The Elderly

[C-NICE]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN7Kdv08K9c&feature=related]YouTube - Cochlear Implants for Senior Citizens[/ame]

 

[somedeafdudefromPNW]

Can you provide a transcript for the deaf majority on the forum? It would be respectable in the future if you provide closed captioning or a complete transcript for all members of the forum. Otherwise there is little or no reason to link to such videos.

I can make out the reporter's voice clearly, however I am having a hard time making out the elderly woman's deaf accent. I am also having a hard time making out the doctor's voice as well.

Since you're obviously a fan of YouTube videos, can you provide a transcript for ALL videos so people would not be excluded?

Merci beacoup!

 

[C-NICE]

I have tried to find

I have tried to find cc you tubes but they are so limited but will continue to look. My appologies

 

[deafdude1]

I have tried to find cc you tubes but they are so limited but will continue to look. My appologies

You have excellent hearing with your new HAs(as I expected), can't you type what they are saying here?

 

[somedeafdudefromPNW]

I have tried to find cc you tubes but they are so limited but will continue to look. My appologies

No worries. Just set higher standards for yourself.

I make sure that every videos I post are closed captioned, subtitled or have a transcript attached. If they don't, I will bend over backward to do the works myself to make sure everyone has equal access.

It would be hypocritical for me to do so otherwise-- a Deaf person with low vision posting videos without texts. Talk about a blasphemy!

 

[C-NICE]

Typing

One my typing is very slow. Two my hearing is better with my new HA's not excellent(yesterday at work I was ready after 120 calls, I take about 140 in a day to rip the phone out of the wall and stomp it to death. If that is excellent I would go insane in five minutes with bad.

 

[sr171soars]

One my typing is very slow. Two my hearing is better with my new HA's not excellent(yesterday at work I was ready after 120 calls, I take about 140 in a day to rip the phone out of the wall and stomp it to death. If that is excellent I would go insane in five minutes with bad.

Actually, that is very good! I think anybody (hearing or aided) who takes that many calls would go insane after a while. I think I average 5-10 calls a day and when I'm oncall, it maybe up to 20 calls. Can't complain compared to what you do.

I have a friend who is hearing in New England who does nothing but calls all day. When he is at home, he almost never takes calls since he had enough for the day.

Moral of story...everybody has their limits...

 

[jillio]

Here's the transcript:

REPORTER: Hearing worsens with age. It is just a fact of life for most of us. Hearing aids can help, but what happens when they are no longer effective? Dr. Richard Kopke with the Hough Ear Institute at Integris Baptist Medical Center says that’s when cochlear implants may become a possibility for senior citizens.

DR. KOPKE: (to patient) Well, hello there, Betty. How are you doing today?

FEMALE PATIENT (Betty): I’m doing wonderful.

DR. KOPKE: Good.

REPORTER: Two years ago, Betty Piper might have answered that question differently. She was no longer benefitting from her hearing aid and her world was slowly falling silent.

BETTY: It was very frustrating. You have no idea how difficult it is to begin a meeting and you’re not hearing it all and you’re not catching it all and then someone might say “Well, you were there. Didn’t you hear it?” And of course, you get nods.

REPORTER: She came to the Hough Ear Institute in Integris Baptist Medical Center where Dr. Richard Kopke said she was a candidate for a cochlear implant to replace her hearing aid. Here is how the two compare: a hearing aid is an external devise that stimulates the sensory hair cells in the inner ear. The problem is, these hair cells die off over time rendering the hearing aid useless. With the cochlear implant, part of the devise is actually implanted under the scalp. The other part is placed externally behind the ear. Together, these two parts bypass the dead hair cells and stimulate the hearing nerve directly with amazing results.

DR. KOPKE: Usually, patients before they get the cochlear implant can identify about 10% of words correctly, uhhh, at the most. After the cochlear implant, the majority of cases can identify over 70 or 80% of the words correctly.

REPORTER: That’s a huge difference, but the best part is that cochlear implants are designed to last a lifetime.

DR. KOPKE: The liability rate for the cochlear implant we use most commonly is 99.97%.

REPORTER: For Betty, that means peace of mind. She no longer fears a life without sound and cherishes what many of us take for granted; like the ringing of a telephone or the laughter of a grandchild. She would recommend a cochlear implant to anyone.

BETTY: I think I would tell each individual, “You’re worth more than what you’re getting, and you need to get the best you can through your life. It just makes everything better when you can hear.”

 

[deafdude1]

Here's the transcript:

DR. KOPKE: Usually, patients before they get the cochlear implant can identify about 10% of words correctly, uhhh, at the most. After the cochlear implant, the majority of cases can identify over 70% or 80% of the words correctly.

I wish that was the case, I am seeing some who are scoring 30% to 60% speech without even trying different HAs which could possibly get them to 70% or 80% which is what a CI does! For a score of 10% and an audiogram of 100db+ HL, yea youd stand a great chance of an improvement with CI.

 

[jillio]

I wish that was the case, I am seeing some who are scoring 30% to 60% speech without even trying different HAs which could possibly get them to 70% or 80% which is what a CI does! For a score of 10% and an audiogram of 100db+ HL, yea youd stand a great chance of an improvement with CI.

This was an advertisement for Hough Hearing Center. Of course they will provide optimal results in the ad.

 

[Chair]

Thank you for the transcript Jillio!

BETTY: I think I would tell each individual, “You’re worth more than what you’re getting, and you need to get the best you can through your life. It just makes everything better when you can hear.”

I think a better way to phrase her feelings is it's always good when you feel natural.
I feel natural when my aids are off, she felt unnatural with a hearing loss and this is an escape for her. I understand her perspective but I just kind of tsk'd at that line.

 

[CJB]

Thanks for the transcript, jillio.

BETTY: I think I would tell each individual, “You’re worth more than what you’re getting, and you need to get the best you can through your life. It just makes everything better when you can hear.”

I'm glad the CI was successful for Betty. But I don't like when videos like these take statistics and results from one person and use them as reasoning for why the CI should be recommended to all.

DR. KOPKE: Usually, patients before they get the cochlear implant can identify about 10% of words correctly, uhhh, at the most. After the cochlear implant, the majority of cases can identify over 70 or 80% of the words correctly.

This varies so much from person to person I don't think it's fair to quote these results.