Comments on: Hear Me, Hear Me

By: Gail

Gail — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:09:22 +0000

I had my hearing tested last year and the audiologist said I do have a loss of high pitched frequencies in my left ear and there are very small, inconspicuous aids (for a few thousand dollars) but I’m holding out until it gets worse! I’m a 55 year old teacher about to retire. Sometimes it’s good not to hear those high pitched sounds!

By: susan

susan — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:11:51 +0000

My dad is deaf in one ear from an injury in WW II.

My mother just started wearing hearing aids from all the years of my dad blasting the TV and car radio.

Hearing aids have come a long way since my grandfather wore them.

By: Carter

Carter — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:41:28 +0000

Could you repeat that, Liz?

Sorry, but I’m deaf in one ear & that lame joke actually works almost every time, even with people who know I love doing it. I highly recommend using it whenever this topic comes up with people who know you’re hard of hearing.

No doubt I’ll be joining the hearing-aid world soon, so save me a seat.

By: dennis

dennis — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:27:54 +0000

Aww, Sweetie, when it rains, it pours . I second Katharine’s sentiment. Play Secret Agent Woman.

Dennis

By: Surgeon in my Dreams

Surgeon in my Dreams — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:22:11 +0000

Your new loayout is lovely. Very clean and reader friendly.

By: Katharine

Katharine — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:08:35 +0000

Hey, we all have things we collect! Wear them with pride! If it makes you feel better, I have a friend who’s had one since high school. He jokes that it’s useful, because if he’s in a crowd situation and he wants to get through or not deal with it, he just puts on a very serious face and taps his ear, and he says crowds part for people wearing ear-pieces that look serious and tap their ears! Get your secret agent gravitas on!

By: mark

mark — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:27:35 +0000

The title reminded me of “See Me, Feel Me / Listening to You” song of the band the Who.

By: Romeo Vitelli

Romeo Vitelli — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:55:02 +0000

I wear in-the-ear hearing aids but I’m forever taking them out when I’m working since they tend to itch after a while. Once you get dependent on them, it gets harder to hear without them.

By: Sandy Naiman

Sandy Naiman — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:07:10 +0000

Liz,
I started wearing two behind-the-ear hearing aids about four years ago. At first, it was exhausting, with my brain was processing so many sounds it hadn’t heard in so long. I got used to it and now I feel naked without them.
Good luck. We’re lucky with the technology of hearing aids available today.