2nd November through to 8th November 2010
I went in for a follow up tuning since my upgrade to my Harmony Processor at the end of August. I got programme one in IDR 70 with Clear voice IDR 80 without Clear voice in programme 2 and a 50/50 programme on 60 with clear voice with T-coil enabled.
Initial reactions were that sounds were LOUD!! Music was clearer speech slightly fuller and crisper. The sound of a nearby locomotive was like a mini jumbo preparing for take-off.
I could not write a report without adding a good dosage of Clear voice! It took my brain a good 24 hours for it to "register" that it was there!
Music sounds clearer on 70 with Clear voice switched on. On the 80 IDR setting without CV I pick up a lot more of the vocals and surrounding music, however I seem to pick up a lot of "unwanted" noise which can sometimes overwhelm the sounds I want to hear!
I have also found that some music sounds better on 80 than on 70 and vice versa. I find this difficult to explain fully at the moment.
I’d be interested to hear from other users who use 80IDR for music listening vs 70! I will post more news soon.
Monday 8 November 2010
Monday 11 October 2010
Resarch Overview at York University - spatial listening and quality of life with a CI
Hi all
Here are the details of the tests I took part in over the course of two 3 hour sessions
N.B: all tests were performed with clear voice switched off at the request of the testing team
Day 1 - implant only
Day 2 - implant with hearing aid on the other ear
Localisation tests - identifying which speaker the phrase "hello what's this?"
The phrase was transmitted from three speaker placed apart then 5 speakers close together. The speakers were in a semi circle and I was seated in the middle
Task - identify the speaker number the sound came from using the touch screen panel in front of me
Day 1 - a lot of guess work in identifying which speaker the sound came from
Day 2 - I was able to tell where the sound was coming from so I was able to be more accurate in identifying the location of the sound when a sound come from the middle speaker I had the sensation of "zoning" in on the sound other sounds appeared to come from "further" away
Sound tracking
Task - listen to the sound of a Door opening and closing and also a trumpet and horses hooves galloping and identify which direction the sound is travelling in
Day 1 again an element of guesswork in identifying the direction of sound
Day 2 I was able to tell more accurately which side the sound started and finished from
Identifying speech in noise
Task - the phrase "point to" followed by an object, these were displayed on the touch screen accompanied by increasing levels of "White" noise the sound came from the central speaker then left and right respectively
This was a tricky test!
Day 1 - did ok
Day 2 - some elements were slightly easier test was overall hard will need to wait till I receive my personalised results report at the end of next week to see the comparison
Identify what mood the person is in by the tone of voice identify this by using the touch screen options were sad, happy, neutral anxious and angry
Days 1 and 2 - as this test was so darn hard I detected little difference over the two days I found myself getting increasingly confused between when someone was anxious or happy!!!
Listen to a series of very short sentences in quiet spoken by a man then a different set by a woman and repeat back what was heard
Day 1 - excelled at this probably gained 100% score the womans voice was harder to understand (the test was rigged to do this)
Day 2 - same as day 1 (I think) womans voice sounded clearer and more pronounced
Listen to a series if long sentences some may sound weird in content all spoken by a male speaker
Day 1 - see above
Day 2 words sounded more pronounced and clearer
Name that tune! Identify the name of the "song" by touching the relevant title on the screen - the songs were composed in the computer using a series of beeps -VERY HARD!!!!
Songs were played as a practises run and asked to identify and told if right or wrong
Day 1 identified a few in the test run - no idea how well I did
Day 2 identified more tracks correctly at trial run thanks to my amazing musical memory and probably got more correct!
Phrase identification
Identify the phrase Roger Barry go to colour and number - identify this when one person is talking at the same time and then with multiple people talking at the same time (saying different phrases followed by a colour and a number
Day 1 considering that this was a hard test I think I performed rather well!
Day 2 sound seemed fuller test seemed even harder than day 1 perhaps I was getting more correct? Will be able to get the results from my personalised report!!
Using my aid for the tests I noticed some noticeable and subtle differences so I have decided to continue wearing my aid and I report the following observations.......
Sudden sounds sound sharp and at times painful!
Am able to hear at a wider scope than with implant alone
Was able to identify the direction the train was coming into the platform without looking up
Heard someone laughing/talking from behind me (another platform within the station
If there Is a lot of noise I can find sounds overwhelming eg the echo in the station
On the train had slight difficulty following the train announcement ( perhaps the announcement is of poor quality or unclear? Heard an announcement coming from another platform perfectly!
I think it's too early to be judgemental
As at the moment it's early days! I trust that this has been interesting reading!!!
Here are the details of the tests I took part in over the course of two 3 hour sessions
N.B: all tests were performed with clear voice switched off at the request of the testing team
Day 1 - implant only
Day 2 - implant with hearing aid on the other ear
Localisation tests - identifying which speaker the phrase "hello what's this?"
The phrase was transmitted from three speaker placed apart then 5 speakers close together. The speakers were in a semi circle and I was seated in the middle
Task - identify the speaker number the sound came from using the touch screen panel in front of me
Day 1 - a lot of guess work in identifying which speaker the sound came from
Day 2 - I was able to tell where the sound was coming from so I was able to be more accurate in identifying the location of the sound when a sound come from the middle speaker I had the sensation of "zoning" in on the sound other sounds appeared to come from "further" away
Sound tracking
Task - listen to the sound of a Door opening and closing and also a trumpet and horses hooves galloping and identify which direction the sound is travelling in
Day 1 again an element of guesswork in identifying the direction of sound
Day 2 I was able to tell more accurately which side the sound started and finished from
Identifying speech in noise
Task - the phrase "point to" followed by an object, these were displayed on the touch screen accompanied by increasing levels of "White" noise the sound came from the central speaker then left and right respectively
This was a tricky test!
Day 1 - did ok
Day 2 - some elements were slightly easier test was overall hard will need to wait till I receive my personalised results report at the end of next week to see the comparison
Identify what mood the person is in by the tone of voice identify this by using the touch screen options were sad, happy, neutral anxious and angry
Days 1 and 2 - as this test was so darn hard I detected little difference over the two days I found myself getting increasingly confused between when someone was anxious or happy!!!
Listen to a series of very short sentences in quiet spoken by a man then a different set by a woman and repeat back what was heard
Day 1 - excelled at this probably gained 100% score the womans voice was harder to understand (the test was rigged to do this)
Day 2 - same as day 1 (I think) womans voice sounded clearer and more pronounced
Listen to a series if long sentences some may sound weird in content all spoken by a male speaker
Day 1 - see above
Day 2 words sounded more pronounced and clearer
Name that tune! Identify the name of the "song" by touching the relevant title on the screen - the songs were composed in the computer using a series of beeps -VERY HARD!!!!
Songs were played as a practises run and asked to identify and told if right or wrong
Day 1 identified a few in the test run - no idea how well I did
Day 2 identified more tracks correctly at trial run thanks to my amazing musical memory and probably got more correct!
Phrase identification
Identify the phrase Roger Barry go to colour and number - identify this when one person is talking at the same time and then with multiple people talking at the same time (saying different phrases followed by a colour and a number
Day 1 considering that this was a hard test I think I performed rather well!
Day 2 sound seemed fuller test seemed even harder than day 1 perhaps I was getting more correct? Will be able to get the results from my personalised report!!
Using my aid for the tests I noticed some noticeable and subtle differences so I have decided to continue wearing my aid and I report the following observations.......
Sudden sounds sound sharp and at times painful!
Am able to hear at a wider scope than with implant alone
Was able to identify the direction the train was coming into the platform without looking up
Heard someone laughing/talking from behind me (another platform within the station
If there Is a lot of noise I can find sounds overwhelming eg the echo in the station
On the train had slight difficulty following the train announcement ( perhaps the announcement is of poor quality or unclear? Heard an announcement coming from another platform perfectly!
I think it's too early to be judgemental
As at the moment it's early days! I trust that this has been interesting reading!!!
Tuesday 5 October 2010
Clear Voice "WOW" moment
I was travelling on a bus to meet some friends in a pub this evening. I was able to hear a young girl talking to her mother very clearly! I was not able to catch everything she was saying as I don;t think I was paying much attention to it.
Harmonised Hearing - General Thoughts
Time for an update and sorry it has been a while as I have been spending time fully experiencing my enhanced hearing abilities.
As I have mentioned in my previous updates on my current settings (c.v) is more effective in some environments than others.
For example by the roadside c.v goes into overkill mode making sounds a little too quiet! Standing here on a packed tube overall sounds are very quiet can hear the train announcements and door warning sound clearly.
In the office people do have loud voices! I feel like saying to them oh shut up for a minute!!
I have restarted ten pin bowling ahead of the start of the new league season! It seems to be that sounds are more effective with c.v turned off! It's pretty cool hearing the sounds of the balls rolling down the lanes and being returned!!! Once league nights begin a different story may be told........
People rave about c.v others don't like it so much I think it's all down to personal preference and the way people's programs are set up
My hearing seems to be less acute I'm not sure if this is a good or a bad thing? Maybe my brain is saying gimmie more sound?
I am having my follow up appointment with my audiologist next month and I would like to share some thoughts and seek advice/ideas from others.
I am thinking of asking for the following settings
Program 1 idr 70 with clear voice
Program 2 idr 80 without c.v (for music)
Program 3 my current program idr 60 with cv with t coil activated?
Idr = input dynamic range
My thoughts on program one is to use this as my every day map having mire sound coming in with cv active may solve the issue with cv going into overkill mode and reduce sounds further as the noise level increases
Program 2 is self explanatory as currently unable to tell the difference in musical sound with cv on or off
Program 3 is my current map as this Is something to fall back on!
Any user experiences would be helpful here so please comment away those people who a reading this in newsletter format please go to my blog www.harmonisedhearing.blogspot.com if you wish to leave your comments or just sit tight for another update in the spring edition!
That's all for now
As I have mentioned in my previous updates on my current settings (c.v) is more effective in some environments than others.
For example by the roadside c.v goes into overkill mode making sounds a little too quiet! Standing here on a packed tube overall sounds are very quiet can hear the train announcements and door warning sound clearly.
In the office people do have loud voices! I feel like saying to them oh shut up for a minute!!
I have restarted ten pin bowling ahead of the start of the new league season! It seems to be that sounds are more effective with c.v turned off! It's pretty cool hearing the sounds of the balls rolling down the lanes and being returned!!! Once league nights begin a different story may be told........
People rave about c.v others don't like it so much I think it's all down to personal preference and the way people's programs are set up
My hearing seems to be less acute I'm not sure if this is a good or a bad thing? Maybe my brain is saying gimmie more sound?
I am having my follow up appointment with my audiologist next month and I would like to share some thoughts and seek advice/ideas from others.
I am thinking of asking for the following settings
Program 1 idr 70 with clear voice
Program 2 idr 80 without c.v (for music)
Program 3 my current program idr 60 with cv with t coil activated?
Idr = input dynamic range
My thoughts on program one is to use this as my every day map having mire sound coming in with cv active may solve the issue with cv going into overkill mode and reduce sounds further as the noise level increases
Program 2 is self explanatory as currently unable to tell the difference in musical sound with cv on or off
Program 3 is my current map as this Is something to fall back on!
Any user experiences would be helpful here so please comment away those people who a reading this in newsletter format please go to my blog www.harmonisedhearing.blogspot.com if you wish to leave your comments or just sit tight for another update in the spring edition!
That's all for now
Tuesday 21 September 2010
Hearing Ear How are you? – One month on report
21st September 2010
It has been just under one month since I was upgraded from my Auria processor to the Harmony. I am now using clear voice 24/7! This is surprising as I thought that I would not be able to have my processor’s sound go up and down.
Hearing in general sounds have “normalised” to the extent that my hearing is less acute than it was 2 and a half weeks ago. I still get the odd “wow” moment and I do hope that there will be more to come.
The results have been interesting so far. I have found that Clear voice works better in some environments better than others. I am now used to the more peaceful sound of traffic outside.
At a recent football match the whole experience was “heaven” Clear voice did an excellent job killing practically all of the unwanted low frequency background noise! The result was a very peaceful experience with the odd clear sounds of fans chanting!
At a couple of gatherings with friends and family painted two different pictures. One was in a group of 10 people all talking very loudly. Clear voice seemed to struggle to work at reducing “unwanted” noise as all sounds were competing for attention! I was able to hear the people closest to me but not the people down the other end of the table.
At the second gathering, I think the group was slightly smaller so listening was easier as less sounds were competing for equal attention!.
My worst hearing performance occurred at a recent work meeting within my workplace conference centre. The room acustics were just dreadful Clear Voice got rid of the air conditioning noise but did little to assist with the echo in the room. The result was people sounding as if talking down a long narrow tunnel. Some voices were clearer than others.
Music in general sounds very good on the whole. There are some rare instances where some musical pieces sound better with or without clear voice. This element I find rather confusing. High frequency sounds are generally better than the low frequency ones for me. Vocal clarity varies for me from singer to singer. Harmonies sound sweet and smooth and able to pick out individual voices. I am also attempting to expand my musical listening library to include bands or groups I have never heard of or listened to, for example the XX (Mercury prize winner) and Pepper and Piano (from must be the music on Sky 1).
Tv watching has greatly improved since I last reported on this with everything sounding more normal.
Monday 6 September 2010
Update coming soon
Hello everyone
An update will be forthcoming in the next few days thanks for your paitence
An update will be forthcoming in the next few days thanks for your paitence
Thursday 2 September 2010
Clearvoice (C.V) faces its toughest test yet and it............ read on to find out
Well it has been just been over a week since the upgrade took place and after spending the week playing around with the two settings I decided to see what would happen if I kept Clear Voice on all day!
Out and about walking to the train station and getting to work I could detect C.V hard at work analysing the sounds around me. Traffic and train noises were kept at a very low level, including traffic noise – this however I still find a little worrying as it impaired my ability to hear traffic at a loud enough volume.
Train announcements came through clearly. In the office building C.V settled down to a “normalised” hearing level this being some noises at a quieter level than others, however still managing to pick up speech very clearly (even if at times I did not catch all of the office gossip!)
As the day wore on I was able to detect noticeable differences to the various sound levels. In the shop I could hear the background music clearly and fairly loud! This is supposed to be background music!
Listening to music at home with C.V switched on takes this up to the next level as its coming through clearer than ever before! It appears that C.V has identified music as music and the dip in sound level is not noticeable.
Clear Voice is working well for me after one full days use. I’m in the middle of watching Waterloo road and I can hear the background music within the programme itself!
More soon.....
Out and about walking to the train station and getting to work I could detect C.V hard at work analysing the sounds around me. Traffic and train noises were kept at a very low level, including traffic noise – this however I still find a little worrying as it impaired my ability to hear traffic at a loud enough volume.
Train announcements came through clearly. In the office building C.V settled down to a “normalised” hearing level this being some noises at a quieter level than others, however still managing to pick up speech very clearly (even if at times I did not catch all of the office gossip!)
As the day wore on I was able to detect noticeable differences to the various sound levels. In the shop I could hear the background music clearly and fairly loud! This is supposed to be background music!
Listening to music at home with C.V switched on takes this up to the next level as its coming through clearer than ever before! It appears that C.V has identified music as music and the dip in sound level is not noticeable.
Clear Voice is working well for me after one full days use. I’m in the middle of watching Waterloo road and I can hear the background music within the programme itself!
More soon.....
Wednesday 1 September 2010
Clear Voice – an explanation
Clear Voice is the name given to the software that works to reduce unwanted sounds to a comfortable level in order for the user to understand speech more easily in noisy conditions. How a person reacts to the software varies from person to person. My experiences are contained in this blog. The name “clear voice” may be a misconception I will be exploring this topic in a future blog post of mine.
I will explain other Cochlear Implant terminology as I use them.
I will explain other Cochlear Implant terminology as I use them.
Clear Voice Master of noise or is it an illusion? 31st August 2010
I put clear Voice through another tough test this evening in yet another noisy restaurant. The environment seemed noisier than the Turkish restaurant.
Clear voice brought the overall noise level down to a fairly comfortable level of tolerance and there was a loud party of people sitting behind me. I found it quite challenging to focus on the people I wanted to hear in addition to the racket going on around me.
I discovered some nice touches as the evening wore on these were as follows
I found it surprising comfortable to be in such a noisy place, though I was not hearing and understanding the speech 100% due to other competing noises.
I heard a train go overhead! I was told that this happens frequently though I only detected this once I found it astonishing I was able to pick out that amongst the rest of the noise going on around me.
Communicating with the waiter in such a noisy environment I found very easy to do without his voice being drowned out by the background noise. His voice was distinct if not overly loud.
That’s all for this instalment.
Clear voice brought the overall noise level down to a fairly comfortable level of tolerance and there was a loud party of people sitting behind me. I found it quite challenging to focus on the people I wanted to hear in addition to the racket going on around me.
I discovered some nice touches as the evening wore on these were as follows
I found it surprising comfortable to be in such a noisy place, though I was not hearing and understanding the speech 100% due to other competing noises.
I heard a train go overhead! I was told that this happens frequently though I only detected this once I found it astonishing I was able to pick out that amongst the rest of the noise going on around me.
Communicating with the waiter in such a noisy environment I found very easy to do without his voice being drowned out by the background noise. His voice was distinct if not overly loud.
That’s all for this instalment.
Tuesday 31 August 2010
Hearing in Harmony to music
They say “you will hear music like never before and with greater clarity” Oh boy they sure got that one correct.
I was rather sceptical about this as when I was using the Auria processor, I thought I was hearing music brilliantly. Then along came Hi-Res S F120 (I was listening to music through basic HI-Res S)
The difference between the two is really quite dramatic! Music sounds smoother, fuller and the majority of the time more tuneful!
I have been told it will get even better! WOW Time will tell. I am pleased to report that one does hear in Harmony to music.
More to come on this subject stay tuned
Clear Voice Testing Testing Testing....
I gave C.V a whirl whist out at lunch today and had it on for as long as I was able to use it! Sounds on the street such as traffic were reduced to barely anything and in the shop this was kept at a similar level.
I was able to hear my work colleague clearly when he was speaking to me, though I think there may be a question mark over volume level of voices? I think it is still too early to make a full judgement on this having only used C.V 5 times since getting upgraded.
In McDonalds it was very noisy! I thought Clear Voice did a fairly good job at adjusting the background noise so that it was not overly intrusive. I was able to hear the cashier with great ease despite the din going on around me!
Once seated I could tell it was "noisy" well there was a crowd of loud kids from the local Brownie camp seated on the next table down. A couple of people across the room were talking loudly and floated across crystal clear!
Hearing my work colleague was a little on the quiet side (again!) however I found it much easier to hear what I needed to hear without straining to! I still find this astonishing taking into account the amount of information I would miss out on and/or struggle to hear with my ex-auria processor!
Once outside on the street C.V reduced the background noise back to the levels as described in paragraph 1! At that point I decided to turn off C.V and restore my hearing to "normal" volume level.
Stay tuned for more!
Still to come
More clear voice reports
Hearing in Harmony in a hearing world
A musical journey - That was then , This is now
And much much more!
------------------------- Ben Leigh
Implanted 1999 - Clarion S-Series
Re-implated 2003 - CII Series (Auria) - Hi-Res S
Upgraded 24th August 2010 to Harmony
Slot 1 Hi Res S 120 with Clear Voice IDR 60
Slot 2 - Hi Res S 120 without Clear Voice IDR 60
Slot 3 - Hi Res S Original Auria program setting
I was able to hear my work colleague clearly when he was speaking to me, though I think there may be a question mark over volume level of voices? I think it is still too early to make a full judgement on this having only used C.V 5 times since getting upgraded.
In McDonalds it was very noisy! I thought Clear Voice did a fairly good job at adjusting the background noise so that it was not overly intrusive. I was able to hear the cashier with great ease despite the din going on around me!
Once seated I could tell it was "noisy" well there was a crowd of loud kids from the local Brownie camp seated on the next table down. A couple of people across the room were talking loudly and floated across crystal clear!
Hearing my work colleague was a little on the quiet side (again!) however I found it much easier to hear what I needed to hear without straining to! I still find this astonishing taking into account the amount of information I would miss out on and/or struggle to hear with my ex-auria processor!
Once outside on the street C.V reduced the background noise back to the levels as described in paragraph 1! At that point I decided to turn off C.V and restore my hearing to "normal" volume level.
Stay tuned for more!
Still to come
More clear voice reports
Hearing in Harmony in a hearing world
A musical journey - That was then , This is now
And much much more!
------------------------- Ben Leigh
Implanted 1999 - Clarion S-Series
Re-implated 2003 - CII Series (Auria) - Hi-Res S
Upgraded 24th August 2010 to Harmony
Slot 1 Hi Res S 120 with Clear Voice IDR 60
Slot 2 - Hi Res S 120 without Clear Voice IDR 60
Slot 3 - Hi Res S Original Auria program setting
Monday 30 August 2010
Hearing things clearer with clear voice – Fact or Fiction? – A first look at the phenomenon!
It’s the bit of software all Americans crave for. It’s still awaiting FDA approval in the United States. Advanced Bionics users in the UK and Europe are raving about it.
As one of the newer users of this software I will attempt to explore this in more detail. I encourage open discussion on my thoughts and observations. I have already written one article on the subject entitled Does the Harmony have the Clearvoice (CV) factor which looks at clear voice from a different perspective. I invite readers to view it on
The ultimate question I'd like to evetually answer is does "Clear Voice" make voices clearer or Fidelity 120 - ie having more channels make voices clearer. It may take some time to answer this question!
I went on a walk around the Chelsea area and decided to leave Clear Voice switched on for the duration of the walk.
Walking alongside the busy main road at the start of the walk the sound of the passing traffic was reduced to a quiet “whooshing” sound. Voices around me came across as if they were “in competition” for my attention. The voices that were closest to me i.e those of my friends came through at its most”clearest”.
Part of the walk took place through a cemetery. The person leading the walk was giving some so called useful information about the graves we stopped at. I was able to hear about 85% of what he was saying and at times was situated near the back of the group. The guy spoke with a rather husky sounding voice. His voice still came across clear sounding and at times it sounded as if the sound was floating down a tunnel and had a slight “far-off” sound to it.
I spent the rest of the walk to the lunch stop grinning like a Cheshire cat! My friend Ian kept on asking me what was so funny!? You see , I was hearing everything with such wide scope it was as if I has 360 degree hearing.
I will try and explain.
I was hearing a combination of sounds some that seemed so far off I was constantly looking around to see where the sound was coming from and what made it. I could hear people talking be it from behind or in front. Children’s voices, dogs barking etc. I was also able to hear a strange high pitched whoosing sound which I think will require further investigation another time.
All this is with Clear Voice switched on. On reaching the cafeteria within Battersea Park C.V faced its toughest test yet. The cafe was EXTREMELY noisy, yes surprisingly I was able to hear every word what the server and cashier was saying to me.
Once seated with three others C.V said to itself “hello what is going on here?” There were two young kids shouting at full volume and lots of chatter from the rest of the room. Clear Voice put everything at the same level – not too loud and not too quiet. I just scraped by trying to work out what people were saying.
Once the rowdy family had left and a few more people went C.V managed to get the background noise down to a level in which I was able to follow conversation much easier. This was a narrow failure on CV judgement, I give it a pass in that kind of scenario.
Once out walking Clear voice returned to “normal” functionality. On looking back at this episode I am thinking to myself does Clear voice and my brain need more time to adjust to that kind of scenario?
On walking down various roads away from the main traffic, I found myself being able to hear the traffic from halfway down the road! Well the road was only a short one!
Once the walk was over we went into a department store. I found everything to sound surprisingly balanced. On the train home I decided to switch C.V off for the day as I found sounds were chopping and changing too much plus was taking away sounds I did not mind listening to for a change!.
I will round this off by saying that there will be more to come. I hope that this monologue has been useful.
As one of the newer users of this software I will attempt to explore this in more detail. I encourage open discussion on my thoughts and observations. I have already written one article on the subject entitled Does the Harmony have the Clearvoice (CV) factor which looks at clear voice from a different perspective. I invite readers to view it on
The ultimate question I'd like to evetually answer is does "Clear Voice" make voices clearer or Fidelity 120 - ie having more channels make voices clearer. It may take some time to answer this question!
I went on a walk around the Chelsea area and decided to leave Clear Voice switched on for the duration of the walk.
Walking alongside the busy main road at the start of the walk the sound of the passing traffic was reduced to a quiet “whooshing” sound. Voices around me came across as if they were “in competition” for my attention. The voices that were closest to me i.e those of my friends came through at its most”clearest”.
Part of the walk took place through a cemetery. The person leading the walk was giving some so called useful information about the graves we stopped at. I was able to hear about 85% of what he was saying and at times was situated near the back of the group. The guy spoke with a rather husky sounding voice. His voice still came across clear sounding and at times it sounded as if the sound was floating down a tunnel and had a slight “far-off” sound to it.
I spent the rest of the walk to the lunch stop grinning like a Cheshire cat! My friend Ian kept on asking me what was so funny!? You see , I was hearing everything with such wide scope it was as if I has 360 degree hearing.
I will try and explain.
I was hearing a combination of sounds some that seemed so far off I was constantly looking around to see where the sound was coming from and what made it. I could hear people talking be it from behind or in front. Children’s voices, dogs barking etc. I was also able to hear a strange high pitched whoosing sound which I think will require further investigation another time.
All this is with Clear Voice switched on. On reaching the cafeteria within Battersea Park C.V faced its toughest test yet. The cafe was EXTREMELY noisy, yes surprisingly I was able to hear every word what the server and cashier was saying to me.
Once seated with three others C.V said to itself “hello what is going on here?” There were two young kids shouting at full volume and lots of chatter from the rest of the room. Clear Voice put everything at the same level – not too loud and not too quiet. I just scraped by trying to work out what people were saying.
Once the rowdy family had left and a few more people went C.V managed to get the background noise down to a level in which I was able to follow conversation much easier. This was a narrow failure on CV judgement, I give it a pass in that kind of scenario.
Once out walking Clear voice returned to “normal” functionality. On looking back at this episode I am thinking to myself does Clear voice and my brain need more time to adjust to that kind of scenario?
On walking down various roads away from the main traffic, I found myself being able to hear the traffic from halfway down the road! Well the road was only a short one!
Once the walk was over we went into a department store. I found everything to sound surprisingly balanced. On the train home I decided to switch C.V off for the day as I found sounds were chopping and changing too much plus was taking away sounds I did not mind listening to for a change!.
I will round this off by saying that there will be more to come. I hope that this monologue has been useful.
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