Date: 9/29/25 5:08 pm From: Asher Griffith <louder...> Subject: Re: hearing aids for birding
Hi Birdbrains,
I think that this conversation is fascinating. Not because of me being
particularly interested in hearing aid recommendations (yet, anyway, but
also, wow! I had no idea they were so expensive!), but I am interested in
hearing about your experiences as birders with some degree of hearing loss.
I've popped into this thread before. I am an avid reader, but I don't
contribute because I'm really not a serious birder, myself (yet, anyway).
Back then, I wanted to make a podcast or some sort of audio documentary
series about this community. It never came to fruition (yet, anyway). Then
I was in a podcasting fellowship out of Stony Brook University in New York,
but now I'm a graduate student of journalism and multimedia storytelling at
the Uark, and I am again interested in telling your stories.
I like birds (particularly their sounds, as I'm an audio guy) but I also
just think this community is really interesting. Ya'll are always, whether
you know it or not, as is the case here I think, telling fascinating human
interest stories centered around bird watching. I currently have an
assignment to create a profile of a person (who will be featured in a
longer written piece about this community later on in the semester) that
could end up on "Ozarks at Large". Would one of you be interested in
talking about your hearing journey with me at KUAF (not live, it will be a
recorded interview that I will edit) sometime this week? I'm especially
looking to hear from those of you with long memories and a well-tuned
storytelling engine (You know who you are, @Joe Neal, not to assume you
have hearing loss, I know you started this thread mainly as an advocate,
and not to discount anyone else's experiences of course).
I'll eventually want to talk to several of you. And, I'll admit, I had
never thought of this topic before, but it really interests me, and I may
focus my bigger projects on this.
Please feel free to respond to this email if you are interested in talking
with me and thank you all so much for your time.
Take care,
*Asher Griffith*
Master's Candidate, SJSM, University of Arkansas
Producer, Sound Designer, Composer |
*Cicada Radio <http://cicadaradio.com>* Fayetteville, AR
On Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM Jeffrey Short <bashman...> wrote:
> Costco has some great, programmable hearing aids and audiologist services
> at less than half of a private audiologist.
>
> Costco has a nominal annual fee but the payback is immediate. No
> questions asked if the customer want to return/exchange. A little delay in
> repair since the aids are sent off to a separate facility.
>
>
>
> Jeff Short
>
> Full disclosure, my sister and nephew are Costco employees
>
>
>
> *From:* The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List [mailto:
> <ARBIRD-L...>] *On Behalf Of *Joseph Neal
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 18, 2025 4:07 PM
> *To:* <ARBIRD-L...>
> *Subject:* hearing aids for birding
>
>
>
> A friend of mine who has lost his ability to hear several birds species
> ask me about hearing aids that others have successfully used. I told him
> that I would post his question on ARBIRD list. If you have helpful info for
> him, please respond to this email snf make sure ARBIRD is included in the
> response (not just me). He is interested in obtaining hearing aids that can
> be purchased on the market (that is, not requiring a doctor prescription).
> He would like make and approx. Cost if possible.
>
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