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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: d. maria <mariah@efn.org><BR>To: Access Issues and Discussion <access@uueugene.org><BR>Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2008 11:06:43 AM<BR>Subject: Re: [Access] Hearing aids and the service<BR><BR>I have been a sound tech here for about 5 or 6 years and I can tell you <BR>that sometimes hearing aides have caused feed-back to our system. We <BR>thought we had it licked, but a few weeks ago I just had one mic on at <BR>minimum volume and it happened again. It might have been another kind <BR>of electronic devise, but it also might have been a hearing aide. We <BR>would be delighted it you would set up a table and offer increased <BR>information to those with hearing aids and for those of us doing sound. <BR> Also, I realize that announcement was not well worded. I could use <BR>some advise about how to
best word it for the future in the order of <BR>service. I have cc'd Ruth to this end. THANK YOU!!! dm<BR><BR>On Mar 5, 2008, at 9:08 AM, Katherine wrote:<BR><BR>> On Sunday, there was an announcement at church for anyone wearing <BR>> hearing aids to not have them all the way turned up as they would <BR>> interfere with the sound system and cause feedback.<BR>> <BR>> I am an Audiologist and I feel concerned about this request, as I <BR>> don't believe hearing aids have anything to do with the sound system <BR>> feeding back. I have never heard of this before.<BR>> <BR>> I would like to make a suggestion to assist people in learning to use <BR>> their hearing aids with our sound system. I would like to offer to <BR>> set-up a table during coffee time after the services on some Sunday <BR>> and offer to look at people's hearing aids, assist them in discovering <BR>> if they
have compatible technology with our sound system, and <BR>> demonstrate our assistive devices to them. I can also assess the <BR>> status of their hearing aids' condition as a plus. <BR>> <BR>> I am interested in the sound system on several levels. I believe I <BR>> may be able to help in reducing the feedback that happens in the <BR>> system without having to lose so much gain (volume). I have a theory <BR>> that I'd like to experiment with a bit, if we can work with Ruth from <BR>> sound. <BR>> <BR>> Any input on this?<BR>> <BR>> Thanks,<BR>><BR>> Katherine Swem<BR>><BR>> Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. <BR>> Try it now._______________________________________________<BR>> Access mailing list<BR>> <A href="mailto:Access@uueugene.org" ymailto="mailto:Access@uueugene.org">Access@uueugene.org</A><BR>> <A
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