As usual

[thekumquat]

There's an unwritten law that any audiology or hearing aid department - you know, places where lots of people who can't hear much are likely to go - must only hire receptionists who speak little English, with strong foreign accents, and who are as unhelpful, jobsworthy and generally gormless as possible

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[barakta]

Yes. I miss my childhood audiology centre, with audiology-technician Jerry Dunster who I called "Jerry Mendit". He was lovely, smiley, had time for people and had deaf awareness. Sadly they fucked him about in the early 90s, so he went private before retiring some years later.

Once my ADSL/Email is working, I will get you to email me your phone details and we can play testing calling direct/indirect if you like. I'm usually home by 6pm when I believe you're still in work. Can you hear on the amplified phone bit btw? I can but only on max and only with some people.

[thekumquat]

I can hear through the phone, but for some reason when I press the 'Amplify' button the phone screams if it's actually connected (fine if just the dial tone). Hearing and understanding don't always go together, obviously...

Bloke should be coming round today to sort out the phones. Already had a guy sort out my Outlook problem in under 30 seconds - apparently Large Amounts of Crap are coming down from on high to establish exactly why it took 6 weeks and 3 complaints to get this done!

[aster13]

Grr.

When i used to work in Hidden Hearing, i used to do some of those sorts of jobs (retubing particularly) for a nominal fee, or nothing if they were nice (not that i was supposed to.

Might be worth sticking your head into a private hearing aid shop for such minor maintenance.

Don't suppose you'd be prepared for me to (gently!) practice abdominal palpation on you, would you? We're just learning it atm.

[thekumquat]

There is a private hearing shop in Streatham, may try that.

I never liked abdominal massage before I was pregnant and I'm liking it even less now, so I'd really rather not.

[aster13]

Perfectly understandable. Oh well, i'll just have to find some other pregnant guinea pig!