So, I'm old, at 71 my hearing is pretty much shot. I wear hearing aids in both ears and when I take them off night the TV volume suddenly gets really quite and my wife mumbles everything she says. So, life with hearing aids is fairly bearable, but at church last night for Bible Study, I realized that even though I'm sitting less than 5 feet from the speaker I can't hear or understand most of what he is saying.
So, long time ago I worked for Georgia Council for the Hearing Impaired in Decatur and we had some assistive listening devices that were battery powered and had an amplifier, a microphone and an earplug and they increased volume quite a bit (at the time I wasn't as Deaf as I am now). I am looking for something along that line that will amplify the sound and maybe cut out some background noise. I am not going to buy an FM loop where the transmitter sits at the podium and the receiver is in my ear. That's obtrusive and pretty expensive.
Anyone currently using a device like that and if so, what is it and where did you get it? Amazon sells some but they range from very cheap and 1 to 0 stars and very expensive that has 4 out of 5 stars. I don't want to spend a ton on something that may or may not help.
I'm currently OK with the TV since most shows are captioned and if I turn them way up my wife takes the remote away and turns it way down but the captions are good and I'm learning how to spell a bunch of new words.
Just as an aside, if I meet you at a gun show or meet or sale and it doesn't look like I'm paying attention to what you are saying, it's just because I really don't hear you or understand you.
Happy St. Patricks Day
So, long time ago I worked for Georgia Council for the Hearing Impaired in Decatur and we had some assistive listening devices that were battery powered and had an amplifier, a microphone and an earplug and they increased volume quite a bit (at the time I wasn't as Deaf as I am now). I am looking for something along that line that will amplify the sound and maybe cut out some background noise. I am not going to buy an FM loop where the transmitter sits at the podium and the receiver is in my ear. That's obtrusive and pretty expensive.
Anyone currently using a device like that and if so, what is it and where did you get it? Amazon sells some but they range from very cheap and 1 to 0 stars and very expensive that has 4 out of 5 stars. I don't want to spend a ton on something that may or may not help.
I'm currently OK with the TV since most shows are captioned and if I turn them way up my wife takes the remote away and turns it way down but the captions are good and I'm learning how to spell a bunch of new words.
Just as an aside, if I meet you at a gun show or meet or sale and it doesn't look like I'm paying attention to what you are saying, it's just because I really don't hear you or understand you.
Happy St. Patricks Day
