Mr Magoo

[stuckmotor]

What drives me nuts is movies that play fairly loud music while the players are talking. I can never understand what they are saying no matter how loud I turn the volume. Then the commercials are so loud they hurt my ears and I turn down the volume and have to turn it back up when the commercial is over. If the actress is one of those with a high squeaky voice I have to turn on closed captions because I can't decipher those high tones.

I'm pretty sure some company used to make a TV that automatically turns down the volume of loud commercials. If anyone has one, please tell us how satisfactory it is and it's brand and model.

My wife keeps the living room TV turned up and the loud commercials aren't helping our marriage.

 

[Frankenkubota]

Just walk through the pasture or woods or along a creek.

I walked over 10,000 steps yesterday in one building, many stairs, long hallways. It was 7 am when I went inside and 8:30pm when I walked out. I prefer the pasture, woods and creek bank.

3-4 miles a day, every day, rain or shine, deep in the woods. I've busted my azz a bunch of times and i am paying attention!

 

[Frankenkubota]

What drives me nuts is movies that play fairly loud music while the players are talking. I can never understand what they are saying no matter how loud I turn the volume. Then the commercials are so loud they hurt my ears and I turn down the volume and have to turn it back up when the commercial is over. If the actress is one of those with a high squeaky voice I have to turn on closed captions because I can't decipher those high tones.

I didn't know you could watch tv without closed captions!

 

[Frankenkubota]

I don't understand but, i was outside my camper last nite, about 7. I live alone (2 dogs).

The tv was so loud i could hear it just as good as when i was inside.

Hearing is bizarre, far more complicated than, just turn it up.

I had my hearing tested at the Portland Oregon Blues Festival. It used to be the biggest and best but, i've been watching the talent line ups in the last few years and, they been slipping a little. Interesting notion and very much portlandia to have your hearing tested at a music festival.

I am profoundly deaf in one ear, i don't remember which. I love the label, makes me feel important.

 

[Jstpssng]

What drives me nuts is movies that play fairly loud music while the players are talking. I can never understand what they are saying no matter how loud I turn the volume. Then the commercials are so loud they hurt my ears and I turn down the volume and have to turn it back up when the commercial is over. If the actress is one of those with a high squeaky voice I have to turn on closed captions because I can't decipher those high tones.

I have that problem also, which I believe comes with hearing loss. I find the same thing though when I'm out checking a harvest job and the machine operator doesn't shut his engine off; I can't understand a word he says. The worst though is the on Harleys; they often intentionally will use those straight pipes to p*** people off.

 

[MossRoad]

I'm a pretty good lip reader. I really didn't realize how much I relied on it until the masking situation came up.

 

[stuckmotor]

I keep smiling at people with my mask on.

 

[MoKelly]

I keep smiling at people with my mask on.

It’s ok. Most can tell by your eyes - at least I’ve picked that up over the last year.

MoKelly

 

[Alan W.]

I agree that the music in movies drowns out the speech. Could be me.
Had a hearing test years ago. While setting there with my thumb on the button waiting for the tone, I remember thinking it was taking them a long time to get started.
When all of a sudden the technician comes up behind me and pulls off the headphones and screams, you had to have heard those tones because I could hear them in my booth.
Sorry my upper frequencies are gone. Dog whistles have no affect on me.

 

[MossRoad]

It’s ok. Most can tell by your eyes - at least I’ve picked that up over the last year.

MoKelly

Most people aren't smiling under their masks. They're squinting trying to read your lips through your mask.