This webinar was recorded on Sunday, 6/23/19 and contains many insightful observations about help. If you watch this video, you will find that you are better able to receive help and to help others without suffering losses from those who choose to refuse your help.
The webinar is now available on Vimeo. It can be streamed or downloaded for $5 USD and a 6 minute trailer is available for viewing at no cost.
Use this link: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/acceptablehelp
You have probably noticed that it is very hard to help some people and when you experience a failure in this regard, it wreaks havoc on your ability to control your life.
In this workshop we are going to pool our knowledge of the various aspects of failed help, refused help, enforced help, successful help, the urge to help, and the basis for helping in the first place.
For example, how did the notion of help arise? When we were in Native State as free beings, what was the genesis of the idea of needing or giving help? Once help was identified as a need or as a pleasurable activity, what were the actions that caused help to devolve into control or enforcement.
You all should have some ideas on this subject and I am inviting you to share them with us as we work out the most likely reasons that help became something to resist and fear. The desired result of this workshop will be an increased ability to help without causing suffering, resentment or anger.
Join me on Zoom tomorrow at 12 noon using the usual link: https://zoom.us/j/4710611444
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The cost of hearing aids has dropped considerably because of competition from low cost hearing amplifiers. These $100 hearing amplifiers now look remarkably similar to $3000 hearing aids, but they do not provide equalization adjustment. Some have preset settings for quiet and noisy environments, but most amplify all sounds and do not allow you to tune them for specific environments
As an example, the Phonak hearing aid shown here sells for $1899.
PHONAK HEARING AID
This Neosonic amplifier sells for $279
NEOSONIC HEARING AMPLIFIER
BRITZGO DIGITAL HEARING AMPLIFIER
This Britzgo amplifier sells for $79
All three are similar size and sit behind the ear and all three will amplify sounds. You can buy the amplifiers on Amazon and you need to read the reviews carefully, because about 17% of amplifier buyers are disappointed with their results. The units do not work or they whistle or they are sold by intermediary sellers who do not allow returns.
If you understand the limitations of a hearing amplifier, you may get the hearing help you need. You will find that using one in a car will be frustrating, because they pick up road noise and in a restaurant you will pick up all sorts of extraneous sounds. on the other hand, you will be able to hear your significant other when they ask you to do something and you will not be saying, “What?” and driving them crazy.
One more caution, there is one site which is reviewing the Neosonic Hearing Amplifier Mini RIC and is showing the price of a cheaper model. This site is very misleading and if you run across it do not click on the Buy for Best Price link as it will take you to another Neosonic model. It appears the reviewer did not do his homework.
The real link for buying a Neosonic Hearing Amplifier Mini RIC is here.
I feel these amplifiers will fill the bill until they come out with a fully programmable hearing aid for under $500 where you can control the behavior of your hearing aid from an app on your smart phone. My estimated release date is late 2020.
Good luck with your purchases and let me know if you find a better value.
David St Lawrence
