Re: The Loudness of the CI

[Guest guest]

I'm not an expert at all, just muddling through this myself. Nearly every

day, I go with my team to lunch at the crowded company cafeteria and it's

a tremendous challenge to hear their speech over the noise of all the

chatter and clatter of dishware.

I did have my noise program that helped to some extent, but after my last

mapping, it doesn't work as well as my regular program -- I suspect that

perhaps the audiologist didn't apply the new mapping to the noise program.

Anyhow, so I continue to try to understand my coworkers at the lunch

table, and it's more futile than not, but it slowly, slowly gets better as

I keep at it.

And one thing I do notice is that if I turn the volume up, yes, everything

is louder including the background noise, but over time, I get used to it

and get better at tuning it out and focusing on the nearby voices. And

the louder volume does help me to hear those voices better, especially the

quieter folk, at least when I can sort of tune out the background noise.

Ken

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On Wed, 16 Mar 2011, hlaasdan wrote:

>  

>

> As this been sometime discussed among some of the CI users, " Is the CI loud

enough? " . Whereas

> sometime when I go for a mapping, I want to make sure it's not set too loud to

the point that

> all that background noise could be loud and distracting. However, at the same

time I'm also

> wondering if the speech part is too soft? How do you get around this dilemma?

Any advice would

> be greatly appreciated. And thanks in advance!

>

> Dan

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Good question Dan. I'm looking forward to reading everyone's replies on

this.

The wonderful thing about the CI is we do have some control over our

settings after we leave the Audiologists office by moving the sensitivity

and volume up or down in each of the four programs. It is a continual

learning experience and you just have to keep trying the different programs,

changing sensitivity and the volume to see what works for you in the

different environment.

Noise is always a problem for us CI/hearing aid users. I go to our nine year

old grandsons wrestling meets and that is probably at the top of the noise

scale! What works pretty good for me is to use my noise program, turn down

the sensitivity a notch or two and then I turn up volume some. I turn my

hearing aid in the other ear off because it is just one big ball of noise

and very distracting. I still have to really focus if someone is talking to

me but can carry on a reasonable conversation if the person is close by.

Suzanne W - Nebraska

Freedom - R ear

Surgery 1/14/08 Activation 2/14/08

Alpha ENT Clinic Ft. , CO

Dr. W. Conlon

As this been sometime discussed among some of the CI users, " Is the CI loud

enough? " . Whereas sometime when I go for a mapping, I want to make sure it's

not set too loud to the point that all that background noise could be loud

and distracting. However, at the same time I'm also wondering if the speech

part is too soft? How do you get around this dilemma? Any advice would be

greatly appreciated. And thanks in advance!

Dan

[Guest guest]

Another thing is that it sometime also depends on the mood or state we're in.

Whereas we could be using the same volume and same setting, yet it may sound

loud or just right at certain times and also too soft at other times. For

instance, sometime I find that when I'm having this sinus congested feeling, I

don't seem to hear as well as even if I didn't change the setting or anything to

that sort.

Dan

>

>

>

> Good question Dan. I'm looking forward to reading everyone's replies on

> this.

>

> The wonderful thing about the CI is we do have some control over our

> settings after we leave the Audiologists office by moving the sensitivity

> and volume up or down in each of the four programs. It is a continual

> learning experience and you just have to keep trying the different programs,

> changing sensitivity and the volume to see what works for you in the

> different environment.

>

> Noise is always a problem for us CI/hearing aid users. I go to our nine year

> old grandsons wrestling meets and that is probably at the top of the noise

> scale! What works pretty good for me is to use my noise program, turn down

> the sensitivity a notch or two and then I turn up volume some. I turn my

> hearing aid in the other ear off because it is just one big ball of noise

> and very distracting. I still have to really focus if someone is talking to

> me but can carry on a reasonable conversation if the person is close by.

>

>

>

> Suzanne W - Nebraska

>

> Freedom - R ear

>

> Surgery 1/14/08 Activation 2/14/08

>

> Alpha ENT Clinic Ft. , CO

>

> Dr. W. Conlon

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> As this been sometime discussed among some of the CI users, " Is the CI loud

> enough? " . Whereas sometime when I go for a mapping, I want to make sure it's

> not set too loud to the point that all that background noise could be loud

> and distracting. However, at the same time I'm also wondering if the speech

> part is too soft? How do you get around this dilemma? Any advice would be

> greatly appreciated. And thanks in advance!

>

> Dan

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I don't understand the " four programs " !!  I've had my CI 3 years and only had 1

program until just recently when she added another primarily in hopes of riding

over the " tinnitus noise " ; hasn't really worked yet, maybe....Bill

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From: hlaasdan <hlaasdan@...>

Sent: Thu, March 17, 2011 2:49:10 PM

Subject: Re: The Loudness of the CI

 

Another thing is that it sometime also depends on the mood or state we're in.

Whereas we could be using the same volume and same setting, yet it may sound

loud or just right at certain times and also too soft at other times. For

instance, sometime I find that when I'm having this sinus congested feeling, I

don't seem to hear as well as even if I didn't change the setting or anything to

that sort.

Dan

>

>

>

> Good question Dan. I'm looking forward to reading everyone's replies on

> this.

>

> The wonderful thing about the CI is we do have some control over our

> settings after we leave the Audiologists office by moving the sensitivity

> and volume up or down in each of the four programs. It is a continual

> learning experience and you just have to keep trying the different programs,

> changing sensitivity and the volume to see what works for you in the

> different environment.

>

> Noise is always a problem for us CI/hearing aid users. I go to our nine year

> old grandsons wrestling meets and that is probably at the top of the noise

> scale! What works pretty good for me is to use my noise program, turn down

> the sensitivity a notch or two and then I turn up volume some. I turn my

> hearing aid in the other ear off because it is just one big ball of noise

> and very distracting. I still have to really focus if someone is talking to

> me but can carry on a reasonable conversation if the person is close by.

>

>

>

> Suzanne W - Nebraska

>

> Freedom - R ear

>

> Surgery 1/14/08 Activation 2/14/08

>

> Alpha ENT Clinic Ft. , CO

>

> Dr. W. Conlon

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> As this been sometime discussed among some of the CI users, " Is the CI loud

> enough? " . Whereas sometime when I go for a mapping, I want to make sure it's

> not set too loud to the point that all that background noise could be loud

> and distracting. However, at the same time I'm also wondering if the speech

> part is too soft? How do you get around this dilemma? Any advice would be

> greatly appreciated. And thanks in advance!

>

> Dan

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Mine only acted up on 3 year intervals. I think I need a mapping with the 3G,

it's been a long time, but it doesn't pay at this point, does it?

Trish

Re: The Loudness of the CI

Another thing is that it sometime also depends on the mood or state we're in.

Whereas we could be using the same volume and same setting, yet it may sound

loud or just right at certain times and also too soft at other times. For

instance, sometime I find that when I'm having this sinus congested feeling, I

don't seem to hear as well as even if I didn't change the setting or anything

to

that sort.

Dan

>

>

>

> Good question Dan. I'm looking forward to reading everyone's replies on

> this.

>

> The wonderful thing about the CI is we do have some control over our

> settings after we leave the Audiologists office by moving the sensitivity

> and volume up or down in each of the four programs. It is a continual

> learning experience and you just have to keep trying the different programs,

> changing sensitivity and the volume to see what works for you in the

> different environment.

>

> Noise is always a problem for us CI/hearing aid users. I go to our nine year

> old grandsons wrestling meets and that is probably at the top of the noise

> scale! What works pretty good for me is to use my noise program, turn down

> the sensitivity a notch or two and then I turn up volume some. I turn my

> hearing aid in the other ear off because it is just one big ball of noise

> and very distracting. I still have to really focus if someone is talking to

> me but can carry on a reasonable conversation if the person is close by.

>

>

>

> Suzanne W - Nebraska

>

> Freedom - R ear

>

> Surgery 1/14/08 Activation 2/14/08

>

> Alpha ENT Clinic Ft. , CO

>

> Dr. W. Conlon

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> As this been sometime discussed among some of the CI users, " Is the CI loud

> enough? " . Whereas sometime when I go for a mapping, I want to make sure it's

> not set too loud to the point that all that background noise could be loud

> and distracting. However, at the same time I'm also wondering if the speech

> part is too soft? How do you get around this dilemma? Any advice would be

> greatly appreciated. And thanks in advance!

>

> Dan

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

You have four program slots and your audiologist can put different programs

in any of the slots. For example I have my everyday program in the number

one slot, 100% tecoil as program 2, a noise program for slot 3 and another

noise program for slot 4. I did have a music program for my number 3

program but never used it as music is pretty good for me in my everyday

program so my audiologist decided to try another noise program. There are

many, many different combinations your audiologist can use in the different

program slots to help you hear better.

Suzanne W - Nebraska

Freedom - R ear

Surgery 1/14/08 Activation 2/14/08

Alpha ENT Clinic Ft. , CO

Dr. W. Conlon

I don't understand the " four programs " !! I've had my CI 3 years and only had

1

program until just recently when she added another primarily in hopes of

riding

over the " tinnitus noise " ; hasn't really worked yet, maybe....Bill