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Loss of hearing clarity: Solutions or strategies anyone?

Hearing Loss | Last Active: Jan 4 12:03pm | Replies (111)
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@scottk

Thanks for all the good feedback! This has really helped me sort through my issues and not think that I was the only one dealt the problems. Just read Smart Hearing from Katherine Bouton and thought it was a very worthwhile resource. This week I am going back to my audiologist and she is going to let me try out the Phonak Roger Select to use in a meeting environment....will let you know how that works. I am retired but still stay active with a couple of organizations which means I attend meetings which are very hard for me. I also teach a technical class Monday nights but have just instructed the students about my hearing issue and I think they understand and try to help me. I don't want to go sit in a corner like I see some hard of hearing people! One thing I did accomplish was to have a hearing loop installed in our church over Christmas and this has been received very positively! But HA users need to know how to utilize it otherwise it won't be of any benefit to them.....enough for now but thanks for all the suggestions!

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mikepa | @mikepa | Apr 1, 2019

@scottk I would like to get my church looped as well. Would you mind telling me how much it cost?

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Julie, Volunteer Mentor | @julieo4 | Apr 1, 2019

Congratulations on getting the hearing loop installed in your church! That's a great step forward, but it does take some educating to teach people how to use it...and let them know that it's there to use! The signage doesn't do much if you don't know what it means. The more people who benefit from it, but more vocal they will be about wanting it in other places. Hearing loss doesn't need to put us out to pasture. With technology that goes beyond hearing aids, most of us can do most anything. Sure, we have to accept the reality that some places are difficult, but becoming hermits isn't good either. That hearing assistive technology is worth learning about and trying. It's so important for us to let the audiologists and ENT MDs know this is important to us. WE WANT TO HEAR!

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judysmayo | @judysmayo | May 30, 2019

This is in reply to an old post...
I’m more interested in knowing if the Roger Select works in noisy situations as my Roger Pen and Remote Mic work well in meetings but pick up so much background noise they’re an assault on my senses and unusable.

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