Hearing
Well the other day Brenda came home with one of those ear bug looking things that is a sound amplifier.She handed it to me and ask me to try it out,so being a good husband I promptly took it out of its very unsealed package and turned it on.The little red light on the side said it was on so I put the thing up like I was going to put it in my right ear and it promptly let out this loud squeal.Let me tell you if I wasn`t deaf before that I sure am now.Ever since then the ringing in my ears has been at a very high pitch.I think that the hearing aid companies must have invested heavily in the production of these things just so after trying one you would definetly need to get a hearing aid.Well back to my story: I have tried wearing the thing several times after adjusting it to where it won`t squeal in my ear.Thing is if you are wearing it and some one in the room starts talking you go deaf from the loudness of it,and don`t even ask what happens if the phone rings or the chimes on our antique clock starts.It is like being in some bell tower when the tower chimes at noon or midnight.And after it is done you can`t hear a thing for quite some time.I still think that the hearing aid companies are making a killing off of the sales from them(only $19.95)and then the hearing aids (cheapest one I have found$599.95 Per ear).I just thought that every one would the would like to hear about the trials of trying to be able to hear with out getting an expensive hearing aid.I would have been better off just getting the hearing aid,wonder if Medicare will get one for me?Or should I sue the company that made the hearing amplifier and then get a hearing aid from the money that I get in a settlement? Probably wouldn`t be enough for me to even get the cheap one,oh well guess I will just have to suffer through some of my shows on TV with the TV up loud enough for the neighbors to hear,then maybe we can all go together and get all of us some hearing aids....lol...Just thought that every one could use a good laugh,but it really did happen,the amplifier did squeal in my ear thing, not any of the rest except for the prices of the amp and the hearing aid that is.I hope that you all enjoyed the story,thought every one could use a good laugh,I know that I did and so did Brenda.
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Good Morning Monte, My Father went through the same thing with that kind of amplifier. We bought so many different kinds of them. Check into Medicare. You never know until you try. Dad got his thru the VA. Even tho they were the ones that almost killed him. My brother takes care of him now. He\'s deaf, legally blind and a double aumptee. I broke my back taken care of him. I had him home with me for 10 months. He\'s been with my brother for 4 years. I know he wants to come back and live with us. With my health I can\'t. My brother and Dad are just alike. The fight like two old ladied. Well enough of that. Just save your pennies to by the real thing (hearing aide). Dad still gets squilling in his hearing aide sometimes. You have to adjust them for different things TV, Outdoors, Napping, Ect. Tell Brenda Hello. Be Sweet, Peach
Hugs Monte!!! Dealing with aging parents is really hard. My mom fought her hearing aid for so many years I can\'t even remember! I could hear it squeal across the room and hear her fussing. She fussed about nearly everything for the last year. I was taking care of mom, along with an old friend of mine, all last year. It was a 24 hour a day job. It was a bigger job to get her to take her meds!! She hated it! She was diabetic and had severe heart blockage for many, many years. It never stopped her from battling the crooked politicians in our county.
When Hurricane Ike paid us a visit last fall, my older brother took her under his wing and she only lived two weeks. He openly admitted how disgusting it was for him to have to walk her to the bathroom and help her on and off the toilet. He had to help her change her Depends!! POOR GUY!!! \"HE TOOK HER!!! HE DIDN\'T ASK ANYONE!! He had her four days and she died. He admits taking away all of her heart medications and just giving her pain meds. At this time my father in law was dying and I was spending time with my mother-in-law to help her as they were alone. I have five brothers and I just figured they could handle mama a few days. I was wrong and I have to live with that. On the third day he called me and said if I wanted to see mama alive I better get there quick! My mother in law was in surgery! When I got there my mom was unconscious! Completely knocked out on pain meds. The next morning he called and said if I wanted to see her before the coroner took her I had to come immediately! We all have our problems here, some of us have illnesses/ dementia/brain injury. I am sure it is hard for those who do the caretaking but if they can\'t do it without what I consider \"MURDER\" they should walk away. My brother was making sure he had first hands on my moms estate. She told me he was stealing from her but I thought she was being paranoid! She wasn\'t! My short term memory is so bad! Why can\'t I forget what happened here! I feel so guilty. I know she was ill. I know she was dying. But she was olay as long as she had heer heart meds!! How could anyone do this to their own mother? He didn\'t have a job but he went out and bought a 38,000 truck a week before he took her to his house? ?????
So many questions, so much guilt, so much pain and regret!!!
are you talking about the amplifiers that we see the commercials for?? you know when the lady is getting her mail and she can hear the other ladies gossiping? I was just talking about one of those just the other day. Sorry about the sqeal, but good to hear you and your wife got a laugh out of it.
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