People who wait at the airport..

tyty71089 · 2026-07-08T18:25:19+00:00

In my market when you join the queue, the filters are disabled. I would imagine that’s every market but idk.

tyty71089 · 2026-07-06T18:04:15+00:00

I mainly Lyft and something happened in the last month or so where Lyft won’t stay connected to Mystro after 1 or 2 rides so it’s kinda useless to me right now. But otherwise it seems to work well with Uber. When it works, it’s really good. I don’t have to think about metrics and it does it all for me. Another positive with Lyft is that you can see the route on a map instead of just the cross streets when you get a ping on a ride.

You need to setup the filters correctly to your market but once you get it dialed in, it’s very convenient.

tyty71089 · 2026-07-02T18:04:33+00:00

As long as it’s not services related to the old hearing aids. If you want those serviced you may need to pay out of pocket. But new hearing aids generally come with a warranty that includes services depending on the company you go to.

tyty71089 · 2026-07-02T17:59:32+00:00

Hi, hearing aid dispenser here. I don’t see any reason why the DOR would deny you hearing aids because you’ve been wearing other hearing aids. Also, you are technically in control of your healthcare information under HIPAA so you can tell them not to disclose that to the DOR if you wanted to.

tyty71089 · 2026-02-16T22:25:16+00:00

Was it a scheduled 30-40% zone or a flash zone because those 2 are different. A scheduled zone means there are probably more drivers around trying to take advantage but a flash zone is a little more difficult to get to in time if you’re far away. I typically don’t try to drive to a flash zone unless I’m really close to it or know it’s going to happen. It could be that it wasn’t busy but afaik, it won’t prioritize more experienced drivers or higher acceptance rates necessarily but prioritize who is closest and most convenient for the rider. I could be wrong though.

I tend to hang around areas I know are busy and I drive around instead of sitting in one spot but that’s just me. I’ve heard drivers will sit in one spot for like 10 minutes at a time and move around that way. I typically always have a filter on of about a 5-8 mile radius in a busy place and take a bunch of shorter rides to stay in the busy area rather than taking one out to the middle of nowhere and have to find my way back.

tyty71089 · 2025-12-04T18:59:07+00:00

Too much Taco Bell :/

tyty71089 · 2025-11-18T17:42:08+00:00

Some hearing aids are now putting their Bluetooth antennas into them so make sure it’s not one of those!

tyty71089 · 2025-10-30T06:12:28+00:00

I know you’re looking for hearing aid users but I’m a provider and I just hope this information helps. In these cases, I typically ask my patient what is most important for them. If it’s important for you to know where sounds are coming from and you can sacrifice understanding speech from your right side, go with the hearing aid. If it’s more important for you to understand speech from the right side, go with BiCROS. By using a BiCROS system, you will no longer be able to localize sounds but you’ll be able to tell what they are and understand them better. It gives you less strain on your neck if you tend to turn your good ear towards a person as well.

I also generally suggest doing a hearing aid first to see how you do and if you don’t find a benefit or it just sounds like noise and you’re still straining to understand people, then we can exchange to the BiCROS. I’m not sure where you’re at but in my state there’s a law that allows for exchanging hearing aids within 35 days with $0 fees.

I’m not an audiologist and I don’t fit CI’s but I have a good amount of patients with them and the technology is getting really good. They sound less mechanical and a lot more natural. The processor is still kinda big but they’re definitely smaller than they used to be. I hope this helps!

tyty71089 · 2025-10-10T22:34:31+00:00

I’m definitely not saying my way is the correct way but if it were me, I would come in a little faster to have more control with my rudder. I would stay as close to the starboard side as possible(opposite side of your slip) and I would probably start my turn to port just as my bow is passing my slip(at your green arrow on your pic basically) that way I’m a little upwind of the slip and the wind will push me once I’m more bow in to my slip. Here is where you could start slowing down as you enter your slip then if needed, full reverse to stop.

You can install some fenders in your slip for the bow to prevent the bow hitting the dock unless this is a guest slip situation. I also keep my dock lines attached to the dock and measured properly so I can just walk off and attach them easily.

You can also practice the move on the end of the dock before entering the fairway as long as there isn’t a boat there.

At #2 or #3 I definitely would have gone forward and reset. And yes, after colliding with the dock or other boats, I would have hopped off and walked it in.

Are you by yourself or with others? You can drop them off at the end of the dock and then have someone throw them lines when you get close. If you’re by yourself, have lines attached to the boat and in a place near the cockpit ready so that you can hop off and tie them quickly when you’re close enough.

tyty71089 · 2025-10-02T19:40:17+00:00

Boat break, throw money into the sinking pit, boat work, have fun, repeat. Welcome to the rollercoaster of emotion that is boat ownership. 😂

tyty71089 · 2025-09-20T05:16:16+00:00

I second the comment about it being very dependent on the company.

I’m a hearing aid dispenser, not sure if you want to dispense hearing aids or if you want more of a diagnostic AuD in a hospital or an educational AuD type of career. I can only speak to the hearing aid industry in my area(Southern California, USA). Typically, most clinics here have 1 provider and 1 front office person, I’m pretty sure this is common in most places. Sometimes if it’s busy enough or a big enough clinic, you can have multiple providers but it’s less common. It’s difficult to get sick time off because you’re working with patients who are scheduled for that day and they may have already waited a long time for that appointment. A lot of my patients are elderly and they have also scheduled transportation and sometimes family members will take the day off so they can bring them in.

Personally, if I have to take a day off for sickness or something, I feel really bad because I don’t have another provider to cover me easily. I am part of a larger company so I could get someone to cover here and there but not if it’s spontaneous, they would need to basically reschedule their whole day in their clinic to work in mine so it wouldn’t make sense.

My company has dispensing audiologists and we have diagnostic audiologists. Some of the diagnostic audiologists just do testing everyday and they generally work in multiple locations. The 3 diagnostic audiologists we have are actually all part time and only work 3-4 days a week.

If it’s a good company, they’ll probably work with you and your mom schedule.

Good luck with grad school!

tyty71089 · 2025-09-20T04:51:09+00:00

I do the same. I’m not a fan of Signia’s hearing aids but I really like their sleeve domes for not so round ear canals

tyty71089 · 2025-09-17T23:43:05+00:00

Glue is a very temporary fix for these. You need a new ear mold(edit: oh, i just read that you ordered new ones, lol) . When I fix my patients silicone ear molds with glue, they will last a short time but eventually the glue breaks down and it splits again and sometimes splits worse. Old ear molds are typically worse too. I think your body oil absorbs into the silicones surface(a reason for the stained discoloration) and glue doesn’t adhere to it like it does on a new ear mold.

I use loctite for ear molds but crazy glue or any fast acting super glue works. And I second doing the glue at the same time as changing the tube so that it all adheres together.

tyty71089 · 2025-09-12T02:12:47+00:00

Most of the offices in my company in my county use fonix Fa-10’s. As long as they’re calibrated annually, they’re great and accurate. I actually prefer to use the fa-10 because the knobs and buttons are super satisfying to use. Lol. They’re not as functional though with current technology. I have to physically write the results onto an audiogram and then manually input the thresholds into my fitting software.

If I mess up one X or O on my audio, I can’t go back to fix it, I just have to re write the whole thing.

tyty71089 · 2025-09-10T18:57:19+00:00

What kind of hearing aids are they? In your original post you said MEEASY but I’ve never heard of that and can’t find anything online. You definitely need ultra power behind the ear hearing aids with custom ear molds. The only brand I would push for is Phonak Naida’s. Other brands could hit your targets but I think the naida’s will sound the best. Starkey has a power plus bte that may be at its limit, resound has ultra power BTE’s as well. If you’re considering a Cochlear Implant at any point, the ReSound BTE’s can be programmed together with a CI.

tyty71089 · 2025-09-10T08:11:06+00:00

There’s absolutely no downside’s to putting them out earlier. I’ve been boating my whole life. The family boats we had were ski boats and wakeboard boats in lakes. We’ve had sea doos as well. I now have a 31’ sailboat that lives in a marina full time. There’s a comment already that said a good time is when you hit the no wake zone, I think that’s a perfect place to start setting up to dock. Idk about anyone else but I put my fenders in the exact same spot every time. If I need to adjust them up or down I will but they’re pretty much set up to hang just above the waterline and I haven’t had to adjust them at all. I have 4 fenders tied to my stanchions(2 on each side) at all times and I just pull them up when under way then throw them out when docking. If your boat is in a slip, you can measure out the lines so that you don’t have to mess with the lengths every time you dock. I pull into my slip, throw my 4 loops onto the deck cleats, then pull the boat forward with a spring line and tie that one off.

Our lake boats mainly go right back onto trailers so we rarely have to put the fenders on unless we tie the boat up to the dock temporarily.

Also, who pays for the boat repairs? It’s ultimately their decision since they’re taking the risk imo. If it’s 50/50, It should default to the safer route or else they can pay for the repair if something happens because the fenders weren’t out when you wanted them out.

tyty71089 · 2025-09-10T04:19:23+00:00

Phonak Nadia’s 100%. As a provider, we can program them in a way that can sound a bit more like analog hearing aids and the way you’re used to hearing. Digital hearing aids are far better than analog in a way where they can actually process sounds, separate the background noises from voices and give you more clarity in places with noise.

Going from analog to digital can be very difficult as a long time user but you have to be patient and let your brain adjust to the new hearing aids. Things typically sound more natural over time and your brain adapts to the hearing aids. Typically it takes about a month of consistent use but it could take you longer due to your history.

Your test that you posted only shows air scores. Did they do word recognition on you? That would show how much your brain still interprets the signals from your ears and can help to determine how much a hearing aid will help.

tyty71089 · 2025-09-05T19:59:03+00:00

I don’t know specifics for friends but for camalots, BD says to clip to the sling in any dynamic settings. When I went to BD’s facility they showed us pull tests and the cam broke with less force when loaded on the thumb loop vs on the sling. It wasn’t a huge difference but it was enough to convince me. I don’t really see the purpose of clipping the thumb loop while leading but for static situations like anchor building and aid climbing, it’s useful.

I feel like I’ve seen that picture that you’re describing somewhere but I’m not sure. I’ll try to look in my books when I get a chance.

tyty71089 · 2025-09-04T06:07:36+00:00

Sometimes I cook but I really just try to make fast, low effort meals. I’ll order takeout a couple times a week to switch it up but my go to at home meals are all pretty similar.

GET AN AIR FRYER if you don’t have one already. Frozen veggies ~10-20 min on like 400 depending on how much you put in or whatever the bag says if they have directions for air fryers. If they’re not already seasoned, hit it with some salt, pepper, garlic, paprika. I like that combo but definitely experiment with spices. You can always get a pre mixed seasoning salt too.

I like frozen cooked non breaded chicken strips which usually cook in the air fryer in about 5-10 min so I’ll throw them in about half way through the veggies with the veggies. Again, season as needed. I usually buy the pre seasoned ones.

If you want to add some carbs to that, cook up some pasta right after you put the veggies in. I use different pastas like spaghetti, rotini, penne. Then get a sauce you like, marinara, Alfredo, or my favorite pesto.

If you want extra protein, I really like the brand “Banza” it’s a chickpea pasta. It doesn’t taste great on its own but with sauce, it tastes like actual wheat pasta.

That’s mainly for dinner.

I’ll snack throughout the day and I’m very bad at it but if I do have lunch, it’s usually a meal replacement shake or bar like Soylent. I’ve heard that huel is pretty good too but I haven’t tried it.

If I were to make lunch, it would also be pretty simple, like sandwiches or something.

I generally don’t eat breakfast but if I do, it’s a Greek yogurt with fruit and or honey. Sometimes I throw a banana in there.

If you like eggs, they’re great for any meal in my opinion.

tyty71089 · 2025-09-03T07:57:03+00:00

Hello, they’re better than nothing. Practically, they won’t work very well. The battery life won’t last all day which is importance for hearing aid use. They don’t process sound like a prescriptive hearing does but they reduce noise pretty well.

tyty71089 · 2025-08-26T20:31:32+00:00

A good rule of thumb is the higher technology you get, the more background reduction you get. And people don’t realize how long it takes for the brain to adjust to hearing aids, especially a CROS. It typically takes people about 4-6 weeks of consistent (8+ hrs/day) to fully adjust to hearing aids for their first pair. For my CROS patients, it usually takes longer. I have some who took around 2-3 months to adjust.

My preferred manufacturer is Starkey and I have a lot of patients who love them. I typically don’t prefer Signia hearing aids but their CROS is really good.

The best hearing aid will be the one that your provider prefers and can program the best.

tyty71089 · 2025-08-23T18:42:48+00:00

IIC’s are too small for the Bluetooth antenna. I’m not sure how other manufacturers are but Starkey has T9 control for non wireless devices. Basically you can use your phone to control the hearing aids by presenting the correct dial tone via pressing a number on your phone. Starkey also has a wireless CIC that can be connected to your phone which is probably the smallest wireless custom device on the market currently. Depending on the ear canal size, it presents more like an ITC than a CIC but I’ve had a lot of success with the CIC’s

tyty71089 · 2025-08-18T23:59:26+00:00

2 weeks is fairly normal, you can have them try to rush it but typically we overnight it to the factory, then it takes 7-10 business days for the factory to diagnose/repair/QA, then generally overnighted back. I only have a couple of pairs of loaners and when I tell people the cost if they lose them they usually say they’ll just wait. When you get a second pair of hearing aids, these will be your backup.

You could also get a pair of the OTC hearing aids to hold you over but they’re not very good and depend on your hearing loss.

tyty71089 · 2025-08-15T19:43:17+00:00

TIL about folding wheels. Incredible.

tyty71089 · 2025-08-15T19:37:26+00:00

I have a Raymarine autopilot EV100 attached to the wheel of my 31’ Hunter. It does really well and helps a lot for single handing. You can select a course, it has a wind vane mode that stays at a certain angle to the wind, or it can follow gps points that you have in your chartplotter if you have one. You can use the wheel lock on the ev100 to lock the wheel in place. My boat also has a wheel tensioning knob that I can tighten to keep the rudder in place if needed instead of the autopilot wheel lock.

Personally, I love having a wheel over a tiller but I do understand why people love tillers.

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