tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post5480767971166699330..comments2024-02-19T10:16:13.581+00:00Comments on Past Imperfect: Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-66282130694527589052008-03-23T16:35:00.000+00:002008-03-23T16:35:00.000+00:00Vicki: welcome and Happy Easter to you. I'm so g...Vicki: welcome and Happy Easter to you. I'm so glad Judy's and my experience has been helpful and the best of luck with your appointment. I shall be visiting you and learning more:)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-68745356446761532602008-03-23T13:10:00.000+00:002008-03-23T13:10:00.000+00:00Oh! It's Kenju's Pat who has been coming by so swe...Oh! It's Kenju's Pat who has been coming by so sweetly these past few days! That's so funny because I was over here last night reading this post (without comment, until I put it together this morning). I came by because I had asked Judy about her allusion to PCAs. I've been fearful of going to the doctor, prefering instead to think that I have just a badly clogged up ear full of wax- which might in fact be the case. Or maybe not. But I can't much longer deny that my hearing on one side is dimiished, esp. when I'm reading myself to sleep lying on my hearing ear and I can barely make out what my sweetie is saying to me as we drift off to sleep. It gives new meaning to whispering "sweet nothings." :-) So now, thanks to first Judy and now you, I'm off to get my ears checked. Appointment first thinking in the morning. Happy Easter, Pat and thanks for coming by!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-4280536376728660382008-03-12T10:52:00.000+00:002008-03-12T10:52:00.000+00:00GG: was that a duck? I hope it came to a sticky ...GG: was that a duck? I hope it came to a sticky end. What bad luck.<BR/><BR/>Keith: I have the same problem with Max in Eastenders - and the first thing I shall test with the PCAs. Dreadful little man that he is!<BR/><BR/>Naomi: I am lucky with Kate and realise I shall have to persevere. I couldn't cope with contact lenses but that was for vanity - this is more important I think.<BR/><BR/>Kim:My MIL was the same and the whistling droves us dotty. That was her excuse for not wearing it. I now feel more sympathetic.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-49200619743808985962008-03-12T10:03:00.000+00:002008-03-12T10:03:00.000+00:00Do they come with built in MP3 players?My father's...Do they come with built in MP3 players?<BR/><BR/>My father's mother had one of those old types with a big dial on a box hanging round her neck to adjust the volume. In arguments with my grandfather she would pointedly turn off the soundKim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-35750651138615751202008-03-12T09:52:00.000+00:002008-03-12T09:52:00.000+00:00Sorry I haven't been by Pat....You have been very ...Sorry I haven't been by Pat....You have been very very busy, my dear...I understand from other friends that this Hearing Aid buiness is not as simple as one might think, and reading your experience it seems there is a lot of 'fine tuning' that goes into it all, which is a really good thing, don't you think? Kate sounds WONDERFUL and a perfect person to help with this 'fine tining'...How good that you found her! So very many people I know have had problems with thier 'aids'....But I know they keep improving them all the time. Much good luck with this, my dear...!OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-55175211884689535612008-03-12T09:50:00.000+00:002008-03-12T09:50:00.000+00:00I thought my hearing was failing last week. I hire...I thought my hearing was failing last week. I hired a video from the library (I forget the title) about gang-life in the Bronx, NY. The entire cast were young coloured men and girls, I think they were negro (am I allowed to say that?). They were speaking English, but I couldn't understand hardly a word. I thought it was my hearing. I kept playing bits over and over, but it was no use. I really thought my old brain was giving up on me. <BR/><BR/>I came to the conclusion that it was their terrible accent, diction and "street-talk". The funny thing was, they understood each other perfectly! I gave up on the video and took it back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-18817700101751754692008-03-12T00:10:00.000+00:002008-03-12T00:10:00.000+00:00When I was a child, a quack damaged my left ear, I...When I was a child, a quack damaged my left ear, I've never gotten accustomed to not hearing well, and we don't have high tech. hearing things here, but one day, one day...<BR/><BR/>Hee hee, I like Randall's suggestion.neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-39358317651283781872008-03-12T00:08:00.000+00:002008-03-12T00:08:00.000+00:00SG: that's lovely. Now I shall have sweet dream...SG: that's lovely. Now I shall have sweet dreams.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-15370668779479930222008-03-11T23:57:00.000+00:002008-03-11T23:57:00.000+00:00Love does not require hearing, only heart.Truth ne...Love does not require hearing, only heart.<BR/><BR/>Truth needs no feeling, only soul.<BR/><BR/>Empathy is all.<BR/><BR/>I am sure you will find what you require as the majority - you already have.<BR/><BR/>bisous,<BR/>SG<BR/>XXXSpanishGothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02393416230263427160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-16298272969970257402008-03-11T23:41:00.000+00:002008-03-11T23:41:00.000+00:00sablonneuse: be assured I'll take you with me eve...sablonneuse: be assured I'll take you with me every step of the way.<BR/><BR/>Moon: I'll do my damnedest:)<BR/><BR/>Rashbre: ooh I'm looking forward to being more involved:)<BR/><BR/>Mike: that's good advice and I'm pleased to hear of your success. Thank you!<BR/><BR/>Daphne: I'm being thick - the only Cyrils I can think of are Fletcher and 'nice one'. P'raps I should get a digital brain.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-27177576583623296382008-03-11T22:30:00.000+00:002008-03-11T22:30:00.000+00:00I suppose, like Cyril, you will be asking for "Ban...I suppose, like Cyril, you will be asking for "Banjo" instead of vin chaud on your next winter holiday!Daphne Wayne-Boughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10581048408996935564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-37496423873009967422008-03-11T21:40:00.000+00:002008-03-11T21:40:00.000+00:00Hi Pat, Mike here (Nea's Pa). First of all thanks ...Hi Pat, Mike here (Nea's Pa). First of all thanks for the comment on my blog. Prove's it's working again. Secondly, I too have high frequency hearing loss (two hearing aids). They are a great help when you get used to them. But you must persevere. Apart from the hearing aids the thing that's helped me most has been lip reading lessons. Suggest you start them now(probably before you really need them) - it will be easier. Hope this helps. Best wihes, Mike.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558857315748815249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-82048446591407599992008-03-11T20:20:00.000+00:002008-03-11T20:20:00.000+00:00Someone I know went along this route and was so pl...Someone I know went along this route and was so pleased they had. It made a lot of difference in noisy surroundings because of the ability to differentiate the sounds and saw a general jump in 'involvement'. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with this.rashbrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138427049001650099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-34760031344110603742008-03-11T20:16:00.000+00:002008-03-11T20:16:00.000+00:00I have many relatives who wear hearing aids...they...I have many relatives who wear hearing aids...they have a much better quality of life because of them...I hope you are comfortable with them quickly...we are so lucky that technology improves so many things by leeps and bounds!Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640737315196786989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-60999534126585717582008-03-11T19:19:00.000+00:002008-03-11T19:19:00.000+00:00yes, I hope you'll tell us what kind of hearing ai...yes, I hope you'll tell us what kind of hearing aid you choose and how you get on with it.<BR/>I recognise the symptoms and guess it won't be long before I have to follow the same route as you but I have some way to go before I catch up with Bear. He has the TV volume porpainfully loud for me - but that's because I sit next to it to see properly. Oh what it is to get older. . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-63810659356886292682008-03-11T16:53:00.000+00:002008-03-11T16:53:00.000+00:00Kate: sounds like my MIL. Thank goodness we have...Kate: sounds like my MIL. Thank goodness we have progressed. I'll let you know:)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-77178498209896091612008-03-11T15:15:00.000+00:002008-03-11T15:15:00.000+00:00Hello again Pi - As I come from a long line of 'Eh...Hello again Pi - As I come from a long line of 'Eh'? folk, I have no doubt I will eventually need one myself. I remember my Dad having one of the old style ones which looked like an ear. He used to drive us all mental by moaning that he still couldn't hear and would spend a lot of time fiddling with a pin trying to clear the hole part of any fluff etc. When he was not fiddling he was ranting that it was set too loud and programmes being watched on the telly were often ruined by the high pitched whistle! eeekk ! that's of course when he didn't have it switched off - hehehe...Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979505705280901138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-52911254181943870602008-03-10T23:55:00.000+00:002008-03-10T23:55:00.000+00:00Nea: don't worry I'll be doing progress reports.J...Nea: don't worry I'll be doing progress reports.<BR/><BR/>Judy: sorry about the tinnitus. She didn't offer me the ones behind the ear - just as well as I'd be more likely to lose them. How do they stay in place? They are very neat aren't they?Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-77459103555982781452008-03-10T23:48:00.000+00:002008-03-10T23:48:00.000+00:00Z: that is what I'm hoping for.Randall: I'm thin...Z: that is what I'm hoping for.<BR/><BR/>Randall: I'm thinking Marlene.<BR/>BTW if it works out you'll really have to have a go at your Mum. It's all too easy to retreat into a quiet world. And we didn't oughta!<BR/><BR/>Crescenet: thank you:)<BR/><BR/>Sam: I don't want to shoot the price up any higher. As it is MTL is having to sub me temporarily.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-41627892329758720062008-03-10T23:22:00.000+00:002008-03-10T23:22:00.000+00:00Your experience with it is very similar to mine; I...Your experience with it is very similar to mine; I also have high-frequency hearing loss, plus tinnitus, which makes it all worse. The hearing aids I need don't fit in the ear, but behind it. They are super small, though and my color will be grey. I am looking forward to hearing easily again.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-49193472377657813902008-03-10T21:25:00.000+00:002008-03-10T21:25:00.000+00:00You need one with satellite radio, baby. It's the...You need one with satellite radio, baby. It's the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-54848396277451013292008-03-10T21:05:00.000+00:002008-03-10T21:05:00.000+00:00Hello. This post is likeable, and your blog is ver...Hello. This post is likeable, and your blog is very interesting, congratulations :-). I will add in my blogroll =). If possible gives a last there on my site, it is about the <A HREF="http://www.provedorcrescenet.com" REL="nofollow">CresceNet</A>, I hope you enjoy. The address is http://www.provedorcrescenet.com . A hug.<A HREF="0640222215" REL="nofollow"></A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-67383797230342324542008-03-10T20:54:00.000+00:002008-03-10T20:54:00.000+00:00Pleased to see you haven't blown away. If the PCAs...Pleased to see you haven't blown away. <BR/><BR/>If the PCAs hear as good as they sound (?)please let us know. I will probably be needing something similar very soon.Neahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528962078216397466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-43478983269056395862008-03-10T18:53:00.000+00:002008-03-10T18:53:00.000+00:00My friend, the Poachers dad has a digital aid in e...My friend, the Poachers dad has a digital aid in each ear. They have been marvellous for him.....when he turns them on!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346682505354790114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-22351809527027271952008-03-10T17:15:00.000+00:002008-03-10T17:15:00.000+00:00I think you should go with the complete ensemble: ...I think you should go with the complete ensemble: ear-thingy, trench coat and fedora. Then you can stand next to famous people, touching your ear and speaking into your wristwatch. They'll think your and MI72 Special Agent.<BR/><BR/>Unless, of course, they cart you off for a different sort of examination.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, I hope it works out. My mom has some hearing loss but refuses to have it checked out. I think she has visions of carrying around some sort of monstrous ear-horn and yelling "eh?" at people. One must take advantage of available technology.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com