Re: Re: Tinnitus/ phone use

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How many of us have noticed that they can hear better on their cell

phone than their land line phone?

Well, I'll be darned! I thought it was just me. I hear much better on my cell

phone than on the land line, even with the land line cranked up to full

amplification.

Also, one of our sons is a pilot. I fly with him sometimes. I use a high

quality noise-cancelling headphone, with a microphone up close to my lips. He

does the same thing. We can converse in a normal tone of voice (volume), in the

noisy cockpit of a small airplane. I don't have to be facing him to understand

him and I think I probably hear 90% of what he says, the first time. It's SOOOO

nice. It's the only situation in my elderly life that I can have a conversation

with someone. WIsh the whole world could be put in my headphones. <sigh>

Don C

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Beth,

You said " I know that both Advanced

Bionics and Cochlear Americas warn against static and other difficulties

when using a digital cell phone... "

Whats the connection between cell phones and static? I am confused.

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Don,

Tell us about that headset please. Do you patch it into your CI?

Sounds like something that should be part of the CI tool kit

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Don,

Tell us about that headset please. Do you patch it into your CI?

Wups, I'm not YET a CI user. I have just begun the process of determining

whether or not I qualify. The headset is a " Lightspeed " (brand) aviation

headset. It works through the intercomm system on the airplane. Sometimes I

use it leaving my hearing aids " in, " other times I remove them. It doesn't make

any difference in how well I hear.

Of course part of the reason communication is so clear and easy when using it,

is that the person talking has the microphone right next to their lips and the

mike is a highly directional mike. It does not pick up any sound that is not

directly squarely into it. It just seems that using that kind of technology,

audio engineers COULD perfect a hearing enhancement system that would be a

compromise between conventional hearing aids and CI's, for people who are

severely to profoundly aurally challenged. Perhaps wearing a headset all the

time would be cosmetically unappealing to most people. At this point I think

I'd wear a bucket over my head if it would enable me to hear and understand as

well as I do when I'm out flying with my son.

Happy & Prosperous New Year Wish to All

Don C.

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Don,

Hmmmm, ok. LOL Well I can think of applications where such a setup

would be ideal as opposed to FM systems for the very reason you describe.

The mic is right in front of the mouth enabling both people to hear the

best.

Question to All. Has anyone used such a setup? If so, tell us about

it.

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Beth,

In this case, I dont see static as an issue. Let me say that. LOL

Static to me is not the same as interference. Its worse in winter and can

be quite shocking.

But interference comes from other sources such as tv radio etc. Which

has not been a problem for me. I would love to get a cell phone and have

one picked out. Its even blind friendly because the maker added speech to

it so a blind person can actually set up the phone without outside help. It

is also a flip model and I would find those so much better than the dinky

things that are barely big enough to feel let alone use. If only my budget

would let me.....

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Beth,

You have the Nucleus 3G? If the room is looped you dont need captioning

or FM system, just switch to t coil. It will work.

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What is the brand of the cell phone?

Re: Re: Tinnitus/ phone use

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> Beth,

> In this case, I dont see static as an issue. Let me say that. LOL

> Static to me is not the same as interference. Its worse in winter and can

> be quite shocking.

>

> But interference comes from other sources such as tv radio etc. Which

> has not been a problem for me. I would love to get a cell phone and have

> one picked out. Its even blind friendly because the maker added speech to

> it so a blind person can actually set up the phone without outside help.

It

> is also a flip model and I would find those so much better than the dinky

> things that are barely big enough to feel let alone use. If only my

budget

> would let me.....

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> Road sign seen on the island of Cyprus (translation from Greek):

> Caution: Road Slippery from Grape juice

> & Gimlet (Guide Dawggie)

> Portland, Oregon

> N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup

> rlclark77@...

> http://home.comcast.net/~rlclark77/

>

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[Guest guest]

Beth,

Thanks for the clarification! I agree -- in that kind of situation, it

definitely would be alot harder to have people speak into an FM system. I

wonder if you could plug an environmental microphone into your FM system

receiver and then point it in the direction of the person you're speaking

to? I've never tried using an FM system in a restaurant (I've used

communication cards), so don't know how easy or difficult this may be. Just

trying to offer a suggestion that may or may not help.

Implanted: 12/22/04

Activation date: 1/18/05 (19 days and counting!)

Deafblind/Postlingual

BTE hearing aid user 19 years

Severe-profound hearing loss 9 1/2 years

[Guest guest]

Beth,

Ok. Do you have the add on t coil? That would make it wireless when

using a loop, neck loop or room loop. Sometimes we get loopy which is fine

when it works. LOL

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Beth,

Gotcha now. LOL I have not used cell phones, just briefly tried one

but think that today's phones minimize any such interference.

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Portland, Oregon

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Beth,

Try what you have, its good to know how things work. I wish I could get

my ahnds on more " toys " too. LOL Guys yuh know.

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call the guy and hold the burning fuse up to the phone. " Hear that? " you

say. " That's dynamite, baby. "

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Smart boards, Beth? Heh.

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I'm not paranoid! Which of my enemies told you this?

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,

Its the LG VX4500. I think I had posted it to the list.

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Does that phone use Talx software?

Implanted: 12/22/04

Activation date: 1/18/05 (17 days and counting!)

Deafblind/Postlingual

BTE hearing aid user 19 years

Severe-profound hearing loss 9 1/2 years

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Beth,

Ahhhh ok. Interesting!

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I dont know, it wasnt stated in the post which I just reposted here. If

you and I get one, we can each get a phone for $15 with a 2 year contract.

LOL

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I have noticed that too about the cell phone even its speaker although both of

my home phones are amplified

> Re: Tinnitus/ phone use

>I have never noticed a link between tinnitus and caffeine for

>myself. When I notice tinnitus is when I have a stuffy head or am

>tired. Although...I have tinnitus this morning and have been taking

>Advil for the past few days for a back ache and sinus headache. The

>tinnitus, I suppose, could be related to the sinus headache/stuffy

>head and ears, or to the Advil. I'll have to start paying more

>attention to whether or not the tinnitus starts after I've taken

>several doses of Advil recently.

>How many of us have noticed that they can hear better on their cell

>phone than their land line phone? I do much better on my cell

>phone, especially with a digital signal. I know that both Advanced

>Bionics and Cochlear Americas warn against static and other

>difficulties when using a digital cell phone, but I truly hear much

>more clearly on my cell, especially with the digital signal. Am I

>alone here?

>Happy New Year to all!

>Beth

>

[Guest guest]

Are you able to use a head set with your ci one meant for hands

free use.

> Re: Tinnitus/ phone use

>,

>According to the information that they send teachers of CI users,

>cell phone components, especially phones with digital signals, can

>result in interference with the CI. Supposedly there is less of a

>problem with flip phones because the battery and antenna are further

>away from the CI. Also, phones that can be set for the backlight

>and other features to shut off more quickly produce less

>interference. Static is, of course, only one type of interference

>you can get, but it is the most common. My new cell has a speaker

>phone option, but I haven't tried it yet. I have always had a flip

>phone, and have never had trouble with interference between the cell

>phone and my CI. I'm just wondering if the statements in the

>information they send out are not as applicable as they once were

>with the new technology in both CI's and cell phones or, maybe, I

>just haven't had trouble because I have a flip phone with a

>backlight that shuts off in 15 seconds.

>Beth

>>Whats the connection between cell phones and static? I am confused.

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>> Living your life is a task so difficult, it has never been

>attempted before.

>> --Anonymous

>> & Gimlet (Guide Dawggie)

>> Portland, Oregon

>> N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup

>> rlclark77@c...

>> http://home.comcast.net/~rlclark77/

>

[Guest guest]

If you have a sensitivity map, turn down the sens and try the speakerphone.

When I turn down my sens, the road noise fades away. It also makes it easier

for me to listen to the radio when i keep the windows open.

<<I've never tried the head set for cell phones.  I did try the

speaker phone function on my cell phone yesterday, and it works well

when I'm in a quiet environment.  There's too much background noise

for the person on the other end if I try to use the speaker phone

option while driving, and it's also harder for me to hear the

speaker phone while driving.  Dang road noise, anyway.  LOL