Re: Tragedy averted

On Fri, 28 Mar 2025, dsi1 wrote:

On Fri, 28 Mar 2025 0:58:31 +0000, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
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On 2025-03-27, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
 

I used to fix hearing aids back in the day. These days, I can't fix
shit. My hands and eyes aren't up to the task. I did put together a
broken aid on Tuesday for my special little friend. It was broken in two
and still working. All I did was reattach the loudspeaker and glued the
shell together. I didn't charge him a dime. He was happy as a clam.
There are people that will fix stuff for you but they're hard to find.

  I bought a pair of Audiens. They promoted another pair for half-price. I
went for it. I _HATE_ hearing aides! I gave the other pair to a friend.
Loss of hearing is just another way of withdrawing from the World. I'm
living the dream!
But, as far as hearing aides go, the era of expensive ones is over.
Audiologists will soon have to adjust, but I'll bow to your expertise.

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Hearing aids are still expensive. I haven't checked out the new
over-the-counter amplifiers yet. My guess is that the Apple AirPod Pro2
could work very well as a hearing aid - at a bargain price but I haven't
checked them out either. I thought that things would be a lot different
over a decade ago and that hearing aids would be just another consumer
electronics gizmo selling for around $200. I was wrong.
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I also thought we'd have self-driving cars but I was wrong. Those were
the days when I believed in the lies E. Musk was serving up. How long do
we have to wait until we get a proper self-driving electric car!!??
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https://groups.google.com/g/rec.food.cooking/c/VexoF9-KhEc/m/Zo_sMXJ-EwAJ
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https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-airpods/airpods-pro-2
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My father has hearing aids. He can connect them to his phone and TV via bluetooth and they work very well. They are so small, I can hardly see them.