Guest guest Posted September 29, 1999 Report Share Posted September 29, 1999 --- You wrote: oh really? What is the conference for? We are about 35 mins outside of Ann Arbor. How neat to have someone from here be close by. --- end of quote --- Hi - it's a group of folks who have roles like me (I manage social science computing at Dartmouth College). The university there has a huge collection of data (doesn't this sound exciting!) that they collect from all over the world - so if, for instance, you wanted to look at some facet of demographic information and compare it to something else (say crime statistics), this would let you do it! Of course I think this is extremely interesting.... Exciting huh - let's not talk about geeks! :>) But I actually think it will be interesting and am looking forward to it. Cheers! Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 1999 Report Share Posted September 29, 1999 --- You wrote: > I know I have asked once.....but just in case someone missed it......I was > hoping to talk with anyone familiar with Siemans Music Power Digital > Directional aids with audio input. We have a chance to get these.....but I > have not heard from ONE person who uses them. Thanks! --- end of quote --- Hi - my older son uses Siemans Music hearing aids - I'm not sure if there are " flavors " of Music hearing aids? And Kirsten's son, who lives downthe road from me, also uses Siemans digital aids. (Hey Kirsten - KK showed me a picture of your son - talk about CUTE!) Our kids (yours and mine) have different hearing loss - my older son has a severe loss (75 db) that's sensorineural. They have worked well for him - I also like the fact that they have been very robust.... Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 1999 Report Share Posted September 29, 1999 In a message dated 9/29/99 6:12:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Barbara.T.Mellert@... writes: << Hi - my older son uses Siemans Music hearing aids - I'm not sure if there are " flavors " of Music hearing aids? And Kirsten's son, who lives downthe road from me, also uses Siemans digital aids. (Hey Kirsten - KK showed me a picture of your son - talk about CUTE!) Our kids (yours and mine) have different hearing loss - my older son has a severe loss (75 db) that's sensorineural. They have worked well for him - I also like the fact that they have been very robust.... >> Well after what wrote......I don't think we are going to pursue them. Its too bad since the expensive would of been minimial compared to the Widex's but you gotta do what ya gotta do...right? Thanks Barb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 1999 Report Share Posted September 29, 1999 In a message dated 9/29/99 12:47:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dehahn@... writes: << Don't take what I say as anything more than an opinion. I'm not an audiologist. If I were you I would get several opinions from qualified audiologists before making a decision. Chris >> Ok I will......but I *know* you are right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 1999 Report Share Posted September 29, 1999 At 08:43 AM 9/29/99 -0400, Tazma24@... wrote: >From: Tazma24@... > >In a message dated 9/29/99 6:12:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time, >Barbara.T.Mellert@... writes: > ><< Hi - my older son uses Siemans Music hearing aids - I'm not sure if >there are " flavors " of Music hearing aids? And Kirsten's son, who lives >downthe road from me, also uses Siemans digital aids. (Hey Kirsten - KK >showed me a picture of your son - talk about CUTE!) Our kids (yours and >mine) have different hearing loss - my older son has a severe loss (75 db) >that's sensorineural. They have worked well for him - I also like the fact >that they have been very robust.... > >> > >Well after what wrote......I don't think we are going to pursue them. > Its too bad since the expensive would of been minimial compared to the >Widex's but you gotta do what ya gotta do...right? , Don't take what I say as anything more than an opinion. I'm not an audiologist. If I were you I would get several opinions from qualified audiologists before making a decision. Chris << Christofer deHahn..................Manager, EDA Systems and Test >> << Quantum Corporation...........Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 1999 Report Share Posted September 30, 1999 --- You wrote: RE CT Scans: Having a CT scan (Cat scan) is part of the routine medical work up for a child with a sensorineural hearing loss. They are specifically looking for problems with the bones of the inner ear (cochlea). One thing they can see is Mondini's malformation. There are other conditions in which hearing loss can be progressive, as well as conditions in which the child can lose more hearing suddenly if he/she is hit in the head. So the CT scan gives you important information that can be used right away. Or it can put your mind more at ease if the results are negative. Other parts of the work up include blood work for Thyroid, autoimmune, kidney problems, as well as an EKG. These tests are done to rule out syndromes that can include hearing loss. There are some other things done that I'm sure I'm forgetting. Rest assured your ENT is doing the recommended procedure for follow up of a sensori neural hearing loss - and is not trying to prevent liability. PS - statistically, a tumor causing hearing impairment in a child is the rarest of the rare, so try not to lose sleep over that!! in GA (Mom and peds RN) --- end of quote --- I guess we'll just agree to disagree on this issue. I would say, however, that the above tests were certainly not routine with my ped ent, and wonder if they are routine for all other parents? I felt and still feel very comfortable that my ped ent would have done any tests that he felt were necessary in my son's case, but that with thorough questioning and observing of Ezekiel he felt they weren't necessary due to no symptoms, etc. In any case it's all a matter of choice how far parents wish to take testing - after all, we could test each and every child out there for brain tumours, on the off chance that we would catch one before it got too large. All I'm saying is that it's a very personal choice and one to make with your eyes wide open. KIrsten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 1999 Report Share Posted September 30, 1999 >--- You wrote: >RE CT Scans: Having a CT scan (Cat scan) is part of the routine medical >work up for a child with a sensorineural hearing loss. They are >>--- end of quote --- >I guess we'll just agree to disagree on this issue. I would say, however, that >the above tests were certainly not routine with my ped ent, and wonder if they >are routine for all other parents? I felt and still feel very comfortable that >my ped ent would have done any tests that he felt were necessary in my son's >case, but that with thorough questioning and observing of Ezekiel he felt they >weren't necessary due to no symptoms, etc. In any case it's all a matter of >choice how far parents wish to take testing - after all, we could test each and >every child out there for brain tumours, on the off chance that we would catch >one before it got too large. All I'm saying is that it's a very personal >choice and one to make with your eyes wide open. > >KIrsten > Petya had the whole work up. I do not know if it is routine for this doctor or not. But she is adopted and I could answer no questions about family history. We did find out that she has enlarged vestibules from the scan which indicates a possible progressive loss. I am glad I know that because we are preparing for the possibility of total loss. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 1999 Report Share Posted September 30, 1999 MY DAUGHTER HAD A CAT SCAN ON MAY 7. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT TYPE OF RAYS THE MACHINE USES? IS IT RADIATION? ANY DRS, NURSES OR TECHS OUT THERE? I'M DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH REGARDING KARA'S HAIR LOSS AND I'M LOOKING FOR CONNECTIONS. THANK YOU Re: Digest Number 234 >--- You wrote: >RE CT Scans: Having a CT scan (Cat scan) is part of the routine medical >work up for a child with a sensorineural hearing loss. They are >>--- end of quote --- >I guess we'll just agree to disagree on this issue. I would say, however, that >the above tests were certainly not routine with my ped ent, and wonder if they >are routine for all other parents? I felt and still feel very comfortable that >my ped ent would have done any tests that he felt were necessary in my son's >case, but that with thorough questioning and observing of Ezekiel he felt they >weren't necessary due to no symptoms, etc. In any case it's all a matter of >choice how far parents wish to take testing - after all, we could test each and >every child out there for brain tumours, on the off chance that we would catch >one before it got too large. All I'm saying is that it's a very personal >choice and one to make with your eyes wide open. > >KIrsten > Petya had the whole work up. I do not know if it is routine for this doctor or not. But she is adopted and I could answer no questions about family history. We did find out that she has enlarged vestibules from the scan which indicates a possible progressive loss. I am glad I know that because we are preparing for the possibility of total loss. Barb All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright restrictions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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