This is brilliant Ralph! Thank-you for posting this message with the link. May I encourage every member reading this to go to the link and post their feedback....
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Mark Hillman
melowmeldrew
Dec 1, 2005 7:44 pm
I saw this before on the RNID page, it's a great idea, I much prefer the titles OFF the screeen anyway because they tend to block my viewing, and appear...
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mazza_1961
Dec 1, 2005 8:13 pm
Yes I agree with M. Would be great if we could get TV's where the subs would be off the actual pix. On some programmes you hardly see the persons face as it...
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Saffron
hohsaffron
Dec 1, 2005 10:23 pm
Oh yes, I agree, I hate it when the subtitles are covering the face (impossible to lipread) or important information or pictures (sometimes the name of a...
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Steve Wright
stevew_21
Dec 1, 2005 10:45 pm
Hearing people wouldn't want it, so if you had a "special" TV design just for deaf people it would be very expensive Steve...
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elaine
cello_ace
Dec 1, 2005 11:15 pm
Hi all , I've been having trouble with aids packing up and having to go and get replacements .Yesterday Ithought I was going to haveto get another one but then...
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Saffron
hohsaffron
Dec 2, 2005 9:04 am
Yes, but with modern technology, in the same way that you can choose to have subtitles or not, they may be able to come up with technology that will allow the...
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Saffron
hohsaffron
Dec 2, 2005 9:10 am
Hi Elaine, I get more condensation too with the full shell pink moulds. I also find my ears are a lot more wet when I take them off. I guess it's because they...
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elaine
cello_ace
Dec 2, 2005 2:23 pm
Hi Saff, Thanks for your reply.Yes I find my ears feel a bit more soggy when I take them off and I have had a couple of yukky days(I mean really yukky!) when I...
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Angela Richmond
angiekatiepuss
Dec 2, 2005 9:35 pm
I went to the Audiology Department today at the Blackpool Victoria Hospital, as I had a problem with one of my aids. It was making a horrible crackling noise,...
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elaine
cello_ace
Dec 2, 2005 10:40 pm
Angela, I get that scaling too but I don't know why ! Do let me know if you find out why it happens , Elaine x ... ears ... dry ... I'm ... be ... hundred...
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mousetrap2001uk
Dec 3, 2005 9:06 am
... you ... Victoria ... a ... and ... Yes I get it now and again. Its because your moulds are foreign bodies in the ear and the ears are trying to protect...
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nigel
errnngh
Dec 3, 2005 2:34 pm
And there ia a TV programme about blindness ! :-D :-C Actually, we are worse off - radio for the deaf vs. TV for the blind - because the blind could at least...
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Christine Davis
jezjezuk
Dec 3, 2005 4:49 pm
If you was in London why didnt you let us know!! Lizzie and I arrange to meet most of you who dare venture down to the big smoke!! Or dare to meet us!! ... ...
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elaine
cello_ace
Dec 3, 2005 4:54 pm
I literally did it all in one day there and back but didn't want to make any plans as it was my first appointment there so didn't know how long it would last...
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Ian Game
ian_game
Dec 3, 2005 5:04 pm
It's worse than that! The blind get a discount on their TV licence as well. Ian...
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Steve Wright
stevew_21
Dec 3, 2005 5:19 pm
I listened to the programme on the web. I don't think it was really aimed at deaf people, but rather at educating hearing people about hearing loss and at...
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Saffron
hohsaffron
Dec 4, 2005 9:11 am
That's interesting about the dizziness and a possible link with the overall picture, according to your rheumatologist. I sometimes wonder if Meniere's is...
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Saffron
hohsaffron
Dec 4, 2005 9:17 am
Hi Angela, Yes, I have that problem too. One GP told me that it was eczema caused by wearing the moulds all the time. I'm not sure if he meant it was an...
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Saffron
hohsaffron
Dec 4, 2005 9:19 am
Angela, I forgot to say... good luck with the waiting list! I hope it won't be as long as it looks (depends on many patients they fit in a week). All the best,...
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Saffron
hohsaffron
Dec 4, 2005 9:33 am
Actually Ian and Nigel, interesting you should mention that, as we had a discussion here on this subject about a year ago. When I started the discussion at the...
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Steve Wright
stevew_21
Dec 4, 2005 10:02 am
The BBC have made a public commitment to subtitle 100% of their programmes on all their channels by 2008. Given the timescales involved in changing the law for...
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elaine
cello_ace
Dec 4, 2005 1:32 pm
Well my mum kept going on (as mum's do !) about how it was no coincidence that I got hearing aids and the knee problem all within 6 months of each other...
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elaine
cello_ace
Dec 4, 2005 1:33 pm
That fits with what I get too - and all those nasty crusty bits uegh! Elaine xx ... meant ... kinds ... soft ... when ... skin, ... Victoria ... a ... ears...
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legworks03
Dec 4, 2005 1:45 pm
... blind - ... Hi, I'm not sure that this is a fair comparison. Radio is designed to be fully enjoyed through acoustics only but TV programmes are not. I...
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Ian Game
ian_game
Dec 4, 2005 3:11 pm
Saffy, Hi. I should point out that I did not expect my comment to be taken in all seriousness, but while on the topic of subbies there are some points that...
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Steve Wright
stevew_21
Dec 4, 2005 3:47 pm
We usually watch on Sky+, though we do have a Freeview box upstairs. Personally I haven't noticed any difference in the quality of subtitles on Sky+ or...
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Ralph Sutherland
perthshirema...
Dec 4, 2005 7:04 pm
Message for Ian Game Could I ask where you got the information regarding analogue transmissions being pulled? ... about a ... quality of ... example ... did...
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Steve Wright
stevew_21
Dec 4, 2005 7:18 pm
I'm not Ian Game, but the current plan is to switch off analogue transmission on a region by region basis between 2008 and 2011. See...
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Saffron
hohsaffron
Dec 5, 2005 2:58 pm
The Red Lion landlords had a huge booking for a Christmas party on Monday 19th December and won't be able to let us have the room that evening. However, they...
