Re: Bowling Alley Freak out!

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In a message dated 4/7/2006 6:23:16 P.M. Central Standard Time,

bswatson@... writes:

I took my children and my oldest daughters friend to the bowling alley

this afternoon.. Bree had " issues " to say the least.. She had a hard

time with the sounds. Anyone have a similar experience or any ideas on

what was happening in her brain?!?!

Bowling alleys drive me nuts and I always turn down my hearing aids. The

sound of the balls hitting the floor and the pins falling down go right into my

hearing aid and grate on my nerves.

Putz

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She's not aided.. Would that have the same effect though in the sense

that it's a lot of noise and she couldn't sort out certain sounds like

they were coming from everywhere and there was no " save place " to turn?

-Robin

Re: Bowling Alley Freak out!

In a message dated 4/7/2006 6:23:16 P.M. Central Standard Time,

bswatson@... writes:

I took my children and my oldest daughters friend to the bowling alley

this afternoon.. Bree had " issues " to say the least.. She had a hard

time with the sounds. Anyone have a similar experience or any ideas on

what was happening in her brain?!?!

Bowling alleys drive me nuts and I always turn down my hearing aids.

The

sound of the balls hitting the floor and the pins falling down go right

into my

hearing aid and grate on my nerves.

Putz

Illinois Families for Hands & Voices

_www.handsandvoices.org_ (http://www.handsandvoices.org/)

_www.ilhandsandvoices.org_ (http://www.ilhandsandvoices.org/)

Email: support@...

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Robin,

Possibly your daughter has " recruitment " issues. You can google the

term for a better explanation than I can give, but for hearing impaired

people, recruitment actually can make some sounds extra loud, which I

know is counter-intuitive. Recruitment can narrow the window in which

an HA is viable for some people.

Bowling Alley Freak out!

I took my children and my oldest daughters friend to the bowling

alley

this afternoon.. Bree had " issues " to say the least.. She had a hard

time with the sounds. Anyone have a similar experience or any ideas on

what was happening in her brain?!?!

Robin

Mommy to Constance 6 (chronic OM, tubes at 22mo), Breanna 3 (mild SID,

mild HL, flat tympanograms, toe walking, food allergies), is almost

2

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My hearing son does not do well in bowling alleys and loud places like

that. For instance we went to a concert and he was okay when it was

music but the noisy chatter before and on intermission made him nuts.

He has ADHD and some sensory issues. His major sensory things are

noises appearing to loud to him and also textures of clothing.

Elaine

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Hi Robin,

My daughter, now 8, has always had serious issues with large, loud

places, (play areas at malls, bowling alley, indoor pools,

Caesarland...). To ease the situation we would prepare her as best

we could. I would talk to her about the size, noises, sights.

Anything to give her a sense of familiarity. Once we arrived, she

often removed her aids. She usually would then end up wanting one

aid for the rest of the time there. Until age 5 she stuck very

close to me for reassurance. Today, she adjusts and manages on her

own most of the time. She is however, completely exhausted and

emotional when we leave.

Best of luck, easing her fears.

Amy

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> I took my children and my oldest daughters friend to the bowling

alley

> this afternoon.. Bree had " issues " to say the least.. She had a

hard

> time with the sounds. Anyone have a similar experience or any

ideas on

> what was happening in her brain?!?!

>

> Robin

> Mommy to Constance 6 (chronic OM, tubes at 22mo), Breanna 3 (mild

SID,

> mild HL, flat tympanograms, toe walking, food allergies), is

almost

> 2

>

>

>

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In a message dated 4/7/2006 7:52:47 P.M. Central Standard Time,

bswatson@... writes:

She's not aided.. Would that have the same effect though in the sense

that it's a lot of noise and she couldn't sort out certain sounds like

they were coming from everywhere and there was no " save place " to turn?

I had recruitment issues while growing up and even when not using my hearing

aids. I bowled in a league when I was in junior high and left my hearing

aids at home. I can still remember my ears ringing afterwards.

Putz

Illinois Families for Hands & Voices

_www.handsandvoices.org_ (http://www.handsandvoices.org/)

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My son is 3 months and just got his HA. I never

thought about problems in a bowling alley. I bowl in

a league and he is there with me once a week. Thank

you for the prewarning, I might just keep the HA off

while we are there.

Marni

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Marni (and others),

Don't just assume it will be a problem. It might, it might not. Hadley

loves to bowl and so far, has been just fine with no adjustments to her

aids. She hears just as poorly in the bowling alley as the other 4 and

5 year olds do! They all complain about the noise, all say what, and

all have a blast. Plus, since he's young and will be there weekly, he

might just become acclimated to it early on and be ok. Just watch and

take cues from him.

Kerry

Re: Re: Bowling Alley Freak out!

My son is 3 months and just got his HA. I never

thought about problems in a bowling alley. I bowl in

a league and he is there with me once a week. Thank

you for the prewarning, I might just keep the HA off

while we are there.

Marni

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Both my boys love to bowl and seem to have no problems when going

bowling. They both wear their hearing aids and implant and have a

blast. (and yes, at 13 and 11, still use bumpers)

Barbara

Kerry Dowling & Dan wrote:

> Marni (and others),

> Don't just assume it will be a problem. It might, it might not. Hadley

> loves to bowl and so far, has been just fine with no adjustments to her

> aids. She hears just as poorly in the bowling alley as the other 4 and

> 5 year olds do! They all complain about the noise, all say what, and

> all have a blast. Plus, since he's young and will be there weekly, he

> might just become acclimated to it early on and be ok. Just watch and

> take cues from him.

>

> Kerry

>

>

>

> Re: Re: Bowling Alley Freak out!

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>

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> My son is 3 months and just got his HA. I never

> thought about problems in a bowling alley. I bowl in

> a league and he is there with me once a week. Thank

> you for the prewarning, I might just keep the HA off

> while we are there.

>

> Marni

>

>

>

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bswatson wrote: <<Anyone have a similar experience

or any ideas on

what was happening in her brain?!?! >>

Hi, Robin.

We did a bowling alley once. Weren't even thinking about noise issues. We were

the first people there so the first 25 minutes or so went fine. After other

people starting playing, it became too much for Emmett. He told us it was too

loud and we left.

It's funny though that after it was all over, we all agreed (our 6-year-old

daughter as well) that it was far too loud. It's probably the second time in my

life I've gone bowling. I won't be quick to go back!

johanna

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In a message dated 4/7/2006 8:52:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

bswatson@... writes:

Would that have the same effect though in the sense

that it's a lot of noise and she couldn't sort out certain sounds like

they were coming from everywhere and there was no " save place " to turn?

-Robin

According to my son, yes. The sound is relentless and he often finds it

overwhelming. But Ian and his friends like to go bowling, they have a blast.

Still, he has trouble with all the noise. But Ian has a trick where he leaves in

his aids and turns them off so they work more like earplugs and block annoying

sounds. (He does this to his sister often when she is annoying him.) Since

he lip reads well, he'll then rely on that and body language to follow what is

going on.

Best -- Jill