On Sat, 20 Feb 2021 19:57:01 -0000, "Ophelia" >
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>"Bruce" wrote in message ...
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>On Sat, 20 Feb 2021 13:46:41 -0000, "Ophelia" >
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>>"dsi1" wrote in message
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>>On Friday, February 19, 2021 at 11:57:58 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>>> "dsi1" wrote in message
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>>> On Friday, February 19, 2021 at 12:38:33 PM UTC-10, Stu Rawlings wrote:
>>> > On 2/19/2021 5:28 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>> > > On Friday, February 19, 2021 at 11:42:21 AM UTC-10, Stu Rawlings
>>> > > wrote:
>>> > >> On 2/19/2021 4:30 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>> > >>> On Friday, February 19, 2021 at 10:22:50 AM UTC-10,
>>> > >>> wrote:
>>> > >>>> On Friday, February 19, 2021 at 1:09:29 PM UTC-6,
>>> > >>>> wrote:
>>> > >>>>>
>>> > >>>>> ...Health Insurance! :-)
>>> > >>>>>
>>> > >>>>> John Kuthe, RN, BSN...
>>> > >>>>>
>>> > >>>> Hey wait a minute! You always said you didn't need health
>>> > >>>> insurance
>>> > >>>> because
>>> > >>>> you are a nurse and are your own insurance. Besides, you 'doctor'
>>> > >>>> yourself up
>>> > >>>> with cannabis oil, Seroquel, and garlic; why would you need
>>> > >>>> insurance?
>>> > >>> My daughter had a toothache and went to the dentist. It's going to
>>> > >>> cost us 3 grand. My dentist bill is $2,500. We're going to have to
>>> > >>> buy
>>> > >>> a new range because the old one died. Our plan was to get a newer
>>> > >>> used
>>> > >>> car this month but it looks like that's out the window. My daughter
>>> > >>> as
>>> > >>> been offered a job at the animal clinic where she's required to put
>>> > >>> some hours in for school. I'm hoping she takes the job and gets
>>> > >>> dental
>>> > >>> insurance. That would be nice.
>>> > >>>
>>> > >> Damn, that all sounds costly. Hey you know about hearing right?
>>> > >>
>>> > >> I bought three of those sonic pest-repllers' that plug right
>>> > >> into the wall and they all have three settings, low, medium
>>> > >> and high..It says not to run them on high if humans or pets are
>>> > >> going
>>> > >> to be in the room, so just I had to plug one in to the wall in the
>>> > >> kitchen and run it on high, just to see how nasty it was.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> At any rate, I couldn't hear it very much at all, while my
>>> > >> wife was telling me to turn it off quick, it bothered her.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> My question is did I stand too close to the stage and listen
>>> > >> to my music too loud when I was a younger guy and roach my
>>> > >> hearing, or perhaps I'm just tone deaf to that particular
>>> > >> frequency?
>>> > >>
>>> > >> <i have my doubts about how effective the chasers will be
>>> > >> anyway..i put three of them in my barn today>
>>> > >
>>> > > As it goes, most people will lose about half of their hearing by the
>>> > > time they're in their 60's. Kids can hear up to 20,000 Hz and above.
>>> > > Someone my age might hear up to 11 kHz. You can get a free signal
>>> > > generator app for your phone and test your limits.
>>> > > Around 30% of people over 65 will have some hearing loss. Mostly
>>> > > it'll
>>> > > be in the higher frequencies. People with hearing loss will typically
>>> > > have most of the loss in frequencies starting about 2 kHz. People
>>> > > that
>>> > > have some loss due to their occupation, will probably show a steep
>>> > > drop
>>> > > in hearing starting at 1 kHz. Their hearing will be completely gone
>>> > > by
>>> > > 4
>>> > > kHz. It's the large losses above 1000 Hz that makes speech
>>> > > comprehension
>>> > > difficult.
>>> > > Oddly enough, people in my generation have better hearing than their
>>> > > parents. That's what the research has shown. I can't say why that is.
>>> > > I doubt the ultrasonic chasers will work on bugs. OTOH, I'm thinking
>>> > > of
>>> > > an high frequency generator app that keeps cats away from me. I won't
>>> > > hear a thing but my wife would get ****ed off. It's always something.
>>> > >
>>> > Well thanks for a really well written response, I do appreciate it. As
>>> > far as I can tell I can hear well enough when it comes to conversation
>>> > and such, I'm not really concerned about being hard of hearing but the
>>> > fact that it was too aggravating for my wife to listen to when I
>>> > couldn't hardly notice it bothered me a bit.
>>> >
>>> > Now I recall my dad saying "you're gonna go deaf listening
>>> > to that shit you call music that loud"
>>> >
>>> > I do wear hearing protection now around machinery, like
>>> > closing the barn door after the horses are running away?
>>>
>>> I have a constant ringing in my ear so if you don't, consider yourself
>>> lucky. It's a good idea to wear hearing protection when you can. The
>>> thing
>>> about hearing loss is that it's so gradual that people don't notice it.
>>> The good news is that these days you can buy rechargeable Blu-tooth ear
>>> pieces that can help you hear. In the future, they'll be made
>>> specifically
>>> for hearing losses - they just probably won't be advertised as such. The
>>> cost will be under $200.
>>> ====
>>>
>>> D. has hearing aids that just don't work and they cost £4.000.00!
>>>
>>> Where do we find these Blu-tooth aids??
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>>They're not hearing aids but ear bud-type headphones that are capable of
>>amplifying ambient sounds. There's currently an explosion on these products
>>so there's a lot of product out there.
>>I suspect that your husband has a hearing loss in the severe range since he
>>was a military guy. If so, the ear buds might not have enough power for
>>him.
>>Your best bet is to demo a pair. I haven't had a chance to test some out
>>but
>>I can tell that's the direction these things are going.
>>https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Wirel.../dp/B08MWY75DH
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>> Yes he was in the military for 22 years. He looked those bud things up
>>and some are from the company that his current ones came from . A friend
>>of ours got her hearing aid from the NHS i.e. free and it is fantastic. It
>>links to an app on her phone and can be adjusted to filter out background
>>noise or certain frequencies or to focus on people talking on the other
>>side
>>of the room. Unfortunately they aren't available here on the NHS in
>>Scotland
>>at present.
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>Sounds good
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> It sure is!! I hope we can get one of those!

Yeah!
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