This will be my final post on this topic which has morphed to hearing loss.
I had my annual hearing test today. I asked for a chart and out of
curiosity we looked back to my first exam in 1996 which resulted
initially getting hearing aids.
Apparently little change but my audiologist remarked
The National Health Service in the UK tends to use slightly modified
commercial designs that are maybe a couple of years old, and their input
costs are something like that.
However, I don't think self fitting would be allowed in the UK, as
setting the gain too high can cause unnecessary
David Woolley wrote:
"Are you sure of those figures? 30dB is normally only considered mild
loss. 15dB is in the normal range."
Good question - I am unsure. I have my annual hearing test tomorrow
and will ask my audiologist for a spectrum chart for each ear.
I have an optional remote that
A friend of mine told me about the new Olive hearing aids coming from S.
Korea. They are currently being sold only on Indiegogo and one ear is
$139 instead of the multikilobuck jobs. I'm interested to hear how they
work for him. You configure the amplification and response curves using
a
Are you sure of those figures? 30dB is normally only considered mild
loss. 15dB is in the normal range.
I have at least 40dB. across the spectrum, in one ear, and 15dB at
500Hz, degrading to 70dB at 8kHz, in the other, and I'm only classed as
having a moderate loss. These figures are a
Well I got quite a few comments back on the CM500.
Firstly, I have extreme hearing loss. Without my Phonac-Silvia
hearing aids the world it very quiet. I have something like 30-dB
loss in both ears so not wearing them with headphones is not an
option. As many of you may know, hearing loss
I have to take my hearing aids out to use the headphones. Also, saves
battery time on the hearing aids.
73, Troy, W6HV
On 11/25/2018 11:00 AM, Fred Jensen wrote:
You might check with your audiologist to see if the anti-feedback on
your aids can be adjusted. Mine basically don't work under
You might check with your audiologist to see if the anti-feedback on
your aids can be adjusted. Mine basically don't work under headphones
... gain it high enough that anti-feedback can't totally compensate, but
if I turn them down, they work OK under my CM500. I'm probably a poor
example
y.
There's far too many satisfied users of the CM-500's for anything that
drastic to be the norm.
73, Charlie k3ICH
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To quote that ancient Chinese philosopher: Sum-Ting-Wong"
Find that and your "howls" will go away.
There's far too many satisfied users of the
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I bought a new Yamaha CM500 headset last spring to compare with AntLion boom
mic.
The AntLion attaches to my trusty Sony MDR-V800 stereo headset and g
I bought a new Yamaha CM500 headset last spring to compare with
AntLion boom mic.
The AntLion attaches to my trusty Sony MDR-V800 stereo headset and
got good reports on the air.
I tried the CM500 and immediately my hearings howled with feedback
even with headset not connected to a radio.
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