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UbiDuoUbi Experiences
Merrilee Knoll and Jerri McMahon (Hearing Instrument Specialist) from Hearing Concepts used the UbiDuo to share information simultaneously and in real time. Merrilee is the president and co-editor for her Twin Cities Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America. She brings the UbiDuo to her meetings and shows everyone how it works.
How do you feel after using the UbiDuo with different people? "Everyone I have used it with likes the machine very much. Many people would like to have one. Everyone knows that hearing aids are expensive, assistive listening devices are expensive and the UbiDuo is expensive. But, it's one of those things you really need to make life more comfortable for yourself and others. If I had the money I would make them available to every person." What are your thoughts and emotions as you are able to hold your own conversations on the UbiDuo? "The UbiDuo or UB for short as I call it, is especially great for conversing with people who I have not been able to talk very well with before. I feel it is a great instrument and plan to take it with me a lot." What other comments would you want to share with the public about the UbiDuo? "My husband and I especially like conversing on the UB while watching TV. Most people can just talk and watch and listen to TV, but I have to take my infrared off and put my hearing aids back on just for a simple comment about the show. We no longer have to do that, we can converse and watch at the same time."  Richard Hurst and his son Marshall (right) use the UbiDuo to chat with friends
The following is a testimonial from a hearing person with whom Richard was able to communicate using the UbiDuo:
I had the opportunity of using the UbiDuo for a few minutes at a restaurant while waiting for the food to be delivered and it was a marvelous situation to be able to express myself in actual words rather than a combination of gestures and lip talk. For a change I could use words that would have been hard to communicate otherwise, and to tell my partner exactly what went on in my experiences. They had been to Utah and had just returned, and Rick told me exactly what had happened there and described the place and the venue for the get together, and l was able to understand it much better than getting only ninety percent or misunderstanding him altogether. Kudos to the people responsible for idea of combining the two units into one carry-all and making it simple enough so that a lay person could use it almost immediately. The usage of the units is quite understandable and unique, and you are to be congratulated for coming up with a simple solution to an old problem.
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