[nfb-db] Hearing Aids

Fri Mar 21 22:53:23 UTC 2014

I had my CI surgery at  NYU, went into the  city for audiology for a few
years after that, but the train and taxi rides were wearing me down.  I
switched to long island Jewish, then when I moved out East, I switched to
Stonybrook.  I'm not even on a train line anymore.

I finally got a good mapping about a year and a half ago when a cochlear
specialist came out from Manhattan to Stonybrook specially to see me.  

Trish
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From: nfb-db [mailto:nfb-db-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michael Forzano
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 3:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [nfb-db] Hearing Aids

Hi Trish,

If you can get to NYC the audiologists at New York Eye and Ear are pretty
good for CIs. I got my CIs there and went there until I moved to Seattle
last August.

Mike

On 3/21/14, Cherifields at aol.com <Cherifields at aol.com> wrote:
> 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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