Guest guest Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 Sam, I think I'd be umcomfortable wearing an HA in the newly implsnted ear. And I think your audie knows what he is doing. *---* *---* *---* *---* *---* Behind an able man there are always other able men. -- Chinese Proverb & Gimlet (Guide Dawggie) Portland, Oregon N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup rlclark77@... http://home.comcast.net/~rlclark77/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Hi , Actually the HA is in the un-implanted ear. ly, I'm not sure my audiologist knows what he's doing but he's new so I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt for now. Regards, Sam N24C: 10/06/2004 BWP: 11/11/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Hi , Thanks for the suggestion. Just got home from San Francisco. Didn't get a chance to see " White Christmas " as we were booked visiting friends the whole time. Although we loved San Francisco while we lived there, don't think we ll move back now. Regards, Sam N24C: 10/06/2004 BWP: 11/11/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Sam, I must have misread what you wrote. LOL *---* *---* *---* *---* *---* Aw, did I step on your poor little bitty ego? & Gimlet (Guide Dawggie) Portland, Oregon N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup rlclark77@... http://home.comcast.net/~rlclark77/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 In a message dated 12/9/2004 12:02:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, writes: " BTW, started my listening exercises today. Speech is still too soft for me but I was able to hear the 's' sound. I could hear the 'f' and 'th' sound if it's at the beginning of a word but not elsewhere. I can barely hear the 'sh' sound.... " Hi Sam! These are the kind of observations to take to your next mapping to help your audie map you better. Good luck to you! Patti Surgery Day 11/25/02 (What A Day!) Hook Up Day BWP 1/2/03 (A Happy Day!0 3G 1/31/03 (An Even Happier Day!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 In a message dated 12/16/2004 7:58:29 AM Pacific Standard Time, Jonikt4@... writes: are environmental sounds sounding better? can you hear sounds that are far away? this is the key, for the pre-lingual deafs. Like Joni said, it take a long time, sometime years before we can discriminate 100%. I was born with profound loss, it has been one year since I was implanted, not yet one year since activation (dec 12, jan 8), I can tell you that my discrimination of speech is at about 50%,,, what more can I ask for? Try the 3G, you might like it! Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Hi Joni, Actually, I lost my hearing at three years of age so does that make me pre- or post-lingually deaf? Furthermore, I was hoping that the fact that I can understand some speech with my HA that I would pick up faster with the CI. My expectations were different than what I'm actually experiencing. I honestly believed that my expectations were realistic. I know that it varies from person to person. My ENT told me that it takes an average of six months to really benefit from the CI. So I'm giving it six months. I can hear environment sounds. While that is nice, it's not a high priority for me. My ultimate goal is to understand speech. Regards, Sam N24C: 10/06/2004 BWP: 11/11/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Lee, I may try the 3G next time. Just so you understand, I don't expect to have perfect hearing. I just expected to have better hearing. I'm hearing more sounds than before, just not where I was hoping. I've read and heard of people giving up their HA a month or so after being hooked up. Since I rely on my HA to use the phone and communicate with people I can't understand with the CI, I'm nowhere near there. Perhaps someday down the road. Regards, Sam N24C: 10/06/2004 BWP: 11/11/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Hi Joni, Yes, I can still use the phone with my HA. I'm having more difficulty now. It's too early for me to try the phone with the CI. To be honest with you, I tried to keep my expectations low. I actually believed that my expectations were realistic. Just so you all understand, I don't regret getting a CI. I'm hearing more sounds than I've heard before. I just expected speech discrimination to be better than it has been. I love my ENT and I would choose him again if I decide to go bilateral. It's my audiologist that I'm not too thrilled with. As I mentioned earlier, will give him another chance and see how it goes. He's new at this so I've been giving him the benefit of the doubt. BTW, I got a lot of volunteers at work willing to read to me. I decided on four (two women and two men). Two of them read to me on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The other two on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The women do it in the mornings and the men do it in the afternoons. I'm starting to make out some of the sounds but they don't sound natural yet. Still soft and either slightly raspy or flat. I noticed that if I turn the sensitivity up then it sounds more raspy, probably due to more high pitched sounds. If I turn the sensitivity down then it sounds more flat, probably due to less high pitched sounds. Regards, Sam N24C: 10/06/2004 BWP: 11/11/2004 CI: Left HA: Right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Hi , I got the impression from the audiologist that it was a waste of time to program the BTE when he didn't want to program it the first time I brought it. He said it would be three months before he would program it. However, it will be almost two months when I see him the next time. BTW, I checked with my insurance carrier, there's no limit to the number of mappings covered by them. I just have to continue to pay the co-payments. Regards, Sam N24C: 10/06/2004 BWP: 11/11/2004 CI: Left HA: Right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Sam, If I am not mistaken, low frequency sounds travel farther while the high ones travel less. That would explain what you experience with the sens setting. The trick to the sens is finding that ideal spot where you receive the desired sound while reducing the rest. *---* *---* *---* *---* *---* The moving cursor prints, and having printed, blinks on. & Gimlet (Guide Dawggie) Portland, Oregon N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup rlclark77@... http://home.comcast.net/~rlclark77/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 I'm sure you WILL have better speech discrimination. Give it another 5 months before you judge it. In a message dated 12/18/2004 12:03:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, satodd59@... writes: To be honest with you, I tried to keep my expectations low. I actually believed that my expectations were realistic. Just so you all understand, I don't regret getting a CI. I'm hearing more sounds than I've heard before. I just expected speech discrimination to be better than it has been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Hello Sam, I'm having a hard time understanding your audiologist's point of view in insisting on using only the BWP. We're both in the same city but I have a different audiologist that has mapped me from Day 1 using the BTE, 3G. I remember from one of your posts that you had considered getting a different audie and may I suggest that you contact the Atlanta Ear Clinic. There are two really experienced audiologists with that implant clinic (Nucleus 24C, 3G). If you're interested, I can send you a post with their names and phone numbers. I'm slowly beginning to understand speech around me; I'm not always conscious that I " heard " what was said, but realize that I'm understanding much, much more than I ever did with hearing aids. Gayle > Hi , > > I got the impression from the audiologist that it was a waste of time to > program the BTE when he didn't want to program it the first time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Hi Gayle, I'm giving my audiologist another chance so when I do decide to change, I'll be in touch with you. I'm picking up some words but not as much as I can with the HA. So you can see I'm a bit frustrated but I'm trying very hard to be patient. BTW, I showed up for my appointment today only to find out it was cancelled. He called in sick. They tried to call me but I already left. Wasted my time. Regards, Sam N24C: 10/06/2004 BWP 11/11/2004 CI: Left HA: Right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Bummer, Sam. At least you didn't get infected and go to Florida with a possible flu infection and thus infect others down there. Have a wonderful Xmas. activated 12/8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Hiya Sam, Good job on your part......it does take patience. Merry Christmas and give Mickey and Minnie a hug from me! Have fun and enjoy your trip. Gayle > Hi Gayle, > > I'm giving my audiologist another chance so when I do decide to change, I'll > be in touch with you. > > I'm picking up some words but not as much as I can with the HA. So you can > see I'm a bit frustrated but I'm trying very hard to be patient. > > BTW, I showed up for my appointment today only to find out it was cancelled. > He called in sick. They tried to call me but I already left. Wasted my > time. > > Regards, > Sam > > N24C: 10/06/2004 > BWP 11/11/2004 > > CI: Left > HA: Right > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Hi, Sam, I'm sorry you are having frustrations with your CI and your audiologist. I think we may have corresponded about this before, but if not, please know I went through the very same thing. I changed when my audi insisted I was doing well despite no voice distinction at all. When I asked for a company rep to join us, she refused and Choclear refused to send one because the audi had not invited her! I changed audi's and he is wonderful. It still took more aggression, on my part, (and another year's time) however, to really get to the bottom of things. I asked (as advised by members of this forum, G-d bless them all!) for an integrity test (non invasive, easily done in audi office) AND I made an appointment with a new surgeon. He ordered x-rays of my implant and upon seeing them, and reading the integrity test, recommended re-implantation. (The first five electrodes turned out to be so deeply buried inside that high frequency sounds could not get through, thereby limiting all of that speech discrimination.) This was done in Jan, 2005, turn-on was Feb.,2005, and today I am getting speech discrimination. I am still deaf, and it will never be perfect hearing, but Sam? It is so much better that I am now persuing an implant for my other ear. My original implant was in Oct. 2002, and I NEVER would have considered another implant based on the original results. As you said, environmental sounds are wonderful, but I wanted to understand people talking! So, I hope you get some good referrals in your area (Im in PA and went to NY for my re-implant) for a new audi, but please consider, also, asking for a second opinion by a different surgeon. It made all the difference for me. if nothing else, it can rule out that improper placement is the problem. Feel free to e-mail again through this forum or privately. Good luck and keep us posted! ) Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 I was asked by several members what made me want to join this group. I am not a LP and I suppose several members thought I did not belong here or that I could not possibly understand your issues. I was even taken to task by a few. The answer in my heart was always Sam, then I was called out because I have been out of contact with Sam's aunt (my friend) for quite some time. Well, I have corrected that thanks to all of you. I will hopefully get a good report of how Sam is doing and maybe my friend and I can reconnect as well. I would like to know if Sam is actively involved in LPA and if not maybe we can encourage involvement from him -- he is a big kid now. So thanks for taking me to task and helping me reconnect with some of my friends from the past. I would still like to help LPA, but LPA has also helped me. Thanks, Nadia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Hi Sam Jeanine and I are both having problems with our Microsoft Internet Browsers. We are both using Windows XP. When you type in a website addy it just sits there with the hour glass and doesn't do anything. So somebody suggested downloading Mozilla. As far as using " messengers " I have NEVER used any instant messenger. My daughter uses AOL's " AIM " but I'm not concerned whether she's been having any problems with that recently. M. RE: Re: Gabby Well... You can't actually use your messengers through it... But you can use all of your messengers at once through trillian. (I have issues with and trillian though - they don't play well) As far a mozilla... What was the beginning of this conversation?? Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 The only time I use internet explorer at this point is when I need to access the " exchange server " for work... I use mozilla firefox exclusively otherwise. The only time I ever have a problem with it is when I mistakenly click on a link to send an email from the site I'm at (just did it a minute ago, which is why it's a thought at this moment)... When I do that it opens like 45 explorer windows... Lmao (apparently firefox does not play well with outlook)... But all in all.. I would say it's about 95% problem free... Just my 2 cents Sam RE: Re: Gabby Well... You can't actually use your messengers through it... But you can use all of your messengers at once through trillian. (I have issues with and trillian though - they don't play well) As far a mozilla... What was the beginning of this conversation?? Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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