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Old 04-04-2009, 04:37 PM   #20 (permalink)
faire_jour
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Originally Posted by Hear Again View Post
If deafdude's hearing aids were programmed so that he could hear at 20 dB, he wouldn't need someone to talk very loud. 20 dB aided or unaided hearing is good enough for most people to be able to hear/understand conversational speech at normal volume levels.
Sorry, I was trying to make the point that a person yelling is going to sound distorted and that it will be unhelpful, just like turning up hearing aids louder and louder. Sorry that wasn't clear!
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