Bose now has “hearphones”, noise-reducing earphones that help you focus on a conversation with background noise. http://hearphones.bose.com/
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Which is kind of weird because if you’re having a hard time with conversations and background noise then maybe you have some hearing loss.
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(I have a hard time with conversations with background noise, and I have bad tinnitus, and the reason I haven’t gone to a hearing clinic…
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… is a weird combination of anxiety and stubbornness. People I care about have hearing aids and they help! YET. Anyhow, the Bose thing…
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… makes the sociologist in me think about medicalization, and also I wonder if it’s a response to the insurance situation in the US.
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Anyhow it got me thinking that if you see this new Bose thing and go “Huh, that’s me!” then you should get your hearing tested!
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Holy crap. This had literally never occurred to me even though I have serious trouble with background noise and read lips.
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y’know usually people are all “oh yeah i played in a band and can’t make out conversations this is my life now i guess”
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