Re: FM guidelines/stories wanted

[Guest guest]

> Hi everyone,

>

> There have been several posts in the past few days about FMs ...

it's

> made me want to ask about our own.

>

> We just got our FM a few weeks ago. When preschool started in

August,

> Kate was provided a neckloop FM for use only at school. I

borrowed it

> once and was not too pleased with the logistics of all those wires

on a

> 3-year old! plus I was concerned with the clarity/durability of

such a

> system. So we purchased (with a little funding help) a Campus-S

> Microlink - all wireless. The teachers love it, Kate is less

tangled,

> and we get the benefit of using it at home.

>

> NOW ... Ever since we've had it, I've been trying to get

information

> about how to use it best. I've gotten a wide range of suggestions

from

> " only use it in noisy situations " to " use it all the time " . Her

teacher

> reminded me about the " incidental learning " statistic for D/HH

kids, and

> suggested that Kate might actually " overhear " some of my

conversations

> which aren't directly with her, and be learning that way too.

>

> My question: for those of you who have FMs for home use (and by

the way,

> is it common for families to have their own?) ... could you please

give

> me some idea of your typical usage? Even some " I don't know what

I would

> have done without the FM " stories would be really helpful too

> Thanks in advance for your input!

>

> , in CO - mom to:

> (5.6) - hearing and just had her tonsils out last week -

doing

> fine!

> Kate (3.6) - mod/sev S/N bi-lat aided since 4m, glasses, global

delays

> - in love with letters!

,

Personally, I have never used the FM system at home. I keep my sons

adaptors at school. I figured his hearing aids amplify sounds at

home and just having the house somewhat quiet eases distration. (I

know I have a one year old who can be quite noisy so it is not

always easy). FM systems are great for being able to focus on one

persons conversations, which usually at home they can do that. At

school however, there are quite a few children talking at once and

in pre-school sometimes there are as many as five teachers in a

classroom. My sons teachers trade off on who has the microphone for

the FM system. One if she is telling the story, another if his

Speech therapist wants to focus on language, etc. So I'll be

interested in how others and you use them at home.

Regina

Mom to Max (3 1/2 mod/severe SNHL)

Cecelia (1 year and hearing so far)

[Guest guest]

> Hi everyone,

>

> There have been several posts in the past few days about FMs ...

it's

> made me want to ask about our own.

>

> We just got our FM a few weeks ago. When preschool started in

August,

> Kate was provided a neckloop FM for use only at school. I

borrowed it

> once and was not too pleased with the logistics of all those wires

on a

> 3-year old! plus I was concerned with the clarity/durability of

such a

> system. So we purchased (with a little funding help) a Campus-S

> Microlink - all wireless. The teachers love it, Kate is less

tangled,

> and we get the benefit of using it at home.

>

> NOW ... Ever since we've had it, I've been trying to get

information

> about how to use it best. I've gotten a wide range of suggestions

from

> " only use it in noisy situations " to " use it all the time " . Her

teacher

> reminded me about the " incidental learning " statistic for D/HH

kids, and

> suggested that Kate might actually " overhear " some of my

conversations

> which aren't directly with her, and be learning that way too.

>

> My question: for those of you who have FMs for home use (and by

the way,

> is it common for families to have their own?) ... could you please

give

> me some idea of your typical usage? Even some " I don't know what

I would

> have done without the FM " stories would be really helpful too

> Thanks in advance for your input!

>

> , in CO - mom to:

> (5.6) - hearing and just had her tonsils out last week -

doing

> fine!

> Kate (3.6) - mod/sev S/N bi-lat aided since 4m, glasses, global

delays

> - in love with letters!

,

Personally, I have never used the FM system at home. I keep my sons

adaptors at school. I figured his hearing aids amplify sounds at

home and just having the house somewhat quiet eases distration. (I

know I have a one year old who can be quite noisy so it is not

always easy). FM systems are great for being able to focus on one

persons conversations, which usually at home they can do that. At

school however, there are quite a few children talking at once and

in pre-school sometimes there are as many as five teachers in a

classroom. My sons teachers trade off on who has the microphone for

the FM system. One if she is telling the story, another if his

Speech therapist wants to focus on language, etc. So I'll be

interested in how others and you use them at home.

Regina

Mom to Max (3 1/2 mod/severe SNHL)

Cecelia (1 year and hearing so far)

[Guest guest]

> Hi everyone,

>

> There have been several posts in the past few days about FMs ...

it's

> made me want to ask about our own.

>

> We just got our FM a few weeks ago. When preschool started in

August,

> Kate was provided a neckloop FM for use only at school. I

borrowed it

> once and was not too pleased with the logistics of all those wires

on a

> 3-year old! plus I was concerned with the clarity/durability of

such a

> system. So we purchased (with a little funding help) a Campus-S

> Microlink - all wireless. The teachers love it, Kate is less

tangled,

> and we get the benefit of using it at home.

>

> NOW ... Ever since we've had it, I've been trying to get

information

> about how to use it best. I've gotten a wide range of suggestions

from

> " only use it in noisy situations " to " use it all the time " . Her

teacher

> reminded me about the " incidental learning " statistic for D/HH

kids, and

> suggested that Kate might actually " overhear " some of my

conversations

> which aren't directly with her, and be learning that way too.

>

> My question: for those of you who have FMs for home use (and by

the way,

> is it common for families to have their own?) ... could you please

give

> me some idea of your typical usage? Even some " I don't know what

I would

> have done without the FM " stories would be really helpful too

> Thanks in advance for your input!

>

> , in CO - mom to:

> (5.6) - hearing and just had her tonsils out last week -

doing

> fine!

> Kate (3.6) - mod/sev S/N bi-lat aided since 4m, glasses, global

delays

> - in love with letters!

,

Personally, I have never used the FM system at home. I keep my sons

adaptors at school. I figured his hearing aids amplify sounds at

home and just having the house somewhat quiet eases distration. (I

know I have a one year old who can be quite noisy so it is not

always easy). FM systems are great for being able to focus on one

persons conversations, which usually at home they can do that. At

school however, there are quite a few children talking at once and

in pre-school sometimes there are as many as five teachers in a

classroom. My sons teachers trade off on who has the microphone for

the FM system. One if she is telling the story, another if his

Speech therapist wants to focus on language, etc. So I'll be

interested in how others and you use them at home.

Regina

Mom to Max (3 1/2 mod/severe SNHL)

Cecelia (1 year and hearing so far)