[nfb-db] Hearing Aids

Michael Forzano michaeldforzano at gmail.com
Fri Mar 21 23:06:14 UTC 2014 

If you get a good mapping you shouldn't have to go often, so I'd say
making the trip would be worth it. I only go every year or so.

Mike

On 3/21/14, Trish Hubschman <palhub at optonline.net> wrote:
>
> 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
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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