"instantly and automatically analyze and adjust to sound is made possible by state of the art application of microchip processing where (it) responds to voice in the way that the human brain does, selectively identifying and prioritizing voice in any setting."
This would be the Oticon "Syncro" with AI. From reading this website it looks quite a promising hearing aid to have and would be quite beneficial for me. Currently I have a Widex Senso digital hearing aid and it does the job well to a degree but the Syncro goes a step further, it recognizes voice and amplifies that while screening out other unwanted sounds. With my Widex Senso I can pick up sounds such as a hair blower (which has a high frequency "whine" noise to it) in another part of my house a few rooms away.....with the doors closed. But it has an automatic noice reduction whenever the decibel gets too loud, it reduces the volume automatically. It's maddening when that happens if I listen to a radio, music or whenever I play the piano.
This new Syncro digital hearing aid is something that I would look into further. Prices, as I have heard is relatively cheap, to me that is, at around $2100 each on "average". I believe this hearing aid would be a step up along with my career as I continuously become more involved with people, the community, fire fighting and Burned Area Emergency Response efforts as part of my professional job more than ever before. Looks like I may decide to get this digital hearing aid sometime this summer after I do some more checking around first. The price is not a problem.
Now, for those who are wondering about my hearing and speech ability, I rarely deal with Deaf people in the flesh since I'd rather be with those who can talk and speak (i.e. hearing people or HH people). Of course, when I do run into these Deaf people it's usually a short chit-chat and see how they're doing with their lives and family. This usually happens a few times a year where I live when I bump into these Deaf people at the store or elsewhere. But each day I give thanks to the Lord that I was spared with some hearing left to enjoy the wonderous sounds of life. To put it bluntly, I prefer the hearing world rather than a Deaf world since this is what I like and I am a part of. Even after spending 3 1/2 years at Gallaudet University, that type of a Deaf community just doesn't jive with me.
In retrospect, I had more fun with hearing people and friends at University of Idaho while getting my graduate degree. I was fortunate to be a part of the annual Jazz Festival at University of Idaho with the world famous Jazz musician Lionel Hampton who hosted the event every year until his death a few years ago. Truly an astounding event with professional Jazz musicians from around the world to attend and compete in the event where several hundred thousand people come and attend the week long event. Some of their Jazz piano skills truly rock! Other than that I enjoy outings with friends from my Aikido dojo. Have BBQs with my next door neighbor or chat with him for a few hours. Meet and make new friends whenever I go on fire fighting or BAER. Or go with my co-workers on hikes in the mountains even though I do enough hiking anyway as part of my job duty. Even enjoyed the challenge of being a Manager of Dominos Pizza in Maryland for almost 1 1/2 years handling phones, barking out orders, and cutting up over 100 pizzas in a hour as they come out of the oven on a Friday or Saturday night. Definitely a challenge in the hearing world. And fun for me as well.
Lastly and most importantly I enjoy being with my family and my beautiful 3 hearing daughters when we go out and have fun as a family when we can.
Gallaudet University (Deaf) and University of Idaho (Hearing) are simply like night and day. There is no comparison. Only that I enjoyed the later (UI) more than I did the former (GU). A good experience though at GU and I picked up sign language skills (ASL/PSE) along the way and made several friends, had a few girlfriends where I met my future wife there who is also hard of hearing. A lot good memories but learned that a Deaf life is not a life for me. It never was. Chalk it up as a learning experience. Don't be afraid to approach me, I won't bite.
I'll keep you all informed on when I get the newest and most advanced state of the art BTE hearing aid with AI.
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