Re: My experience with the HATIS

August 23, 2004

. glad to read your review do you not get interference with the cell and

your t-coil? that should work nicely with cordless shones too from what i've

read. i'm always debating on getting the hatis but they don't have many

versions for ite users just btes but glad your happy with it. can you hear the

cell ring in your pocket or do you keep it on vibrate?

> My experience with the HATIS

>Hello! I wanted to give just a little personal testimonial of the

>HATIS. However, do CI folk have similar cell phone options? Do you

>use the same technologies HA folk do to hear on cell phones?

>I am waiting for an appointment at Hopkins. It's a " booger "

>tryin' to get in!

>I have been using the HATIS for two weeks now. The HATIS, can be used

>in conjunction with any regular cell phone

>that has a headset option. Most cell phones, if not all, do now. I

>went to Verizon to purchase a new cell phone. They were having a

>great sale and I bought a very nice phone -- a camera phone, much to

>my teenagers glee -- at a price lower than most of their " regular "

>phones. I already have a " minute plan " with Verizon so it was

>relatively easy to just have my old # switched to the new phone. The

>HATIS was also available through Verizon so I purchased it at the

>store. They keep them in stock here, but I imagine it is because my

>little town is " home " to the School for the Deaf and many HoH people

>live here. The sales people said they " sell a lot of them " .

>The HATIS is a thin black silhouette that fits behind my BTE's very

>comfortably. (I have been told HATIS does NOT consider this piece to

>be " silhouette " , but really that is what it is!) I put it behind

>my " better " ear which only has a severe loss. The silhouette is

>placed between the BTE and your head. About 12 inches from the

>silhouette, a small clip allows you to secure the HATIS to your

>collar or shirt itself. This is very nice, as I talk with my hands

>and would have thrown the device across the room if it hadn't been

>secured. The clip keeps the pressure from " the jerk of a hand-

>talker " on the shirt or your collar instead of the silhouette.

>(Without this clip you'd " throw " your HATIS and BTE both!). The

>remaining 2-3 feet of the length of the cord plugs into the headset

>of any cell phone.

>I wear the HATIS when I'm away from home, but do not plug it into the

>phone unless my phone begins to vibrate indicating I have a call. I

>need to start running the wire down beneath my clothes and attach it

>to the cell phone. I miss most calls and have to check my messages

>as I can't get the HATIS plugged in quick enough. I wear a neck loop

>most of the time with a Pocketalker and I feel like I'm so --- so --

>WIRED! But being " wired for sound " is a good thing I suppose! The

>HATIS provides a very clear sound and I hear the voices of my family

>very well. I simply switch the BTE that has the silhouette with it,

>to " t-coil " , and the other person's voice goes directly to my middle

>ear and I don't hear any background noise around me. I don't have to

>hold the phone itself up to my ear, and I talk into the phone's

>microphone -- as if you were talking into a walkie talkie. I realize

>this is a very amateur and " non-technical " way of explaining it, but -

>- there it is.

>When I'm away from home, I feel much more at ease about " hearing "

>when my family is trying to reach me. I'm still a little nervous

>using it, but I am nervous using ANY phone. When I answer any

>telephone there is a moment's panic right before I say " hello " --

>Will I hear the other voice? Will I be able to understand what they

>are saying? Will I have to ask them to repeat themselves?

> Portis

>Frederick, MD

>Any mention of opinions or products is that of Portis, and not

>necessarily that of any organization or other person affiliated with

>organizations that work with those with hearing loss.

>

August 23, 2004

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Hatis!

I used it ALL the time with my hearing aids, and it allowed me to function

really, really well on the phone with such a severe loss. When I lost my

hearing in my better ear, I used it on my 'bad' ear and did struggle a little,

but

without it there was NO way I could hear on the telephone.

My friend who has a CI tried it and loved it too.

If you do purchase the Hatis, don' t buy I think it's the professional, with the

head piece that attaches to your head. It is entirely uncomfortable and hard to

tote along.

Just my two cents worth.

Amy

> Hello! I wanted to give just a little personal testimonial of the

> HATIS. However, do CI folk have similar cell phone options? Do you

> use the same technologies HA folk do to hear on cell phones?

>

> I am waiting for an appointment at Hopkins. It's a " booger "

> tryin' to get in!

>

> I have been using the HATIS for two weeks now. The HATIS, can be used

> in conjunction with any regular cell phone

> that has a headset option. Most cell phones, if not all, do now. I

> went to Verizon to purchase a new cell phone. They were having a

> great sale and I bought a very nice phone -- a camera phone, much to

> my teenagers glee -- at a price lower than most of their " regular "

> phones. I already have a " minute plan " with Verizon so it was

> relatively easy to just have my old # switched to the new phone. The

> HATIS was also available through Verizon so I purchased it at the

> store. They keep them in stock here, but I imagine it is because my

> little town is " home " to the School for the Deaf and many HoH people

> live here. The sales people said they " sell a lot of them " .

>

> The HATIS is a thin black silhouette that fits behind my BTE's very

> comfortably. (I have been told HATIS does NOT consider this piece to

> be " silhouette " , but really that is what it is!) I put it behind

> my " better " ear which only has a severe loss. The silhouette is

> placed between the BTE and your head. About 12 inches from the

> silhouette, a small clip allows you to secure the HATIS to your

> collar or shirt itself. This is very nice, as I talk with my hands

> and would have thrown the device across the room if it hadn't been

> secured. The clip keeps the pressure from " the jerk of a hand-

> talker " on the shirt or your collar instead of the silhouette.

> (Without this clip you'd " throw " your HATIS and BTE both!). The

> remaining 2-3 feet of the length of the cord plugs into the headset

> of any cell phone.

>

> I wear the HATIS when I'm away from home, but do not plug it into the

> phone unless my phone begins to vibrate indicating I have a call. I

> need to start running the wire down beneath my clothes and attach it

> to the cell phone. I miss most calls and have to check my messages

> as I can't get the HATIS plugged in quick enough. I wear a neck loop

> most of the time with a Pocketalker and I feel like I'm so --- so --

> WIRED! But being " wired for sound " is a good thing I suppose! The

> HATIS provides a very clear sound and I hear the voices of my family

> very well. I simply switch the BTE that has the silhouette with it,

> to " t-coil " , and the other person's voice goes directly to my middle

> ear and I don't hear any background noise around me. I don't have to

> hold the phone itself up to my ear, and I talk into the phone's

> microphone -- as if you were talking into a walkie talkie. I realize

> this is a very amateur and " non-technical " way of explaining it, but -

> - there it is.

>

> When I'm away from home, I feel much more at ease about " hearing "

> when my family is trying to reach me. I'm still a little nervous

> using it, but I am nervous using ANY phone. When I answer any

> telephone there is a moment's panic right before I say " hello " --

> Will I hear the other voice? Will I be able to understand what they

> are saying? Will I have to ask them to repeat themselves?

>

> Portis

> Frederick, MD

>

> Any mention of opinions or products is that of Portis, and not

> necessarily that of any organization or other person affiliated with

> organizations that work with those with hearing loss.

August 23, 2004

Hey Tina!

<< do you not get interference with the cell and your t-coil?

No, I haven't had any interference like that yet. I did with the

CHAAMP a little bit, but so far the HATIS has not had any

interference.

<<can you hear the cell ring in your pocket or do you keep it on

vibrate?

I can't hear any phone ring except my amplified ( " shop " ) ringer from

RAdio Shack. The cell phone I leave on vibrate. Otherwise, I'd

never know it was ringing.

> >Any mention of opinions or products is that of Portis, and

not

> >necessarily that of any organization or other person affiliated

with

> >organizations that work with those with hearing loss.

August 23, 2004

Hi !

So good to see you on this list - and yes! That HATIS is super great! I got

one several years ago at a SHHH convention - the HATIS Lite. It works

wonderfully well with my cell phone - and I do appreciate the hands free option

when driving. When not driving I use the cell phone right up to my ear with the

BTE telecoil switch engaged on my 3G. I recently got a new cell phone and

changed service to Verizon. My new cell is a clamshell type flip phone - the LG

VX3200. ( I did not opt for the picture phone - just a plain jane model that

works wonderfully well. ) I can use this w/o the telecoil of my BTE, but as a

long time HA user that used the telecoil alot, it is just so much easlier to use

the " t " option. One other thing I have learned well, is that my old TMDA phone

cannot hold a candle to the clarity of the CMDA phone!

Just my personal experience, but one that I have seen expressed here before! I

am much happier with Verizon now that they have expanded into rural WI!! We

folks that live in the " boondocks " just have to wait a little longer for

technology to find us I guess! Now I want DSL service!!

- I am excited for you that you are exploring the possibility of a

cochlear implant. We talked while at the convention in Omaha - that you were

beginning to consider this option. Believe me - this is one decision you will

never regret. My own regret is that I did not do it sooner!

Carol in WI

August 23, 2004

> Hello! I wanted to give just a little personal testimonial of the

> HATIS. However, do CI folk have similar cell phone options? Do

you

> use the same technologies HA folk do to hear on cell phones?

>

> I am waiting for an appointment at Hopkins. It's a " booger "

> tryin' to get in!

>

> I have been using the HATIS for two weeks now. The HATIS, can be

used