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OK, correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think anybody likes their hearing aid/s TOTALLY, but I would be interested to learn what it is you don't like about yours, and whether you have read anything about hearing aids that your current one/s don't have and that you will ask your audiologist for your next one/s to have. Is the thing that you have read about on the same make of hearing aid/s and if not, which make do you currently wear, and on which make was/were the thing/s that you want next time?
 
martyns said:
OK, correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think anybody likes their hearing aid/s TOTALLY, but I would be interested to learn what it is you don't like about yours, and whether you have read anything about hearing aids that your current one/s don't have and that you will ask your audiologist for your next one/s to have. Is the thing that you have read about on the same make of hearing aid/s and if not, which make do you currently wear, and on which make was/were the thing/s that you want next time?
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I don't think there is much in life that we like totally. It's not just limited to HA's. I hate feedbacking when it happens. It would be cool to have a high power aid with never feedback. I think the newer technology is great, but unfortunately it advances too fast so we cannot by new HA's whenever there is advances. It's like how much changes and different tech since I last bought new ones two years ago. My thing I want next time is a CI, so we'll see where technology is when we get to that point, then I will make educated choice.
 
No, I am most certainly NOT a researcher for a hearing aid company! (But thank you for thinking I am!) I actually work at a paging bureau, where (of course) about 99% of the pager messages are for hearing people, but it has been worked out that we each, on average, deal with one message per day via Britain's national relay service for deaf and hard of hearing people each day. My gran - who passed away a little over a fortnight ago aged 98 - wore a hearing aid for about 40 years that I know of, and if I were to say that I don't meet or see anyone else wearing them would be a load of nonsense - so if you do have any objection to a hearing member of alldeaf.com asking questions about hearing aids, please say so. I can't see a problem with it - if you have a problem with any ONE hearing person, that's up to you. I don't have problems with deaf, hearing, black or white - or anyone else with a disability, especially as I have one myself (I am on medication for epilepsy, though it is about a decade since my last seizure). You don't have to put your point of view about what ANYONE puts on this forum; you will note that I have hardly done this.
 
How about doing your market research in an acceptable manner?
 
jillio said:
How about doing your market research in an acceptable manner?
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Agreed. It's fine to be enquisitive and ask questions but your questions are very random and not explained? Why do you have such an interest in only hearind aids and ci and not ASL or anything else that includes deaf culture?
 
AliciaM said:
Agreed. It's fine to be enquisitive and ask questions but your questions are very random and not explained? Why do you have such an interest in only hearind aids and ci and not ASL or anything else that includes deaf culture?
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"Cuz he isn't marketing ASL!:giggle:
 
hohDougRN said:
give him a break guys
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Ok Sorry Martyns.

I am happy with my hearing aids. Maker Siemens. State of the art digital super power with several programs.

All I would like different is next time I hope to get green casings.
 
I have ABSOLUTELY NO complaints about my ha thanks:) Although my fm system is a different story.
 
From what I have learned, the BTE hearing aids are the most powerful, as they allow for larger "insides". As for what type? Up to the user and the audi as each person is different. I would suggest that when you get a hearing aid, you get one that will allow you to change the settings to adapt to any further loss. I learned that the hard way. My first ha was for mild to medium loss and within 6 months I had to purchase a new one as I had already moved into the severe (and now profound) category. From personal preference, I think one that is dai (direct audio input) is equally as important.
As for my dislikes...I hate the fact that my ear mold makes my ear itch like mad several times a day. I hate the clicking sound I heard when my ha hit my glasses (that's why I bought covers for the ha) and I hate it when the tubing comes out of the ear mold and I have to pry the damned thing out of my ear. Oh,and of course, feedback. All I have to do is tilt my head to that side and I get feedback.
What would I ask for that I don't have now? Other than speech comprehension, which alas, my audi can do nothing about, nothing. (My next step is a CI). I have my dai cables so that I can use my mp3 player, my BB, I can even hook up to a tv audio output jack. I have a remote, and also a mike for the other ear, which can't comprehend speech at all, but this gives directionality.
 
martyns said:
OK, correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think anybody likes their hearing aid/s TOTALLY, but I would be interested to learn what it is you don't like about yours, and whether you have read anything about hearing aids that your current one/s don't have and that you will ask your audiologist for your next one/s to have. Is the thing that you have read about on the same make of hearing aid/s and if not, which make do you currently wear, and on which make was/were the thing/s that you want next time?
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I love my hearing aids. I just don't like it when they get clogged, dirty, or the tubing starts falling off.
 
martyns said:
OK, correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think anybody likes their hearing aid/s TOTALLY, but I would be interested to learn what it is you don't like about yours, and whether you have read anything about hearing aids that your current one/s don't have and that you will ask your audiologist for your next one/s to have. Is the thing that you have read about on the same make of hearing aid/s and if not, which make do you currently wear, and on which make was/were the thing/s that you want next time?
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when i wore hearing aids, i LOVED them. i wore oticon 380Ps that worked perfectly for 15 years right up until the day i received my first ci. (according to my former ci audi, they still work even today after 19 years)

the only thing i didn't care for was my comtek fm system. it had too many microphones to keep track of and was bulky to carry.

when my hearing loss became severe-profound and i could no longer hear well enough to understand speech with my comtek, i used it to hear my own voice and environmental sounds better. i hated it because i needed to connect 2 microphones (an environmental mic to hear environmental sounds and an omnidirectional mic to hear my own voice) which i *always* got tangled up in. :mad2:
 
I love my hearing aids, Siemens Reflex DSPs, but I do get feedback from my right one. My FM system, Smartlink, does give some problems. There is quite a lot of interference, especially when a lecturer wearing it stands near to electronic equipment like computers. However, some problems are caused by the lecturers themselves, they forget to put it back on after breaks and fail to repeat what other students say in discussions, which means that I haven't got a clue what's been said. They sometimes forget to give me the transmitter back at the end of lectures and I have to chase after them to get it back. Also when using it, although my HAs are set to DAI and HA microphone together, the volume of the HA microphone is reduced so I can't easily hear my own voice.
 
My hearing aids and I have a love/hate relationship. I have no speech recognition, so I only wear them for environmental awareness in public. The trade-off is pretty bad tinnitus when I remove them. I don't think it's related to my HAs themselves, just to the degree of my deafness. BTW, I have Phonak Naida V UPs. And I have no love whatsoever for earmolds, especially soft ones.
 
DeafDoc1 said:
My hearing aids and I have a love/hate relationship. I have no speech recognition, so I only wear them for environmental awareness in public. The trade-off is pretty bad tinnitus when I remove them. I don't think it's related to my HAs themselves, just to the degree of my deafness. BTW, I have Phonak Naida V UPs. And I have no love whatsoever for earmolds, especially soft ones.
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i could never stand soft earmolds either. the first time i tried wearing them, they caused a great deal of pain whenever i inserted or removed them. i quickly gave up on them and continued wearing my lucite hard shell skeleton earmolds that 95% of the time i could hardly tell i had in my ears.
 
Hear Again said:
i could never stand soft earmolds either. the first time i tried wearing them, they caused a great deal of pain whenever i inserted or removed them. i quickly gave up on them and continued wearing my lucite hard shell skeleton earmolds that 95% of the time i could hardly tell i had in my ears.
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I'm just curious, but what's the difference between the various types of ear molds?
 
jasin said:
I'm just curious, but what's the difference between the various types of ear molds?
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The party line is that full shell soft earmolds are typically used for people with severe-profound losses, since they provide the greatest seal. That prevents that annoying feedback (squeal). You can also get half shell soft earmolds, which for some people work as well as the full shell, even with profound losses. There are also canal and canal-lock earmolds for lesser degrees of loss, which are smaller and less visible.
For hard earmolds, skeleton designs are I believe the most common. These are typically used for mild and moderate losses, though some with severe and profound losses get an adequate seal to prevent feedback.
There are also open fit "earmolds" which are non-custom, flexible domes/tulips attached to a very thin tubing. They are nearly invisible and sit within the ear canal. They are designed for mild-moderate losses.

That's my understanding... If anyone sees an error, please correct me.
 
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