sunny i'm going to take a copy of your wonderful suggestion with me next week. I'll let you know what T thinks. hehe

Well, I put a new battery in my hearing aid right before session and sometimes turn it up too (but that distorts other sounds, including my own voice).

Sometimes once I hear something the memory can recreate it. When I meet someone new, for example, I have to learn their voice; in the beginning it's hard for me to be able to hear them well but when I am accustomed to their voice I don't have so much trouble. Now that I've noticed this quality to T's voice I am going to see if I can hear or 'feel' that more when we are face to face.