Hi- I'm new. So new that I put my 1st post on page one before I realized there were more that 100 pages here. So I c/p it.
Since I've been dealing w/this hearing loss since I was a kid, I realized I had learned to read lips. If someone has an accent or talk to me w/their back to me or put their hand over their mouth, I'm sunk. The worst is when I have to call tech support. They are usually in India & they have very heavy accents. I turn the speaker on, on the phone but it's better if I can do live chat. If we are in a big room, like a restaurant or a theater, forget it, I can't pick up any speech. I'm a big Josh Groban fan & we have a nice new theater here in Atlanta. Other fans were coming over to say hello & I couldn't make out anything that was being said. Luckily, Josh has a very big voice. Since then I have gotten my hearing aid so it's a little better. We went out to dinner recently and even w/all the noise around me, I was able to hear the convo. at our table. Sometimes the wait staff have soft voices & I have to get my daughter to tell me what she said. Embarrassing as all get-out.
Since I've been dealing w/this hearing loss since I was a kid, I realized I had learned to read lips. If someone has an accent or talk to me w/their back to me or put their hand over their mouth, I'm sunk. The worst is when I have to call tech support. They are usually in India & they have very heavy accents. I turn the speaker on, on the phone but it's better if I can do live chat. If we are in a big room, like a restaurant or a theater, forget it, I can't pick up any speech. I'm a big Josh Groban fan & we have a nice new theater here in Atlanta. Other fans were coming over to say hello & I couldn't make out anything that was being said. Luckily, Josh has a very big voice. Since then I have gotten my hearing aid so it's a little better. We went out to dinner recently and even w/all the noise around me, I was able to hear the convo. at our table. Sometimes the wait staff have soft voices & I have to get my daughter to tell me what she said. Embarrassing as all get-out.