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<DIV>Hey Trish, thanks. I'm not jumping for joy about this aid and have
gone back a few times and each time the audi changed things which are not a
marketable improvement. I know that she put the aid on her computer and
changed the button so that I can have more or less volume. she also gave
it less lower frequency which I think has made it harder to hear people.
So I am going to have to go back and change that part. I am making
payments for the aid. She did not recommend an aid for the other ear
saying I couldn't hear enough comprehension in it.</DIV>
<DIV>Blessing for the day, </DIV>
<DIV>Cheri</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 3/21/2014 10:47:49 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
palhub@optonline.net writes:</DIV>
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Cheri,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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tried a couple of Has at HKNC. The one below this sounded a bit
distorted. It was too loud and when the audi lowered the internal
volume, there was nothing. The one I have now came out in
December. I don’t know what kind it is. Its small with two
push buttons, one for volume, the other t-coil. I don’t know
how to use either control. The HA compliments the CI.
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[mailto:nfb-db-bounces@nfbnet.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Cherifields@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 20, 2014 8:50
PM<BR><B>To:</B> nfb-db@nfbnet.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [nfb-db] Delcenia --
Usher2<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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Trish,</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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said you just got your hearing aids that are great? I wondered if
you know what kind? I have an aid in my left ear that is a Seamans and I
am not real thrilled with it. The last aids were from Starky and they
were okay. I went to the Speech and Hearing Clenic to get this
one. The audiologist told me it was the top of the line. The
sounds are distorted and I still miss a lot.</SPAN><SPAN
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message dated 3/20/2014 1:02:28 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, <A
title=mailto:palhub@optonline.net
href="mailto:palhub@optonline.net">palhub@optonline.net</A>
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Delcenie. I have optic atrophy and auditory neuropathy. I
don't<BR>know anything about RP or Ushers. I have a bgalance
problem. The fact that<BR>people with RP and Usher don't have the
balance issue tells me that its not<BR>hearing related. This past
January, I received a top of the line hearing<BR>aid at HKNC for my right
ear. I have a CI on the left side. I think I'm<BR>doing better
now with hearing and functioning than I have in a long time. I<BR>live on
Long Island, but I've never been a full time student at HKNC.
When<BR>I need training in something, I get at-home services, not because
I'm house<BR>bound, its cheaper for NYS. I am, though, going to
to be going up to HKNC<BR>in a few weeks to finish a tech evaluation I
started back in Januray. <BR><BR>Trish <BR><BR>-----Original
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On Behalf Of Darlene<BR>Laibl-Crowe<BR>Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 3:46
PM<BR>To: 'NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List'<BR>Subject: [nfb-db]
Delcenia -- Usher2<BR><BR>Hello, Delcenia! Nice to meet you! I
am from Florida and I also have Usher<BR>2. I was able to go to HKNC
because I advocated for myself to the state and<BR>justified as to why I
needed their services. My reasoning was that there<BR>are NO services
for Adult Deaf Blind individuals in the State and I had also<BR>been a
client of DBS since 1986. By the way, DBS means Division of
Blind<BR>Services. Anyway, after a few years I kind of got lost in the
state's<BR>system and was not getting the services I needed. So when I
began to lose<BR>more hearing and vision I struggled in a huge way. I
didn't know anything<BR>about HKNC until I started doing research And found
out about the Florida<BR>Deaf Blind Association. I soon met HKNC
Southeast rep and many of the<BR>members of that organization and within a
year I was hearing to NY. <BR><BR>The training is very expensive but
the state more than willingly paid for<BR>that service. I am so
grateful that they have. Now, the state has grown<BR>because I do all
I can advocate and educate them and others as needed. I<BR>don't know
everything but what I don't know I do my best to find out.
One<BR>thing that I have learned is that it is important to know what
resources are<BR>out there and how you can use it for your specific
needs. HKNC taught that<BR>to me and it is something that needs to be
taught to many.<BR><BR>As for the balance issue, I, too, did not have
problems with balance but<BR>I've noticed more lately that I am getting
dizzy...I think it is because I<BR>can't quite focus on something to
maintain a sense of balance. It isn't too<BR>bad...and hopefully it
won't get worse. <BR><BR>My guide dog is wonderful about being sure I
am good on my feet. I've<BR>noticed when I get a little off balanced
she will slow down and let me kind<BR>of lean on her a bit to get myself
oriented again. She is amazing and I am<BR>so glad I have her.
<BR><BR>I, too, am fairly new to NFB...a little over a year now. NFB
is a great<BR>learning experience as well!<BR><BR>Hope you are able to go to
HKNC, it is very a rewarding
experience!!<BR><BR><BR>(smile)<BR>Darlene<BR><BR>"God wants to breathe new
life into your dreams. He wants to breathe new<BR>hope into your heart.
Don't give up. Hold on and you'll begin to see Him do<BR>amazing
things"<BR> ~
Joel
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