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Old 8th Jan 2011, 12:49
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topendtorque
 
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say again!

hearing, it's a problem, but you can do medical assisted with hearing aids as we do with glasses. for the eyes that is, not the balance.

very hard to work out whether the aids help with the hearing test ear muffs as usually I work better without the aids in real time under a helmet.

it's something every individual has to work out. The other thing to watch is when you go into the sound proof cube always do a good daily on the hearing muffs, and the wires leading into them. they usually have very old cracked wiring and I have found sometimes only work randomly, that's a real root.

Next time i'll be practising listening to the silent syllables before i go, LISTs, WIDEn those sorts of noises. and a tune up to the aids the day before. digital is the way to go, but six grand is a fair hurdle.

couple of our stock inspectors got a handout, and aids from the govt on a claim after lots of shooting from under an SPH4, no wonder.

If that all doesn't work, carry a good wad of notes in the back pocket.
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