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I am getting treated. 24 hrs after I Iost hearing in my left (formerly good) ear, I saw my ENT who gave me a shot of steroids through my eardrum and put me on a 14 day course of prednisone. Im also going to be getting hyperbaric O2 treatments. My ENT is referring me to a specialist to see about implants if the treatment doesn't help. Is there anything else i should be doing?
Yesterday I figured out that COSTCO could convert my heating aid from my left to my right, and reprogram it for my profound loss in that ear. I can now somewhat understand people if I'm looking at their mouth while their talking. Facemasks definitely dont help.
What is the best voice to text app?
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Lindleys, check out a posting in this group called, "speech-to-text app".
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I do not use the voice to text app often, but know others who use it all the time. The ones most heralded are Live Transcribe for Android phones, and Otter ai for iPhones. Both apps are free. I've experimented with Otter ai, and am amazed at how well it picks up speech. Like anything with a microphone, in an environment with background noise, or others talking besides the one you want to hear, you will see some confusion. The trick is to get your device as close to the desired speaker as possible. Not exactly easy when you also have to read it. I use Otter ai on ZOOM conferencing by putting it right near the computer speaker. It works welle
There are other assistive technologies that can be used in conversational settings. I've been using an 'extension' microphone for decades in 'cocktail party atmospheres', which includes everything from parties to church coffee socials! The hearing aids have to have telecoils to connect to most technology, although BlueTooth will also do the job. Your provider should be able to tell you more about that.