I think we set a new record...

[Guest guest]

's only had his TransEar for six days, and we managed to break part of

it on Day Four.

There's a little plastic piece that protects the wires that lead from the

BTE unit to the earmold. Somehow, someway, we managed to get said little

plastic piece to snap off at the top of the connection to the BTE piece.

I've managed to use scotch tape to hold it together, but we can't turn the

volume to its normal level without getting all kinds of feedback.

ARGH!

At least he's still wearing it, albeit it at a lower volume than normal, so

that he's getting used to the feel of it in his ear. I feel so bad - it was

*my* fault that it snapped (I was putting it down on the counter to change

the battery, and the Critter Clip pulled it down onto the hard counter

faster than I expected). I think the plastic may have been weakened a bit -

it looked a bit funny Friday morning, and the aid didn't seem to be

responding as strongly as usual (I think that the connection that broke

might help with amplification of the signal), but I didn't think anything of

it until this happened Friday night.

(And, of course, it happened 30 minutes after the audiologist's office

closed for the weekend.)

So now I'll be calling our audi first thing in the morning begging for us to

get this fixed ASAP since we have 's in-service scheduled for school at

the end of the week. UGH!

At least we have the Dry & Store to make sure that the wires stay nice and

dry.

Singing the praises of Scotch tape (it's almost as good as Duct Tape!).

Kris

Mom to (8, Profound/Complete SNL, Left Ear) and Ethan (6, hearing)

[Guest guest]

The ear hook part?

If it is that easy to break, ask for some extras!! Also, we use ear gear.

Critter clips kept snapping off the ear hooks for some reason?!

Tawnya

I think we set a new record...

's only had his TransEar for six days, and we managed to break part of

it on Day Four.

There's a little plastic piece that protects the wires that lead from the

BTE unit to the earmold. Somehow, someway, we managed to get said little

plastic piece to snap off at the top of the connection to the BTE piece.

I've managed to use scotch tape to hold it together, but we can't turn the

volume to its normal level without getting all kinds of feedback.

ARGH!

At least he's still wearing it, albeit it at a lower volume than normal, so

that he's getting used to the feel of it in his ear. I feel so bad - it was

*my* fault that it snapped (I was putting it down on the counter to change

the battery, and the Critter Clip pulled it down onto the hard counter

faster than I expected). I think the plastic may have been weakened a bit -

it looked a bit funny Friday morning, and the aid didn't seem to be

responding as strongly as usual (I think that the connection that broke

might help with amplification of the signal), but I didn't think anything of

it until this happened Friday night.

(And, of course, it happened 30 minutes after the audiologist's office

closed for the weekend.)

So now I'll be calling our audi first thing in the morning begging for us to

get this fixed ASAP since we have 's in-service scheduled for school at

the end of the week. UGH!

At least we have the Dry & Store to make sure that the wires stay nice and

dry.

Singing the praises of Scotch tape (it's almost as good as Duct Tape!).

Kris

Mom to (8, Profound/Complete SNL, Left Ear) and Ethan (6, hearing)

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/6/2006 7:31:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

eskilvr@... writes:

Singing the praises of Scotch tape (it's almost as good as Duct Tape!).

l always have rolls of duct, electrical, packing and masking tpe in e

kitchen cabinet. With those on hand I can fix anything temporarily!

Jill

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure if that's what it's called - it could be. I know that the

Critter Clipper was pulling on it quite a bit, and I think that's how it got

weakened.

(I've already got a red/orange Ear Gear ordered for the -Monkey - I'm

hoping it helps this issue!)

The bad thing is that I just tried putting his ear mold in my ear when he

took it off for the night, and now it's not picking up any speech at all -

just static. Urgh.

Kris

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From: Listen-Up [mailto:Listen-Up ] On Behalf

Of The Archers

Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 6:49 PM

To: Listen-Up

Subject: Re: I think we set a new record...

The ear hook part?

If it is that easy to break, ask for some extras!! Also, we use ear gear.

Critter clips kept snapping off the ear hooks for some reason?!

Tawnya

I think we set a new record...

's only had his TransEar for six days, and we managed to break part of

it on Day Four.

There's a little plastic piece that protects the wires that lead from the

BTE unit to the earmold. Somehow, someway, we managed to get said little

plastic piece to snap off at the top of the connection to the BTE piece.

I've managed to use scotch tape to hold it together, but we can't turn the

volume to its normal level without getting all kinds of feedback.

ARGH!

At least he's still wearing it, albeit it at a lower volume than normal, so

that he's getting used to the feel of it in his ear. I feel so bad - it was

*my* fault that it snapped (I was putting it down on the counter to change

the battery, and the Critter Clip pulled it down onto the hard counter

faster than I expected). I think the plastic may have been weakened a bit -

it looked a bit funny Friday morning, and the aid didn't seem to be

responding as strongly as usual (I think that the connection that broke

might help with amplification of the signal), but I didn't think anything of

it until this happened Friday night.

(And, of course, it happened 30 minutes after the audiologist's office

closed for the weekend.)

So now I'll be calling our audi first thing in the morning begging for us to

get this fixed ASAP since we have 's in-service scheduled for school at

the end of the week. UGH!

At least we have the Dry & Store to make sure that the wires stay nice and

dry.

Singing the praises of Scotch tape (it's almost as good as Duct Tape!).

Kris

Mom to (8, Profound/Complete SNL, Left Ear) and Ethan (6, hearing)

[Guest guest]

My husband has discovered " Gorilla Tape " - its similar to duct tape but much

stronger. It is holding together one of our pipes from the pool right now!

[Guest guest]

My husband has discovered " Gorilla Tape " - its similar to duct tape but much

stronger. It is holding together one of our pipes from the pool right now!

[Guest guest]

AARRGGHH! Don't you hate when stuff like this happens???

[Guest guest]

wrote:

AARRGGHH! Don't you hate when stuff like this happens???

*

Yes! :-)

And to think why one of my teammates at work couldn't figure out why I was

in a rather grumpy mood today. :-)

Luckily, Rick Gilbert at Ear Technology Corp has been wonderful to work

with, and is bending over backwards to get back in the proverbial

saddle ASAP. I dropped the aid off at our otologist's office this morning

and called Rick to give him a head's up on what happened. Apparently

they're working on a new version of this piece that's meant to be more

sturdy than the one that just snapped, and he's trying to get that version

out the door for to have on Thursday.

I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Kris

<-- who now has to deal with the ticked off school district audiologist

who's upset because our principal scheduled 's in-service for the same

time that he's running the district-wide in-service for teachers who will

have FM systems in their classrooms. ARGH!

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/7/2006 7:47:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

pcknott@... writes:

My husband has discovered " Gorilla Tape " - its similar to duct tape but much

stronger. It is holding together one of our pipes from the pool right now!

LOL, funny, I refer to my husband as the gorilla, or orangutan, since he has

a red beard. I'll have to look for this tape, I may stick a roll of it into

his Christmas stocking, LOL

Jill

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/7/2006 7:47:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

pcknott@... writes:

My husband has discovered " Gorilla Tape " - its similar to duct tape but much

stronger. It is holding together one of our pipes from the pool right now!

LOL, funny, I refer to my husband as the gorilla, or orangutan, since he has

a red beard. I'll have to look for this tape, I may stick a roll of it into

his Christmas stocking, LOL

Jill

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/7/2006 7:47:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

pcknott@... writes:

My husband has discovered " Gorilla Tape " - its similar to duct tape but much

stronger. It is holding together one of our pipes from the pool right now!

LOL, funny, I refer to my husband as the gorilla, or orangutan, since he has

a red beard. I'll have to look for this tape, I may stick a roll of it into

his Christmas stocking, LOL

Jill

[Guest guest]

Don't forget some gorilla glue!

>

> LOL, funny, I refer to my husband as the gorilla, or orangutan, since he

> has

> a red beard. I'll have to look for this tape, I may stick a roll of it

> into

> his Christmas stocking, LOL

>

> Jill

[Guest guest]

Don't forget some gorilla glue!

>

> LOL, funny, I refer to my husband as the gorilla, or orangutan, since he

> has

> a red beard. I'll have to look for this tape, I may stick a roll of it

> into

> his Christmas stocking, LOL

>

> Jill

[Guest guest]

Don't forget some gorilla glue!

>

> LOL, funny, I refer to my husband as the gorilla, or orangutan, since he

> has

> a red beard. I'll have to look for this tape, I may stick a roll of it

> into

> his Christmas stocking, LOL

>

> Jill

[Guest guest]

EskiLvr eskilvr@...> wrote: (And, of course, it happened 30 minutes

after the audiologist's office

closed for the weekend.)

I'm a little behind in reading my emails, I'm helping at 's Girl Scout

day camp.

This kind of stuff ALWAYS happens to us, so I understand the frustration.

cracked his forehead open 5 minutes before Urgent Care closed (we live

30 minutes away). My dear husband got a forgien object in his eye, but didn't

bother to tell me until an hour after they closed. (Yes, the only two people in

my house that have made multiple visits to the emergency room are my " boys " )

So I'm hoping that by now you've been able to get the problem solved.

Debbie, mom to , 7, moderate SNHL and , 4, hearing

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and ask why not. G.B Shaw

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[Guest guest]

EskiLvr eskilvr@...> wrote: (And, of course, it happened 30 minutes

after the audiologist's office

closed for the weekend.)

I'm a little behind in reading my emails, I'm helping at 's Girl Scout

day camp.

This kind of stuff ALWAYS happens to us, so I understand the frustration.

cracked his forehead open 5 minutes before Urgent Care closed (we live

30 minutes away). My dear husband got a forgien object in his eye, but didn't

bother to tell me until an hour after they closed. (Yes, the only two people in

my house that have made multiple visits to the emergency room are my " boys " )

So I'm hoping that by now you've been able to get the problem solved.

Debbie, mom to , 7, moderate SNHL and , 4, hearing

Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were

and ask why not. G.B Shaw

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[Guest guest]

EskiLvr eskilvr@...> wrote: (And, of course, it happened 30 minutes

after the audiologist's office

closed for the weekend.)

I'm a little behind in reading my emails, I'm helping at 's Girl Scout

day camp.

This kind of stuff ALWAYS happens to us, so I understand the frustration.

cracked his forehead open 5 minutes before Urgent Care closed (we live

30 minutes away). My dear husband got a forgien object in his eye, but didn't

bother to tell me until an hour after they closed. (Yes, the only two people in

my house that have made multiple visits to the emergency room are my " boys " )

So I'm hoping that by now you've been able to get the problem solved.

Debbie, mom to , 7, moderate SNHL and , 4, hearing

Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were

and ask why not. G.B Shaw

---------------------------------

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