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Thanks, Nina.

I keep telling myself it's because I'm an old fogie of 79 and don't

really need to use the phone. But I'm not dead yet and the need might

arise <g>.

Virg

> Virg,

>

> I would encourage you try a phone call with someone familiar with

your

> hearing situation. I felt the same way, the phone really scared me.

But I

> dove in and now feel very comfortable on the phone. I use a neck

loop on my

> home phone and a hatis headset for my cell phone. I received the

neck loop

> from the phone company as a loaner and didn't have to purchase it.

I, too,

> used a CapTel phone previously and still have it, just in case! So

far I've

> only used it one time since being turned on in Oct.'07. While I

still

> sometimes get a little nervous to use the phone with strangers, I

figure

> that I shouldn't deprive myself of this wonderful gift I've been

give, so I

> just go for it!

>

> Nina

> Re: Re: 5th Month Test on AB in worst ear and

other people

>

>

> > Sorry, . I've never used a cell phone. I went so long

without

> > using a phone I actually seem to be afraid of it. I have a CapTel

> > phone but I only use it when I just really need to. It doesn't

have

> > very good audio but at least I can be sure of " hearing " correctly

via

> > the captions.

> >

> > I suppose I need to force myself to practice with a " good " phone.

> > Maybe I will but I don't feel much inclination to do that yet.

> >

> > Virg

> >

> >> Thanks Virg

> >>

> >> How about cell phones. Were you able to understand any better?

> >>

> >> Thanks -

> >>

> >>

> >> > > >

> >> > > > Just want to let everyone know what I am finding out about

my

> >> > > hearing

> >> > > > test and other people hearing test wearing CI.

> >> > > >

> >> > > > As I wrote several months ago, I got the CI in my worse

ear,

> >> which

> >> > > > started off very poorly with no hearing and a lot of

mapping

> > to

> >> > > > gradually work it up to the voice range after 2 1/2 month

or

> > so.

> >> > I

> >> > > > wore a hearing aid in my left ear for my entire life and

had

> >> > speech

> >> > > > discrimination ranging from 25% going down recently to 5%.

I

> >> > could

> >> > > > not wear a hearing aid in my right ear and had no speech

> >> > > > discrimination. After 2 1/2 month of wearing the CI, I

could

> >> > hear

> >> > > > the jumbled voices but did not understand the voice or

spoken

> >> > > words.

> >> > > >

> >> > > > When the 120 channels was switched on in my AB Harmony

High-

> >> Resol

> >> > > > after 2 1/2 month, I begin to hear and distinguish voice

and

> >> > spoken

> >> > > > words. In my fifth month, my last test showed that I have

50%

> >> > > speech

> >> > > > discrimination with my CI in my worst ear! The audio was

> > very

> >> > > > pleased as it was a lot of work to go from 0% to 50% in

five

> >> > > months.

> >> > > > She suspected that I will gradually improved to 60% to 70%

at

> >> the

> >> > > one-

> >> > > > year mark.

> >> > > >

> >> > > > I asked her about other people with similar bi-lateral

hearing

> >> > > aid/CI

> >> > > > with the CI in the worse ear. She basically said that I

did

> >> well

> >> > > as

> >> > > > compared with some of the others. With AB Harmony, they

had

> >> > > various

> >> > > > range with different clients going from 0% (some) to 25%

> > (some)

> >> to

> >> > > > 50% (some) to 70% (few) in speech discrimnation.

> >> > > >

> >> > > > I asked if it made any difference if it is Cochlear or AB

High

> >> > > > Resolution with 120 channels in understanding spoken words

and

> >> > > > variety of voice levels. She said that with me and several

> >> others

> >> > > > that AB Harmony High Resolution may have worked better --

> > maybe

> >> a

> >> > > > different of 10% to 20% better speech discrimination.

> >> > > >

> >> > > > She also said that with Cochlear - there may be still the

same

> >> > > mixed

> >> > > > results. She also said some of those people had some

hearing

> >> and

> >> > > > previous speech discrimination in their worst ear so there

are

> >> > > > variety of results using Cochlear.

> >> > > >

> >> > > > I know of five hard of hearing friends in KC area. Two had

AB

> >> > > > Harmony High Resolution in their worst ear and they have

> > average

> >> > to

> >> > > > good hearing and understanding voice discrimination (I

forgot

> > to

> >> > > ask

> >> > > > about % of speech discrimination). Two other HH guys had

AB

> >> > > > Harmony High Resolution in their best ear and are hearing

at

> > 80%

> >> > to

> >> > > > 90% speech discrimnation. One has a Cochlear in his best

ear

> >> and

> >> > > is

> >> > > > hearing at 70 to 80% speech discrimnation.

> >> > > >

> >> > > > I have one profound deaf oral speaking friend who had the

AB

> >> High

> >> > > > Resolution Harmony and he is understanding some spoken

words

> >> from

> >> > > > mostly men and some women. I have several profound deaf

> > friends

> >> > > with

> >> > > > Cochlear who has no speech discrimination.

> >> > > >

> >> > > > Interesting, I have one profound deaf oral speaking friend

> > with

> >> > Med-

> >> > > > Al CI in both ears, and he has approximately 30% speech

> >> > > discrimnation

> >> > > > with both CI after 4 months! With one Med-Al CI last

year --

> > it

> >> > > was

> >> > > > less than 5% to 10% speech discrimination.

> >> > > >

> >> > > > Results are different for everyone for every CI brands.

> >> > > >

> >> > > > Leonard Hall

> >> > > >

> >> > >

> >> > >

> >> > >

> >> > >

> >> > >