On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:51:09 -0500, Jim Elbrecht
wrote:


Next- and this might appeal to the TV watchers- I'd really look into
external speakers on the 'people side' of the room. the worst
part about hearing loss for me has been that it is so subtle I barely
notice it. and the weird part is there are certain tones, like the
furnace fan, and humidifier that seem to mask the tones of TV shows.

Have you noticed that the music on some episodes of Law & Order is so
loud I can't hear the words? Or you can't hear them. I think my
hearing is still good and it's something wierd about the show, but I"m
not positive.

Also the tv in the bathroom has something wrong with the sound. I
can't identify it, but the tv sounded fine before I went away and
sounded bad 2 months later.

so I keep gradually hiking the volume- then notice how loud t is when
the external sounds go off.

I've looked for headphones that could be used so I could control my
own volume, but haven't been successful. [all the headphones I've
found insist on being the *only* audio source in use]

I don't know why they say that but they're bluffing.

Regardless of how the headphones work, you can get around that.
Probably at most a tiny bit of wiring inside the tv. Just keep the
polarity right so that your headphones aren't fighting with the
speakers. In other words, when the speaker cones go forward in the
tv, so should the cones in your headphones. If you can't see them,
just reverse the wires and see which way sounds better. But the
speakers in the tv are marked with a dot on one connector, and also
the metal connection tabs are of different widths. One is positive,
maybe the wider one. I think that should be the center post and first
ring on the audio plug, and the second ring (stereo) should be the
ground. But check with others, like the ng below.

We can talk about that, or the folks at sci.electronics.repair can,
although they tend to overdo the tech part so I can't understand it.
I don't consider myself a newbie but compared to them I am, and I
should ask them to tone down the techy part.

P&M

Next, I'd try to mask it in your room. White sounds? Headphones?

I can put up with other noises but that TV is extremely annoying. I
think the problem is the constant change in sounds and tones.

I agree. Our BR is right over the TV, too. Even though I probably
hear worse than her- when I'm sleeping and she's watching TV there are
times when it keeps me awake.

Jim