I keep alcohol pads at my desk to clean the sponges on the earphones.
Posted By: All Ears on 2007-11-01
In Reply to: OMG - My ears are always itchy - I actually - MT4eight
That takes away the itching and keeps the bacteria away!!
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Sponges for earphones
I ordered the little sponge things online at Transcription Gear.com. There were inexpensive and have lasted.
I use an alcohol prep pad to clean the dirt off &
the corner of the packet it comes in I slide between the keys all around and I get these big dust bunnies that I just pull out with my fingers. I also turn it upside down and shake it once in a while too.
clean the heads with an alcohol prep, if
you have one, or take out the ink jet cartridge and using a gentle wrist motion, turn it up and down a few times and replace.
Once a week, I clean my headset ears with alcohol.
Then swab out my ears after showering with Q-tips with alcohol on them. Keeps the itching down to nothing, and the ear wax doesn't build up that way, either.
I am a smoker! I agree with the alcohol. I use rubbing alcohol every day on my equipment. sm
I smoke, bad habit I know, but I can't stand the smell either.
sponges
i get mine at www.transcriptiongear.com 10 for $10.00
the sponges deteriorate when the temperature is hot. might be why your ear is itchin...
I have always used a cloth. Sponges get smelly and
at least every day, or more often as needed. And I use Tide with bleach alternative.
Lilly pads. sm
Yep, not surprising that they have several lilly pads because they're growing. Matter-of-fact, they have an ad posted on MT Stars. They do have posted EXACTLY what qualifications they're looking for and the available schedules. Good luck and I hope to see you happily perched in my lilly pond. 
sponge ear pads
Where do you buy these? I have looked everywhere including Radio Shack and Walmart and can't find them. 
Any more lily pads in your pond?
You can buy USB touch pads on E-Bay, usually cheap.
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I can't testify to the steno pads
But when I started I used tapes and a selectric typewriter with 3 carbon copies. We used to use a scapel blade to correct the carbon copies and then slide a little piece of carbon paper in to re-type the correction.
I think it started going downhill when the MTSO's started showing up more and more. Only because, they cut the wages because after all, you got to stay at home, didn't have to pay for work clothes, transportation, meals, etc. And you could write off part of your house mortgate, utilities, etc. as long as you had a room that used only as an office. Everyone bought into it saying they wanted to work at home and thus they bought into the little less in wages that they offered. I still think there is a distinct advantage to knowing the doc's you are transcribing for. Working in a clinic or a hospital and getting to know the doc's make it alot easier to look at them and tell them they sound like they are gargling with peanut butter, they acutally laugh, and listen and I found they would make a bigger effort to be a better dictator because of it. Better dictators = easier to type = faster TAT = less errors = less need for as much editing. We used to transcribe all day and our work never went to QA (what was QA) QA was the doc complaining about our work which = counseling from your supervisor = getting written up = out the door if you didn't fix the problem. That was what it was like when I first started 30 years ago. I didn't have google, I had little notes taped all over my workstation for those words I had never heard before until they came naturally to me, then that piece of paper was replaced by another one. I had what I called my "bible" of phrases, etc. certain doctor's always said, no short cuts or expanders, we typed it all out. That was real transcription.
I put one of those pads they use for dogs size large (M)
under the cat box. If he misses the pad absorbs the urine, it does not go through the plastic on the other side, and then I just throw away and replace with a new one.
the service that works on our hospital account definitely pads
Many of us inhouse have tried to point it out to the supervisors, i.e. tons of spaces after a header, three or four spaces after a period, using spaces instead of tab button, for god sakes, spelling out milligrams and computerized axial tomography and every single abbreviated term that you can imagine and stuff like that. they even make their blanks verrrrryyyyy long!
Thank goodness the contract with them is going to be coming to an end by March. It just burns us that we get monitored for it, and the outside service does not. They also do not get penalized for mistakes either.
Hillbilly site even tells you how to make your own sanitary pads! (sm)
Okay, after posting before how impressed I was with the websites, I went back and started reading again....so much info! They even tell you how to make your own sanitary pads! I don't think I'll be doing this, but I have to say I am loving the cheap, easy recipes. There are so many that sound really good! Okay, I'm going back to read more now, but the sanitary pad section just threw me for a loop and I had to come back and share! Really is very good information though, all kidding aside.
I just love it when our cat plops down on my note pads with my work notes....have to pull it all out
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It's basically a phone w/o the handle. Has number pads. A headset plugs into it sm
so you can listen to the dictation via a phone line. So, if you use one you will need 2 seperate phone lines unless you want your phone to be tied up all day.
Docs love it because they can just pick up the phone and talk their dictation right into the phone.
You would access those files by dialing a 1-800 number and then putting in your codes, etc., and then the voice file will be there; kind of like dialing into a voice message box to retrieve your messages except you are retrieving dictation instead. Very simple to use. GREAT quality. Excellent quality.
I am 99% sure I am taking a job I was just offered yesterday that requires the use of one. Right now I am on Doc-Q-U-Suck and can't wait to change.
What's up with the alcohol?
What's up with the parents thinking it is okay for their kids to not only drink, but get plain drunk? I see this everywhere I look--scary. My neighbor's son just turned 17 and is smoking and drinking and his mom is like, oh well. The other night as he was leaving with some friends she yelled, make sure you get a DD (designated driver). Now isn't she a responsible mom? Crazy if you ask me. She'll be the one crying when something happens. Hmph.
But you might want to have some alcohol
to wash out some of the toxins from the coffee and diet soda! Red wine has flavinoids, which are an antioxidant! LOL!
alcohol was illegal once too
Alcohol was illegal at one time too..Marijuana should be legalized, there is no reason not to legalize it. It will be legalized one day soon, Im sure. It is less harmful than alcohol.
Because, as a Christian, alcohol was not an
option for me.
50/50 alcohol/vinegar
Works for me!
LOL There is alcohol involved in that
message. Lucky girl.
Need new earphones now ! Help!
Hey all, I just bought a few different pairs of earphones from Wal-Mart. None of them work. The ones I bought yesterday go behind your head made by Koss. Not good, squeeze my head too much. The other ones are buds also made by Koss. The buds irritate my ears. I'd like to purchase some online, but don't know which ones are best. I don't necessarily need the ones that block all noise or anything. Suggestions would be great. Gotta get them ordered today. I am also looking for a good wrist pad. Thanks.
earphones
The only earphones I have used are U-shaped, under the chin, and they have lasted years. Philips. Can get them by calling Carmichael's Office Supply in Omaha but probably there are other places on the net, too. $39. You can also order the foam replacements for the ear pieces there, also
earphones
I don't like anything sticking in my ears. Have used Sony headsets for years. $10 at Walmart.
earphones
If this is being discussed already, I apologize for not seeing it. Does anyone know where to find good in-canal, or stethoscope style headphones with the soft (silicone) ear tips? TIA...
earphones
Has anyone tried the Sennheiser CX300 ones on ebay that has the Entymotic cushions on them? I've seen some there for $20.
Best Earphones
Trying to find a new pair of earphones. I type for 12 hours a day and those ones that are the basic brands are killing my ears every day. I tried a pair of those real big suction ones and they cancel out alot of noise and were soft around the ear but they kept pressing into the sides of my ears. I would barely eat with them on. They are like those ones that musician where when recording. Anyone have the best earphones. I cannot use the earbud kind as they fall out, so I need the ones that go over the head. They have to be soft cushion not like those ones that are the basic. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Earphones
Can you tell me if these have a volume control on them? That is something I cannot live without. I just checked the website and the pic looks like they do but I did not see it listed as a feature. Thanks for this recommendation. They look just like what I have been trying to find.
rubbing alcohol.......inside and out...nm
oh ok - and legalized alcohol drinking....N/M
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Help on word board please -- alcohol KZP? -nm
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Milk, Cream and Alcohol...
Oh, that's too funny with the doc prescribing a cycle of beer! There's an old blues song with the lyrics "Your doctor put you on milk, cream and alcohol." Maybe it's the same doc!
How many sets of earphones have you tried on it?
It sounds as if you might need a mono to stereo adapter for the earphones. It's a little doohickey that looks like the end of the headphone jack with a hole in the other end. It will take the sound from one to two ears. That being said and before you waste the $2-3 on an adapter, do your earphones work in both ears on your stereo or radio? They aren't transcriber earphones, are they?
I'm allergic to my new earphones!!!
I know this sounds nuts (I'm nuts), but my noise-dampening earphones arrived a week ago and I put them on. I should tell you that I have sensitivities to latex and adhesives, but this is not a problem I deal with very often. Anyway, I donned and immediately began getting itchy. I ignored it. Then my ears began to burn. I kept typing like a "good" MT. Tee hee. Then I started getting hives and my throat started to itch. Yikes!! Okay, that got my attention. So I took them off and took a Benadryl. I haven't touched them for this whole week, until today. I tried them again, albeit foolishly, thinking it wouldn't happen again. I was willing to think it was psychosomatic (allergy to work, ya know). Ummm, nope. It all happened again. Oh well, at least Transcription Gear has a 30-day guarantee. Wait until I give them my "reason for return". Crazy. I thought I'd give you all a 'Buyer Beware', 'FYI', and stuff like that... See ya!
Etymotic ER 6 earphones
Has anyone tried these earphones for dictation. Is it clear? Does it actually reduce noise around you. Does it clear the static from dictation? Just curious if it is a good earphone for dictation. Thanks for any info.
Static on earphones
I am using the earphones which came with the Olympus DS-4000. I love them - they are the most comfortable earphones I've ever used. I've had them since about April 2007.
Over the last couple of months, they have developed a tinny, staticky sound. It comes and goes but the past day or so it has been pretty consistent.
I have tried adjusting the sound volume, the bass/treble, everything I can think of.
I can replace the earphones, but my concern is that the problem might be with my computer sound card, not with the earphones. Any suggestions about how to check this - or anybody else with this experience?
TIA.
listening without earphones
I didn't think anybody else did this! Four years ago I had a benign parotid tumor removed and with my head wrapped up, I couldn't use earphones and was forced to listen without them. Then when I was all healed and put the earphones back in, what a surprise -- I couldn't hear well at all and have not used them since (I have Logitech speakers).
Tinnitus/earphones
I too have tinnitus, for years, in my left ear, diagnosed with TMJ. Had audiology test, loss of hearing, to low tones in my left ear, nothing really helps. Doctor and audiologist do believe it is from all of these years of earphones. Some days it is better than other days, but sometimes drives me crazy, with the loud hissing noise. I turn the earphones down, hate loud noise, hurts my left ear. I was thinking of trying something homeopathic soon to help it. Audiologist did advise a booster for the earphones that you plug into the speakers on computer, going to try that also. Hope this info helps you. I have had it about 7 years now, have been a Transcriptionist for 35 years now, so I do believe they are related to each other.
Etymotic ER6 earphones; do you all still like them (sm)
To those of you who are using them,do you still like them? Are you able to pick up the stammering docs better? Are they comfortable, hard to get used to? I am open to suggestions on other brands if you have decided you don't like them
wireless earphones?
Does anyone know if there is such a thing and if so where can I get some? My cord is so friggin long that it's always getting caught under my feet or stuck between my chair and keyboard tray, etc and always getting pulled off my head! It's sooo annoying!
You could try USB earphones. It makes
the sounds a little more pure. It is possible your hearing is declining with age too.
Windex or rubbing alcohol on glass :)
Get a pair of Sony earphones. sm
Like the ones kids plug into a portable disc player. I'm not talking about the "cheapies" that most kids use for the disc player with the little foam rubber spongy thingys. Get yourself a decent set that have "faux leather" with the big padding that cover both ears. You won't hear a thing outside of your earphones. Make sure the ear things cover both ears and have a lot of cushioning. A good pair might cost you 20 or 30 bucks, but is well worth it.
Good luck and godspeed MT comrade! :)
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Just make sure the earphone attachment is the same size as your speakers.
EARPHONES AND DELL COMPUTERS
I just started a job using voice files and not a dictaphone as before. I tried every set of earphones in the tower part of the computer that has a space for earphones next to the space for the footpedal. I only out of one ear. Is there another place to plug them in or what earphones do you use. These earphones are made for this.
Koss earphones....$5.00 at Wal-Mart
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Etymotic Earphones are GREAT
I dearly love my Etymotic ER6 earphones. They cost about 89.00 at J&R (wwww.jr.com) They are in the ear and took a little while to get used to. For some reason I cannot use the silicon eartips as they make ear canals itch, but I love the large (yellow)foam eartips. I have a 30% hearing loss and they are just great. Be sure to get the ER6 and not the ER6i. The Etymotic tech said the ER6 is better for transcription than the ER6i. But beware - it blocks out noise so well that I cannot hear my phone ring and it is only about 18" from me!
replacement covers for earphones
Does anyone know where I can get replacement covers for my earphones? I am using a Pearlcorder microcassette machine and they are small?
cover with thiamine and (s/l) serafellon for alcohol abuse
Got no help on word board. Running out of time.
Thanks in advance
except I love cooking w/alcohol/wine in sauces!!
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