[Access] Hearing aids and the service

[d. maria]

I have been a sound tech here for about 5 or 6 years and I can tell you 
that sometimes hearing aides have caused feed-back to our system.  We 
thought we had it licked, but a few weeks ago I just had one mic on at 
minimum volume and it happened again.  It might have been another kind 
of electronic devise, but it also might have been a hearing aide.  We 
would be delighted it you would set up a table and offer increased 
information to those with hearing aids and for those of us doing sound. 
  Also, I realize that announcement was not well worded.  I could use 
some advise about how to best word it for the future in the order of 
service.  I have cc'd Ruth to this end.  THANK YOU!!!  dm

On Mar 5, 2008, at 9:08 AM, Katherine wrote:

> On Sunday, there was an announcement at church for anyone wearing 
> hearing aids to not have them all the way turned up as they would 
> interfere with the sound system and cause feedback.
>  
> I am an Audiologist and I feel concerned about this request, as I 
> don't believe hearing aids have anything to do with the sound system 
> feeding back.  I have never heard of this before.
>  
> I would like to make a suggestion to assist people in learning to use 
> their hearing aids with our sound system.  I would like to offer to 
> set-up a table during coffee time after the services on some Sunday 
> and offer to look at people's hearing aids, assist them in discovering 
> if they have compatible technology with our sound system, and 
> demonstrate our assistive devices to them.  I can also assess the 
> status of their hearing aids' condition as a plus. 
>  
> I am interested in the sound system on several levels.  I believe I 
> may be able to help in reducing the feedback that happens in the 
> system without having to lose so much gain (volume).  I have a theory 
> that I'd like to experiment with a bit, if we can work with Ruth from 
> sound. 
>  
> Any input on this?
>  
> Thanks,
>
> Katherine Swem
>
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