On Fri 17 Jan, CA Baxter - Academic Support Services wrote:
> one thing which all hearing aid microphones do as soon as you
> cover them is feedback, or whistle- thereby rendering the aid useless
> and the wearer red faced (if they can hear it - I can't -blissfully)
The same happen on my aid if the earpiece is not fitting tightly. If you
deform the shape of the ear the gap between it and the mould also makes to
scream.
> You can use an aid with an inductive coupler in something like a telephone
> but again itakes some skill to ensure there is no feedback, from a personal
> point, and I would stress that this is personal
I have never had any success with the 'T' setting. All I get is a buzz
from the Computer Monitor.
In public buildings the wiring is usually so badly positioned that it is
useless. In my local theatre I get more help from lip-reading from
mid-row at 25 metres that from sitting in the 'best position' in a corner
near the wall.
> I find that the nearer the sound is to my ear the more chance I have of hearing
> clearly and am able to hear on a telephone or through 'cans' without my
> hearing aid. I'm sorry I don't know what the answer is but my advice would
> be to trial any suggestions with a friendly hearing aid user.
preferably several with different profiles
Regards
Ted
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Ted Pottage. Chairman, BDA (British Dyslexia Association) Computer Committee
See our *NEW* site -> http://www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk/
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