In recent months I was "hard of hearing" very busy. Namely ... Item 1
After 23 years of street, traffic and driving, I have finally have a car to my name (which is not exactly my car ... but no matter), and hurried to make the procedure for exemption patent and glue on the windshield the grand prize: the wafer magical "free traffic and parking." The
process was simple but losing two mornings meant, of course, an office where everyone, even employees with disabilities.
This means no privileges. Nothing happens before the lame and the blind are focusing. And, of course, friends half an hour with several specimens and their prostheses and talk with common denominator now ... Horns where we park?
I dream of leaving the car in the middle of July 9 ... to get it onto the sidewalk where I please ... to forget the difference between street and street right or left hand, above all, I find myself face to face with the damn crane and send them to putaquelosparió (mostly because I have been the car 2 times 2 in recent months.)
But even dream of abusing the system, my conscience tells me it's wrong to abuse the system. I am therefore in full investigation on what the real rights that belong to me and this is what I've gathered so far: parking rules the same for everyone. The wafer allows you to park in the right places to ... cars wafer. What living. Strictly forbidden forbidden that your car will be towed. Suck this tangerine! And not much else. If you arrive fine, excursarte against the judge: "I did not hear you could not park there."
wafer theme took me finally had a fear that The usual: on my driving record does not say that headphone use hard of hearing or any other particular sign. Given that the last time I renewed my registration warned the issue and they said "it did not matter," I was always the question yes or no ...
This time, then, I thought maybe I bounced the processing of the wafer not bear the stigma entered in the record. And no ... nothing happened. Nothing. Or moo. Peep. Ni ni. And I finally realized. Using or not using headset is a decision that affects everyone in the act of driving. Even it would be logical to think that a person hard of hearing to remove the headset to handle without being bombarded by the noise of the street. Item 2
I changing my headset or do not change my aid? Three years ago, the switch from analog to digital was a little traumatic (sounds varied enough) and therefore opted for a headset "light." Only six channels of sound, three manuals and the only programs added telecoil.
Time passed. I got used. And now I feel I could take the next step. A headset with more features. More channels of sound. Chiches number. Automatic programs. Two microphones. Room service. A more powerful instrument and I offer superior sound clarity and, above all, better recognition of voices in a noisy environment. A miracle. Therefore
back to where I have always made hearing aids for him.
And ... not find it. The speech therapist said that for someone who has his whole life with intras, the retro is not always a solution. And what had intra was ... more of the same. Yes, two microphones. Yes, more channels. But the same sound and power.
Finally I decided to recalibrate my (dumb dumb dumb, I still think in analog, had forgotten that digital hearing aids can be recalibrated so that seems another hearing, you have another sound, more or less power, up and down each side of sound, change programs) and I think he won a couple more years of life.
Now it bothers me and is very strong. What does he do that tu-tu? What rings out there? Sounds that were not displayed before. Damn! The phone rings! How wonderful! ¿Can you please shut up?? I force myself to get used to because I know it will be best for me even to pass through the stage of "can not stand your voice."
I'm sure in a couple of years yes ... there will be a better hearing. One that matches every outfit every day. That communicates wirelessly with the butcher or the greengrocer, who has a little button to tell me How many degrees does and if it rains, I amplified the compliments and insults me cancel. A headset to listen to me and then I made a summary of the conversation. While still waiting
freely use the crowded city, I leave my car where no one can, step by free cash from the supermarket and I go to the zoo for free.
my God ... I think I'm starting to enjoy my deafness. Or at least abused. Not bad.
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