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Video and Audio Title: Hard of hearing? Here is a cheap solution Ever seen those late-night tv ads for "spy devices that allow you to listen in on conversations!" Guess what? They really do work,and they are a very effective cheap solution for those of us who have damaged hearing and can hear sound but not well enough to make out words. I had gotten to the point where I usually had to go to the close-captioned option when watching movies,and ALWAYS had to do that if the actors had any sort of accent. People would talk to me in a normal voice,and I was having to ask them what they said two or three times to figure it out. Well,I stopped off at the Dollar General store yesterday to buy some items I needed,and spotted one of these devices on sale for 50% off,and bought it. The brand I bought is "Listen Up",and it is one of the ones that has a very tiny box that serves as the receiver and amplifier with a clip you can put in your pocket. The box contains the amplifier,on/off switch,and volume control,and has those really cheesy headphones that plug into your ears if you are the one person in a million with ear canals that size. Went back home and turned the tv on,and damn if it doesn't work maybe better than advertised. It even manages to pick up the broadcast if you are turned away from the source of the sound. I turned my tv volume down to 40% and still heard the words clearly with my Listen Up volume control turned up less than half way. This device is normally 10 bucks at Dollar General,but is on sale for $5 now. I went back today and bought a spare one to keep in my car so I will have one with me in case I go to a movie or watch tv away from home. The Listen Up device that I bought is powered by one AAA battery. I also saw devices that are self-contained and either fit right into the ear like one of the Blue Tooth music players you see,or plug into the ear and the big part with the controls goes behind the ear. All of these devices can be bought on ebay for less than 15 bucks,and may be slightly more practical since they don't have earphones. Of course,the receiver with the earphones gives you the option of using earphones designed to listen to music that will be much clearer than the tiny little speaker in the one-piece units. I guess it all depends on how bad your hearing is. If the loss is moderate,the ear canal one-piece units would probably be the way to go. If the damage is more severe,you would probably benefit from the improved fidelity of plug in headphones. Or,just buy both for less than 25 bucks and see which works best for you. Subscribe to *Health* Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest This brings up positive and negative thoughts. The Mrs enjoys messing with me. We'll be driving down the road, and she will face the passenger window and mumble (she's usually telling me that she needs to use the bathroom or we should have taken the exit that we just passed). Then she'll wait for another mile or so and complain that I'm not listening to her. She knows that I have a hearing deficit and am prone to ear infections, but she does it anyways. Of course, I'd like to listen to TV without keeping the next door neighbors (100 meters away) awake at night. Presently, I use a quality set of headphones when I watch dvd's on my computer, but the connecting cable can catch on all sorts of things. Maybe I should stay in Iraq. That way, the Mrs can't mumble at me, and I won't be accused of ignoring her when I use the headset;)
#2. To: Sarajevo (#1) She knows that I have a hearing deficit and am prone to ear infections, but she does it anyways. Are you kidding? That's WHY she does it. Do you mean to tell me you still haven't figured out why women are like cats? It's nothing personal,it's just the nature of the beast. Maybe I should stay in Iraq. That way, the Mrs can't mumble at me, and I won't be accused of ignoring her when I use the headset;) She can't accuse you of that if you wear this headset because if you turn it up high enough you could probably hear what she is thinking. I also have to admit that one of my very first thoughts was "man,one of these things would have been REALLY handy when running recon and wondering if something was sneaking up on you." It could even be a very useful tool for grunts in the middle east as long as they only wore a earpiece in one ear at a time and did their damndest to make sure they pulled it out before any shooting started. Think of them as "binoculars for the ear". "I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114) #3. To: sneakypete (#2) She can't accuse you of that if you wear this headset because if you turn it up high enough you could probably hear what she is thinking. Uh.....I don't think I want to go there.............it's bad enough when I can hear her;)
#4. To: Sarajevo (#3) Uh.....I don't think I want to go there....... Yeah,I can understand that. No need to have your head explode if you can help it. "I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114) Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest |
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