Guest guest Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Thanks everyone for all of your thoughts, advice & support with my last message about 's new hearing aids. It has been 5 days now and he is doing really well with them. We've knocked them out of his ears a few times (wrestling with grandpa, somersaults, pulling off shirt, etc.) but haven't lost one yet :-) And I still struggle with that pesky left aid - I have no probs with the right. Ah well...But I have a couple of questions - BTW, has Oticon Synchro BTE aids I know I need to be really careful around water - what do you do about wet ears & hair after bathing? Sometimes we give a bath or shower during the day - should I start using a blow dryer? Today we just used a kleenex to try to get his ears fairly dry and then just waited until his hair was more dry. But I hate to not give him his " ears " back as soon as I can. I guess the same question applies to swimming - and in that case a blow dryer isnt going to be readily available! What about headphones? We are going on a plane trip soon and my parents bought us a DVD player so he can watch his Elmo and videos on the plane (thank god! I'm going across the country by myself with a toddler & a baby on the plane - eek). Anyway, my parents were asking whether we could use headphones & I had no idea! If he can use them, what type? And what about sunglasses? I felt so bad.the other day we were driving & it was sunny and complained about the sun, so I did what I always do and handed him his sunglasses. The next thing I heard was " ears out, ears out " . And I realized he couldn't put the sunglasses on with his hearing aids in. I felt so bad, I got him to give me the sunglasses back and tried to distract him with something else. Several people recommended OtoEase to help get the earmolds in more easily, but our audi doesn't recommend it - she recommends an alcohol-based astringent or toner. Has anyone used this? Since it is a liquid, it is hard to get just a drop or two in the right place (and not in the hole!!) I've though about getting a squirt bottle. Thanks you guys are great! Sherry ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Sherry Freitas Mom to (2.5yr, SNHL) and Drew (6 mo, hearing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 With my boys' short hair, we just towel dry their hair well on the sides. Lately my older son fusses about his aids feeling like they are slipping out, so he uses a cotton swab in his ears. My sons use regular headphones without their aids, just cranked up louder. They wear regular sunglasses with their hearing aids, we make sure they fit together before purchase. > I know I need to be really careful around water - what do you do about wet > ears & hair after bathing? > > What about headphones? > > And what about sunglasses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 With my boys' short hair, we just towel dry their hair well on the sides. Lately my older son fusses about his aids feeling like they are slipping out, so he uses a cotton swab in his ears. My sons use regular headphones without their aids, just cranked up louder. They wear regular sunglasses with their hearing aids, we make sure they fit together before purchase. > I know I need to be really careful around water - what do you do about wet > ears & hair after bathing? > > What about headphones? > > And what about sunglasses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2006 Report Share Posted July 2, 2006 Sherry, The Sahara ear dryer is rechargeable and very portable. We got ours at Amazon.com. As for earphones, your son needs to try out different over the ear types to see which are most comfortable. He'll probably wear them above his ears. Finally, glasses work with hearing aids, but you may want to practice when you're not driving. ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2006 Report Share Posted July 2, 2006 Sherry, The Sahara ear dryer is rechargeable and very portable. We got ours at Amazon.com. As for earphones, your son needs to try out different over the ear types to see which are most comfortable. He'll probably wear them above his ears. Finally, glasses work with hearing aids, but you may want to practice when you're not driving. ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2006 Report Share Posted July 2, 2006 Sherry, The Sahara ear dryer is rechargeable and very portable. We got ours at Amazon.com. As for earphones, your son needs to try out different over the ear types to see which are most comfortable. He'll probably wear them above his ears. Finally, glasses work with hearing aids, but you may want to practice when you're not driving. ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2006 Report Share Posted July 2, 2006 Sherry - my boys have used telecoil neckloops rather than earphones that have worked well. We got ours from Communications - url is http://www.harriscomm.com Nowthat they have implants, regular earphones that have a sort of hollowed out ear have worked well. Barbara stromms@... wrote: > Sherry, > > The Sahara ear dryer is rechargeable and very portable. We got ours at > Amazon.com. As for earphones, your son needs to try out different over > the ear types to see which are most comfortable. He'll probably wear > them above his ears. Finally, glasses work with hearing aids, but you > may want to practice when you're not driving. > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email > and IM. All on demand. Always Free. > > > > All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright restrictions. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2006 Report Share Posted July 2, 2006 Sherry - my boys have used telecoil neckloops rather than earphones that have worked well. We got ours from Communications - url is http://www.harriscomm.com Nowthat they have implants, regular earphones that have a sort of hollowed out ear have worked well. Barbara stromms@... wrote: > Sherry, > > The Sahara ear dryer is rechargeable and very portable. We got ours at > Amazon.com. As for earphones, your son needs to try out different over > the ear types to see which are most comfortable. He'll probably wear > them above his ears. Finally, glasses work with hearing aids, but you > may want to practice when you're not driving. > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email > and IM. All on demand. Always Free. > > > > All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright restrictions. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2006 Report Share Posted July 2, 2006 In a message dated 7/2/2006 12:57:02 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sfreitasi@... writes: What about headphones? We are going on a plane trip soon and my parents bought us a DVD player so he can watch his Elmo and videos on the plane (thank god! I'm going across the country by myself with a toddler & a baby on the plane - eek). Anyway, my parents were asking whether we could use headphones & I had no idea! If he can use them, what type? For this issue it's trial and error. You'll have to try different kinds. I refuse to buy headphones that cost more than $10 because the kids lose or break them so quickly. I've bought better ones, and they were killed just as quickly. Leaving them on the floor of the car, between the seats is their usual MO -- then they accidentally step on them. We've gotten to the point where the kids have to buy their own out of their own money. But my kids are 12 and almost 16, a little different than dealing with little guys. Ian has a few pairs that he loves and a few he's hated. His current ones are not at all like old fashioned headphones that cover the ear, but are like little plastic sticks or bars. They are bent into a kind of S shape and the ends of them are the earphone part and those stick into his ears (without his aids). He has never liked the full headphones that cover his aids, he prefers to take out his aids and crank up the volume. But Ian has a conductive loss, so the audiological solution for that kind of hearing loss is the power to push the sound through the dysfunctional middle ear. I don't know about SNL type losses and headphones and if that is much different. But I do know that the preference will vary from kid to kid. Be aware that will listen to headphones louder than anyone else and as a result you may hear that annoying crackly, static-like, almost-can-make-out-the-lyrics sound that comes out of headphones that are too loud. But they're probably not too loud for him. I have to constantly remind my daughter to turn hers down. She gets mad and tells me that Ian's are that loud. At which point I roll my eyes and say, So you want to be deaf too? She grumbles and says I'm old and don't understand, And I laugh and tell I understand all too well. Then remind her of a friend of ours -- her godfather, who blew out his hearing by listening to his music too loud. She harrumphs a bit, but turns it down. These snake-like headphones that Ian has now do not give off that odd second-hand noise that annoys me so much. I think it's because they fit better into his ears. Ian also has a technique for listening to them with his aids in, He puts the ear piece just behind the upper in-take on his aids, resting against his head. The headphones hold themselves to his head. He hears the music from the headphones and hears me through his aids. This positioning would not stay in place if he were running or wrestling, but it works when walking around stores or in the car. These little gems cost about $5 at Walmart. Hope this helps. Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2006 Report Share Posted July 2, 2006 Hi, Sherry, My son¹s hair is also short, so I just towel dry and go. It¹s actually easier to get the aids in when his ears are a little wet! And I love the Oto-ease; I¹m not sure about astringent or toner ‹ wouldn¹t that just dry them out more? I put a tiny dab on my finger, and that¹s more than enough to smear a bit on each mold. Ben wears sunglasses all the time; I¹m guessing it¹s just a matter of getting used to the feel of having two things at once on your ears. He also uses a neckloop (his loss is really too severe for headphones alone, too hard to get enough sound). We ordered ours through deVilbiss; google him and a website comes up. Let him know you¹re looking for a neckloop; he sells them for $20 each. Ours works great! Anyway, good luck, Stefanie Mom to Ben, 7, severe/profound HOH, and Isabella, 11, mild loss on 7/2/06 12:53 AM, Sherry Freitas at sfreitasi@... wrote: > Thanks everyone for all of your thoughts, advice & support with my last > message about 's new hearing aids. It has been 5 days now and he is > doing really well with them. We've knocked them out of his ears a few times > (wrestling with grandpa, somersaults, pulling off shirt, etc.) but haven't > lost one yet :-) And I still struggle with that pesky left aid - I have no > probs with the right. Ah well...But I have a couple of questions - BTW, > has Oticon Synchro BTE aids > > I know I need to be really careful around water - what do you do about wet > ears & hair after bathing? Sometimes we give a bath or shower during > the day - should I start using a blow dryer? Today we just used a kleenex > to try to get his ears fairly dry and then just waited until his hair was > more dry. But I hate to not give him his " ears " back as soon as I can. I > guess the same question applies to swimming - and in that case a blow dryer > isnt going to be readily available! > > What about headphones? We are going on a plane trip soon and my parents > bought us a DVD player so he can watch his Elmo and videos on the > plane (thank god! I'm going across the country by myself with a toddler & a > baby on the plane - eek). Anyway, my parents were asking whether we could > use headphones & I had no idea! If he can use them, what type? > > And what about sunglasses? I felt so bad.the other day we were driving & it > was sunny and complained about the sun, so I did what I always do and > handed him his sunglasses. The next thing I heard was " ears out, ears out " . > And I realized he couldn't put the sunglasses on with his hearing aids in. > I felt so bad, I got him to give me the sunglasses back and tried to > distract him with something else. > > Several people recommended OtoEase to help get the earmolds in more easily, > but our audi doesn't recommend it - she recommends an alcohol-based > astringent or toner. Has anyone used this? Since it is a liquid, it is > hard to get just a drop or two in the right place (and not in the hole!!) > I've though about getting a squirt bottle. > > Thanks you guys are great! > Sherry > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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