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We just have to wait until summer and switch insurance programs. Her speech perception with the CI is 90% but the hearing aid is only 25%, so let's bump the other ear up to 90% too!
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Hmmmm, that's a tough one. Don't forget to ask her what she wants. She is old enough to help make that decision. On one hand, she does qualify easily (with speech perception even when aided) On the other hand the benifits of bilateral CI aren't as drastic as the first one. It's basicly "sound localization" and better hearing in noise.She IS getting a combined benifit from a bimodal approach which is good. I know people with uneven losses (ie a moderate loss vs a severe or profound loss or poor speech perception in one ear vs the better ear) and they're aided in both ears and they do awesome!
I also have heard (on a dhh nonbiased parent's listserv) that kids with bilteral implants have stopped using the second one. On the other hand, this might mean NO MORE paying out of pocket for hearing aids! It also may be A LOT harder to get the second CI, unless you have VERY VERY good insurance. I have a feeling that with health insurance companies getting overhauled, it is going to be VERY difficult to get a second CI except in " no benift from aiding" cases.
Actually wait.....she has a progressive loss right? That might be the right thing to do.
Please be careful that you're not looking at the AG Bell overacheiver types as a guide in what to do. (they tend to be coming out the walls in oral and CI programs) I'm NOT attacking you....at ALL! A second CI might be right for Miss Kat (might be like the difference between ITE and BTE aids for a hoh person) Hey....has she tried the SUMO aid in her aidable ear? That might be an option
 
set2 said:
I am now playing a game in the morning that I like to call "Beat the Beeps". The object is to get the Naida in your ear before the beeps.
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Unless you like this game, you can extend the time it takes before the hearing aids activate. There are two more settings besides the default, adding 5 or 9 seconds (think that's the time) to the time before startup....
 
DeafDoc1 said:
I agree. I even contacted the Phonk rep to see if the beeps could be disabled.
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There is a current update that can selectively remove the beeps you find offensive. I think the battery warning and startup beeps are the only ones that can not be silenced......
 
ljjehl said:
Unless you like this game, you can extend the time it takes before the hearing aids activate. There are two more settings besides the default, adding 5 or 9 seconds (think that's the time) to the time before startup....
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Is there a way to get rid of the start up time and have them start right away? I don't like them coming on when they are in my ear. I prefer them to be on first and the wait is annoying.
 
JennyB said:
Is there a way to get rid of the start up time and have them start right away? I don't like them coming on when they are in my ear. I prefer them to be on first and the wait is annoying.
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The minimum is the 3-5 seconds before bootup (forgot the exact timing...) There are three settings in the adjustments, none are immediate bootup.

You can minimize the bootup sound to where you would not be able to hear it......
 
Alright DD, so I had a follow-up on Monday. I've taken the Piano thud test, and I've got the new audiogram. Let's begin, shall we :D

First, my results of the piano thud test indicate that I am not hearing tones above 880hz. I hear a weird clicking/buzzing sound, but it's not useful sound information.

Second, my new audiogram is the same as previous, except I lost 25db in my right ear at the 750hz level, dropping it from 55 to 80db. for the rest of my audiogram, both left and right ears are exactly the same.

My aided audiogram: 1000hz: 50db, 1500hz: 60db 2000hz: 70db, 4000hz: 80db

Looks a lot better on paper than it actually translates into speech perception. My speech scores with aids improved to 36% at 65db. This is up from an average of 22% unaided at 80db.

We made a few more adjustments on my aids to give me some more midranges in the left ear to balance out the high gain that is now in my right aid, but I'm not completely satisfied with the programming yet. My audie is very patient and willing to make any changes that I suggest, but I think she's clueless when it comes to programming an aid for my loss. Need to keep experimenting...
 
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