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    The Pros and Cons of Buying Hearing Aids Online

    Well I bought my hearing aids from hearingplanet.com and I wasn't able to buy them unless I had a licensed audiologist to fit them. Due to the attitude of audiologist 4 years ago they had one in my area that they referred me to. I had to go to her for the hearing test and the fitting. I got...
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    What are high frequency sounds like?

    I know I can't hear certain sounds until I put my hearing aids on. Alarm clocks, oven timers etc. those high piercing noises can really get to you. When I got my digital hearing aids I could suddenly hear all these sounds I hadn't done in years.
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    Do you feel lucky to have gotten your hearing aid while very young?

    That's what my mother tells me she did with me. Even though her mother was hoh and she was also, it never occurred to her that I might be deaf. She said that by the time she took me to audiologist at age 4/5, he told her that I could have a big chip on my shoulder from the punishments I was...
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    Iowa, USA

    HI Banjo It was your post I read on another site that got me looking into this issue. As it is we don't have any kind of cable tv, we just watch local channels and I am very happy with that. The only channel I'd really like is HGTV, lol. I am also lucky in that I have my own personal loop...
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    Iowa, USA

    Hi and thanks for the welcome I live in Des Moines.
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    Iowa, USA

    No I don't have an LCD tv yet so not having any probs. Looking at buying one though and have read about issues with captioning and HDMI tv cables etc. I think from what I've read that cable stations seem to provide you with the captioning anyway. We get captions from our analog TV as well as...
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    another noob here!

    Hi there, welcome, I just joined too. Well there's all kinds of deaf culture that is pertinent to your hearing loss and your belief system. Make sure you get that hearing aid and learn how to use it properly. Lip reading is very important. Never hesitate to ask anyone you are with to look...
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    Iowa, USA

    Hi there fellow Iowan! That's just the prob. These techies get too technical for me and I get lost in the information. I read your other comment on Iowa and no captioning for adlibbing on the news and the weather. That frustrates me no end that they don't caption the weather.
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    What is it like to be hearing?

    I've always envied people who can eavesdrop on others conversations. It seems they always know what's going on ahead of time. Besides the fact that I think it is very rude, I do wish sometimes I could. Now as I get older, my perfect eyesight has moved to "farsightedness", and I can no longer...
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    Iowa, USA

    Hi everyone I was looking into closed captioning issues with HDMI. Just recently read a customer review on BestBuy about lack of CC in the tv she bought. As we are about to buy our first LCD television set I thought I had better find out more info. I am HOH and wore hearing aids for a...
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    Hello From Mississippi

    Hello Hi Nadia I just joined too. Sounds like we have a similar hearing loss as I am moderately severe also.
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