God bless her but I never know when my wife has hers on. I usually guess wrong…..“Why are you shouting?” or “What?!” It is weird when she is on the phone and “Blue-toothed” to her hearing aids. “Quiet! I’m talking to Vera!” Vera does all the talking apparently…..
My PSAD is rechargeable and beeps when it needs charging. It also cost about 1/30th that of a hearing aid. The lowest amplification level is all I need.
I am deaf and I wear a hearing aid and can tell when mine go out when normal sounds fade off. They usually last about 14 days and I have spare around to change them out.
After a life time of partying, i gave in and got some. Mine are digital, work with my phone up to 30 ft away. So I can work, leaving my phone in the office and still get all my messages and calls. And I don’t have to carry my phone with me all the time.
We each had a problem recently which made us question how well we hear. Where we hearing voices?
Quick related situation first – when we first bought our house I was alone in the house and was in the basement – switching laundry loads. I heard a man and a woman talking. This is about 35 years ago so hearing was not in question then. I started to get really scared – had someone related to the former owner come into the house? Burglars? Then I realized I was hearing “Lucy and Ricky Ricardo” talking. I figured out that since the house has hot air heat vents – I was listening to the TV – 2 floors up – in our bedroom as it was next to the same vent. (Good thing to have – if I go to that vent in the bedroom I can hear if the washer and-or dryer is still running in the basement and save a trip down 2 floors if they are not and husband and I can yell to one another through the vents.
A few weeks ago we going to sleep – he had fallen asleep – and I heard people talking. Was it someone in the house that I was hearing through the vents? It seemed to come from where the vent is located in the bedroom. Did we leave the kitchen TV on? I got up to go and see what was going on downstairs. As I approached where the vent was it stopped. Back to bed – I heard it again. Near the vent stopped again. Went to sleep and did not hear it.
A couple of weeks later husband had the same problem. We both believe in spirits – but why now after all these years? He went over to the vent to listen and realized that the humidifier in front of it was on rather higher than normal. He turned it down – voices disappeared. We figured out that for some reason when the humidifier is on some specific setting it makes a noise which sounds like someone talking – never did before. At least that what it seems and we are not going to explore any further what it could be.
Zykoic 8 months ago
God bless her but I never know when my wife has hers on. I usually guess wrong…..“Why are you shouting?” or “What?!” It is weird when she is on the phone and “Blue-toothed” to her hearing aids. “Quiet! I’m talking to Vera!” Vera does all the talking apparently…..
PraiseofFolly 8 months ago
Don’t speak too loud when you’re talking to yourself … or people will think you’re a Village Idiot.
juicebruce 8 months ago
Hearing Aid … The two edged sword ;-)
Doug K 8 months ago
What?
rickmac1937 Premium Member 8 months ago
Wife’s problem
ctolson 8 months ago
Also if you have a Blue Tooth speaker in your ear and you’re getting a cellphone call.
david_42 8 months ago
My PSAD is rechargeable and beeps when it needs charging. It also cost about 1/30th that of a hearing aid. The lowest amplification level is all I need.
mistercatworks 8 months ago
The effect of the drawing makes it look like he has a dog ear coming out of a human ear. (I know it’s supposed to be a hearing aid.)
majobis. 8 months ago
I am deaf and I wear a hearing aid and can tell when mine go out when normal sounds fade off. They usually last about 14 days and I have spare around to change them out.
sincavage05 8 months ago
After a life time of partying, i gave in and got some. Mine are digital, work with my phone up to 30 ft away. So I can work, leaving my phone in the office and still get all my messages and calls. And I don’t have to carry my phone with me all the time.
mafastore 7 months ago
We each had a problem recently which made us question how well we hear. Where we hearing voices?
Quick related situation first – when we first bought our house I was alone in the house and was in the basement – switching laundry loads. I heard a man and a woman talking. This is about 35 years ago so hearing was not in question then. I started to get really scared – had someone related to the former owner come into the house? Burglars? Then I realized I was hearing “Lucy and Ricky Ricardo” talking. I figured out that since the house has hot air heat vents – I was listening to the TV – 2 floors up – in our bedroom as it was next to the same vent. (Good thing to have – if I go to that vent in the bedroom I can hear if the washer and-or dryer is still running in the basement and save a trip down 2 floors if they are not and husband and I can yell to one another through the vents.
A few weeks ago we going to sleep – he had fallen asleep – and I heard people talking. Was it someone in the house that I was hearing through the vents? It seemed to come from where the vent is located in the bedroom. Did we leave the kitchen TV on? I got up to go and see what was going on downstairs. As I approached where the vent was it stopped. Back to bed – I heard it again. Near the vent stopped again. Went to sleep and did not hear it.
A couple of weeks later husband had the same problem. We both believe in spirits – but why now after all these years? He went over to the vent to listen and realized that the humidifier in front of it was on rather higher than normal. He turned it down – voices disappeared. We figured out that for some reason when the humidifier is on some specific setting it makes a noise which sounds like someone talking – never did before. At least that what it seems and we are not going to explore any further what it could be.