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Originally Posted by oldtimes
I think this ties in with OBBs question about people born with hearing loss. As for the rest of us you bring up another good point. Whenever we go out or visit friends they always feel there needs to be TV on or background music. Well nothing is worse for hearing impaired. I have to ask people to turn off the background noise or I pretty much can’t hear what anyone is saying. Good friends don’t mind. I think that’s why people just stop going out and end up depressed because they are feeling left out. As for the restaurants we try to stay away any that have music.
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I have around 8 programmed settings for my hearing aids, and each setting has its own left and right volume control. I also have an equalizer so I can create a custom setting for a new situation if I need to, and my "automatic" adjustment setting lets me select volume, PLUS my choice of normal, comfort, or clarity.
When I'm at a restaurant by myself I can reduce background noise and muffle it somewhat, so it sounds more like thrumming than specific sounds. If I'm with someone, I can turn them into omni-directionals, so that anyone sitting directly in front of me is heard clearly, while everything else is dulled and reduced. There are a bunch of little tricks I've learned to do with my hearing aids, including - "listening differently." That's a pretty awesome trick. My golf cart is super noisy but when I have my devices in my ears, I can "tune my listening" to somewhat dull the sound of the engine. It means the sound of the turn signal and reverse beep are very sharp and intrusive, and - get this - I can also hear the turn signal of the cart behind me if they're close enough.
You won't get this kind of functionality with over-the-counter devices.