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thenewgreen  ·  4520 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Test: How Colorblind Are You?
My hearing is horrible. Too much loud music without ear plugs. I would caution any young musician to buy a pair of custom molded ear plugs, I wish I had. My hearing is fine if what I'm listening to is all the noise in the room. But when in a loud setting, the sounds tend to get muddied together.

6 is a great score though, I think your eyes are compensating for your hearing!





45usp  ·  4519 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I also have a big problem discriminating individual sounds (like peoples' voices) out of a busy situation. I'm on the verge of getting hearing aids, but I'm waffling because my health insurance doesn't cover hearing aids at all.
thenewgreen  ·  4519 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Sorry about the lack of coverage, that sucks. I'm not to the point of needing hearing aids, but unfortunately I see that in my future. My hope is that by the time this arrives, the technology has advanced.... as has my ability to afford such amenities.
mk  ·  4519 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I assume you live in the US, then. :/
45usp  ·  4519 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Yup. Ins will help with the office visits, but not the actual hardware which is the largest part of the expense. I support the ACA as being a step in the right direction for the US, but it's not immediately going to help me with my particular problem here.
mk  ·  4519 days ago  ·  link  ·  
    I support the ACA as being a step in the right direction for the US, but it's not immediately going to help me with my particular problem here.

Yes, it's far from perfect legislation. We should have an option like buying into Medicare. But, it's a start.