Guest guest Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 I plan to keep using a hearing aid in my unimplanted ear after I get my CI and will put it on right after the surgery if the bandages are not covering that ear. I'm sure there will be a big difference between the two ears that will probably take some time to get used to. I feel " unbalanced " if I only have one hearing aid on and need to keep that aid on while I heal up. That is, unles the doc or audie says not to do it. I don't wish to be totally deaf during the recovery phase... > I put on my hearing aid in my non-CI ear today for the first time in > over a month and it was too different from the CI ear and it seemed to > take away the attention I need to put on the CI ear. Is it worth trying > to get used to having a hearing aid in one ear along with the CI? > -- > Meryl > http://www.meryl.net/ci/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 Pete, i wore one hearing aid in my unimplanted ear from surgery to hookup time.. it was pretty difficult, but at least I wasn't in total silence! Cheers, Silly In , " ka3rfe " <phopping@a...> wrote: > I plan to keep using a hearing aid in my unimplanted ear after I get > my CI and will put it on right after the surgery if the bandages are > not covering that ear. I'm sure there will be a big difference > between the two ears that will probably take some time to get used > to. I feel " unbalanced " if I only have one hearing aid on and need to > keep that aid on while I heal up. > > That is, unles the doc or audie says not to do it. I don't wish to be > totally deaf during the recovery phase... > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2003 Report Share Posted August 23, 2003 Pete, I know it is scary to think about the time between surgery and hookup when you are without hearing in the implanted ear. I had both ears done at the same time and really dreaded being without hearing for a month but it was not as bad as I thought it would be since I couldn't tell much difference between the day before surgery and the day after. I did take five weeks off from work and stayed home. I got lots of support from family, this forum, and on HearingExchange chat. Not knowing how long it would take me to understand speech was also scary but when you have nothing to lose, the only way you can go is UP, or at least that is the way I felt durning my " deaf month " . Sharon Myers Bilateral N24C 3G sillygirl49677 <silly1@...> wrote: Pete, i wore one hearing aid in my unimplanted ear from surgery to hookup time.. it was pretty difficult, but at least I wasn't in total silence! Cheers, Silly In , " ka3rfe " <phopping@a...> wrote: > I plan to keep using a hearing aid in my unimplanted ear after I get > my CI and will put it on right after the surgery if the bandages are > not covering that ear. I'm sure there will be a big difference > between the two ears that will probably take some time to get used > to. I feel " unbalanced " if I only have one hearing aid on and need to > keep that aid on while I heal up. > > That is, unles the doc or audie says not to do it. I don't wish to be > totally deaf during the recovery phase... > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 My daughters audiogram is slightly worse than your mothers. She has the Phonak Digital Hearing Aids with wireless FM boots attached. This system is expensive as well but it has helped her very much. Some Hearing Aid Centers have 30 day loaners where your mother could try them for 30 days and see how she does. Perhaps that is an option you could look into before making such an expensive purchase. a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 , The Widex product is good and reliable but also expensive as are all good hearing aids. If you are comfortable with the audiologist and your grandmother wants and can afford this, I see no harm in letting her have it in her last years. We all know how much hearing means to us. If you question this, maybe you should take her to another reputable audiologist for a second opinion. Alice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 Your grandma's loss is very aidable. You can consider the following: 1. Bernafon's Symbio 2. Widex Senso Diva 3. Sonic Natura 3 4. Siemens Triano Would be good if you can try them all. There's a document comparing all hearing aids, it's not a technical comparison but rather statistical counts, the comparison of aids include people with normal hearing wearing them and people with hearing impairment wearing them. The study is done by National Acoustic Laboratory. Let me know if you're interested I will email you the PDF file. Regards/ Jerome Hearing Aid Hi All, I recently took my grandmother for a hearing aid eval. Her audiogram was: 30 dB at 250 Hz 45 dB at 500 Hz 50 dB at 1000 Hz 55 dB at 2000 Hz 70 dB at 4000 Hz. (Since she is 94, she is probably experiencing delayed processing as well.) The audiologist is trying to sell us a Widex programmable digital hearing aid, the cheapest model being about $1800 for one. Any comments, ideas, advice, anything?? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Hello Everyone, I just ordered my hearing aid - it is a Rexton Revo + - anyone familiar with this type? I will have it in one week - it will be interesting to see how it affects my hearing (knowing what direction a noise is coming from will be nice). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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