F.a.o. Jennyjoan.

[Tilly2]

Hi, JJ.

Just wanted to tell you that I now have my new hearing aids and I am delighted with them.

One of the brilliant things about them is that they are connected, via Bluetooth, to my mobile phone. There fore when I have a phone call, I do not have to put the phone to my ear as all the sound comes via the hearing aids. I know you have trouble with hearing on the phone, that's why I'm telling you about these.

[jennyjoan]

Oh right Tilly - that's great they work like that - OMG - haven't things moved on.

Unfortunately Tilly I don't have a mobile phone (it's only used for like buying something online and they need a number etc). It is very old and so there would be no bluetooth (If I knew what bluetooth is LOL)

PS Tilly upon reading your post - I can't hear on the mobile phones - I get very nervous and when that happens the hearing goes completely.

Secondly the aids wouldn't be "strong" enough to work for me as over the years I was offered cochlear implants - my deafness is too profound.

I am delighted for you and hope they continue to do so. good luck with them. x

[Tilly2]

You could always get a more up to date phone. :-)

Anyway, I have over 50% hearing loss in both ears and these aids are an absolute pleasure to wear.

Thanks for your best wishes. I'm sure I'll be fine with them.

[gness]

Fantastic, Tilly....you'll hear the birdsong now....if we ever get over to Rutland again...x

[jennyjoan]

Yes a colleague of mine years remarked how sad it was for me not to be able to hear birdsong. I was telling my sister and she laughed - sometimes too early in the morning they put my head away. Not a morning person you see. LOL

[Tilly2]

You are so right, Gness. I actually heard a buzzard mewing today. I've ever heard one before. I am so happy with my new ears!
I actually didn't realise just what a racket some birds make. The sparrows sounded as if they were 'fighting' in the hedgerow this morning.

[gness]

Wonderful, Tilly. Wait til the buzzard is calling for and training the young. Spent hours on the patio in the UK listening to them and the Red Kites. News is we have a Glossy Ibis on the estuary here. May have to spend hours at the estuary!

[Tilly2]

I hope you get to see it, Gness. They seem to be quite rare.
Good luck...and take a flask of your favourite, warming drink when you go mooching around the estuary. x

[jennyjoan]

Hi Tilly this is going to be long-winded

- when I went to my IT class yesterday - it is only a lady who comes in voluntarily and so I have been lucky in getting one-to-one information re the Ipad.

Anyway she was telling me she wore 2 hearing aids having had mastoid trouble in her 40s maybe. She is the first person I have heard of having mastoid damage to her ear (which caused my deafness) when I was born - but also she was crucified with you know painful, pus, etc etc TMI coming out of her ears during that time.

Thank God I just was deaf and never encountered all the above stuff - like sore ears etc.

Anyway when her and I were on the Ipads - she turned on a Talkback feature on the Ipads eg - now I could hear a female speaking but didn't understand a word, she could hear word for word and actually was astonished that I could not hear the female.

Like yourself she said something her hearing aids are bluetoothed to her smartphone and she hears fantastic.

Things have moved on so much so I have made an appointment for February for an appointment with Boots audiologist.

LOL - I don't have a smartphone and never wanted one but if this helps me - I would just get a cheapie just to get it linked to the aids.

Have a nice day. Tilly - I'm getting all excited now LOL