What? Can't hear you!

[Raydawg]

I’ve had mine for about a month now, and I’m really enjoying them.

I had lunch with some friends recently, and for the first time in over a year, I could actually understand almost everything Howard said. He speaks pretty softly, and I’ve always struggled to hear him, it was a real pleasure to follow along for once.

We also went to the movies the other day, I enjoyed that too! Turns out, understanding the dialogue really helps with the plot. Who knew?

I recently picked up a Phonak TV Connector, which links directly to the TV and streams the audio straight to my hearing aids via Bluetooth. It’s fantastic. I can watch TV at night without bothering Trish, or just enjoy shows without missing half of what’s being said.

I hardly ever use my phone the old-fashioned way anymore. It usually stays in my pocket or in the truck console, I answer calls through the hearing aids, which have built-in mics that transmit my voice back via Bluetooth. It’s a little strange for passengers when I suddenly start talking to what seems like nobody, but I’m used to the weird looks.

In the office, I use Google Voice, so my laptop routes the call audio right into the hearing aids, feels just like wearing a headset. So yeah, it’s safe to say I’m really enjoying this new toy. And hearing sounds I haven’t noticed in years? That’s pretty cool as well.

I do have to ask Trish to calm down sometimes because apparently she has gotten used to speaking loud to me, and it can be a bit irritating. But I’ll learn to live with that.

I know, huh...... I have a different brand that I control all its function through my phone, but I can still do it by clicking the small buttons on the aids. What I like about using my phone it shows a graph to what I am doing. They are researchable too, no more buying batteries that don't work.
My wife use to get bugged when I asked her to speak louder, now she gets bugged when I tell her she's YELLING....

 

[Jim]

I know, huh...... I have a different brand that I control all its function through my phone, but I can still do it by clicking the small buttons on the aids. What I like about using my phone it shows a graph to what I am doing. They are researchable too, no more buying batteries that don't work.
My wife use to get bugged when I asked her to speak louder, now she gets bugged when I tell her she's YELLING....

Yeah, clicking those small buttons are tough, especially if I'm wearing glasses, but I'm learning.

 

[Jim]

I think I'm at the early stages, I've taken to using closed caption with sound on to fill in what I miss. For anything I want to enjoy watching or hearing it's over the ear headphones.

Yep, that sounds like me, I did the exact same thing. And then we replaced Dish Network with a SuperBox and a VeeSee, neither of which have support closed captioning. So I was screwed in that respect. But just as well, I'm liking the improved hearing all around.