Guest guest Posted April 14, 2000 Report Share Posted April 14, 2000 Several of my adult friends who grew up with h/a's and now have received cochlear implants, all wear their h/a's. They say that not only does it help them localize where sound is coming from, but it helps them transition better from their old way of hearing to the new way sounds are presented using the CI. Some have been encouraged to remove their h/a's, others encouraged to keep them on if they feel better with them. It's all a matter of hearing preference. doesn't have a CI, but he's a case in point about hearing preference. sets his hearing aid volume less than that at which he should wear it. He says that it hurts him because it's too loud when he wears it where he derives the best speech discrim. His comfortable listening level is less than his needed amplification level in order to get optimal speech discrimination. So, we let him wear it lower. He has to feel comfortable or he won't wear it. also doesn't like the high frequencies amplified too much because he says it sounds tinny. He has grown up with little high frequency hearing so now that he finally has aids that amplify it better, he's not comfortable hearing that way. So, his new audiologist works with him to determine his most comfortable, preferential hearing level and settings and fits him accordingly. In the past, the audiologists always set the hearing aids where they SHOULD be, not where he felt he could hear the best. He's been alot happier the new way. Regrettably, any kind of amplification is not an exact science. It relies alot on hearing preferences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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