Re: Has anyone tried the digital hearing aids then go for CI ?

[Guest guest]

Hi Minnie,

I was not born deaf but I did wear a digital hearing aid before going with the

CI. One ear was completely deaf, thus we tried to aid the " better " ear to see

if this would work. The digital provided me with assistance in lipreading but

it did not give me clarity. I was not able to function as a hearing person. I

strained my eyes and made myself very tired trying to understand people. I

often heard " Oh never mind " when I asked people to repeat what they said.

So...although it was better than nothing, it couldn't be compaired to the CI

which allowed me to hear.

I hope this is the answer you are seeking. What do you mean by you " hear well "

with the digital hearing aids? If you are not struggling to understand what's

going on around you, it sounds as if your aids are taking care of your need.

Are you able to understand in a group setting? Can you use the phone? Can you

understand someone speaking to you from behind?

Alice

From: minniecc2000

Dear anyone,

I m writing to any of you who is born deaf and have tried the digital

hearing aids first. I m interestetd what the differences between the

Digital hearing aids and the C.I. I m wearing the digital hearing aids which

I hear well and I m going for the C.I operation on tenth of February.I would

love to hear from anyone who tried this way first.I would appreciate any

feedback. Thanks, Minnie

[Guest guest]

Dear Alice,

Thank you for the email and yes i understand your point of views better. No

I cant use the phone nor cant understand people talking to me behind my back -

impossible. i only can hear lots of background noises thats all. I hope to

gain from C.I to clarify my speech and understand people better, less work on

lipreading!

Thank you for the email and do have a nice weekend.

I appreicate your reply,

take care ,

minniex

[Guest guest]

Dear julie,

Thank you for your quick reply and I appreciate it. It does make more sense

- thank you .

I still cant use the phone , cant understand people without lipreading - the

only thing i can hear is background noises. I hope to gain from C.I to

clarify my speech better, understand people better with lipreading and any other

extra sounds which would be an extra bonus!

Thank you again for the reply and its encouraging there s people like you

are happy to help out.

do have a nice weekend and take care,

minniex

[Guest guest]

Minnie,

Although I didn't wear digital hearing aids, I did use other hearing

aids before implant and there is no comparison between hearing with

any hearing aid and a ci at least nothing I've heard of to date. A

hearing aid... No matter how powerful, only amplifies what you can

hear at present. A ci is a whole new way of hearing and it provides

you with more of a speech range than a hearing aid does. I don't

know if you get feedback or squealing with digital hearing aids, but

with a ci there is none of that squealing when you get close to

someone or when your hearing aid gets too close to something .

The electrodes of the ci bypass the diseased part of the ear and

helps to stimulate your remaining healthy hair cells. You don't hear

like you do with a hearing aid. You have to learn to decipher this

new hearing, but once you get that, I think you'll be glad you were

implanted. The ci is a last resort and most agree that your own

hearing is the best way to go.

If you are deaf enough and meet the qualifications for a ci, then I

think you will like it much better in the long run.

Please feel free to email me either here on the forum or privately

if you have any questions.

Have a Great Weekend.

Silly MI

In , " Alice " <justagram@c...> wrote:

> Hi Minnie,

>

> I was not born deaf but I did wear a digital hearing aid before

going with the CI. One ear was completely deaf, thus we tried to

aid the " better " ear to see if this would work. The digital

provided me with assistance in lipreading but it did not give me

clarity. I was not able to function as a hearing person. I

strained my eyes and made myself very tired trying to understand

people. I often heard " Oh never mind " when I asked people to repeat

what they said. So...although it was better than nothing, it

couldn't be compaired to the CI which allowed me to hear.

>

> I hope this is the answer you are seeking. What do you mean by

you " hear well " with the digital hearing aids? If you are not

struggling to understand what's going on around you, it sounds as if

your aids are taking care of your need. Are you able to understand

in a group setting? Can you use the phone? Can you understand

someone speaking to you from behind?

>

> Alice

>

> From: minniecc2000

>

>

> Dear anyone,

> I m writing to any of you who is born deaf and have tried the

digital

> hearing aids first. I m interestetd what the differences

between the

> Digital hearing aids and the C.I. I m wearing the digital

hearing aids which I hear well and I m going for the C.I operation

on tenth of February.I would love to hear from anyone who tried this

way first.I would appreciate any feedback. Thanks, Minnie

>

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