Re: Re: [CHARGE) Hearing Aids??

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Ann,

I just got done sending a message about being so determined to get the digital

aids. Here is the other side of the

story. They don't stay in!!! We don't really have good ear molds right now and

they squeal unless I am constantly

holding them in place. Do you know if the " Easy Listener " can be used for kids

with profound loss? It might be worth

trying that on Josh. Maybe that's one reason to hold off on buying the aids--we

can't keep them in and they REALLY

don't do much good sitting on a shelf.

Thanks in advance!

mom to (8 mo)

Tom Gloyn wrote:

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> re: speech

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> Hi:

> One more thing on the decision to aid or not when your daughter Aubrie's

> levels of hearing are reportedly so close to normal. Just wanted to add

> that the ?'s I sent to you on auditory issues were to get you thinking

> about other potential auditory skills to look for and work on. Your little

> one is young, but where it will make the difference is when Aubrie starts

> school. I have this year a number of students who either had issues on

> hearing (processing, loss, recruitment, hypersensitivity, etc...) totally

> missed and not identified, or the decision was not to aid. I'll let you

> know more as this develops. But it is really clear how far behind this

> has put them educationally. As if it is not enough that most of learning is

> 70% visual...

> Anyway, another option to try is the " Easy Listener " , which is an

> amplification device that comes with a set of head phones in different

> sizes. So you don't have to worry about ear molds, etc... This is useful

> for kids who just cannot tolerate the hearing aides yet, or if they cannot

> support one due to ear construction.

> Also, your comment on hearing aides amplification of all sound: An

> " FM " system used with hearing aides does in fact cut out extranious sound

> and gets the voice only when the speaker wears the mic, and a transmition

> pack. This is useful in the classroom situation when the teacher needs to

> be heard. Some of our kids can pick up footsteps and others children's

> vocalizations which distract without it. Hearing aids can have compression

> added which can cut out certain high or low sounds which may not need to be

> ampified as it would make it too loud for that particular child's needs.

> Your audiologist can help you more. Not so clear cut....!!?

> Ann Gloyn, DB Specialist, Canada

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> >

> > . The overwhelming concensus on the list is to aid. Now I just need to

> > convince myself and all the specialists involved that that's really what

> > we should do for Aubrie. What a tough decision! ...

>

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