Re: [Phys-L] Personal Sound Amplifiers (PSA)

[Bill Norwood <bnorwood111@gmail.com>]

- Yes, U of MD has such, and that is where I have been getting my yearly
screenings, but within a couple of months should be able to get a
comprehensive test.
- They also have a contingent of professor and grad students who, with
"Mannequin Eddie," with microphones in his ears, will give presentations
about safe and harmful sound levels. Hopefully we will be able to
incorporate them into one of the student labs in our Physics of Music
course in the fall.
Bill

On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 1:00 PM, Lulai, Paul <plulai@stanthony.k12.mn.us>
wrote:

> A certified audiologist (used to require a masters degree, not requires a
> clinical doctorate) is the go to person to get a hearing aide /tuned/ to
> your needs.
> There are also tech positions that will do similar work, but if you can
> find an audiologist, they are the folks that will do the best job.
> They dont typically have any financial gain to be had by selling you
> another hearing aide.
> Many major universities have an audiology program. They may have a small
> clinic for their grad students to learn and practice their skills at
> reduced rates.
> Paul
> (Married to a speech language pathologist)
> On Jul 17, 2015 11:17 AM, "Donald G Polvani" <dgpolvani@verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Some employer health plans (e.g. my Blue Cross/Blue Shield through my
> > former employer) will cover part of the cost.  In my case, this amounted
> to
> > a maximum of $1000 when I bought my hearing aids.  The plan set a defined
> > value/aid and then paid up to $1000 total over the combined defined
> values
> > of the aids.  Now that I am on Medicare/Medigap there is no hearing aid
> > benefit at all.  So the next set will be up to me to completely pay for.
> >
> > My present programmable hearing aids, bought last year ($4300 for two -
> > $1000 insurance = $3300) have made a very significant difference in my
> > hearing and enjoyment of life.  Now, when students ask questions, I can
> > actually hear the question!
> >
> > Don
> >
> > Dr. Donald G. Polvani
> > Advisory Engineer
> > Northrop Grumman Corp. (Retired)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Phys-l [mailto:phys-l-bounces@www.phys-l.org] On Behalf Of Joseph
> > Bellina
> > Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 11:13 AM
> > To: Phys-L
> > Subject: Re: [Phys-L] Personal Sound Amplifiers (PSA)
> >
> > In some states, Michigan being one of them, if you can show that you need
> > the hearing aid for your work, you can get a part of it paid for by
> > vocational rehab.  In my case I was teaching women and I could not hear
> > their high pitched voices.  That was enough to cover half the cost of the
> > hearing aids.
> >
> > joe
> >
> > Joseph J. Bellina, Jr. Ph.D.
> > Retired Professor of Physics
> > Co-Director, Northern Indiana Science, Mathematics, and Engineering
> > Collaborative (NISMEC) Consultant I-STEM Network
> > 574-276-8294
> > inquirybellina@comcast.net
> >
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