by Michael Richwine | Apr 7, 2024 | Belize 2024
remarkable! I left a dreary, cold Chicago at 10 am and was on the beach in Belize at 4Pm. I reached my Inn – Conch Shell Inn, by way of a water taxi from the Belize airport. I took an empty United direct flight that took only 4 hours. It was a bit late –...
by Michael Richwine | Jan 24, 2024 | Hearing, Senior Health
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by Michael Richwine | Feb 11, 2023 | Hearing, Senior Health
Do online tests work? They work better than you would think. This is my hearing test when I started this expedition into my Tinnitus and then OTC hearing aids . The Audiologist charged around $200 and the ENT charged about $400. The Doctor (ENT) told me there was...
by Michael Richwine | Jan 28, 2023 | Hearing, Senior Health
Here is the story of OTC (Self Fitting) Hearing Aids While hearing devices have been around for the millennium, ie hearing horns, only in the last century have they become objects of commerce led by, (for some reason or other) several large Nordic companies. Today,...
by Michael Richwine | Jan 26, 2023 | Real Estate
National Retail Real Estate Investment Top Dog The midwest is not known for the flashiness of the Investment Banker business of the East Coast nor the coolness of the west coast brokers, but here in Chicago is the Best Retail Investment Team in the Country! You...
by Michael Richwine | Jan 24, 2023 | Real Estate
How do you find the right broker? Find someone who will work for you and have your best interest in mind. Commercial real estate brokers are a strange breed, but they are licensed the same as Residential brokers. Corporate vs Local This is a tough one! All of...
by Michael Richwine | Jan 24, 2023 | Real Estate
“There is no such thing as a ‘Net’ Lease”. If someone tells you they have a “net” lease for sale, call bull….., and check your back pocket. I like to think of terms like this as “slang”. Real estate is a wonderful world where everyone is very sure of their definitions...
by Michael Richwine | Jan 16, 2023 | Senior Health
$85 hearing aids Bossa I opened the box in my office, which is a relatively quiet environment and I am not wearing any aids. I put these things in my ears right out of the box, and I hear a banging (that wasn’t there before). I go downstairs to see if the banging is...
by Michael Richwine | Jan 12, 2023 | Senior Health
Apple AirPod Pro – Hearing Aid or not? Apple Ashamed? I have been using Apple AirPods Pro for over a year and a half. I use them as Hearing Aids – but only Occasionaly. Ageism is the culprit? AirPods do the job of what I think hearing aids should do,...
by Michael Richwine | Dec 29, 2022 | Hearing, Senior Health
OTC hearing aids are disruptive At least we hope they disrupt the existing market and make hearing aids affordable to the level where people buy them and use them. Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen coined the term disruptive technology. In his...
by Michael Richwine | Dec 29, 2022 | Hearing, Senior Health
Dementia caused by hearing loss/Tinnitus? Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii- iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing (annoying isn’t it?) My quick story is that I have Tinnitus “ringing...
by Michael Richwine | Dec 26, 2022 | Hearing, Senior Health
OVER THE COUNTER You have heard a lot about self-fitting hearing aids – here is the story While hearing devices have been around for the millennium, ie hearing horns, only in the last century have they become objects of commerce. Led by, (for some reason or...
by Michael Richwine | Dec 17, 2022 | Hearing, Senior Health
Hearing Loss causes Dementia? Annoyance or terminal? On my first visit to a specialist about my Tinnitus I was told by my ENT that if I did not get hearing aids my chance of Dementia increases -** and oh-by-the-way, we can’t do anything for Tinnitus!!!! And oh –...
by Michael Richwine | Apr 9, 2020 | Hearing, Senior Health
Apple AirPods as Hearing Aids Are they really hearing aids or tricked up earphones? Since 2021 and IOS14, Apple Air Pods have offered “Transparency mode”, which allows outside sound to pass through the occluded earphone and be amplified or masked. Once they allowed...
by Michael Richwine | Dec 4, 2016 | Golf
In April 2016 brother Jim and I played six courses along the Trail. https://www.rtjgolf.com We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves but did not give ourselves enough time. We played six courses in four days from the top to the bottom of Alabama. My favorite was Muscle...
