[nfb-db] Hearing Aids
Trish Hubschman
palhub at optonline.net
Fri Mar 21 23:49:23 UTC 2014
That's what I was told too - once a year. I was going jmore than that for a
long time. I've got to find out if Betsy accerpts Medicare.
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 7:06 PM
To: NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfb-db] Hearing Aids
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
> To: NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List
> 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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