Transcribing by speaker or earplugs?
Posted By: pdqtrans on 2007-06-15
In Reply to: sm - Static in dictation
If by speaker, how in the world? But, if by headset, have you checked to see if there is a shortage in your headset? I have had that in the past, whether it be in the cord where it splits to L&R cords or in the ear plug portion itself. Have you checked to see if it plays that way on speakers outloud, with earplugs unplugged (assuming they plug into your speakers)? What about deleting and reloading the iType program?
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Better earplugs
If you can still hear traffic, your earplugs aren't good enough or you're not using them correctly.
Try getting foam plugs that are rated to block as much noise as possible. Look for the decibel rating and get the highest you can find.
They need to be inserted full into the ear canal rather than just stuffed in a bit. Roll them to matchstick diameter and insert them before they expand again. You might have to pull outward on your ear while inserting to straighten the canal so the plug will go in.
Also try a CD of rain or a waterfall rather than music. The music may blunt the noise, but it will keep you awake. The rain/waterfall won't.
Don't think the drugs evaporate from your system when you wake up. It can take days. If you're taking diphenhydramine to sleep, you're going to be working with it, too. Some drugs make you sleepier, but they can also interfere with your natural sleep so that you don't get enough rest.
Glad to help. I've used earplugs myself.
Not that I worked 3rd shift, but when my older son was still at home, he'd get home from work between 10:30 and midnight and wake me up every single time. He's very loud with one of those voices that carry for miles. If it was 11:00 and he was on the phone, all I could hear was, YAH, I HEAR YA DUDE. . ." We could ALL hear him! :) The whole time he's slamming the microwave door, rattling dishes and silverware, etc. Earplugs were my only hope.
It's been sooooo quiet since he moved out on his own.
Earplugs/muffs for sleep....
Anyone know of comfortable earplugs or soft earmuffs so I can sleep? Neighbour above me runs her washing machine in the middle of the night, and I can't sleep. (I've tried reporting her to property manager without success).
I've found most earplugs are uncomfortable, so maybe I have sensitive ears. Anyone know of a soft foam type device that rests outside the ears rather than in?
speaker plug-in
I have a Dell and I had to invest in a set of Labtec speakers where you can plug the headphones directly into the speaker. I had already tried everything else and I just couldn't get enough volume out any other way. The speakers are available through TranscriptionGear.com, I believe and were quite reasonable.
Thanks. A different speaker helped--
Thanks so much. But, it is the sound quality from my company, it is just bad. They have the good system and then a bad system, is how I interpret it. When it is coming from the bad part, it is bad. That's what I think. Don't know, though. Changing speakers helped, and I did not think of that, so thanks so much.
Right into my speaker on my computer.
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A reason I used my speaker phone a lot.
The battery on my handset was continually dying because of the great lengths of time I was put on hold by virtually every business I called (I had a brand new battery!) Using the speaker phone does not wear down the battery.
Recently fixed that problem though - went back to a corded phone with a very long cord! And, since cordless phones won't work in a power outage, I don't have to dig around in the dark looking for a phone to use!
I understand people not liking the speaker phone though - when someone has me on one, I always ask them to take me off speaker and they always do.
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VR is only as good as the speaker and software.
And how often is that really? If you happen to luck out and get a clear and good speaker, he or she will be yawning, chewing gum or food, speaking in a noisey environment, etc., etc., etc. Or the system will be throwing words in that were never spoken, leaving out many words that were spoken and changing correct words into really dumb stuff. VR is for the MTSO. They are the ones who really make the money on it.
Slow speaker does not equal big $$
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Nevermind. Apparently, my speaker wire
came loose just a little bit from the computer and it caused this. You would think it would not work at all if that happened. Sorry!
It means grin-the speaker is grinning nm
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I have heard that if a headset is used or a speaker phone--sm
this is what causes the static. again, this is just what I heard from my own coordinator when a hospital account was using her call in system and using headsets. It took alot to convince the doctors not to use them, and alot of reports with *holes* in them where the transcriptionists could not understand them due to the static. good luck.
Oh deary me! I was wondering when it was be the English speaker's fault. nm
Now you need 5 languages to visit your doctor...Spanish, Hindi...sheesh
Does anybody else hate to transcribe doctors who dictate on speaker phone? nm
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Oh, forgot to say all the phones ringing, overhead speaker blurting out pages, background talking
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new at transcribing
im new at this, worked for a local cardiology office for 1 year as a medical secretary.then got this at home transcription job, lowest pay with a 1200 line a day minimum, it has been very hard, if i made more money i wouldnt mind it. when you guys were new, where did you get your foot in the door?
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if you are only transcribing 2 hours a day - sm
don't turn it away. What's a measly 2 hours a day!!! They cannot tax you on it and by the end of the year, you will have more writeoffs to offeset anything you may have to pay in for taxes.
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your transcription skills will most certainly qualify you for an Administrative Assistant/secretary position for the Military. I started as a GS-4 in Aug 04. Got promoted to a GS-5 in Aug 05 and now am lead secretary in an office of 50 people. I get an automatic promotion to a GS-6 in Aug 06. On top of the all the benefits, they are going to pay for my degree too. I know a lot of people complain about Federal jobs, but mine has been a blessing all the way around.
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Slow down while transcribing (sm)
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Is doing QA easier than transcribing? nm
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Transcribing since 2000, now 31....
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Drinking and Transcribing sm
Someone's life is placed in my hands when I sit down to transcribe. One letter out of the way such as an "a" could change the meaning of someone's medical diagnosis. One slip of a wrong medication or dosage and the patient could die. We all know when docs get used to us getting things right, they don't even read what they sign. One pass-over of a word that we don't want to take the time to look up could kill a patient. Don't tell me to lighten up, please. That's your excuse! I have had an anaphylactic reaction to a medication. If someone decided to skip over this or whatever - I could die, yes, DIE! I would no more drink and transcribe than play Russian roulette with an infant. Sorry, it's probably what you don't want to hear, but I would not want you NEAR my medical history. I once had a student skip over an allergic reaction and instead of looking up the name of it she just typed "the dye". When I caught her on it, she shrugged her shoulders as if it didn't mean a thing. She just wanted to get her line count in, looking things up took away from her $$$.
Please take me seriously, it's worse than drinking and driving. It's a serious, serious thing to do. Alcohol definitely affects judgement and makes you sloppy. Slop and medical transcription do not go together. I don't want to kill anyone tonight, do you? If you want to drink, that's your business, but don't drink and type someone's medical record! Don't bother responding for me to "lighten up" because anyone with half a brain knows I'm right! If you drink constantly, then you're still "drunk" when you get up in the morning, coffee does NOT sober you up. That's BS.
 Put the plug in the jug!
Transcribing is not typing. sm
It includes typing, but so much more. It absolutely includes tools of the trade, especially word expansion programs, and normals, and sample of difficult doctors. Typing wpm actually has nothing to to with transcribing lph. If you think of it as typing, you will always be slow at transcribing.
tired of transcribing
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transcribing expletives sm
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@ 380 lpm transcribing, 800 editing
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I'm not talking about transcribing.....
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I welcome transcribing correspondence
that is not patient-related now and again, but not if I'm not being compensated for it. I don't know how long you have been with this practice, but I would send a letter outlining what you posted regarding both matters, and state that you feel you are deserving of a pay increase because the job entails more than you originally agreed upon. See what kind of reply you get. Ya never know! Good Luck!
Digital Transcribing
I sent you an email. All you need is the software, a foot pedal, probably USB, and the doctors need the software and some dicatating hardware. It is all very inexpensive. And SO nice. Try it, you'll like it.
I am transcribing the most considerate doc sm
ever. I'm doing a stat transfer summary and I'm going along as fast as I can and all of a sudden as I proof this is what I read-I have to imagine that you would have to be pretty sick of listening to people just flip pages all the time, I'm sorry about that. I wish there was a better way around it. Now, isn't that sweet of him?
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Wondering what you guys in editing and/or QA can tell me about the stress level of your jobs? I love transcribing; have done it for 25+ years, but this year I've been extremely burned out. Some days, I can barely make my quota. I'm easily distracted, I get sleepy, my back hurts, and my wrists seem to lock up. I have to stretch my 8-hour day out to about 15 hours just to get my minimum line count. I wouldn't say it's "stressful," just monotonous and boring. Tried editing at one point, but found it to be even more boring; just MY opinion. What's the stress level for you guys who are strictly editors and strictly QA? Is QA worth the extra money, or are you stressed to the max?
When I first started transcribing,
it was most comfortable to put the keyboard on my lap, and I spent much of my time transcribing in that position. I did not require a pillow due to long arms and short upper body. One arm is a little longer, so the keyboard was on a little angle.
Everybody's body is different, so you just have to pay attention to what's happening as you type and adjust your position. It's not bad to have more than one position you use each day. And I can't stress enough the importance of exercising. I know you don't want to take the time, but if you would use little free weights and proper form in a few exercises, moving the weights slowly with no momentum (some of the form I see on The Biggest Loser is not ideal!) you would really help your posture and get rid of the knots before they start getting bigger and pressing on nerves.
There are also chiropractic exercises for your neck that have been around for decades that can really help keep neck pain away. It's where you put your hand on one side of your head and push against the hand for a count of 10, with 10 sets. Then do it on the other 3 sides of your head.
You just need your muscles to be a little stronger to support your arms more comfortably. And with exercising you also learn to detect tension.
Are you squeezing your jaw muscles right now? That's where tension starts. Stretch and relax your jaw. Where are your eyebrows? Raised for no reason? Knit together in a frown? Let go and relax your face.
did not say she was new - said she had many years transcribing - nm
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13975 -- all transcribing
Did not realize it -- three psych reports 15 to 18+ pages each
transcribing with the AlphaGrip
Before I discovered the AlphaGrip I had been searching for a tray to hold my keyboard on my lap, and I wound up buying the one offered here: http://www.laptoplounger.com/
I have never been able to work comfortably with my keyboard in my lap, and still was not able to with this tray, but it works great for my foot pedal and is adjustable both in height and angle. I will have to try to take a pic of my setup and post it here. I have my recliner on an old futon frame so that I can use a rolling laptop desk and have my computer in front of me while I am reclined, with the tray I mentioned for the foot pedal set up on the end of the frame (need to stabilize it a little better).
BTW, when I bought the Touchsmart computer, the wireless keyboard that comes with it is smaller than the one I was using prior, and I was able to take an old lapdesk and Velcro attach the keyboard to it, and I was finally able to have the keyboard in my lap. When I bought my AlphaGrip, I was able to immediately discontinue use of the traditional mouse, but gradually switched from the keyboard. The AlphaGrip web site has tons of information and free programs to help with learning to use it. I started with a program that one of their early customers came up with and is provided free, and then downloaded some of the typing games they offer. Most of the keys are hit with the same finger as on the QWERTY keyboard, but to fit all of the keys from the traditional board in such a small space, some of them are chorded. Basically, there are three shift keys, regular for caps, red for numerals and some special characters (-, +, =, etc.) and green for punctuation and some other special characters. I love mine, and with the pain I was having before, I do not know that I would have been able to stay in transcription without it.
Sorry so long . . . I guess I'm passionate about my AG :)
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