I’ve got my hearing aids, boy are they great!! Has transformed my hearing capability. The app has allowed me to tweak the settings, and amazingly when wearing them, I no longer hear my tinnitus hiss as badly. Don’t know how that works as I can clearly hear higher frequencies. Has really improved my speech understanding, it’s all so clear now.
Thanks for your detailed reply Dave, very much appreciated. I’ve signed up to Lemmy.nz with a localised username - FloofahNZ
I’ll report back, hopefully positively. My appointment has been delayed until next Monday.
I found the delay occurs with Bluetooth headphones connected via an adapter with an optical link to the TV audio. Physically plugging headphones in works fine, no sync delay, but it turns off the sound system audio. Could never get it properly working on our TV/sound system.
My aid fitting has been delayed until next Monday, audiologist is sick apparently.
Hmmm, this Lemmy.world issue is a nuisance. Maybe I should create an account elsewhere, can I do that and keep everything? IDK how all the Lemmy stuff links together etc.
Thanks, me too, and I’m sure Mrs Floofah will be happy as well. She gets frustrated by my poor hearing. I get them next Thursday. Already loaded the app on my phone and iPad!!
Hopefully I will be able to report back here very positively.
I’ve messed around for years trying to get something viable, not only for me, but also Mrs Floofah, who doesn’t need aids yet, in order to watch and listen to the same thing. The big issue were the delays in the add on headphone routing. Typically they cause an unacceptable delay in the sound. Remember we need the "normal" full sound, just me needing the boost.
I await the arrival of my aids with interest, hopefully they’ll fit in with our existing sound system, and also allow Mrs Floofah to tell me something without using a megaphone!!
As the aids are local just to me, and the sound they receive is via my normal ear structure, this may be the best solution. I await with interest.
Been using subs for a very long time and I thought the other evening while watching, I wonder if having to actually listen and comprehend what’s spoken, might be tough to revert to after everything being so clear from the subs.
Do you suffer tinnitus? I wonder how the aids will help overcome that in my ears. They say they will, but I need to wait another week before they arrive to hear how they work for me.
I’ve fought shy of getting hearing aids for too long, I’m hoping they will remove my stress and embarrassment of often needing people to repeat what they are saying to me.
The birdsong, especially the piwakawakas as they flit around close by indeed will be lovely to hear clearly again.
We have a 5.1 surround system for the TV. The individual speakers are setup to balance the volumes from each. If I connect headphones, it shuts off the speakers so I loose the surround sound immersion effects.
My hearing it very poor with higher frequencies, hence a big reduction in clarity even with normal voices, any mumbled voices are nearly impossible.
Yes, the Archives are all part of the Wayback machine. I don’t fully understand how it’s all linked and why they have a number of different name extensions.
Been to the audiologists to get some hearing aids. I was a very regular clubber in my teens/twenties, so many live gigs with massive sound. Good at the time, but oh boy, tough to hear people talking to me now.
Can’t watch tv without subtitles, biut to be honest, I wonder if I’ll still need subs even with the aids when I get them. So many tv shows and movies have mumbled unclear dialog, but I’ll give it a try. Hopefully Mrs Floofah won’t be prodding me anymore when I can’t hear her speaking!!
The Archive system changes often. Until a few weeks ago, I too could open them without a VPN, but now I need it enabled to do so. 🤷
It works for me, BUT I need a VPN enabled to read it. The Herald link is a "pay to view" article which the Archive link bypasses. If you don’t have a VPN, take a Google for "Feijoa cake recipes", there’s lots of links to different sites.
Baked some Feijoa cup-cakes today, came out great. Not overly sweet but really yummy.
I like trying new coffee, and am currently a Hummingbird fan. Have tried all their varieties, except the caffeine free, and liked them all. Not overly roasted so they give a smoother taste to me.
We’ve got lots as well. Looking at how to use them in other dishes, I found a Herald article - "24 Feijoa Recipes".
It’s an archive link to skip the "pay-for" - https://archive.ph/TzMXj
That’s an interesting find, thanks for letting us know. I’d not heard of Ark Coffee before. Looks a bit pricey for my pocket, otherwise I’d have given them a try.
It seems Pharmac are current;y close to subsidising CGM’s and pumps for all Type 1 Diabetics. That should prevent the need to bypass the system to get the meds/devices needed.
I wait until it really happens on 1 July 2024 to be sure though. Wouldn’t surprise me if Diabetics who have good control over their condition might be excluded due to costs.
This seems in respect to continuous glucose monitors (CGM’s), a device used by diabetics to continuous monitor their blood glucose levels rather than finger pricking and testing blood samples. A CGM requires sensors which need replacing regularly.
First off there are 2 types of diabetes. Type 1 where the body no longer produces its own insulin, and Type 2 where the bodies insulin levels produced are reduced. Type 1 requires insulin to be introduced via injections or pump. Type 2 typically is controlled by oral medications.
For a lot of diabetic patients a CGM massively improves their control of glucose levels which in turn greatly reduces the chances of developing diabetes related complications.
Pharmac were in the process of evaluating CGM’s such that the very high ongoing costs would be removed, or at least reduced, for all NZ Type 1 diabetics. They were already specially funded for some really unwell youngsters, but I saw recently that the new government seems to have withdrawn that. IDK the stated reasoning though, I guess to save money.
I’m a T1 diabetic, it is a VERY serious lifelong condition, typically appearing in youngsters, I was 9 when it appeared, but sometimes it occurs in older patients.
After making a coffee, we often add a small glug of whiskey to the cup, whatever’s on the shelf, tastes great.
Northlander Claire Ganantchian has a dream of zero-carbon farming.
![Back to the future: Farmer trains oxen to replace tractor](https://lemmy.nz/pictrs/image/afa67c1a-6ad9-4c65-a6da-96ff83739f05.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Thought to be a world first, farmers hope a classical concert – featuring Chook Symphony No 1 – will benefit their flocks
![Beethov-hen’s first symphony: New Zealand orchestra puts on poultry show for chickens](https://lemmy.nz/pictrs/image/3e9cccd3-c531-4727-90a2-340efbda118e.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
A local state of emergency has been declared in the town with flooding and debris flows affecting isolated parts of the town centre.
![Live weather updates: State of emergency in Southland following wild weather](https://lemmy.nz/pictrs/image/e480aea0-48c8-4023-827b-cc5c8d72aec9.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Hope everyone is safe down there.
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It will be demolished to make way for car parks at Te Whare Whakatere, Ashburton's new library and civic centre.
![1936 brick Ashburton building to be torn down for car park](https://lemmy.nz/pictrs/image/ada74089-abd2-4f83-b3ac-6d570a8271b3.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
MetService is warning of extremely high winds expected mostly in the South Island and lower half of the North Island over the weekend.
![Strong wind warnings for much of country over weekend](https://lemmy.nz/pictrs/image/54cbb894-52c0-4b07-b850-4ef938593af2.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Gone in 2020, washed up and out of the political scene? Not just yet. Assumptions over the demise of Winston Peters and New Zealand First have ignored the old adage – never rule him out.
![The rise, the fall and the apparent rebirth of New Zealand First](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/93f11229-376d-4ac7-b7f0-c10b75f4d057.png?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Meteorologists are warning that the weather will take a dramatic turn in the next couple of weeks, as an El Niño is likely to be declared
![El Niño weather pattern could be among strongest, likely to bring drought](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/9f88d2f9-6460-40fc-90f7-cd2afc123033.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The NZ First leader told a crowd of supporters, "you go back 5000 years, we came with our DNA from China. Not like 55,000 years in Australia."
![Māori are 'not indigenous', Winston Peters claims](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/73a297cc-fd9a-46d7-8a51-4f4dec4a3487.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The party's plan also includes investment in Māori Legal Aid, reinstating the right for all prisoners to vote, and decriminalisation of drug use and possession.
![Te Pāti Māori promise prison abolition in new justice policy](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/c10c00d0-af2f-48cf-9920-04f6ed741525.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Consumer watchdogs believe New Zealanders may be taken aback after they revealed the expected lifespan of some household appliances.
![Consumer NZ reveals how long household appliances should last](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/20b7c5ad-fa2b-42a7-a140-488d418d6605.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
"extended warranties and care programmes are often "not worth the paper they're written on" because of the protections under the CGA."
The shooting and killing of a New Zealand sea lion near Dunedin is upsetting and horrific, the Department of Conservation says.
![Sea lion killing in Dunedin 'devastating for community'](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/8f9d41c7-2dba-45ee-a3ca-57884bcce807.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
So sad to read. What is wrong with some people?
US tech giant Amazon has worked its way into a prime position in a massive digital overhaul of stressed IT systems by Te Whatu Ora.
![Revealed: Amazon's efforts to work its way into the NZ healthcare system](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/1f2baea5-dcd1-4838-85c0-9238983dfe72.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
A recently-discovered fossil suggests a group of sea birds originated in the waters around Zealandia, rather than in the Northern Hemisphere as previously thought.
![New fossil species suggests tropicbirds originated in Zealandia](https://lemmy.nz/pictrs/image/e9c893ef-d449-4ac8-81d3-b6b06480e882.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The cry for assistance was spotted by a helicopter flying overhead and now police are asking if someone recently went into the area.
![Mystery 'HELP' message appears in the sand at West Coast lake](https://lemmy.nz/pictrs/image/bda94be4-ac11-45e5-85ed-d00ebe3aac38.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Explainer - How did the super blue moon get this peculiar name? And why is there disagreement on when the next one will be? RNZ is here to clear it all up.
![Super blue moon: What is it, and when will the next one be?](https://lemmy.nz/pictrs/image/1d81b0ec-304b-4dbb-962c-71ce87ae32e9.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Mystery surrounds the appearance of a stylised skull carved into the sandstone cliffs at Waipipi Beach near South Taranaki's Waverley.
![Carved skull turns heads at Waipipi Beach in South Taranaki](https://lemmy.nz/pictrs/image/fd1d5e39-97f0-45d6-a53f-f4ee975a55aa.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
A new multi-million dollar recording facility is set to make Wellington's Town Hall the centre piece of the country's film industry and classical music scene.
![Wellington Town Hall set to get multi-million dollar recording facility](https://lemmy.nz/pictrs/image/cacd2f6d-e3e8-408b-8ebd-0a1e2614e2e2.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
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