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Subject : Re: Hearing Aid(s) Purchase -- Why So Hard? posted by shengchieh on Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:59 pm |
| Your problem seem to be more of SNR (signal to noise ratio) than volume. First all, scratch all the links I posted earlier. Those models don't have directional device. The only question I have left then is, does your hearing aid has directional hearing? If not, consider that. If so, then I can't help anymore. A normal hearing person has the ability to pick out a small sound from a noisy environment. A HoH person can crank up HA, but still would have trouble discerning. In my case, my discrimination shot up when I switched to directional HA when they first came out in the 70-80s (not sure exactly when). Now I use a phonak nadia which does have directional hearing. Another item to consider is a pocketalker. http://www.williamssound.com/assistivelisteningproducts.aspx This item is good if you need directional discrimination (or stronger directional discrimination) occasionally. I used it in noisy restaurants. You can even get extensions for various purposes. Unfortunately this item is $150-$200 a few years ago and I wouldn't be surprised if the price went up more. Sheng-Chieh |
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