Re: Changing Programs *sigh*

[Guest guest]

Ohhh ....I can't wait until I'm sighing about something new

in my life - my new implant! Keep on letting us know all your ups

and downs; your experiences are invaluable to all of us. So, I say,

all together now: ADVENTURE!!

--gayle

> I just finished two weeks continuous usage of the ACE program, and

> now I'm switching to two weeks continuous usage of SPEAK before my

> next mapping. I'd gotten really comfortable with ACE... not a whole

> lot of new by-golly-eureka moments this last week; just a

constantly

> increasing confidence in what I'm hearing (quick aside: Am I

> imagining things or, for those of us who have been deaf for a

while,

> is a good part of the process just learning to trust what I'm

> hearing and pay attention to it?).

>

> Anyway, the switch to SPEAK is... um... interesting. Kind of a

> nostalgia trip, since I'm back to the hoots and warbles, and speech

> is a lot less understandable. On the good news side, I get to have

> another week or so of by-golly-eureka moments while I get used to

> this program. :-)

>

>

>

> (okay, say it with me folks: It's not an ordeal, it's an ADVENTURE!)

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/12/2004 2:11:11 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

hobbes@... writes:

Good luck using it and let us know what you think of the two programs.

It funny how we have to " play " with programs to find what works best... for

a long time, I had only ACE to go by. I complained that I couldn't

understand speech on TV or radio, using ACE. CIS was added, and it helped,,,

but at

the same time, as time goes by, I find myself understanding the TV more and

more on ACE... Had me wonder if use of one program help us " learn " to use

another program. it make sense to me.

Thinking of dumping CIS,

Lee

[Guest guest]

Hi . I spent the last month on SPEAK hoping it would help get rid

of the whine in voices that I get in the ACE program. I find that ACE

gives me a crisper sound in voices and musical instruments. I switched

back to ACE for a couple of days then back to SPEAK and found that SPEAK

just isn't loud enough for me any longer. Also SPEAK is more muted then

ACE. Good luck using it and let us know what you think of the two programs.

susan & hobbes

michigan

At 01:56 PM 9/12/2004 +0000, you wrote:

>I just finished two weeks continuous usage of the ACE program, and

>now I'm switching to two weeks continuous usage of SPEAK before my

>next mapping. I'd gotten really comfortable with ACE... not a whole

>lot of new by-golly-eureka moments this last week; just a constantly

>increasing confidence in what I'm hearing (quick aside: Am I

>imagining things or, for those of us who have been deaf for a while,

>is a good part of the process just learning to trust what I'm

>hearing and pay attention to it?).

>

>Anyway, the switch to SPEAK is... um... interesting. Kind of a

>nostalgia trip, since I'm back to the hoots and warbles, and speech

>is a lot less understandable. On the good news side, I get to have

>another week or so of by-golly-eureka moments while I get used to

>this program. :-)

>

>

>

>(okay, say it with me folks: It's not an ordeal, it's an ADVENTURE!)

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Who knows Lee. I had the problem with the whine in voices with ACE. Speak

was pretty good for the month but once I switched back to ACE for just a

couple of days, I found that Speak was worse in terms of understanding any

voices. The hollow sound made words blurry (for want of a better

word). Anyway, my next appointment with the audi and the rep from Cochlear

will be next month. I am to plan on at least two hours to work with them

both. Hopefully something good will come of it to last me until spring.

susan & hobbes

michigan

At 05:14 PM 9/12/2004 -0400, you wrote:

>In a message dated 9/12/2004 2:11:11 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

>hobbes@... writes:

>

>Good luck using it and let us know what you think of the two programs.

>

>

>

>It funny how we have to " play " with programs to find what works best... for

>a long time, I had only ACE to go by. I complained that I couldn't

>understand speech on TV or radio, using ACE. CIS was added, and

>it helped,,, but at

>the same time, as time goes by, I find myself understanding the TV more and

>more on ACE... Had me wonder if use of one program help us " learn " to use

>another program. it make sense to me.

>

>Thinking of dumping CIS,

>Lee