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Article: Now hear this Technological advancements take hearing aids to a new level of sound quality.(Health & Fitness)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- December 20, 2004
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Byline: Susan Stevens Daily Herald Health Writer
When Douglas Moore built the pipe organ at Christ Lutheran Church in Vernon Hills, he could tune all the notes by ear, up to the smallest pipes at the top.
Over the years the highest octave gradually went silent as his hearing deteriorated. By his 66th birthday Moore's hearing loss had eroded into the frequencies of human speech, and consonants and "s" sounds started dropping out.
"I couldn't tell the difference between 'cat' and 'bat,' because those occupy a frequency I can no longer hear," said Moore, who lives in Vernon Hills. "It got to the point I was saying 'excuse me' or 'Can you say that ...