Guest guest Posted May 25, 2003 Report Share Posted May 25, 2003 Hi Everyone, We've been holding our breath and feel like we're actually gonna make it to our ABR on Wed, without being sick or having middle ear fluid - YAHOO! Our daughter mouths everything still (partly compensating for her loss we think) so she seems to catch everything under the sun. So hopefully after Wed we'll be on the fast track to getting some hearing aids and moving on...Her booth test has her loss at approx 40 db bilat. My question is this...since she hasn't heard much this past year (conductive losses on top of that) and because she's got a bilat loss, will they most likely suggest two aids? And I'm just curious at approx what we're looking at cost-wise?? I've perused various hearing aid sites and I've seen some of the makers many of you have mentioned (digital brands) and it seems like the costs for digitals are anywhere from around $1200-2200 per aid.?? I only looked at a few sites. I've heard they can be much more expensive, but maybe I misunderstood? We've got a 3 K Durable Med Equip bene with our ins plan that will cover the costs of hearing aids, but we'll pay the balance. Just trying to kind of budget for this next year and schedule my work time accordingly. The ear molds I understand (from some books I'm reading) have to be done fairly frequently - are they costly? And batteries?? And finally, the BIG question - one I'm sure many of you have experienced....Any great tricks for getting a 20 mo. old child to wear the aids? I've read the various suggestions and realize that it's probably all about patience and persistence, but did any of you come up with any great ideas to make it work? I have visions of her feeding them immediately to the dog (wonderful Golden, but he's got mouthing issues too !!! Should we start playing with something like ear plugs now and make a game out of it or maybe that'll backfire?? With everything that's gone on in her ears over the past 18 mo., she hates anyone even touching them. And she's very sensitive to loud sounds (shrill, piercing) and as her hearing has returned of late since the conductive loss cleared, she's crying a lot more when she hears very loud sounds. I'm thinking that she may be terrified once the aids are in at a lot of sounds. Can they be adjusted gradually - so she's hearing more and more each day (so it's not such a shock)? Or maybe that's not recommended.....Any info would be greatly appreciated. You've all been such wonderful resources and I'm so grateful. Thx... Leigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2003 Report Share Posted May 25, 2003 Hi Everyone, We've been holding our breath and feel like we're actually gonna make it to our ABR on Wed, without being sick or having middle ear fluid - YAHOO! Our daughter mouths everything still (partly compensating for her loss we think) so she seems to catch everything under the sun. So hopefully after Wed we'll be on the fast track to getting some hearing aids and moving on...Her booth test has her loss at approx 40 db bilat. My question is this...since she hasn't heard much this past year (conductive losses on top of that) and because she's got a bilat loss, will they most likely suggest two aids? And I'm just curious at approx what we're looking at cost-wise?? I've perused various hearing aid sites and I've seen some of the makers many of you have mentioned (digital brands) and it seems like the costs for digitals are anywhere from around $1200-2200 per aid.?? I only looked at a few sites. I've heard they can be much more expensive, but maybe I misunderstood? We've got a 3 K Durable Med Equip bene with our ins plan that will cover the costs of hearing aids, but we'll pay the balance. Just trying to kind of budget for this next year and schedule my work time accordingly. The ear molds I understand (from some books I'm reading) have to be done fairly frequently - are they costly? And batteries?? And finally, the BIG question - one I'm sure many of you have experienced....Any great tricks for getting a 20 mo. old child to wear the aids? I've read the various suggestions and realize that it's probably all about patience and persistence, but did any of you come up with any great ideas to make it work? I have visions of her feeding them immediately to the dog (wonderful Golden, but he's got mouthing issues too !!! Should we start playing with something like ear plugs now and make a game out of it or maybe that'll backfire?? With everything that's gone on in her ears over the past 18 mo., she hates anyone even touching them. And she's very sensitive to loud sounds (shrill, piercing) and as her hearing has returned of late since the conductive loss cleared, she's crying a lot more when she hears very loud sounds. I'm thinking that she may be terrified once the aids are in at a lot of sounds. Can they be adjusted gradually - so she's hearing more and more each day (so it's not such a shock)? Or maybe that's not recommended.....Any info would be greatly appreciated. You've all been such wonderful resources and I'm so grateful. Thx... Leigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 I can answer some of your questions. As far as the molds, it all depends as how fast she needs new ones. Our earmolds are under a 3 month warranty and since my daughter needs new molds every 2 months we have not paid for new molds yet(she has had them for about a year and she is 15 months old). Batteries are a never ending expense. I can get her batteries to last about 2-3 weeks it all depends. As far as how to keep them on that has been a challenge. Annika has started to get used to them now. We had her wear a bonnet for about the first 6 months with her aids. It wasn't just her who would pull them out but the other little kids that she was around. Now we don't because everyone is now used to them. She will pull them out especially in the car. I know have critter clips on the aids so that she can't lose them when she pulls them out. She would like to throw them across the car so we would spend at least 5 minutes at each stop looking for the missing aid. This has helped with at least they are not getting lost. The other big concern that we have is that she still puts them in her mouth every now and then. And since you state your daughter puts everything in her mouth I expect that this will be a challenge also. There are now seals out there that cover the aids that I am checking into because the aids have been sent in twice now because they got too wet and did damage inside. Hope this helps with some of your questions. Re: Hearing Aids > Hi Everyone, > We've been holding our breath and feel like we're actually gonna make it to > our ABR on Wed, without being sick or having middle ear fluid - YAHOO! Our > daughter mouths everything still (partly compensating for her loss we think) so > she seems to catch everything under the sun. So hopefully after Wed we'll > be on the fast track to getting some hearing aids and moving on...Her booth > test has her loss at approx 40 db bilat. My question is this...since she hasn't > heard much this past year (conductive losses on top of that) and because > she's got a bilat loss, will they most likely suggest two aids? And I'm just > curious at approx what we're looking at cost-wise?? I've perused various hearing > aid sites and I've seen some of the makers many of you have mentioned (digital > brands) and it seems like the costs for digitals are anywhere from around > $1200-2200 per aid.?? I only looked at a few sites. I've heard they can be much > more expensive, but maybe I misunderstood? We've got a 3 K Durable Med Equip > bene with our ins plan that will cover the costs of hearing aids, but we'll > pay the balance. Just trying to kind of budget for this next year and > schedule my work time accordingly. The ear molds I understand (from some books I'm > reading) have to be done fairly frequently - are they costly? And > batteries?? And finally, the BIG question - one I'm sure many of you have > experienced....Any great tricks for getting a 20 mo. old child to wear the aids? I've > read the various suggestions and realize that it's probably all about patience > and persistence, but did any of you come up with any great ideas to make it > work? I have visions of her feeding them immediately to the dog (wonderful > Golden, but he's got mouthing issues too !!! Should we start playing with > something like ear plugs now and make a game out of it or maybe that'll > backfire?? With everything that's gone on in her ears over the past 18 mo., she > hates anyone even touching them. And she's very sensitive to loud sounds > (shrill, piercing) and as her hearing has returned of late since the conductive > loss cleared, she's crying a lot more when she hears very loud sounds. I'm > thinking that she may be terrified once the aids are in at a lot of sounds. Can > they be adjusted gradually - so she's hearing more and more each day (so it's > not such a shock)? Or maybe that's not recommended.....Any info would be > greatly appreciated. You've all been such wonderful resources and I'm so > grateful. Thx... > > Leigh > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 I can answer some of your questions. As far as the molds, it all depends as how fast she needs new ones. Our earmolds are under a 3 month warranty and since my daughter needs new molds every 2 months we have not paid for new molds yet(she has had them for about a year and she is 15 months old). Batteries are a never ending expense. I can get her batteries to last about 2-3 weeks it all depends. As far as how to keep them on that has been a challenge. Annika has started to get used to them now. We had her wear a bonnet for about the first 6 months with her aids. It wasn't just her who would pull them out but the other little kids that she was around. Now we don't because everyone is now used to them. She will pull them out especially in the car. I know have critter clips on the aids so that she can't lose them when she pulls them out. She would like to throw them across the car so we would spend at least 5 minutes at each stop looking for the missing aid. This has helped with at least they are not getting lost. The other big concern that we have is that she still puts them in her mouth every now and then. And since you state your daughter puts everything in her mouth I expect that this will be a challenge also. There are now seals out there that cover the aids that I am checking into because the aids have been sent in twice now because they got too wet and did damage inside. Hope this helps with some of your questions. Re: Hearing Aids > Hi Everyone, > We've been holding our breath and feel like we're actually gonna make it to > our ABR on Wed, without being sick or having middle ear fluid - YAHOO! Our > daughter mouths everything still (partly compensating for her loss we think) so > she seems to catch everything under the sun. So hopefully after Wed we'll > be on the fast track to getting some hearing aids and moving on...Her booth > test has her loss at approx 40 db bilat. My question is this...since she hasn't > heard much this past year (conductive losses on top of that) and because > she's got a bilat loss, will they most likely suggest two aids? And I'm just > curious at approx what we're looking at cost-wise?? I've perused various hearing > aid sites and I've seen some of the makers many of you have mentioned (digital > brands) and it seems like the costs for digitals are anywhere from around > $1200-2200 per aid.?? I only looked at a few sites. I've heard they can be much > more expensive, but maybe I misunderstood? We've got a 3 K Durable Med Equip > bene with our ins plan that will cover the costs of hearing aids, but we'll > pay the balance. Just trying to kind of budget for this next year and > schedule my work time accordingly. The ear molds I understand (from some books I'm > reading) have to be done fairly frequently - are they costly? And > batteries?? And finally, the BIG question - one I'm sure many of you have > experienced....Any great tricks for getting a 20 mo. old child to wear the aids? I've > read the various suggestions and realize that it's probably all about patience > and persistence, but did any of you come up with any great ideas to make it > work? I have visions of her feeding them immediately to the dog (wonderful > Golden, but he's got mouthing issues too !!! Should we start playing with > something like ear plugs now and make a game out of it or maybe that'll > backfire?? With everything that's gone on in her ears over the past 18 mo., she > hates anyone even touching them. And she's very sensitive to loud sounds > (shrill, piercing) and as her hearing has returned of late since the conductive > loss cleared, she's crying a lot more when she hears very loud sounds. I'm > thinking that she may be terrified once the aids are in at a lot of sounds. Can > they be adjusted gradually - so she's hearing more and more each day (so it's > not such a shock)? Or maybe that's not recommended.....Any info would be > greatly appreciated. You've all been such wonderful resources and I'm so > grateful. Thx... > > Leigh > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 I can answer some of your questions. As far as the molds, it all depends as how fast she needs new ones. Our earmolds are under a 3 month warranty and since my daughter needs new molds every 2 months we have not paid for new molds yet(she has had them for about a year and she is 15 months old). Batteries are a never ending expense. I can get her batteries to last about 2-3 weeks it all depends. As far as how to keep them on that has been a challenge. Annika has started to get used to them now. We had her wear a bonnet for about the first 6 months with her aids. It wasn't just her who would pull them out but the other little kids that she was around. Now we don't because everyone is now used to them. She will pull them out especially in the car. I know have critter clips on the aids so that she can't lose them when she pulls them out. She would like to throw them across the car so we would spend at least 5 minutes at each stop looking for the missing aid. This has helped with at least they are not getting lost. The other big concern that we have is that she still puts them in her mouth every now and then. And since you state your daughter puts everything in her mouth I expect that this will be a challenge also. There are now seals out there that cover the aids that I am checking into because the aids have been sent in twice now because they got too wet and did damage inside. Hope this helps with some of your questions. Re: Hearing Aids > Hi Everyone, > We've been holding our breath and feel like we're actually gonna make it to > our ABR on Wed, without being sick or having middle ear fluid - YAHOO! Our > daughter mouths everything still (partly compensating for her loss we think) so > she seems to catch everything under the sun. So hopefully after Wed we'll > be on the fast track to getting some hearing aids and moving on...Her booth > test has her loss at approx 40 db bilat. My question is this...since she hasn't > heard much this past year (conductive losses on top of that) and because > she's got a bilat loss, will they most likely suggest two aids? And I'm just > curious at approx what we're looking at cost-wise?? I've perused various hearing > aid sites and I've seen some of the makers many of you have mentioned (digital > brands) and it seems like the costs for digitals are anywhere from around > $1200-2200 per aid.?? I only looked at a few sites. I've heard they can be much > more expensive, but maybe I misunderstood? We've got a 3 K Durable Med Equip > bene with our ins plan that will cover the costs of hearing aids, but we'll > pay the balance. Just trying to kind of budget for this next year and > schedule my work time accordingly. The ear molds I understand (from some books I'm > reading) have to be done fairly frequently - are they costly? And > batteries?? And finally, the BIG question - one I'm sure many of you have > experienced....Any great tricks for getting a 20 mo. old child to wear the aids? I've > read the various suggestions and realize that it's probably all about patience > and persistence, but did any of you come up with any great ideas to make it > work? I have visions of her feeding them immediately to the dog (wonderful > Golden, but he's got mouthing issues too !!! Should we start playing with > something like ear plugs now and make a game out of it or maybe that'll > backfire?? With everything that's gone on in her ears over the past 18 mo., she > hates anyone even touching them. And she's very sensitive to loud sounds > (shrill, piercing) and as her hearing has returned of late since the conductive > loss cleared, she's crying a lot more when she hears very loud sounds. I'm > thinking that she may be terrified once the aids are in at a lot of sounds. Can > they be adjusted gradually - so she's hearing more and more each day (so it's > not such a shock)? Or maybe that's not recommended.....Any info would be > greatly appreciated. You've all been such wonderful resources and I'm so > grateful. Thx... > > Leigh > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 I don't know what aid is most appropriate for you...but we just obtained costs for new digitals for my daughter. The three we are looking at are Starkey Sequel II at $1239 each, the Unitron Unison 4 at $1329 each, and the Oticon Digital at $1190 each. Those are just the costs of the aids -- not the fitting or molds, etc. She currently has Phonaks which are NOT digital and cost about $850 each. Our daughter (age 10) gets new molds about every 6-8 months and they are running us about $50 each. Pam And I'm just curious at approx what we're looking at cost-wise?? I've perused various hearing aid sites and I've seen some of the makers many of you have mentioned (digital brands) and it seems like the costs for digitals are anywhere from around $1200-2200 per aid.?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 I don't know what aid is most appropriate for you...but we just obtained costs for new digitals for my daughter. The three we are looking at are Starkey Sequel II at $1239 each, the Unitron Unison 4 at $1329 each, and the Oticon Digital at $1190 each. Those are just the costs of the aids -- not the fitting or molds, etc. She currently has Phonaks which are NOT digital and cost about $850 each. Our daughter (age 10) gets new molds about every 6-8 months and they are running us about $50 each. Pam And I'm just curious at approx what we're looking at cost-wise?? I've perused various hearing aid sites and I've seen some of the makers many of you have mentioned (digital brands) and it seems like the costs for digitals are anywhere from around $1200-2200 per aid.?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 I don't know what aid is most appropriate for you...but we just obtained costs for new digitals for my daughter. The three we are looking at are Starkey Sequel II at $1239 each, the Unitron Unison 4 at $1329 each, and the Oticon Digital at $1190 each. Those are just the costs of the aids -- not the fitting or molds, etc. She currently has Phonaks which are NOT digital and cost about $850 each. Our daughter (age 10) gets new molds about every 6-8 months and they are running us about $50 each. Pam And I'm just curious at approx what we're looking at cost-wise?? I've perused various hearing aid sites and I've seen some of the makers many of you have mentioned (digital brands) and it seems like the costs for digitals are anywhere from around $1200-2200 per aid.?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 Just wanted to mention that we got a great deal on new digital aids, because we went with the previous year's model. I guess it's kind of like buying a 2003 car in 2003. It's still new, with all the warranties and everything, but because the company has a 2004 version out, the 2003 goes down in price. We ended up saving about $500 for each aid this way for top-of-the line digitals. Gisgie Mom to TC, 6, bi-lateral, progressive severe-to-profound loss Ellie, 3 1/2, hearing > I don't know what aid is most appropriate for you...but we just obtained costs for new digitals for my daughter. The three we are looking at are Starkey Sequel II at $1239 each, the Unitron Unison 4 at $1329 each, and the Oticon Digital at $1190 each. Those are just the costs of the aids -- not the fitting or molds, etc. She currently has Phonaks which are NOT digital and cost about $850 each. > > Our daughter (age 10) gets new molds about every 6-8 months and they are running us about $50 each. > > Pam > And I'm just > curious at approx what we're looking at cost-wise?? I've perused various hearing > aid sites and I've seen some of the makers many of you have mentioned (digital > brands) and it seems like the costs for digitals are anywhere from around > $1200-2200 per aid.?? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 Just wanted to mention that we got a great deal on new digital aids, because we went with the previous year's model. I guess it's kind of like buying a 2003 car in 2003. It's still new, with all the warranties and everything, but because the company has a 2004 version out, the 2003 goes down in price. We ended up saving about $500 for each aid this way for top-of-the line digitals. Gisgie Mom to TC, 6, bi-lateral, progressive severe-to-profound loss Ellie, 3 1/2, hearing > I don't know what aid is most appropriate for you...but we just obtained costs for new digitals for my daughter. The three we are looking at are Starkey Sequel II at $1239 each, the Unitron Unison 4 at $1329 each, and the Oticon Digital at $1190 each. Those are just the costs of the aids -- not the fitting or molds, etc. She currently has Phonaks which are NOT digital and cost about $850 each. > > Our daughter (age 10) gets new molds about every 6-8 months and they are running us about $50 each. > > Pam > And I'm just > curious at approx what we're looking at cost-wise?? I've perused various hearing > aid sites and I've seen some of the makers many of you have mentioned (digital > brands) and it seems like the costs for digitals are anywhere from around > $1200-2200 per aid.?? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 Just wanted to mention that we got a great deal on new digital aids, because we went with the previous year's model. I guess it's kind of like buying a 2003 car in 2003. It's still new, with all the warranties and everything, but because the company has a 2004 version out, the 2003 goes down in price. We ended up saving about $500 for each aid this way for top-of-the line digitals. Gisgie Mom to TC, 6, bi-lateral, progressive severe-to-profound loss Ellie, 3 1/2, hearing > I don't know what aid is most appropriate for you...but we just obtained costs for new digitals for my daughter. The three we are looking at are Starkey Sequel II at $1239 each, the Unitron Unison 4 at $1329 each, and the Oticon Digital at $1190 each. Those are just the costs of the aids -- not the fitting or molds, etc. She currently has Phonaks which are NOT digital and cost about $850 each. > > Our daughter (age 10) gets new molds about every 6-8 months and they are running us about $50 each. > > Pam > And I'm just > curious at approx what we're looking at cost-wise?? I've perused various hearing > aid sites and I've seen some of the makers many of you have mentioned (digital > brands) and it seems like the costs for digitals are anywhere from around > $1200-2200 per aid.?? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 Hi Leigh-- 4-5K for quality aids is the norm for two aids for a small child. While most audis may say you can get 5 years or more out of them, we are looking at the 3-5 year timeframe to stay on top of technology. We pay $75 per mold, which allows for all the remakes we need to do for a 3 month period. I pretty much assume that molds will run us $600 a year for the foreseeable future (these amount is for plain molds). We buy Rayovaks in the 16 battery package for $12 at WalMart; I routinely change her batteries every Sunday because I do notice a small decrease in volume around day 10 and it's just easier to change them on one set day. SuperSeals cost about $11 for a 12 pack, but each seal can last for 7-10 days, if you are careful. We bought several straps for her aids last year that are still going strong at www.getsafensound.com. I really prefer them over critter clips; they just fit better against her head. Hanna Andersson bonnets were recommended for us to use, especially in the car. Until our daughter was used to the aids, we took them out in the car unless there was another adult with us to monitor her mouth. We just used a lot of positive reinforcement when she got her aids. With her current response to loud sounds, you may want to lie low for the first few days with the aids and just get used to it (it's a new routine for you too!). We have always made sure not to stress about getting the aids in Hadley (outwardly at least) but make sure she knows that if she's awake, the aids stay in. So far, so good for us! Good luck Kerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 Hi Leigh-- 4-5K for quality aids is the norm for two aids for a small child. While most audis may say you can get 5 years or more out of them, we are looking at the 3-5 year timeframe to stay on top of technology. We pay $75 per mold, which allows for all the remakes we need to do for a 3 month period. I pretty much assume that molds will run us $600 a year for the foreseeable future (these amount is for plain molds). We buy Rayovaks in the 16 battery package for $12 at WalMart; I routinely change her batteries every Sunday because I do notice a small decrease in volume around day 10 and it's just easier to change them on one set day. SuperSeals cost about $11 for a 12 pack, but each seal can last for 7-10 days, if you are careful. We bought several straps for her aids last year that are still going strong at www.getsafensound.com. I really prefer them over critter clips; they just fit better against her head. Hanna Andersson bonnets were recommended for us to use, especially in the car. Until our daughter was used to the aids, we took them out in the car unless there was another adult with us to monitor her mouth. We just used a lot of positive reinforcement when she got her aids. With her current response to loud sounds, you may want to lie low for the first few days with the aids and just get used to it (it's a new routine for you too!). We have always made sure not to stress about getting the aids in Hadley (outwardly at least) but make sure she knows that if she's awake, the aids stay in. So far, so good for us! Good luck Kerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 Hi Leigh-- 4-5K for quality aids is the norm for two aids for a small child. While most audis may say you can get 5 years or more out of them, we are looking at the 3-5 year timeframe to stay on top of technology. We pay $75 per mold, which allows for all the remakes we need to do for a 3 month period. I pretty much assume that molds will run us $600 a year for the foreseeable future (these amount is for plain molds). We buy Rayovaks in the 16 battery package for $12 at WalMart; I routinely change her batteries every Sunday because I do notice a small decrease in volume around day 10 and it's just easier to change them on one set day. SuperSeals cost about $11 for a 12 pack, but each seal can last for 7-10 days, if you are careful. We bought several straps for her aids last year that are still going strong at www.getsafensound.com. I really prefer them over critter clips; they just fit better against her head. Hanna Andersson bonnets were recommended for us to use, especially in the car. Until our daughter was used to the aids, we took them out in the car unless there was another adult with us to monitor her mouth. We just used a lot of positive reinforcement when she got her aids. With her current response to loud sounds, you may want to lie low for the first few days with the aids and just get used to it (it's a new routine for you too!). We have always made sure not to stress about getting the aids in Hadley (outwardly at least) but make sure she knows that if she's awake, the aids stay in. So far, so good for us! Good luck Kerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 What is a SuperSeal? I searched the listen-up web site, google and the catalog but could not find them. Is it a useful product for hearing aids? My daughters ear mold have lasted 10 months and they still fit really well -- she got them at 14 months old and she has grown out of everything else, including growing 4 shoe sizes, but the molds still fit snug! I think this is definitely the exception to the rule. The price of batteries, ear molds, dry & store etc does not really bother me, but the cost of the hearings aids hurt the checkbook big-time. Re: Hearing Aids Hi Leigh-- 4-5K for quality aids is the norm for two aids for a small child. While most audis may say you can get 5 years or more out of them, we are looking at the 3-5 year timeframe to stay on top of technology. We pay $75 per mold, which allows for all the remakes we need to do for a 3 month period. I pretty much assume that molds will run us $600 a year for the foreseeable future (these amount is for plain molds). We buy Rayovaks in the 16 battery package for $12 at WalMart; I routinely change her batteries every Sunday because I do notice a small decrease in volume around day 10 and it's just easier to change them on one set day. SuperSeals cost about $11 for a 12 pack, but each seal can last for 7-10 days, if you are careful. We bought several straps for her aids last year that are still going strong at www.getsafensound.com. I really prefer them over critter clips; they just fit better against her head. Hanna Andersson bonnets were recommended for us to use, especially in the car. Until our daughter was used to the aids, we took them out in the car unless there was another adult with us to monitor her mouth. We just used a lot of positive reinforcement when she got her aids. With her current response to loud sounds, you may want to lie low for the first few days with the aids and just get used to it (it's a new routine for you too!). We have always made sure not to stress about getting the aids in Hadley (outwardly at least) but make sure she knows that if she's awake, the aids stay in. So far, so good for us! Good luck Kerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 What is a SuperSeal? I searched the listen-up web site, google and the catalog but could not find them. Is it a useful product for hearing aids? My daughters ear mold have lasted 10 months and they still fit really well -- she got them at 14 months old and she has grown out of everything else, including growing 4 shoe sizes, but the molds still fit snug! I think this is definitely the exception to the rule. The price of batteries, ear molds, dry & store etc does not really bother me, but the cost of the hearings aids hurt the checkbook big-time. Re: Hearing Aids Hi Leigh-- 4-5K for quality aids is the norm for two aids for a small child. While most audis may say you can get 5 years or more out of them, we are looking at the 3-5 year timeframe to stay on top of technology. We pay $75 per mold, which allows for all the remakes we need to do for a 3 month period. I pretty much assume that molds will run us $600 a year for the foreseeable future (these amount is for plain molds). We buy Rayovaks in the 16 battery package for $12 at WalMart; I routinely change her batteries every Sunday because I do notice a small decrease in volume around day 10 and it's just easier to change them on one set day. SuperSeals cost about $11 for a 12 pack, but each seal can last for 7-10 days, if you are careful. We bought several straps for her aids last year that are still going strong at www.getsafensound.com. I really prefer them over critter clips; they just fit better against her head. Hanna Andersson bonnets were recommended for us to use, especially in the car. Until our daughter was used to the aids, we took them out in the car unless there was another adult with us to monitor her mouth. We just used a lot of positive reinforcement when she got her aids. With her current response to loud sounds, you may want to lie low for the first few days with the aids and just get used to it (it's a new routine for you too!). We have always made sure not to stress about getting the aids in Hadley (outwardly at least) but make sure she knows that if she's awake, the aids stay in. So far, so good for us! Good luck Kerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2003 Report Share Posted May 27, 2003 This is the web site that I found them on. I have not tried them yet but my audiologist has heard of them and thought that I might want to try them since we are having problems with the moisture. Especially since her warranty will be running out soon. www.justbekuz.com Hope this helps you. Re: Hearing Aids > > > Hi Leigh-- > 4-5K for quality aids is the norm for two aids for a small child. While most > audis may say you can get 5 years or more out of them, we are looking at the > 3-5 year timeframe to stay on top of technology. We pay $75 per mold, which > allows for all the remakes we need to do for a 3 month period. I pretty > much assume that molds will run us $600 a year for the foreseeable future > (these amount is for plain molds). We buy Rayovaks in the 16 battery > package for $12 at WalMart; I routinely change her batteries every Sunday > because I do notice a small decrease in volume around day 10 and it's just > easier to change them on one set day. SuperSeals cost about $11 for a 12 > pack, but each seal can last for 7-10 days, if you are careful. We bought > several straps for her aids last year that are still going strong at > www.getsafensound.com. I really prefer them over critter clips; they just > fit better against her head. Hanna Andersson bonnets were recommended for > us to use, especially in the car. Until our daughter was used to the aids, > we took them out in the car unless there was another adult with us to > monitor her mouth. > > We just used a lot of positive reinforcement when she got her aids. With > her current response to loud sounds, you may want to lie low for the first > few days with the aids and just get used to it (it's a new routine for you > too!). We have always made sure not to stress about getting the aids in > Hadley (outwardly at least) but make sure she knows that if she's awake, the > aids stay in. So far, so good for us! > > Good luck > > Kerry > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2003 Report Share Posted May 27, 2003 Has anyone else used Super Seals? Do you find them helpful? Re: Hearing Aids > > > > > > Hi Leigh-- > > 4-5K for quality aids is the norm for two aids for a small child. While > most > > audis may say you can get 5 years or more out of them, we are looking at > the > > 3-5 year timeframe to stay on top of technology. We pay $75 per mold, > which > > allows for all the remakes we need to do for a 3 month period. I pretty > > much assume that molds will run us $600 a year for the foreseeable > future > > (these amount is for plain molds). We buy Rayovaks in the 16 battery > > package for $12 at WalMart; I routinely change her batteries every > Sunday > > because I do notice a small decrease in volume around day 10 and it's > just > > easier to change them on one set day. SuperSeals cost about $11 for a > 12 > > pack, but each seal can last for 7-10 days, if you are careful. We > bought > > several straps for her aids last year that are still going strong at > > www.getsafensound.com. I really prefer them over critter clips; they > just > > fit better against her head. Hanna Andersson bonnets were recommended > for > > us to use, especially in the car. Until our daughter was used to the > aids, > > we took them out in the car unless there was another adult with us to > > monitor her mouth. > > > > We just used a lot of positive reinforcement when she got her aids. > With > > her current response to loud sounds, you may want to lie low for the > first > > few days with the aids and just get used to it (it's a new routine for > you > > too!). We have always made sure not to stress about getting the aids in > > Hadley (outwardly at least) but make sure she knows that if she's awake, > the > > aids stay in. So far, so good for us! > > > > Good luck > > > > Kerry > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2003 Report Share Posted May 27, 2003 We bought them and they did save the aids a time or two from Sara sticking them in her mouth and slobbering, but i worried about them coming off and being a choking hazzard (they are like little balloons and balloons scare the dickens out of me, maybe needlessly, but they do). Anyway, they are powdered with cornstarch looking stuff and Sara is allergic to corn, so we gave up on them. If you would like a few to try out, let me know! I have a doz or more in Pepto Bismol Pink i would be happy to send to you! I am planning on buying a dry and store soon for both my girls to use. Houston is too humid in the summer for little ones playing/sweating while wearing hearing aids! anyone have experience with the smaller version vs the larger one? we've 4 aids to dry each night! Kellie > Has anyone else used Super Seals? Do you find them helpful? > > > Re: Hearing Aids > > > > > > > > > Hi Leigh-- > > > 4-5K for quality aids is the norm for two aids for a small child. > While > > most > > > audis may say you can get 5 years or more out of them, we are looking > at > > the > > > 3-5 year timeframe to stay on top of technology. We pay $75 per mold, > > which > > > allows for all the remakes we need to do for a 3 month period. I > pretty > > > much assume that molds will run us $600 a year for the foreseeable > > future > > > (these amount is for plain molds). We buy Rayovaks in the 16 battery > > > package for $12 at WalMart; I routinely change her batteries every > > Sunday > > > because I do notice a small decrease in volume around day 10 and it's > > just > > > easier to change them on one set day. SuperSeals cost about $11 for a > > 12 > > > pack, but each seal can last for 7-10 days, if you are careful. We > > bought > > > several straps for her aids last year that are still going strong at > > > www.getsafensound.com. I really prefer them over critter clips; they > > just > > > fit better against her head. Hanna Andersson bonnets were recommended > > for > > > us to use, especially in the car. Until our daughter was used to the > > aids, > > > we took them out in the car unless there was another adult with us to > > > monitor her mouth. > > > > > > We just used a lot of positive reinforcement when she got her aids. > > With > > > her current response to loud sounds, you may want to lie low for the > > first > > > few days with the aids and just get used to it (it's a new routine for > > you > > > too!). We have always made sure not to stress about getting the aids > in > > > Hadley (outwardly at least) but make sure she knows that if she's > awake, > > the > > > aids stay in. So far, so good for us! > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > Kerry > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2003 Report Share Posted May 27, 2003 We bought them and they did save the aids a time or two from Sara sticking them in her mouth and slobbering, but i worried about them coming off and being a choking hazzard (they are like little balloons and balloons scare the dickens out of me, maybe needlessly, but they do). Anyway, they are powdered with cornstarch looking stuff and Sara is allergic to corn, so we gave up on them. If you would like a few to try out, let me know! I have a doz or more in Pepto Bismol Pink i would be happy to send to you! I am planning on buying a dry and store soon for both my girls to use. Houston is too humid in the summer for little ones playing/sweating while wearing hearing aids! anyone have experience with the smaller version vs the larger one? we've 4 aids to dry each night! Kellie > Has anyone else used Super Seals? Do you find them helpful? > > > Re: Hearing Aids > > > > > > > > > Hi Leigh-- > > > 4-5K for quality aids is the norm for two aids for a small child. > While > > most > > > audis may say you can get 5 years or more out of them, we are looking > at > > the > > > 3-5 year timeframe to stay on top of technology. We pay $75 per mold, > > which > > > allows for all the remakes we need to do for a 3 month period. I > pretty > > > much assume that molds will run us $600 a year for the foreseeable > > future > > > (these amount is for plain molds). We buy Rayovaks in the 16 battery > > > package for $12 at WalMart; I routinely change her batteries every > > Sunday > > > because I do notice a small decrease in volume around day 10 and it's > > just > > > easier to change them on one set day. SuperSeals cost about $11 for a > > 12 > > > pack, but each seal can last for 7-10 days, if you are careful. We > > bought > > > several straps for her aids last year that are still going strong at > > > www.getsafensound.com. I really prefer them over critter clips; they > > just > > > fit better against her head. Hanna Andersson bonnets were recommended > > for > > > us to use, especially in the car. Until our daughter was used to the > > aids, > > > we took them out in the car unless there was another adult with us to > > > monitor her mouth. > > > > > > We just used a lot of positive reinforcement when she got her aids. > > With > > > her current response to loud sounds, you may want to lie low for the > > first > > > few days with the aids and just get used to it (it's a new routine for > > you > > > too!). We have always made sure not to stress about getting the aids > in > > > Hadley (outwardly at least) but make sure she knows that if she's > awake, > > the > > > aids stay in. So far, so good for us! > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > Kerry > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2003 Report Share Posted May 27, 2003 Kellie - That's very nice of you! Please e-mail me separately and I'll give you my address. = janajama@... Re: Hearing Aids > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Leigh-- > > > > 4-5K for quality aids is the norm for two aids for a small > child. > > While > > > most > > > > audis may say you can get 5 years or more out of them, we > are looking > > at > > > the > > > > 3-5 year timeframe to stay on top of technology. We pay $75 > per mold, > > > which > > > > allows for all the remakes we need to do for a 3 month > period. I > > pretty > > > > much assume that molds will run us $600 a year for the > foreseeable > > > future > > > > (these amount is for plain molds). We buy Rayovaks in the > 16 battery > > > > package for $12 at WalMart; I routinely change her batteries > every > > > Sunday > > > > because I do notice a small decrease in volume around day 10 > and it's > > > just > > > > easier to change them on one set day. SuperSeals cost about > $11 for a > > > 12 > > > > pack, but each seal can last for 7-10 days, if you are > careful. We > > > bought > > > > several straps for her aids last year that are still going > strong at > > > > www.getsafensound.com. I really prefer them over critter > clips; they > > > just > > > > fit better against her head. Hanna Andersson bonnets were > recommended > > > for > > > > us to use, especially in the car. Until our daughter was > used to the > > > aids, > > > > we took them out in the car unless there was another adult > with us to > > > > monitor her mouth. > > > > > > > > We just used a lot of positive reinforcement when she got > her aids. > > > With > > > > her current response to loud sounds, you may want to lie low > for the > > > first > > > > few days with the aids and just get used to it (it's a new > routine for > > > you > > > > too!). We have always made sure not to stress about getting > the aids > > in > > > > Hadley (outwardly at least) but make sure she knows that if > she's > > awake, > > > the > > > > aids stay in. So far, so good for us! > > > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > > > Kerry > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2003 Report Share Posted May 27, 2003 Kellie - That's very nice of you! Please e-mail me separately and I'll give you my address. = janajama@... Re: Hearing Aids > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Leigh-- > > > > 4-5K for quality aids is the norm for two aids for a small > child. > > While > > > most > > > > audis may say you can get 5 years or more out of them, we > are looking > > at > > > the > > > > 3-5 year timeframe to stay on top of technology. We pay $75 > per mold, > > > which > > > > allows for all the remakes we need to do for a 3 month > period. I > > pretty > > > > much assume that molds will run us $600 a year for the > foreseeable > > > future > > > > (these amount is for plain molds). We buy Rayovaks in the > 16 battery > > > > package for $12 at WalMart; I routinely change her batteries > every > > > Sunday > > > > because I do notice a small decrease in volume around day 10 > and it's > > > just > > > > easier to change them on one set day. SuperSeals cost about > $11 for a > > > 12 > > > > pack, but each seal can last for 7-10 days, if you are > careful. We > > > bought > > > > several straps for her aids last year that are still going > strong at > > > > www.getsafensound.com. I really prefer them over critter > clips; they > > > just > > > > fit better against her head. Hanna Andersson bonnets were > recommended > > > for > > > > us to use, especially in the car. Until our daughter was > used to the > > > aids, > > > > we took them out in the car unless there was another adult > with us to > > > > monitor her mouth. > > > > > > > > We just used a lot of positive reinforcement when she got > her aids. > > > With > > > > her current response to loud sounds, you may want to lie low > for the > > > first > > > > few days with the aids and just get used to it (it's a new > routine for > > > you > > > > too!). We have always made sure not to stress about getting > the aids > > in > > > > Hadley (outwardly at least) but make sure she knows that if > she's > > awake, > > > the > > > > aids stay in. So far, so good for us! > > > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > > > Kerry > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2003 Report Share Posted May 27, 2003 Kellie - That's very nice of you! Please e-mail me separately and I'll give you my address. = janajama@... Re: Hearing Aids > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Leigh-- > > > > 4-5K for quality aids is the norm for two aids for a small > child. > > While > > > most > > > > audis may say you can get 5 years or more out of them, we > are looking > > at > > > the > > > > 3-5 year timeframe to stay on top of technology. We pay $75 > per mold, > > > which > > > > allows for all the remakes we need to do for a 3 month > period. I > > pretty > > > > much assume that molds will run us $600 a year for the > foreseeable > > > future > > > > (these amount is for plain molds). We buy Rayovaks in the > 16 battery > > > > package for $12 at WalMart; I routinely change her batteries > every > > > Sunday > > > > because I do notice a small decrease in volume around day 10 > and it's > > > just > > > > easier to change them on one set day. SuperSeals cost about > $11 for a > > > 12 > > > > pack, but each seal can last for 7-10 days, if you are > careful. We > > > bought > > > > several straps for her aids last year that are still going > strong at > > > > www.getsafensound.com. I really prefer them over critter > clips; they > > > just > > > > fit better against her head. Hanna Andersson bonnets were > recommended > > > for > > > > us to use, especially in the car. Until our daughter was > used to the > > > aids, > > > > we took them out in the car unless there was another adult > with us to > > > > monitor her mouth. > > > > > > > > We just used a lot of positive reinforcement when she got > her aids. > > > With > > > > her current response to loud sounds, you may want to lie low > for the > > > first > > > > few days with the aids and just get used to it (it's a new > routine for > > > you > > > > too!). We have always made sure not to stress about getting > the aids > > in > > > > Hadley (outwardly at least) but make sure she knows that if > she's > > awake, > > > the > > > > aids stay in. So far, so good for us! > > > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > > > Kerry > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2003 Report Share Posted May 29, 2003 The audi we go to in Long Island has a bulletin board with about 20 doggy chewed hearing aids tacked to them in the waiting room with the same warning. RE: Hearing Aids > I have visions of her feeding them immediately > to the dog Dogs are attracted to hearing aids. I've been told it's because the earmold(s) tend to pick up the smell of the person who wears them and that's what attracts the dogs. PLEASE ensure that when you put the hearing aids up for the night, they are OUT of the dogs reach by a whole bunch. We were once dog sitting and the dog, who wouldn't otherwise jump up a foot, made it onto our dining room table one night and chewed up one of my son's - and warranty's don't cover the cost of the case when it goes in for repairs! Hugs, Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2003 Report Share Posted May 29, 2003 > I have visions of her feeding them immediately > to the dog Dogs are attracted to hearing aids. I've been told it's because the earmold(s) tend to pick up the smell of the person who wears them and that's what attracts the dogs. PLEASE ensure that when you put the hearing aids up for the night, they are OUT of the dogs reach by a whole bunch. We were once dog sitting and the dog, who wouldn't otherwise jump up a foot, made it onto our dining room table one night and chewed up one of my son's - and warranty's don't cover the cost of the case when it goes in for repairs! Hugs, Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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