This feckin getting old bullship

Griff · 09-13-2018, 05:37 PM

Who is getting hearing aides? This mother fucker, that is all.

BigV · 09-13-2018, 05:56 PM

WHAT?

Griff · 09-13-2018, 05:59 PM

zackly

Clodfobble · 09-13-2018, 06:00 PM

Hearing aids are great! They protect you from further hearing loss. Better now than later.

Griff · 09-13-2018, 07:01 PM

I'm more interested in the Bluetooth function where I can pretend to be interested in a conversation while rocking out.

The bit about maintaining my brain cuz I can hear whats happening is kinda big as well.

orthodoc · 09-13-2018, 07:44 PM

You’ll be amazed at what you were missing.
Maintaining your brain is a pretty good benefit too.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-13-2018, 08:18 PM

I've been wearing them since 1981. Last time I was tested the Doc said the bad news is you can't hear shit, the good news is you can buy the $1,000 model because the $5,000 model with all the bells and whistles won't help.

Carruthers · 09-14-2018, 04:33 AM

Why are hearing aids such a global racket?

Some while ago Dad responded to an ad which promised him miraculous hearing improvement.

I told him that there was great risk of being taken to the cleaners and asked him to think again before I posted the letter.

However, once he makes up his mind forces greater than me aren't able to persuade him to change it.

An appointment was made and a few days later the sales bod turned up parking his very expensive car on our drive.

A lengthy 'consultation' took place with a thorough explanation of the technology and a demonstration of the aids.

This was followed by casual mention of the price. £3000!

After Dad expressed his surprise (understatement alert) the sales bod mustered as much dignity as he was able and left.

ETA:

At the beginning of his spiel, the salesmen went to great lengths to stress that they weren't 'used car salesmen' (his words) and were regulated by a statutory body.

After he left, I did an internet search of the chap's name and found that he had been fined a considerable sum by the regulatory body for various irregularities.

A search of Companies House data revealed a string of compulsory liquidations he'd been involved in.

Caveat emptor.

fargon · 09-14-2018, 10:20 AM

I've been wearing them for a couple of years, they do make a differance. And if you don't want to hear somebody you can turn them off.

Diaphone Jim · 09-14-2018, 11:31 AM

The VA gave me a pair of the 4 grand +/- (each) ones a few years back. They wouldn't spring for the kind that help with tinnitus.
I guess they improved my hearing in that I could hear the refrigerator, the wall clock and the neighbor's radio playing Rush Limbaugh in perfect fidelity.
Conversations and the rest of what I wanted were unchanged.
I gave them back after a month.

lumberjim · 09-14-2018, 12:09 PM

my dad got them a few years ago. changed his world. He's a musician, so....

good luck with your's PappyG!

xoxoxoBruce · 09-14-2018, 01:05 PM

When I first got them I religiously wiped them down with alcohol and placed them in their case every night, but kept getting ear inflammation and infections. Then I started just throwing them on my desk at night and knocking off any dried wax in the morning and bingo, no more problems.

Gravdigr · 09-14-2018, 01:18 PM

Too dirty for germs to live on them, I guess.

Clodfobble · 09-14-2018, 01:54 PM

More likely the residual alcohol killed the good bacteria in his ears, leaving him open to opportunistic infections. Like how mouthwash perpetuates your need for more mouthwash.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-14-2018, 08:48 PM

No residual, overnight between the alcohol and the ear. I'm thinking the squeaky clean plastic was irritating to the ear.

09-13-2018, 05:37 PM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	This feckin getting old bullship Who is getting hearing aides? This mother fucker, that is all. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-13-2018, 05:56 PM	#2
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	WHAT? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

09-13-2018, 05:59 PM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	zackly __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-13-2018, 06:00 PM	#4
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Hearing aids are great! They protect you from further hearing loss. Better now than later. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

09-13-2018, 07:01 PM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I'm more interested in the Bluetooth function where I can pretend to be interested in a conversation while rocking out. The bit about maintaining my brain cuz I can hear whats happening is kinda big as well. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-13-2018, 07:44 PM	#6
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	You’ll be amazed at what you were missing. Maintaining your brain is a pretty good benefit too. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

09-13-2018, 08:18 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I've been wearing them since 1981. Last time I was tested the Doc said the bad news is you can't hear shit, the good news is you can buy the $1,000 model because the $5,000 model with all the bells and whistles won't help. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-14-2018, 04:33 AM	#8
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	Why are hearing aids such a global racket? Some while ago Dad responded to an ad which promised him miraculous hearing improvement. I told him that there was great risk of being taken to the cleaners and asked him to think again before I posted the letter. However, once he makes up his mind forces greater than me aren't able to persuade him to change it. An appointment was made and a few days later the sales bod turned up parking his very expensive car on our drive. A lengthy 'consultation' took place with a thorough explanation of the technology and a demonstration of the aids. This was followed by casual mention of the price. £3000! After Dad expressed his surprise (understatement alert) the sales bod mustered as much dignity as he was able and left. ETA: At the beginning of his spiel, the salesmen went to great lengths to stress that they weren't 'used car salesmen' (his words) and were regulated by a statutory body. After he left, I did an internet search of the chap's name and found that he had been fined a considerable sum by the regulatory body for various irregularities. A search of Companies House data revealed a string of compulsory liquidations he'd been involved in. Caveat emptor. __________________

09-14-2018, 10:20 AM	#9
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	I've been wearing them for a couple of years, they do make a differance. And if you don't want to hear somebody you can turn them off. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

09-14-2018, 11:31 AM	#10
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	The VA gave me a pair of the 4 grand +/- (each) ones a few years back. They wouldn't spring for the kind that help with tinnitus. I guess they improved my hearing in that I could hear the refrigerator, the wall clock and the neighbor's radio playing Rush Limbaugh in perfect fidelity. Conversations and the rest of what I wanted were unchanged. I gave them back after a month.

09-14-2018, 12:09 PM	#11
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	my dad got them a few years ago. changed his world. He's a musician, so.... good luck with your's PappyG! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-14-2018, 01:05 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	When I first got them I religiously wiped them down with alcohol and placed them in their case every night, but kept getting ear inflammation and infections. Then I started just throwing them on my desk at night and knocking off any dried wax in the morning and bingo, no more problems. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-14-2018, 01:18 PM	#13
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Too dirty for germs to live on them, I guess. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

09-14-2018, 01:54 PM	#14
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	More likely the residual alcohol killed the good bacteria in his ears, leaving him open to opportunistic infections. Like how mouthwash perpetuates your need for more mouthwash. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

09-14-2018, 08:48 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No residual, overnight between the alcohol and the ear. I'm thinking the squeaky clean plastic was irritating to the ear. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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