What's the last word you heard
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325818)
Rockingham, Australia
January 15, 2019 7:30am CST
The photo has nothing to do with the post. It's a melaleuca (paperbark) tree. Isn't it gorgeous?
We went to the hearing aid centre a few weeks ago for a follow-up session after being fitted with hearing aids. Vince had his adjusted as he found that listening to music created a shrillness that he found unacceptable. The young lass has now adjusted his slightly and in another week he will be given a remote control so he can program his aids to give a better sound when he wants to listen to music.
As a test she held a piece of paper in front of her face and read out sentences to each of us in turn. We had to tell her the last word of each sentence. I was puzzled with some of the sentences as the last word could be easily guessed if you didn’t hear it properly. It might e something like ‘Mary had a little lamb’. If you didn’t hear lamb too distinctly it was easy to have a stab at getting the right answer.
All was made clear when we finished. Some sentences were designed to show that if we were aware of the context we could follow the logic or reasoning of a conversation. If we didn’t know the context then it was harder to guess at what was being said. I’m still not sure why she did this but I guess maybe she was trying to prove a point. Anyway, she was happy that we were happy so all is good. We also had a session on changing the battery and filter and keeping the ear-piece clean. Here’s to happy listening.
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@marguicha (215441)
• Chile
15 Jan 19
Congratulations! Maybe you´ll go back to rock music!
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@marguicha (215441)
• Chile
16 Jan 19
@JudyEv We don´t last so long at parties now
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jan 19
@marguicha That is so true. It sometimes makes me very sad.
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Jan 19
even without hearing aids, such situations happen both face-to-face or when you're reading something - sometimes you can guess correctly or luckily, sometimes you have to ask them to repeat or explain
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
16 Jan 19
@JudyEv or you're totally unfamiliar with whatever is written or being told you
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jan 19
@hereandthere Yes, once you lose the context of a conversation then you are in real trouble.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
16 Jan 19
@JudyEv you now see videos of babies and young children being fitted with hearing or sight aids and it's so touching
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jan 19
@hereandthere Yes, the expressions on their faces are priceless.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
16 Jan 19
@paigea i'm imagining the difference between the sight and hearing impaired and all that sensory overload.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
16 Jan 19
Not a leaf on that tree - gorgeous!!
Happy the sound bytes are crystal clear to both of you Happy chatting.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jan 19
It's good your number is nearly there. It must have been a relief.
@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
16 Jan 19
@JudyEv - I'm glad your hearing aids are working well. I will probably need one in the next few years. I have some hearing loss, but it isn't too bad, yet. I can still figure out what most people are saying, although I have to admit it helps to know the context.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
17 Jan 19
@JudyEv - Oh, you are absolutely right. I have trouble understanding my husband when he is talking to me from another room. I keep telling him he is wasting his breath unless he comes into the same room where I am in order to talk to me.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jan 19
@DeborahDiane We were getting that way. It's a little better but we still need to be in the same room.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Jan 19
It was like your mental faculties were being tested.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jan 19
I was busy trying to memorise Vince's answers but she used a different set of sentences for me - which of course she'd have to do. Have the aids helped your mother? I hope so. They would be very fiddly for older people - of which I are one I guess . Maybe I'm as old as your mother. If you have sight problems and arthritis or whatever, the aids could be difficult to manage.
. Maybe I'm as old as your mother. If you have sight problems and arthritis or whatever, the aids could be difficult to manage.1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (169976)
• United States
15 Jan 19
Glad all is good in the hearing aid department.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jan 19
Well, it's better than being deaf. You do become socially isolated once the deafness gets too bad.
@rebelann (111187)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Jan 19
Mom underwent a test like that when she was 94, she constantly complained that she couldn't hear him unless he looked at her, turns out she was lip reading or something .... she wouldn't wear the hearing aids though, she kept accusing me of not speaking loud enough 
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jan 19
I can understand. It isn't a complete cure but it does help.
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
15 Jan 19
That tree is nothing short of ..As you say , gorgeous.
She did a thorough check up
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