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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