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Thanks for the advice. I've had hearing impairment for about 22 years. My life now is somewhat reclusive simply because of hearing loss. I used to go to clubs but not anymore, I got old. I still own a pair of technics 1210s and working on my own virtual reality turntables (video) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uvtDoKJKO0xzIs08g0e_HMDMAna.... I've taught myself to code and create video graphics etc. Allowing me to still be creative. I don't know if i would go the route of cochlear implants, the thought of surgery scares the hell out of me to be honest. I'm used to living the way i do now. I wouldn't wish a lonely life on anybody but you do get used to it. Thanks again for the advice though, i appreciate your effort. thank you!

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One last thing, as a suggested quality of life improvement for a chronic hard of hearing in US or Canada, one can make phone calls with confidence by using a Federal-sanctioned relay operator.

CaptionCall app will let you converse using your own voice with the caller and type back what they are saying. I find that to be an excellent tool in the last bridge of divide between HoH and hearing world. Use it all the time to interact with DMV, doctors’ appt desk, and voice mail systems.

Even with my now superhearing, this tool is actually less stressful than trying to decipher their voice myself. Kinda like a messaging app but with voice one way and text and voice stream the other way.

Sure thing. It took me eight years of silence and age of 50 before I decided to take the plunge. And that’s after pouring over my entire life choices (introvert, extrovert, and in between).

So far, no headache but lots of positive gains. And I got the best of both worlds (silent and hearing).

Good luck. I can always relate.

And music is still remain a tonic of the mind albeit now a wider range of frequency spectrum but dovetailed into 32 narrow bands.

That is the most coolest presentation of how a DJ table operates.

You are definitely going far. I am quite sure some DJs would pay (dearly) for this to be displayed on one of their large screen TVs.

I am truly excited for you and your work.

Wow. Just awesome, totally.

Thanks again for the advice. I live in England, I'm sure there is something similar regarding caption call app. Ultimately I'm looking forward to Augmented reality with realtime transcoding for subtitles/close captioning. As long as i can read the text above peoples heads, similar to speech bubbles would make a hell of a difference understanding others.

As for my DJ virtual turntables. The idea behind them is to use in virtual reality with finger tracking. So they work just like the real world counterpart. I have the drumkit working already using oculus touch controllers. I'll try and wire up the synth next, but that will be more problematic because of my hearing or lack of. Thanks again for the kind words about my project and thank you for the advice. I appreciate that very much.

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