<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=windows-1250"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=130482204-16012007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Right now I remove hearing aid. I have "open" fittings, behind ear, and they actually knock out some outside noise- a nice thing when I turn them completely off. I get to cut out a lot of the world.......  But sure would like a head phone with amplification.  There should be some tiny amplifier somewhere that doesn't cost a fortune which could be plugged into the darned thing.   I'm not in too bad shape yet if people speak into their microphones, but I know the day is coming when I will need some kind of amplification........  I miss some small bits of conversations, especially if I am not facing the person directly so i also get visual feedback.  Had to do a high level tuning last week without my aids, and did ok, so I'm not DEEF, but certainly am a tad paranoid, since everything I do (choral music as well as pianos) depends on hearing.......</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=130482204-16012007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=130482204-16012007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>I'm guessing you have "in the ear" thingies.....  I'll stay away from those as long as possible. I really like what I've got at present.  Thought to buy a back up set because these things are so often in repair shop in this sweaty climate, and learned quickly why many people learn to hate hearing aids. So, one will go to shop, and I'll hear with one, in the future when breakage occurs.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=130482204-16012007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>thanks</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=130482204-16012007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>les</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Joseph Garrett<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 15, 2007 10:05 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Hearing Aids and Cell Phones problems<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <P> <DIV>les said: " <DIV><FONT size=+0>Would such a gizmo be available for cell phones for hearing impaired folks?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>I tune with hearing aids, and do fairly well by them, but am finding cell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>phones becoming a problem for hearing....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>les, </FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV>The problem is caused by several factors. 1. most/all cell phones are digital, so the "magnetic pickup" thingee in most hearing aids go bonkers. 2. There is usually a lot of background noise, so you hear all of that as well, if you don't hit the Magnetic Pickup switch. Most hearing aid wearers have the false notion that turning the darned things UP will help you to hear better! The opposite is the case in noisy situations. When I answer my cell phone, out in the field, I adjust my left aid, (best ear), down so it just barely doesn't  feed back when I put the phone up to my ear, snuggly. I've found that that will afford me the best clarity. You'll need to move the phone around in a circular motion to find the alignment of speaker and microphone. After a while it'll be a habit. I hope that helps.</DIV> <DIV>Best Regards,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.</DIV> <DIV>Captain of the Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P><BR> <P><FONT size=2>--<BR>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by AVG Free Edition.<BR>Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.12/628 - Release Date: 01/15/2007 11:04 AM<BR></FONT></P></BODY></HTML> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>--<BR> No virus found in this outgoing message.<BR> Checked by AVG Free Edition.<BR> Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.12/628 - Release Date: 01/15/2007 11:04 AM<BR> </FONT> </P>