Re: Feedback - on purpose!!!!

June 25, 2006

Ian and his grandmother do this at each other as a game to see who can make

their aid squeal louder -- her hearing aids are newer than his, she got them

after turning 80.

Also, he can imitate the sound of the squeal with his mouth. It is weird and

amazing. At the beginning Ian's high frequency hearing was much better and

he figured out how to make the sound. He like to do it when the audi is

testing the aids. It's funny. The first time he did it, the audi would stop and

turn the aid over repeatedly in his hand, perplexed. Ian did it about 3 times

until the audi was sure there was something wrong. At that point I had to take

pity on the doc and tell Ian to cut it out. The audi was quite amazed-- never

had a kid do that before. LOL He'll do it every now and then just to see if

he could catch the audi and fool him. It became a silly routine, but he

doesn't do it very often anymore. It's been 8 years, the joke's gotten old.

Kids are a hoot. And as far as I know it doesn't making the aids squeal

doesn't damage them, but it is so annoying that I make him stop quickly, just

like you do.

Best -- Jill

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