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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The cheapest sound amplifying device I use is the apple airpods. I use the ambient mode and it makes sounds right next to you clearer. It is no hearing aid but, if you have to speak to some right next to you, it usually works depending on what is going on around you. Braille display, cheapest is the orbit if you think 500 plus is cheap! If your worried about pressure, I always take Benadryl 30 minutes before I fly, does not help when you flight keeps getting delayed woe. Also, if you can, get some chewing gum too. Pressured always affects me too.</p><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers Heather </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">Misty Kienzynski via NFB-DB</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, July 11, 2023 1:18 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">nfb-db@nfbnet.org</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:mkienzyn@alumni.iu.edu">Misty Kienzynski</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[NFB-DB] Flying/Traveling with Low Vision and Mild Hearing Loss</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am a medium-low partial with mild hearing loss who is soon looking to travel solo abroad.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>From what I can tell, I am currently not at a stage to need hearing aids, though I do struggle a bit in louder environments. I also have pre-existing ear pressure issues and I am worried about how flying will affect my ability to hear due to differences in cabin pressure while ascending/flying/landing. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>First, these ear pressure issues: Understanding that you guys are not doctors, how do you think flying could affect me?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Secondly, I am planning to take a cheaper Braille display should I need it to communicate.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Third, I am looking for, I think you call it, a personal sound amplifier that I can take with me on my trip, specifically for speech comprehension. I am looking for an accessible and cheap one. Do any of you have any recommendations? If so, could yu please provide direct links to them?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Finally, do you guys have any other recommendations for me, given my situation on this trip?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=p1><span class=s1>—</span></p><p class=p1><span class=s1>Ms. Misty D. Kienzynski</span></p><p class=p1><span class=s1>Treasurer </span></p><p class=p1><span class=s1>Membership Chair</span></p><p class=p1><span class=s1>Historian</span></p><p class=p1><span class=s1>National Federation of the Blind—Indiana Affiliate</span></p><p class=p1><span class=s1>Phone: 812-381-0073</span></p><p class=p1><span class=s1>E-mail: mkienzyn@alumni.iu.edu</span></p><p class=p1><span class=s1>Twitter: @AuroraNebulosa</span></p><p class=p2><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=p1><span class=s1>Bonitas non est pessimis esse meliorem. — L. Annaeus Seneca</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>