not sure yet, what I will get if anything. My hearing isn't really 
bad, but I have been told that I would benefit from hearing aids.

Cheers

Terry Beckingham RPT

At 06:55 PM 6/9/2006 -0700, you wrote:

>Terry,
>IMO, (and I do wear hearing aids), you need some that can be adjusted by 
>you, as far as volume is concerned. IF the hearing aids have Suppressors 
>in the circuitry, the need for volume control is less, but not eliminated.
>The biggest problem with a person getting used to hearing aids, is 
>understanding that "less is more"! The natural tendency is to turn the 
>darned things up when you can't hear. That is the opposite of what you 
>need to do. Hearing aids have come a very long way in the past few years. 
>They are ungodly expensive. When you consider how complex they are, you 
>realize their worth. The ones that my Hearing Aid Dispensor Person is 
>recommending to me are in the $7K to $8K for a pair. Yikes! Because of 
>that, I've been putting off my "up-grade".
>The biggest mistake most make in regards to hearing aids, is they are 
>self-conscious about them, so they want them to not be visible. That type 
>of hearing aid, most of the time is not adequate for our needs, IMO. Yes, 
>they do have a little control thingee that you carry in your pocket that 
>allows you to change "channels", but we need more than that. We need to be 
>able to control the volume. Especially, considering all of the different 
>"noise" situations we get into. In this case "one size fits all", DON'T.
>Regards,
>
>
>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)
>Captain, Tool Police
>Squares R I
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