[UK-CONTEST] More Dyslexia

[Ron Price]

Pete, I was diagnosed with the same hearing problem and was fitted with two 
hearing aids about four months ago.
As you say they make a tremendous difference but I tend to only use mine 
when I go out or we have company, I can manage quite well without them most 
of the time.
Most of my operating is ssb and  I have no problems with that but I will 
give them a go on cw next time.
I wish my hearing was as acute as my xyl's. Soon after I received the 
hearing aids I accidentally left one switched on after removing it from my 
ear.
The on/off switch is a rather crude affair involving partly opening the 
battery cover to disconnect the power and on this occasion I had not opened 
it enough.
Out of the ear switched on they start to oscillate due to feedback and give 
out a high pitch whistle. I can hear this a few inches away but no further.
I placed it inside it's pouch and then in the drawer of the bedside cabinet 
and later when my wife came into the room she was puzzled by a strange sound 
which we eventually traced to the aid!
Loss of high frequencies does have some plus points though, for example you 
don't hear annoying house and car alarms going off in the distance!

73 Ron GW4EVX (a junior aged 65!)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "peter Jackson" <peter.jackson17 at ntlworld.com>
To: "uk contesting" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 3:43 PM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] More Dyslexia


> Hi, I have been following the thread with interest and pleased that others 
> are have difficulty with certain characters.
> About two years ago I found I was missing some dialogue on the TV mainly 
> female voices and at the same time I was hesitating on D and N in cw. To 
> cut a long story short I went to the hospital and had a hearing test. The 
> chap I saw asked me what was the problem, I told him about the TV problem 
> and I said you must have heard that one before, which he nodded. I bet you 
> haven't heard this one and I told him about the cw. I thought he would 
> have been surprised, but he just said if that's what's bothering you I 
> will see what I can do.
> The test consists of various tones up to a maximum of 8KZs sent at various 
> levels, every time you hear one you press a button. This data is presented 
> on a screen. Both ears showed the same characteristics fine down at 3Kzs 
> but a steep drop off until at 8Kzs I was down to -60db.
> They supplied me with a modern digital hearing aid free on the NHS and the 
> difference to my hearing was amazing. Your hearing fades with age at a 
> very slow rate and it isn't until you get help that you notice. It took a 
> few weeks before my cw improved as your brain has to get accustomed to the 
> newer sounds, it's made a big difference to my cw. So maybe some of you 
> may have a hearing problem which is often due to wax. Hope this helps.
> 73 Pete G3KNU aged 76 next month
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