[nfb-db] Some Temporary Solutions
Catherine Miller
guillcat at gmail.com
Fri Sep 16 15:47:38 UTC 2011
Kerri: I was reading over your email again and realized that many of the
options available to you will not produce immediate results. As you process
your own situations, don't forget the intermediate solutions that, although
simpliestic, bear repeating. When choosing to sit next to someone,put them
on your good side. Try not to put your good ear facing the noise in a loud
room. Place the bad ear facing the wall in a quiet room. But none of these
ideas are absolute--they all depend on other factors in the environment. My
spouse and close friends understand that we might need to change seats more
than once when we go somewhere. I often need to ask them if the crowed is
behind me or in front of me. It's all very complicated. Teach your friends
and loved ones the things you understand. They are curiou, and they want to
help.
Best of luck to you.
Cathy Miller
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:14:14 -0700
> From: "Mike Sivill" <mike.sivill at viewplus.com>
> To: "'NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List'" <nfb-db at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nfb-db] Deaf In One Ear
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> I have a friend who had this system, I believe David is on this list. He
> ended up not wearing it because it gave him more trouble locating sources
> of
> sound since no matter what side something was on it still sounded like
> everything was on the one side.
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-db-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-db-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Scott Davert
> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 12:10 PM
> To: NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-db] Deaf In One Ear
>
> Hi Keri.
> I understand what it's like to have nondirectional hearing: it is no
> picnic at all. Your communication struggles are things I can
> appreciate given what I've gone through with my hearing loss. Having
> everything sounding like it is coming from one side is not a fun
> experience, and can be very disorienting. When I get ear infections or
> have alergies, the hearing in one or the other ear tends to go down to
> near 0. When this happens. Not only is it disorienting, it's also
> something that causes me to be dizzy.
> I had a student awhile back who had the hearing aid you're describing,
> but this person also had some vision. This person was able to function
> much better with the other hearing aid sending information to the good
> ear. The complaint about the system was that the sound sometimes
> became overwhelming because you have the sounds from 2 ears going in
> to one. This seems logical to me, but I have never had experience with
> this type of hearing aid myself.
> At the end of the day, as with all hearing or vision adaptations, you
> need to give the system a try to see if it will work for you. What may
> work miracles for one personn can cause another more grief. Most
> hearing aid manufacturers offer a 30 day trial period. My advice would
> be to take advantage of that 30 day period and see how it goes.
>
> Wishing you the best of luck,
> Scott
>
> On 9/13/11, Catherine Miller <guillcat at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Kerri:
> >
> > My heart goes out to you--I know how frustrating it is to hear someone
> > talking, not know where they are, not beng able to find them with your
> blind
> > eyes, and being expected to communicate back to them. I had this
> situation
> > during the thirty-day period after my first cochlear implant surgery,
> before
> > the implant was activated. I had the situation again a year later,
> before
> > my second implant was activated. You are not alone, and you don't know
> how
> > stressful it really is until you have some relief. Give yourself as much
> > slack as you can.
> >
> > No, I'm sorry but I haven't heard of the device you ask about. But I do
> > want to emphasize how much success you might be able to have with a
> cochlear
> > implant. I wore hearing aids in both ears for over twenty years. During
> > this time my hearing continually worsened. My audiologist
> > eventually informed me that she could no longer program the aids to
> > compensate for my level of hearing loss. Even the digital aids have
> their
> > limitations.
> >
> > The audiologist had no suggestions. Unable to accept my situation, I did
> my
> > own investigation. I'd heard that cochlear implant surgery was risky and
> > that insurance would rarely agree to pay for it. What I learned was that
> > this information was no longer valid. Depending on your surgeon,
> cochlear
> > implant surgery has an extremely high success rate. Depending on the
> > implant center's evaluation, you very well might qualify. Your vision
> loss
> > will multiply your chances of becoming a candidate. Based on surgeon's
> > recommendation, your insurance company might very well approve.
> >
> > I understand not being able to hear what people say because of background
> > noise. And sometimes, no matter how many times you explain, people still
> > forget. For me it could be maddening. I still experience it to a
> degree,
> > depending on the "mapping" of the sound processors that deliver the
> signals
> > to my implants. With a good mapping, the background noise actually gets
> > quieter while someone's talking to me. Don't ask how, I don't understand
> it
> > either.
> >
> > I've visited LCB, but I haven't attended as a client. The folks there
> are
> > good people. Pam Allen, the Executive Director, is open to the unique
> > experience and perception of people with hearing loss. It's my belief
> that
> > some of the skills of blindness were intended for people with normal
> > hearing. I don't try to cross the street, since I can't tell where the
> cars
> > are. If I'm walking with someone, I do still take their elbow so I don't
> > wander off. But it's great to have my cane so I don't bounce off things
> on
> > the opposite side of me. If your O&M instructor didn't teach you to use
> > your cane with both hands, teach yourself. I find it helpful to be able
> to
> > switch between my right and left hands depending on my environment.
> >
> > Thank you for sharing your situation here. Stay in touch, keep us
> posted.
> > We want to learn from your experience. We want to know what solutions
> you
> > find for yourself. We are a small community, and we need to pool our
> > knowledge and experience.
> >
> > Cathy Miller
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 12:00 PM, <nfb-db-request at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
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> >> 1. Some Questions (Kerri Kosten)
> >> 2. Re: Some Questions (Janice Toothman)
> >>
> >>
> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >> Message: 1
> >> Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:35:17 -0400
> >> From: Kerri Kosten <kerrik2006 at gmail.com>
> >> To: nfb-db at nfbnet.org
> >> Subject: [nfb-db] Some Questions
> >> Message-ID:
> >>
> <CAM6GWxxrmewLBRRe2Jiv0+7D2vYFnoneRE+rhcQYx2Po2hCwNQ at mail.gmail.com
> >> >
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> >>
> >> Hi Everyone:
> >>
> >> I had a few questions.
> >>
> >> I am totally blind with a rather strange hearing loss. I have almost
> >> all of my hearing in my left ear and none whatsoever in my right.
> >>
> >> In 2005, an audiologist gave me a digital hearing aid for my left ear.
> >> About two years ago in 2009, I read about a hearing aid called the
> >> Bicros which is where you have a hearing aid in your ear that has
> >> hearing in it and in the deaf ear you wear a microphone. The sound the
> >> microphone picks up is transferred to the good ear that has hearing in
> >> it.
> >>
> >> Does anybody on this list wear this type of hearing aid or does anyone
> >> know anything about it? Is it something I should look into? It would
> >> be very nice if I could somehow get even a sense of hearing in my deaf
> >> ear.
> >>
> >> The hearing aid I got in 2005 helps some but I still have a lot of
> >> problems. Because I only have hearing in one ear I have a hard time
> >> localizing/telling what direction sounds are coming from.
> >>
> >> Another problem is that if there is a noise such as a tv on or
> >> something like that and a person tries to talk to me I can tell that
> >> they spoke but I can't tell what they said. It's like I can't hear
> >> over the other noise.
> >>
> >> If a person sits on my deaf side I can't tell what they are saying and
> >> so have to turn my head in order to hear them.
> >>
> >> This is all really getting annoying. Is this something a better/newer
> >> hearing aid such as the Bicros aid can fix or is this just a result of
> >> only having hearing in one ear?
> >>
> >> Is there anyone else on this list with hearing in only one ear or a
> >> similar situation?
> >>
> >> I am planning to get my blindness skills training at the Louisiana
> >> Center for The Blind. Has anyone else on this list who has hearing
> >> loss attended there? How was the training?
> >>
> >> As I mentioned earlier I only have hearing in one ear so it is hard
> >> for me to tell which direction sounds are coming from. I find I really
> >> enjoy using my cane to travel as opposed to always holding someone's
> >> arm. What is the best way to follow someone with your cane if you have
> >> trouble telling which direction they are coming from? Do you just ask
> >> them to give you verbal directions such as straight, left, or right?
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >> Kerri
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 2
> >> Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:51:55 -0400
> >> From: Janice Toothman <janice.toothman at verizon.net>
> >> To: NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List <nfb-db at nfbnet.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [nfb-db] Some Questions
> >> Message-ID: <4E6D3B8B.502 at verizon.net>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> >>
> >> Hi Kerri
> >> I haven't heard of that kind of hearing aid. But it sounds interesting.
> >> I have been having problems with my hearing aids. I don't think that
> >> your problems is that uncommon. I know a lawyer her is deaf in one ear
> >> and has partial hearing in the other. I think she uses the hearing aid
> >> that you described. She has been quite successful in court wearing it.
> >> But other than that I don't have any personal experience with it but
> >> would like to know more.
> >> Janice
> >>
> >> On 9/11/2011 3:35 PM, Kerri Kosten wrote:
> >> > Hi Everyone:
> >> >
> >> > I had a few questions.
> >> >
> >> > I am totally blind with a rather strange hearing loss. I have almost
> >> > all of my hearing in my left ear and none whatsoever in my right.
> >> >
> >> > In 2005, an audiologist gave me a digital hearing aid for my left ear.
> >> > About two years ago in 2009, I read about a hearing aid called the
> >> > Bicros which is where you have a hearing aid in your ear that has
> >> > hearing in it and in the deaf ear you wear a microphone. The sound the
> >> > microphone picks up is transferred to the good ear that has hearing in
> >> > it.
> >> >
> >> > Does anybody on this list wear this type of hearing aid or does anyone
> >> > know anything about it? Is it something I should look into? It would
> >> > be very nice if I could somehow get even a sense of hearing in my deaf
> >> > ear.
> >> >
> >> > The hearing aid I got in 2005 helps some but I still have a lot of
> >> > problems. Because I only have hearing in one ear I have a hard time
> >> > localizing/telling what direction sounds are coming from.
> >> >
> >> > Another problem is that if there is a noise such as a tv on or
> >> > something like that and a person tries to talk to me I can tell that
> >> > they spoke but I can't tell what they said. It's like I can't hear
> >> > over the other noise.
> >> >
> >> > If a person sits on my deaf side I can't tell what they are saying and
> >> > so have to turn my head in order to hear them.
> >> >
> >> > This is all really getting annoying. Is this something a better/newer
> >> > hearing aid such as the Bicros aid can fix or is this just a result of
> >> > only having hearing in one ear?
> >> >
> >> > Is there anyone else on this list with hearing in only one ear or a
> >> > similar situation?
> >> >
> >> > I am planning to get my blindness skills training at the Louisiana
> >> > Center for The Blind. Has anyone else on this list who has hearing
> >> > loss attended there? How was the training?
> >> >
> >> > As I mentioned earlier I only have hearing in one ear so it is hard
> >> > for me to tell which direction sounds are coming from. I find I really
> >> > enjoy using my cane to travel as opposed to always holding someone's
> >> > arm. What is the best way to follow someone with your cane if you have
> >> > trouble telling which direction they are coming from? Do you just ask
> >> > them to give you verbal directions such as straight, left, or right?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks!
> >> > Kerri
> >> >
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:17:06 -0600
> From: "Paul Migliorelli (+1 303-552-6970)" <paulmigs at migliorelli.org>
> To: NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List <nfb-db at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [nfb-db] 1 ear and now 2 implants
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>
> Hi from Paul in Boulder.
> Absolutely. I had onset loss in right ear since age 10. By 18 after
> exploratory on the right, there was no more ability for equipment on that
> side. I started wearing bi cross Telex aids, mike on the right, sound
> transferring over to the remaining left. The left side eventually
> dimished to slight residual. In January 07, I got the first implant on
> the right, excellent results. Left ear done in July 08. It's everything
> I ever wanted, after 15 years of implant pursuit. It's an everyday
> learning adventure, and it's great. I feel like I've had a totally
> powerful physical head back to where it was before 1975 onset of loss.
> It's definitely worth pursuing if the context is right.
>
> Paulmigs Page And Blogg: www.samobile.net/users/paulmigs/
> Twitter: www.twitter.com/paulmigs
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:54:11 -0400
> From: "Scott Davert" <scottdavert at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List" <nfb-db at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nfb-db] Deaf In One Ear
> Message-ID: <53DA79BFC5864C0AA2F91B593A68B7C9 at scottdesktop>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> reply-type=original
>
> Hi Mike.
> I'm assuming that your friend has some residual hearing on the other side?
> You're right, everything will sound as though it's coming from one side.
> Sort of like listening to a mono FM system.
>
> Scott
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Sivill" <mike.sivill at viewplus.com>
> To: "'NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List'" <nfb-db at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 3:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-db] Deaf In One Ear
>
>
> >I have a friend who had this system, I believe David is on this list. He
> > ended up not wearing it because it gave him more trouble locating sources
> > of
> > sound since no matter what side something was on it still sounded like
> > everything was on the one side.
> > Mike
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nfb-db-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-db-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> > Behalf
> > Of Scott Davert
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 12:10 PM
> > To: NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [nfb-db] Deaf In One Ear
> >
> > Hi Keri.
> > I understand what it's like to have nondirectional hearing: it is no
> > picnic at all. Your communication struggles are things I can
> > appreciate given what I've gone through with my hearing loss. Having
> > everything sounding like it is coming from one side is not a fun
> > experience, and can be very disorienting. When I get ear infections or
> > have alergies, the hearing in one or the other ear tends to go down to
> > near 0. When this happens. Not only is it disorienting, it's also
> > something that causes me to be dizzy.
> > I had a student awhile back who had the hearing aid you're describing,
> > but this person also had some vision. This person was able to function
> > much better with the other hearing aid sending information to the good
> > ear. The complaint about the system was that the sound sometimes
> > became overwhelming because you have the sounds from 2 ears going in
> > to one. This seems logical to me, but I have never had experience with
> > this type of hearing aid myself.
> > At the end of the day, as with all hearing or vision adaptations, you
> > need to give the system a try to see if it will work for you. What may
> > work miracles for one personn can cause another more grief. Most
> > hearing aid manufacturers offer a 30 day trial period. My advice would
> > be to take advantage of that 30 day period and see how it goes.
> >
> > Wishing you the best of luck,
> > Scott
> >
> > On 9/13/11, Catherine Miller <guillcat at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hi Kerri:
> >>
> >> My heart goes out to you--I know how frustrating it is to hear someone
> >> talking, not know where they are, not beng able to find them with your
> > blind
> >> eyes, and being expected to communicate back to them. I had this
> > situation
> >> during the thirty-day period after my first cochlear implant surgery,
> > before
> >> the implant was activated. I had the situation again a year later,
> >> before
> >> my second implant was activated. You are not alone, and you don't know
> > how
> >> stressful it really is until you have some relief. Give yourself as
> much
> >> slack as you can.
> >>
> >> No, I'm sorry but I haven't heard of the device you ask about. But I do
> >> want to emphasize how much success you might be able to have with a
> > cochlear
> >> implant. I wore hearing aids in both ears for over twenty years.
> During
> >> this time my hearing continually worsened. My audiologist
> >> eventually informed me that she could no longer program the aids to
> >> compensate for my level of hearing loss. Even the digital aids have
> >> their
> >> limitations.
> >>
> >> The audiologist had no suggestions. Unable to accept my situation, I
> did
> > my
> >> own investigation. I'd heard that cochlear implant surgery was risky
> and
> >> that insurance would rarely agree to pay for it. What I learned was
> that
> >> this information was no longer valid. Depending on your surgeon,
> >> cochlear
> >> implant surgery has an extremely high success rate. Depending on the
> >> implant center's evaluation, you very well might qualify. Your vision
> > loss
> >> will multiply your chances of becoming a candidate. Based on surgeon's
> >> recommendation, your insurance company might very well approve.
> >>
> >> I understand not being able to hear what people say because of
> background
> >> noise. And sometimes, no matter how many times you explain, people
> still
> >> forget. For me it could be maddening. I still experience it to a
> >> degree,
> >> depending on the "mapping" of the sound processors that deliver the
> > signals
> >> to my implants. With a good mapping, the background noise actually gets
> >> quieter while someone's talking to me. Don't ask how, I don't
> understand
> > it
> >> either.
> >>
> >> I've visited LCB, but I haven't attended as a client. The folks there
> >> are
> >> good people. Pam Allen, the Executive Director, is open to the unique
> >> experience and perception of people with hearing loss. It's my belief
> > that
> >> some of the skills of blindness were intended for people with normal
> >> hearing. I don't try to cross the street, since I can't tell where the
> > cars
> >> are. If I'm walking with someone, I do still take their elbow so I
> don't
> >> wander off. But it's great to have my cane so I don't bounce off things
> > on
> >> the opposite side of me. If your O&M instructor didn't teach you to use
> >> your cane with both hands, teach yourself. I find it helpful to be able
> > to
> >> switch between my right and left hands depending on my environment.
> >>
> >> Thank you for sharing your situation here. Stay in touch, keep us
> >> posted.
> >> We want to learn from your experience. We want to know what solutions
> >> you
> >> find for yourself. We are a small community, and we need to pool our
> >> knowledge and experience.
> >>
> >> Cathy Miller
> >>
> >> On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 12:00 PM, <nfb-db-request at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Send nfb-db mailing list submissions to
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Today's Topics:
> >>>
> >>> 1. Some Questions (Kerri Kosten)
> >>> 2. Re: Some Questions (Janice Toothman)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>
> >>> Message: 1
> >>> Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:35:17 -0400
> >>> From: Kerri Kosten <kerrik2006 at gmail.com>
> >>> To: nfb-db at nfbnet.org
> >>> Subject: [nfb-db] Some Questions
> >>> Message-ID:
> >>>
> > <CAM6GWxxrmewLBRRe2Jiv0+7D2vYFnoneRE+rhcQYx2Po2hCwNQ at mail.gmail.com
> >>> >
> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> >>>
> >>> Hi Everyone:
> >>>
> >>> I had a few questions.
> >>>
> >>> I am totally blind with a rather strange hearing loss. I have almost
> >>> all of my hearing in my left ear and none whatsoever in my right.
> >>>
> >>> In 2005, an audiologist gave me a digital hearing aid for my left ear.
> >>> About two years ago in 2009, I read about a hearing aid called the
> >>> Bicros which is where you have a hearing aid in your ear that has
> >>> hearing in it and in the deaf ear you wear a microphone. The sound the
> >>> microphone picks up is transferred to the good ear that has hearing in
> >>> it.
> >>>
> >>> Does anybody on this list wear this type of hearing aid or does anyone
> >>> know anything about it? Is it something I should look into? It would
> >>> be very nice if I could somehow get even a sense of hearing in my deaf
> >>> ear.
> >>>
> >>> The hearing aid I got in 2005 helps some but I still have a lot of
> >>> problems. Because I only have hearing in one ear I have a hard time
> >>> localizing/telling what direction sounds are coming from.
> >>>
> >>> Another problem is that if there is a noise such as a tv on or
> >>> something like that and a person tries to talk to me I can tell that
> >>> they spoke but I can't tell what they said. It's like I can't hear
> >>> over the other noise.
> >>>
> >>> If a person sits on my deaf side I can't tell what they are saying and
> >>> so have to turn my head in order to hear them.
> >>>
> >>> This is all really getting annoying. Is this something a better/newer
> >>> hearing aid such as the Bicros aid can fix or is this just a result of
> >>> only having hearing in one ear?
> >>>
> >>> Is there anyone else on this list with hearing in only one ear or a
> >>> similar situation?
> >>>
> >>> I am planning to get my blindness skills training at the Louisiana
> >>> Center for The Blind. Has anyone else on this list who has hearing
> >>> loss attended there? How was the training?
> >>>
> >>> As I mentioned earlier I only have hearing in one ear so it is hard
> >>> for me to tell which direction sounds are coming from. I find I really
> >>> enjoy using my cane to travel as opposed to always holding someone's
> >>> arm. What is the best way to follow someone with your cane if you have
> >>> trouble telling which direction they are coming from? Do you just ask
> >>> them to give you verbal directions such as straight, left, or right?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>> Kerri
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ------------------------------
> >>>
> >>> Message: 2
> >>> Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:51:55 -0400
> >>> From: Janice Toothman <janice.toothman at verizon.net>
> >>> To: NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List <nfb-db at nfbnet.org>
> >>> Subject: Re: [nfb-db] Some Questions
> >>> Message-ID: <4E6D3B8B.502 at verizon.net>
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> >>> Hi Kerri
> >>> I haven't heard of that kind of hearing aid. But it sounds interesting.
> >>> I have been having problems with my hearing aids. I don't think that
> >>> your problems is that uncommon. I know a lawyer her is deaf in one ear
> >>> and has partial hearing in the other. I think she uses the hearing aid
> >>> that you described. She has been quite successful in court wearing it.
> >>> But other than that I don't have any personal experience with it but
> >>> would like to know more.
> >>> Janice
> >>>
> >>> On 9/11/2011 3:35 PM, Kerri Kosten wrote:
> >>> > Hi Everyone:
> >>> >
> >>> > I had a few questions.
> >>> >
> >>> > I am totally blind with a rather strange hearing loss. I have almost
> >>> > all of my hearing in my left ear and none whatsoever in my right.
> >>> >
> >>> > In 2005, an audiologist gave me a digital hearing aid for my left
> ear.
> >>> > About two years ago in 2009, I read about a hearing aid called the
> >>> > Bicros which is where you have a hearing aid in your ear that has
> >>> > hearing in it and in the deaf ear you wear a microphone. The sound
> the
> >>> > microphone picks up is transferred to the good ear that has hearing
> in
> >>> > it.
> >>> >
> >>> > Does anybody on this list wear this type of hearing aid or does
> anyone
> >>> > know anything about it? Is it something I should look into? It would
> >>> > be very nice if I could somehow get even a sense of hearing in my
> deaf
> >>> > ear.
> >>> >
> >>> > The hearing aid I got in 2005 helps some but I still have a lot of
> >>> > problems. Because I only have hearing in one ear I have a hard time
> >>> > localizing/telling what direction sounds are coming from.
> >>> >
> >>> > Another problem is that if there is a noise such as a tv on or
> >>> > something like that and a person tries to talk to me I can tell that
> >>> > they spoke but I can't tell what they said. It's like I can't hear
> >>> > over the other noise.
> >>> >
> >>> > If a person sits on my deaf side I can't tell what they are saying
> and
> >>> > so have to turn my head in order to hear them.
> >>> >
> >>> > This is all really getting annoying. Is this something a better/newer
> >>> > hearing aid such as the Bicros aid can fix or is this just a result
> of
> >>> > only having hearing in one ear?
> >>> >
> >>> > Is there anyone else on this list with hearing in only one ear or a
> >>> > similar situation?
> >>> >
> >>> > I am planning to get my blindness skills training at the Louisiana
> >>> > Center for The Blind. Has anyone else on this list who has hearing
> >>> > loss attended there? How was the training?
> >>> >
> >>> > As I mentioned earlier I only have hearing in one ear so it is hard
> >>> > for me to tell which direction sounds are coming from. I find I
> really
> >>> > enjoy using my cane to travel as opposed to always holding someone's
> >>> > arm. What is the best way to follow someone with your cane if you
> have
> >>> > trouble telling which direction they are coming from? Do you just ask
> >>> > them to give you verbal directions such as straight, left, or right?
> >>> >
> >>> > Thanks!
> >>> > Kerri
> >>> >
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