Re: Water Proof Hearing Aids

[Guest guest]

Many of us on this list use the same aids for the water, the Rions. Look at the

website. Only issue is when they submerge they spot out.

Diane

Water Proof Hearing Aids

My name is Karolyn and I am new to the group. We just got a pool

put in this Fall. Now that the temp is zero (Boston area) it is hard to

think about summer (wishing). I've heard there are water proof

hearing aids. My daughter has a severe/profound loss so not sure if

the water proof aid would be powerful enough but thought I would

see if anyone uses them and if they like them and where to get

them??? I don't want to wait until summer to look into it so thought I

would start to check into it now.

Thanks,

Karolyn Welch

(Mom to Alison 4 / CI & HA

and 6 and 8)

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[Guest guest]

Many of us on this list use the same aids for the water, the Rions. Look at the

website. Only issue is when they submerge they spot out.

Diane

Water Proof Hearing Aids

My name is Karolyn and I am new to the group. We just got a pool

put in this Fall. Now that the temp is zero (Boston area) it is hard to

think about summer (wishing). I've heard there are water proof

hearing aids. My daughter has a severe/profound loss so not sure if

the water proof aid would be powerful enough but thought I would

see if anyone uses them and if they like them and where to get

them??? I don't want to wait until summer to look into it so thought I

would start to check into it now.

Thanks,

Karolyn Welch

(Mom to Alison 4 / CI & HA

and 6 and 8)

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intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright

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[Guest guest]

Karolyn,

We purchased one RION aid for Hadley last spring for use at the beach and pool.

What a huge difference! Even though the clarity is terrible, it gets the job

done. I found that Hadley was responding well at 8-10 feet, even when we were

at the edge of the ocean. She put the aid through some serious use last summer

and it's still in great shape (we made sure to wash it with clean water after

each use to get rid of salt or chlorine). Although Hadley wears two aids, we

only purchased the one waterproof aid. I'm deliberating whether to get a second

one this year. She didn't mind just wearing the one aid (we always put it in

her right ear, which is her slightly better ear and on her dominant side), but

it might help with localizing and responding to sounds.

Also, the mike on one aid broke last year and was out for repairs for 2 weeks.

We opted to have Hadley wear the waterproof aid while the aid was in the shop,

and didn't notice any difference in her hearing.

We purchased the aid through Hadley's dispensing audiologist. This was the only

waterproof aid she suggested. Hadley has a severe loss, and she's only using

about half the power on the aid, so I'd imagine that it would be suitable for

.

A number of families I spoke to last year mentioned the problem of the aid not

working while water drained out of it. I wore the aid for a few minutes while

swimming underwater and have dunked my head in a tub, and have yet to replicate

that problem. I don't know if it's just older rions that have this issue or if

it just happens some of the time. Also, a number of older kids took a while to

adjust to the rion, but the others who began using them at a young age seemed to

always do ok with them. That was part of the reason we chose to use it with

Hadley when she was a baby (she was 20 months when we bought it).

Good luck!

Kerry

(in cold, but at least not frigid, Boston too!)

Water Proof Hearing Aids

My name is Karolyn and I am new to the group. We just got a pool

put in this Fall. Now that the temp is zero (Boston area) it is hard to

think about summer (wishing). I've heard there are water proof

hearing aids. My daughter has a severe/profound loss so not sure if

the water proof aid would be powerful enough but thought I would

see if anyone uses them and if they like them and where to get

them??? I don't want to wait until summer to look into it so thought I

would start to check into it now.

Thanks,

Karolyn Welch

(Mom to Alison 4 / CI & HA

and 6 and 8)

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[Guest guest]

Karolyn,

We purchased one RION aid for Hadley last spring for use at the beach and pool.

What a huge difference! Even though the clarity is terrible, it gets the job

done. I found that Hadley was responding well at 8-10 feet, even when we were

at the edge of the ocean. She put the aid through some serious use last summer

and it's still in great shape (we made sure to wash it with clean water after

each use to get rid of salt or chlorine). Although Hadley wears two aids, we

only purchased the one waterproof aid. I'm deliberating whether to get a second

one this year. She didn't mind just wearing the one aid (we always put it in

her right ear, which is her slightly better ear and on her dominant side), but

it might help with localizing and responding to sounds.

Also, the mike on one aid broke last year and was out for repairs for 2 weeks.

We opted to have Hadley wear the waterproof aid while the aid was in the shop,

and didn't notice any difference in her hearing.

We purchased the aid through Hadley's dispensing audiologist. This was the only

waterproof aid she suggested. Hadley has a severe loss, and she's only using

about half the power on the aid, so I'd imagine that it would be suitable for

.

A number of families I spoke to last year mentioned the problem of the aid not

working while water drained out of it. I wore the aid for a few minutes while

swimming underwater and have dunked my head in a tub, and have yet to replicate

that problem. I don't know if it's just older rions that have this issue or if

it just happens some of the time. Also, a number of older kids took a while to

adjust to the rion, but the others who began using them at a young age seemed to

always do ok with them. That was part of the reason we chose to use it with

Hadley when she was a baby (she was 20 months when we bought it).

Good luck!

Kerry

(in cold, but at least not frigid, Boston too!)

Water Proof Hearing Aids

My name is Karolyn and I am new to the group. We just got a pool

put in this Fall. Now that the temp is zero (Boston area) it is hard to

think about summer (wishing). I've heard there are water proof

hearing aids. My daughter has a severe/profound loss so not sure if

the water proof aid would be powerful enough but thought I would

see if anyone uses them and if they like them and where to get

them??? I don't want to wait until summer to look into it so thought I

would start to check into it now.

Thanks,

Karolyn Welch

(Mom to Alison 4 / CI & HA

and 6 and 8)

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[Guest guest]

There is also this company but I can't find out how to get them in

the USA. I had an email that told me what company they dealt through

and when I upgrade AOL it was lost. Here is the site. They look

cool!

http://www.eurion.ch/En/Default.htm

Elaine