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Deaf/Hard of Hearing

SheilaT

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4. While I can't help with your actual question,

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Mon Aug 24, 2015, 01:23 AM

Aug 2015

you might be at least slightly amused at this story: When I was in high school in the early 1960's, my French teacher wore a hearing aid. He was a remarkable teacher of the language, I hasten to add. But on days when he was done with the actual lesson a bit early, and had us working on our homework, he'd turn off his hearing aid. We learned rather quickly that we could talk to each other in normal conversational tones and he never heard a word.

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I am severely hearing-impaired. I wear high-end hearing aids when I interact with other [View all] tblue37 Dec 2013 OP

My suggestion... TeeYiYi Jun 2014 #1

I do have a cell phone that I use to call others when I am not at home, tblue37 Jun 2014 #2

Have you looked into any of these products for cell phones for hard of hearing folks? stevenleser Sep 2014 #3

While I can't help with your actual question, SheilaT Aug 2015 #4

When my son was a teenager, he enjoyed being able to carry on private phone conversations tblue37 Dec 2015 #5