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suggestions for a 'movie setting' on my Resound hearing aid?
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| Earl Lewis 2005-03-19, 4:25 pm |
| I have medium hearing loss in my right ear, severe in left ear. I wear
my Resound BTE digital in right ear. I get fair results with it if NOT
in a crowded room, lots of background noise or in a room with 'echoes'
(locker room with tile walls).
My HA resides in a case in my pocket much of the time. When I know I
want to communicate I put it in my ear. Thus I don't have to tolerate
the objectionable noise that comes along with a hearing aid on a
continuous basis. Maybe babies can learn how to tune this out, I
can't.
One of the MAIN uses for my hearing aid is movie attendance. With the
hearing aid I only lose about 40% of the dialogue. Much of this is
due, as all of you know, to the shit Hollywood dubs in on top of the
dialogue. But there is also an additional problem. I call it 'hiss'.
It is only there when the actors speak. If I could somehow filter off
this 'hiss', I theorize that my understanding would be much better. I
think the 'hiss' is getting worse, probably an indication of my
failing hearing, I suppose. (I've also wondered how much control the
meathead projectionists have over their audio adjustments).
So, I wonder if any of you who are knowledgable about setting up aids
could suggest an adjustment that might do this, so I could then take
your suggestion to my audiologist? The Resound has 4 programs so, if
this is feasable, one could be a 'movie' program.
EArl
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| zafdor@yahoo.com 2005-03-19, 4:25 pm |
| I would suggest you try a different audie. There are certainly many
people here who can give you feedback (no pun intended), but it will be
no replacement for a decent audie.
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| First and foremost you should wear the HE all of the time. Have you tried
wearing the infrared headsets that most move theaters offer? They can be a
great help.
<zafdor@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I would suggest you try a different audie. There are certainly many
> people here who can give you feedback (no pun intended), but it will be
> no replacement for a decent audie.
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