[nfb-db] Hearing Aids

[Cherifields at aol.com]

If this is the case you should have gone elsewere.  These people who  are 
not audiologist are just hearing aid sales people and are not specialist of  
any kind.  They can only sale you an aid.  Make sure you have a  qualified 
audiologist before you have the hearing evaluation.
Blessings to you,
Cheri
 
 
 
In a message dated 3/21/2014 9:56:13 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
gera1027 at gmail.com writes:

Wow here in where I am, the hearing aid person with whom I go, doesn't  
seem to take seriously or I don't know, but he thinks every hearing aid  
person hears the same; for instance he doesn't have equipment like you  
guys mention to evaluate, thus he leaves it to me to tell him if Ihear  
sounds OKor not. another thing? I seem to know more than he does,  
especially because he doesn't seem to understand when I tell him of my  
MT setting on my old hearing aids; he insists that there's no such  thing!

El 21/03/2014 07:52 a.m., Darlene Laibl-Crowe escribió:
>  I've worn hearing aids since I was a child and I can tell you that the  
new
> models of HAs are wonderful!  I've had Siemens before and  still have my 
old
> ones as a backup.  When I went to HKNC I was  introduced to Phoneak and 
the
> assistive devices that are paired with  them and they are absolutely 
amazing.
>
>
> I got a new pair  of HAs about 3 to 4 weeks ago with the updated ComPilot,
> Mic and TV  link.  I've used the Mic at the gym and my trainer speaks 
into it
>  so I can hear what she has to say; however, it also picks up much of  the
> background so there is much to be done about that.  I am  scheduled to go
> back to my audiologist for follow up and adjustments  next week.  I have 
not
> used the TV link yet but hope to  soon.  The ComPilot is a Bluetooth neck
> loop that is paired to  anything that has Bluetooth capacity:  Laptop,
> iPhone, Cell  Phone, Tablets, Braille Displays and on.  But it is not
>  accessible to landline phones unless you get one that has Bluetooth
>  capacity.  Not sure what brands have that ability.
>
> I use  an iPhone which works well as speaker phone and I can hear clearly
>  with my ComPilot.  What does the ComPilot do?  It is like those ear  
pieces
> that hearing people use when driving...hands free.  The  caller's voice 
goes
> right into the ear and no phone to the ear.   When I receive a call, all I
> have to do is push a button on the neck  loop that is hanging around my 
neck
> and say 'hello'.  There is a  mic at the top of that button and it picks 
up
> your voice.  Then  when the caller speaks the sound goes right into my
> hearing  aids.  The sound is clear because some of the background noise  
has
> been muted so I am able to focus on the caller.  It isn't  perfect but it 
is
> much better than putting the phone to the ear or  using the landline 
without
> clarity.  There are lots of brand out  there and some have the same 
devices.
> Just have to do your homework  and ask questions.
>
> Also, another fact, my range of hearing  loss is at different ranges, when
> the area of loss is programmed into  the HAs, it brings those sounds into 
the
> range that you can  hear.  So you are picking up sounds that you have 
heard
> before or  haven't heard in a long time.  When I was little my hearing 
loss
>  was mild to moderate and as I grew up I lost more hearing.  Now it is  
Severe
> to Profound loss.
>
> Another important factor when  looking into HAs providers is that they are
> knowledgeable about their  products.  If you have someone that doesn't 
know
> how to turn it  on or what the devices do then you obviously have someone 
who
> doesn't  understand your needs.  It is okay to be selective and ask
>  questions.
>
> Like someone told me...there is no dumb  question!  You don't know until 
you
> ask.
>
> Hope  this helps those looking for Hearing Aids.
>
> Have a Fabulous  Friday!
>
> (smile)
> Darlene
>
> "God wants to  breathe new life into your dreams. He wants to breathe new
> hope into  your heart. Don't give up. Hold on and you'll begin to see Him 
do
>  amazing things"
>     ~           Joel Osteen
>
>
>
>
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