Profoundly deaf woman blogs about her HAs success!

How could that sweet face lie? :D
 
Bottesini said:
Thank you Hear Again. Maybe just my reading skills , but I could not find the fitting range in there. The descriptions make them seem like they are for people with a moderate loss later in life to regain lost hearing.

They don't sound like they are for deaf people.

I better read that woman's blog more thouroughly.
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Bott, I read that website too and I agree. It does seem like the Epoqs aren't designed for profound losses. I also couldn't find any information regarding fitting range. Perhaps deafdude could research this himself and comment further.
 
The absolute limit of those HA's fitting is 90/100db loss depending on the frequency.

It's great that this lady is getting benefits sufficient -for her- from these HA's - but as said, they're not even sufficient HAs for a profound loss- much less comparable to a cochlear implant.

Adults can make their own choices about what does or doesn't go into their bodies. I DON'T like cochlear implants- I've made that clear- but even I have an issue with you going around suggesting that people with these severe - profound hearing losses who decided to get CI 'didn't really need it.'

By that definition, you don't NEED a hearing aid at all, just make use of your residual hearing or find some other way to cope. Until you're willing to settle for 'just hearing some things' don't ask other people to. You have an agenda and it's wearing thin real quick.
 
Aleser said:
Adults can make their own choices about what does or doesn't go into their bodies. I DON'T like cochlear implants- I've made that clear- but even I have an issue with you going around suggesting that people with these severe - profound hearing losses who decided to get CI 'didn't really need it.'...By that definition, you don't NEED a hearing aid at all, just make use of your residual hearing or find some other way to cope. Until you're willing to settle for 'just hearing some things' don't ask other people to.
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Good posting Aleser!
 
set2 said:
If someone is happy hearing SOME speech with hearing aids that is their choice. If someone chooses an implant because they want better access to speech that is their choice. Deafdude, one of the problems with your posts is that you feel those with implants are ripping off insurance companies and took the easy way out. This attitude of yours is evident in many of your posts. Deafdude, no surgery is easy and no choice that takes many implantees months to make is easy. I have no problem with your choice to wait for stem cells. As someone with a science background and hearing loss I don't mind if you post more info on stem cells but, DUDE lose the attitude. We should all be united by hearing loss not divided by treatment choices. Educate don't Judge.
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She's not wearing proper HAs but that's because her brain isn't used to all the new sounds she's hearing. She hadn't worn HAs much when she only had a moderate loss. Why don't we find out after her brain gets used to the new sounds and she wears the best HAs? On another note, if you actually read her blog, she's not a CI candidate due to health issues. She can not undergo surgery! I wouldn't be surprised if she still has too much hearing as a 2nd reason.

DeafLissa90 said:
You're wrong. She does not understand speech. Only while lipreading
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Have you read her blog? Have you read my blog? She said it takes time for her to wake up her nerve! She now can hear her name! Give it more time!

I have also asked her a question that was one of them on the list. I asked her " How come the first day I wasnt able to hear my name " Danielle" I only heard " L". Then I asked her How come by day three " I WAS able to hear my entire full name Danielle". She said this is normal. That your nerve HAS TO WAKE UP... that explains it!

faire_jour said:
I didn't read it. I had hoped that Deafdude would tell the truth. I don't know why I thought that...naive, I suppose.
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She's training her brain to understand speech. She will need better HAs for more speech. She can already hear her name, if you don't believe me, read her blog yourself.

Also she said: used the phone with the streamer ( blue tooth device). I heard the entire conversation without needing to look at the captions on my CAPTEL phone! But I did anyway just in case I miss out on something.

Bottesini said:
Not that I care at all, but I just read it and she has Oticon, Epoq. Those are not for profound loss anyway are they?
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Ear Simulator 2cc Coupler
Full-on gain, dB 65 55
MPO, dB SPL 132 124
Frequency range, Hz 100-7500 100-7100

Battery consumption, mA 1.3
Battery size 312
Typ. battery lifetime (hrs.) 100

We don't know what her loss is, except she said "profound" she may have an audiogram similar to what I had back in 1998 with 100db loss(at 1000Hz and up) The fitting range of that HA does go to 100db loss. Her HAs are a little weaker than my old Widex Senso I wore from 1998 to 2008. Those Widex Senso were giving me a maximum gain of 65db. Now my Phonak Naida V UP give a maximum gain of 75db and have a fitting range down to 120db!

Besides, she needs to get used to the new sounds before she can max out the gain on her HAs then try better HAs. She can't get CI due to health reasons, however she's doing great anyway with HAs.
 
deafdude1 said:
She's not wearing proper HAs but that's because her brain isn't used to all the new sounds she's hearing. She hadn't worn HAs much when she only had a moderate loss. Why don't we find out after her brain gets used to the new sounds and she wears the best HAs? On another note, if you actually read her blog, she's not a CI candidate due to health issues. She can not undergo surgery! I wouldn't be surprised if she still has too much hearing as a 2nd reason.



Have you read her blog? Have you read my blog? She said it takes time for her to wake up her nerve! She now can hear her name! Give it more time!

I have also asked her a question that was one of them on the list. I asked her " How come the first day I wasnt able to hear my name " Danielle" I only heard " L". Then I asked her How come by day three " I WAS able to hear my entire full name Danielle". She said this is normal. That your nerve HAS TO WAKE UP... that explains it!



She's training her brain to understand speech. She will need better HAs for more speech. She can already hear her name, if you don't believe me, read her blog yourself.

Also she said: used the phone with the streamer ( blue tooth device). I heard the entire conversation without needing to look at the captions on my CAPTEL phone! But I did anyway just in case I miss out on something.



styles_epoq_rite_power.jpg


Ear Simulator 2cc Coupler
Full-on gain, dB 65 55
MPO, dB SPL 132 124
Frequency range, Hz 100-7500 100-7100

Battery consumption, mA 1.3
Battery size 312
Typ. battery lifetime (hrs.) 100

We don't know what her loss is, except she said "profound" she may have an audiogram similar to what I had back in 1998 with 100db loss(at 1000Hz and up) The fitting range of that HA does go to 100db loss. Her HAs are a little weaker than my old Widex Senso I wore from 1998 to 2008. Those Widex Senso were giving me a maximum gain of 65db. Now my Phonak Naida V UP give a maximum gain of 75db and have a fitting range down to 120db!

Besides, she needs to get used to the new sounds before she can max out the gain on her HAs then try better HAs. She can't get CI due to health reasons, however she's doing great anyway with HAs.
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Seems to me she may not understand what profound means. That aid you showed is for mild to moderate loss. No wonder she is understanding. She would need to be an idiot not to if that is the aid she needs.
 
Lighthouse77 said:
even around children?
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My children are grown up. I have a two year old granddaughter and he was friendly with her, but we were supervising closely..
I don't believe in leaving small dogs and children together alone.

The dog is more likely to get hurt than the child, but I would never want to take a chance on my dogs biting anyone.

Plus the granddaughter lives with two small dogs so she knows how to behave.
 
I dont think the person in question actually has a profound hearing loss. Those HA's dont look strong enough
 
DeafLissa90 said:
I dont think the person in question actually has a profound hearing loss. Those HA's dont look strong enough
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Well, didn't you say she had a 90-110db loss? See if you can get her to scan and post all her audiograms on her blog. Her HA has a fitting range of 100db so it would work even for me up to 500Hz, it just won't be loud enough for me.
 
Nope I did not. As Danielle doesnt have a clue what her hearing level is. She went to the audi recently but we havent discussed it
 
"The Audiologist did say that you do have a severe hearing loss but she can tell that I had some hearing left."
Taken from her blog
 
DeafLissa90 said:
I dont think the person in question actually has a profound hearing loss. Those HA's dont look strong enough
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I could hear pretty much everything with my hearing aids. I didn't always fully understand what people were saying though. mine was about 80 db... (or was it 85??? I can't remember anymore but it was pretty bad)

I was considered severe hearing loss
 
Lighthouse77 said:
I could hear pretty much everything with my hearing aids. I didn't always fully understand what people were saying though. mine was about 80 db... (or was it 85??? I can't remember anymore but it was pretty bad)

I was considered severe hearing loss
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In another post, you said, regarding Jury Duty:

I asked my audiologist to write them a note to excuse myself out of it. Mainly because I do not really have a decent communication skills (even with captioning, my vocabulary skills are not the best due to growing up hearing mumblings now and then, and asking people to repeat, and they end up making it into something short and simple for me)
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So, which is it? Could you hear pretty much everything or could you hear mumbles?
 
I grew up hearing mumbling. because of that, my communication is lacking and I couldn't build my vocabulary skills because of that. I was just a child trying to learn to use my hearing aids.

and I already said I didn't always understood what being said. and "pretty much" doesn't mean 100% Any severe HOH know what I am talking about.

"Never mind", "huh", "what"

BUT I can hear every sounds around me. people talking, dog barking, bird chirping. I've always have. mumbling IS a sound... just trying to make the words out of the mumbling is hard because I can't hear softer sounds such as "s" very well . now if I lean close to the person's mouth with my hearing aids, I can. btw, I feel like I'm totally deaf without my hearing aids. it is very silent. I can't even hear the dog bark unless he is barking directly at my ears but it will be like a muffle type of bark.
 
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