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The ring tone to end all ring tones

Aug 2, 2010 12:00am

A new mobile phone has been released, the Amplicom M6000, with an unbelievable ring tone of 110 decibels – as loud as a pnuematic drill. This is one sure way to get noticed! Yet another cause of hearing loss in this noisy world of ours? This phone is M4/T4 compatible,...

Rough Guide to Accessible Britain

Jul 24, 2010 6:25am

This guide is free if you hold a Blue Badge or Disabled Persons Railcard. The guide is £6.99 for everyone else. Click on this link to obtain a print guide or audio version. Availability is limited. I wonder if it’s all about wheelchair accessbility, BSL, hearing loops and braille versions?...

New website for hard of hearing

Jul 20, 2010 3:08pm

Dear Auntie Tina I would like some suggestions on what I can design or put on my website that people who are hard of hearing might like to see. This isn’t a business venture more of a personal desire. I’m lifelong hearing aid user and recent cochlear implant in one...

Welcome to Everything

Jul 12, 2010 6:52pm

As I settled down into my Airbus 380 seat, I wondered how Emirates would compare to British Arseways. I love watching movies so flicked through the channels. There was the usual selection of languages, quite a larger selection than I was used to, and right at the bottom was a...

To be, or not to be

Jun 25, 2010 7:16pm

To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep; No more; and by a sleep to...

Can you hear this?

Jun 21, 2010 6:01pm

How good is your hearing? Tee hee. This one’s a damn sight more interesting than the RNID hearing test. This link takes you to a simple hearing test. Can you hear this? I thought this is an interesting one to do with a new cochlear implant. The site has a...

Music makes my heart sing

Jun 19, 2010 11:01am

I’ve just had my 3 month checkup. The first person I saw was my surgeon who is a very happy bunny. All looks good! My internal implant is a little sore along the side of the bump, this turned out to be where it touches the processor. I’ll need to...

Adam’s cochlear implant and his helmet play football!

Jun 17, 2010 2:47pm

Adam Strecker received his football helmet a few weeks ago, adapted for his cochlear implant. He has a Twitter page which he will update during the football season so people can follow his progress and how he is getting on with his helmet. If you have any questions, you can...

Hearing people and text phones

Jun 15, 2010 3:05pm

Dear Auntie Tina I’m writing a training course for hearing people who will be taking calls at a charitable organisation. Some of these calls may be from people using a text phone. To prepare people for what this might be like, I’m looking for a video of what this experience...

Hello? Checking, 1, 2, 3

Jun 14, 2010 3:14pm

Advanced Bionics have released a diagnostic listening tool aimed at children who are unable to vocalise that their cochlear implant microphone may not be functioning properly. The Listening Check is also able to check whether an FM system or MP3 player is giving adequate input to the processor. Details on...