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It must look weird when I change volume

Mork calling OrsonI have ITE hearing aids with a volume control on them. I tend to change the volume quite often - for example I have them up full when in the office but I usually turn them down a bit when I go outside to stop some of the traffic noise.

It hadn’t occurred to me until just now how weird it must look when I’m changing volume. I use my thumb to give the volume knob a twist. I’ve also got this thing where I rotate the knob backwards and forwards a bit until I find the volume I want, I don’t know why I do that.

God knows how that thumb-in-the-ear-twist-jiggle thing looks to other people. They either think I’ve got a real itchy ear problem or some kind of nervous twitch - or I’m doing a Mork calling Orson impression.

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  1. Nanoo. Nanoo. I’ve also wondered if people notice when I change the settings on my BTE hearing aids. First my hand goes up to one ear, then the other. No one’s said anything so far. Sarah

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