Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[Alis girls]

Finally accepted I am a deaf (or is it daft) old bat. Had aids fitted today. Girl doing it was an Ossie and very good. I decided to leave them in on walk to car and didnt think the noise that intrusive. In the Building society I decided the girl was a mumbler Got home and fiddled with the volume button. Decided to investigate only to find no batteries in either aid So probably daft would be a better description. I can hear myself eating and cant wait to try out TV. Hopefully I will be able to follow plot lines when the infernal muzac comes on as so often happens theses days.

[Grandmashazzie]

I found with my one the TV was difficult, the noise of programme to ads drove me daft. The ads are at much higher volume. I actually quite like the subtitles for dramas etc but not for live stuff. I keep meaning to get mine out and start using it again as it was good and saves you having to say pardon every few mins.

[Alis girls]

I wouldnt mind but I felt so smug waltzing along - struggled to hear the woman in building society and bank I am going to put them in for Corrie. Havent told the lads or OH yet

[Valkyrie]

Well done you. A brave thing. My mum wouldn't do anything until we really nagged her. And now she just keeps them turned off and wonders why she can't hear anything. She says it hurts when they are switched on because everything is too loud! So she probably should have gone sooner when the change wasn't so great. On the other hand it would have been better if she was able to control the volume and turn it up gradually!

Not sure whether I have selective hearing or just things beginning to go. Sometimes I'm having to repeat myself to OH and then I have to speak so loud - I reckon his ears are worse than mine!!!

[The Dogmother]

Sore subject; my Dad has some very expensive digital ones, but refuses to wear them his hearing is particularly bad on the phone.

 

I understand that you should go back repeatedly to get them tweaked when you first wear them, until they are to your liking in terms of sound balance etc.

 

I am pretty deaf in one ear after a nasty car accident in my 20s, standing at the front at gigs when I was younger didn't help either I now wear ear plugs when I go anywhere noisy. I can lip read a bit, so that helps, but when mine get bad, I shall get some.

 

A friend is profoundly deaf, and is just brilliant with her hearing aids and lip reading.

[Alis girls]

The new ones dont hurt and have volume control. Managed to watch Corrie without subtitles but constant interuption from family and cat so no idea if I heard any better My mum had deafness in her forties and her dad too and he was a sod with his aids - they were either in and turned off or residing on a shelf somewhere. OH is slightly deaf but has slightly selective hearing like most men.

[The Dogmother]

That's a recognised syndrome Ali; it's called Marital Deafness

[Alis girls]

Oooh yes - I have heard of that - very annoying it is too

[Valkyrie]

[chickencam]

When my dad got new hearing aids he complained that the birds were shouting . Having said that we have a blackbird nesting in out hedge and he is a real drama queen. He alarm calls at his own shadow pretty much all day, how can a bird with such a lovely song be so annoying nesting. Poor thing is looking really shabby too

 

Men don't just select if they have heard you they select what they have heard and it is usually completely different from what you actually said, especially when agreeing what teenage offspring are allowed to do