High frequency hearing lost at the movies -

[hedgehog]

I have trouble with women's voices, background noises and sometimes hard consonants. I do OK at home with hearing aids and closed captioning. Has anyone any experience with actually going to the movies? There are a lot of films I'd like to see without waiting for the DVD to come out.

[uppityperson]

1. Every now and then I'll go to the theater but usually wait for the DVD so can see the words

I've used a couple different devices in the theater. The one I liked least simply made everything louder via headphones. It wasn't any clearer and the loud parts were too loud.

The best have been captioning devices. 1 I had to hold, another hooked onto my armrest and was in front of me below the screen.

[Rebkeh]

2. There are captioning options for the movies, no need to wait

See this site for local theaters with CC. There are three basic types: Open Caption (OC) which is largely phased out because it is hella expensive. There's captionview which is a text little screen propped up from your seat's cup holder. And then there's the Sony ... I forget the name ... which is like a headset/goggles thing.

Www.captionfish.com

I tried captionview today for the first time, it's not bad but the captioning stopped mid-movie. not sure if it was me accidentally hitting a button on the viewfinder or if it just went kaput. I've heard plenty about unreliable tech. I got free admission coupons though so that helps. I still would have preferred the stupid thing to work all the way through.

I've also tried the Sony "glasses" which are good but omg are they uncomfortable. The headgear is heavy and cumbersome.

I've been deaf since the age of two so if you have any questions - ask away.