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vanlassie

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14. Oh man. So sorry. I often mention my experience because

Reply to riverbendviewgal (Reply #13)

Sat Jun 10, 2023, 11:03 PM

Jun 2023

I think a lot of people may think their hearing loss is inevitable old age, and they can’t afford a hearing aid. But a new stapes cost me an outpatient copayment.

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More and More People Are Using Subtitles--Here Are the Hardest Shows and Actors to Understand [View all] Diamond_Dog Jun 2023 OP

I use subtitles all the time. riverbendviewgal Jun 2023 #1

++. Sometimes I want to know the exact dialogue and not guess Tetrachloride Jun 2023 #2

I was deaf in one ear until it was diagnosed as a fixable condition. vanlassie Jun 2023 #10

I have nerve deafness riverbendviewgal Jun 2023 #13

Oh man. So sorry. I often mention my experience because vanlassie Jun 2023 #14

I found out I almost 30 years old riverbendviewgal Jun 2023 #16

Interesting! Mme. Defarge Jun 2023 #3

We use subtitles. It started because we watch so many BBC/UK/Scottish shows walkingman Jun 2023 #4

I recall, about a year ago, radio piece about sound tracks that are used to dub actors' voices when 3Hotdogs Jun 2023 #5

A lot of people have crappy speakers Shermann Jun 2023 #6

Especially flat screen television speakers; compromised due to their thin depth ... Auggie Jun 2023 #18

We do most of the time. tanyev Jun 2023 #7

I definitely need caption for British TV shows Diamond_Dog Jun 2023 #8

Subtitles are becoming a Must dlbell Jun 2023 #9

The last section of your post. ChazInAz Jun 2023 #12

Audio on programming of all kinds has gone to hell in a handbasket. BComplex Jun 2023 #11

Subtitles are apparently good for kids to have as a vanlassie Jun 2023 #15

Been using them on everything for decades intrepidity Jun 2023 #17

The Witch was pretty tough to follow along with Shermann Jun 2023 #19