Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Hi - my boys who are 12 and 9 both wear hearing aids. They both use a telecoil neckloop. The neckloop has a plug for a headphone jack - it looks like a long circle with a piece that lets you adjust it to being around your neck. We purchased ours from Communications (comm.com) for $50 each. S. though knows of a fellow who makes them himself and charges a great deal less. I have three computers at work and one at home and it's probably bookmarked at work. , if you're reading, do you know his website? The way the neckloop works is it plugs into the headphone jack just like a headphone. They set their hearing aids on the T-coil setting (it's the third setting on their Phonak aids - yours might be different) and it works just like a set of head phones for them. They're great! Sam - my younger son - does find he gets better reception by looping them behind his hearing aids rather than wearing them around his neck. They listen to their walkmen, can plug into the computer or the TV with them. The model we have is made by Sound. I think the book you're thinking of is Oliver gets a hearing aid? Good luck! If you have questions, ask! Barbara --- You wrote: I have two questions: First; my daughter wears hearing aids. Is there some type of wire that attaches to the HA that can be plugged into a jack for audio headphones? Is this what a tele-coil does? My daughters HA can hold 4 different programs (not currently activated since she just turned 3), so I think her HA would be compatible with any type of devise. Can I just by some type of coil from , or does my audi need to provide a special boot or special program. Or maybe she needs a neck loop. My daughter has a moderate loss, but almost borderline severe. The catalog said the neck loop is for severe or profound losses. Does the neck loop broadcast sound for everyone to hear? We are attending a theater performance tomorrow and they have headphones and jacks on some seats to assist those who have trouble hearing but I doubt that will work for my daughter. I might try to see what the headphones look like, maybe they can fit over her HA mic. My daughter does extremely well with her aids in nearly a! ll situations, but I want her to have the clearest sound whenever possible. Any ideas. It's too late to buy anything now, but I was just wondering if there is anything affordable that I can invest in for this type of situation. Second; are there any children's books that deal with a visit to the audiologist? My daughter just turned 3 and gets very apprehensive about going to see the audi. The actual appointment is OK now that we switched to a new audi, but she gets very upset when I tell her that we are going to see the audi (which I call the listening doctor for lack of a better phrase). I never bought the book where the elephant gets hearing aids because my daughter has been aided since 14 months and was already very used to her aids by the time I found out about that book. I forget the title, I thing it is gets Hearing Aids. Does that book address the audi visit? --- end of quote --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Hi - my boys who are 12 and 9 both wear hearing aids. They both use a telecoil neckloop. The neckloop has a plug for a headphone jack - it looks like a long circle with a piece that lets you adjust it to being around your neck. We purchased ours from Communications (comm.com) for $50 each. S. though knows of a fellow who makes them himself and charges a great deal less. I have three computers at work and one at home and it's probably bookmarked at work. , if you're reading, do you know his website? The way the neckloop works is it plugs into the headphone jack just like a headphone. They set their hearing aids on the T-coil setting (it's the third setting on their Phonak aids - yours might be different) and it works just like a set of head phones for them. They're great! Sam - my younger son - does find he gets better reception by looping them behind his hearing aids rather than wearing them around his neck. They listen to their walkmen, can plug into the computer or the TV with them. The model we have is made by Sound. I think the book you're thinking of is Oliver gets a hearing aid? Good luck! If you have questions, ask! Barbara --- You wrote: I have two questions: First; my daughter wears hearing aids. Is there some type of wire that attaches to the HA that can be plugged into a jack for audio headphones? Is this what a tele-coil does? My daughters HA can hold 4 different programs (not currently activated since she just turned 3), so I think her HA would be compatible with any type of devise. Can I just by some type of coil from , or does my audi need to provide a special boot or special program. Or maybe she needs a neck loop. My daughter has a moderate loss, but almost borderline severe. The catalog said the neck loop is for severe or profound losses. Does the neck loop broadcast sound for everyone to hear? We are attending a theater performance tomorrow and they have headphones and jacks on some seats to assist those who have trouble hearing but I doubt that will work for my daughter. I might try to see what the headphones look like, maybe they can fit over her HA mic. My daughter does extremely well with her aids in nearly a! ll situations, but I want her to have the clearest sound whenever possible. Any ideas. It's too late to buy anything now, but I was just wondering if there is anything affordable that I can invest in for this type of situation. Second; are there any children's books that deal with a visit to the audiologist? My daughter just turned 3 and gets very apprehensive about going to see the audi. The actual appointment is OK now that we switched to a new audi, but she gets very upset when I tell her that we are going to see the audi (which I call the listening doctor for lack of a better phrase). I never bought the book where the elephant gets hearing aids because my daughter has been aided since 14 months and was already very used to her aids by the time I found out about that book. I forget the title, I thing it is gets Hearing Aids. Does that book address the audi visit? --- end of quote --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Hi - my boys who are 12 and 9 both wear hearing aids. They both use a telecoil neckloop. The neckloop has a plug for a headphone jack - it looks like a long circle with a piece that lets you adjust it to being around your neck. We purchased ours from Communications (comm.com) for $50 each. S. though knows of a fellow who makes them himself and charges a great deal less. I have three computers at work and one at home and it's probably bookmarked at work. , if you're reading, do you know his website? The way the neckloop works is it plugs into the headphone jack just like a headphone. They set their hearing aids on the T-coil setting (it's the third setting on their Phonak aids - yours might be different) and it works just like a set of head phones for them. They're great! Sam - my younger son - does find he gets better reception by looping them behind his hearing aids rather than wearing them around his neck. They listen to their walkmen, can plug into the computer or the TV with them. The model we have is made by Sound. I think the book you're thinking of is Oliver gets a hearing aid? Good luck! If you have questions, ask! Barbara --- You wrote: I have two questions: First; my daughter wears hearing aids. Is there some type of wire that attaches to the HA that can be plugged into a jack for audio headphones? Is this what a tele-coil does? My daughters HA can hold 4 different programs (not currently activated since she just turned 3), so I think her HA would be compatible with any type of devise. Can I just by some type of coil from , or does my audi need to provide a special boot or special program. Or maybe she needs a neck loop. My daughter has a moderate loss, but almost borderline severe. The catalog said the neck loop is for severe or profound losses. Does the neck loop broadcast sound for everyone to hear? We are attending a theater performance tomorrow and they have headphones and jacks on some seats to assist those who have trouble hearing but I doubt that will work for my daughter. I might try to see what the headphones look like, maybe they can fit over her HA mic. My daughter does extremely well with her aids in nearly a! ll situations, but I want her to have the clearest sound whenever possible. Any ideas. It's too late to buy anything now, but I was just wondering if there is anything affordable that I can invest in for this type of situation. Second; are there any children's books that deal with a visit to the audiologist? My daughter just turned 3 and gets very apprehensive about going to see the audi. The actual appointment is OK now that we switched to a new audi, but she gets very upset when I tell her that we are going to see the audi (which I call the listening doctor for lack of a better phrase). I never bought the book where the elephant gets hearing aids because my daughter has been aided since 14 months and was already very used to her aids by the time I found out about that book. I forget the title, I thing it is gets Hearing Aids. Does that book address the audi visit? --- end of quote --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Hi Stefanie - you're a peach! Thanks.... Barbara --- You wrote: I can't remember his website, but his email address is DeVilbiss . He's VERY nice and sells his neck loops for I think $20. You can probably google him and get his website that way. --- end of quote --- ******************************* Barbara Mellert Manager, Social Science Computing Kiewit Computing Services Dartmouth College 13A Silsby Hall; HB 6121 Hanover NH 03755 Telephone: 603/646-2877 URL: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ssc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Hi Stefanie - you're a peach! Thanks.... Barbara --- You wrote: I can't remember his website, but his email address is DeVilbiss . He's VERY nice and sells his neck loops for I think $20. You can probably google him and get his website that way. --- end of quote --- ******************************* Barbara Mellert Manager, Social Science Computing Kiewit Computing Services Dartmouth College 13A Silsby Hall; HB 6121 Hanover NH 03755 Telephone: 603/646-2877 URL: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ssc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Hi Stefanie - you're a peach! Thanks.... Barbara --- You wrote: I can't remember his website, but his email address is DeVilbiss . He's VERY nice and sells his neck loops for I think $20. You can probably google him and get his website that way. --- end of quote --- ******************************* Barbara Mellert Manager, Social Science Computing Kiewit Computing Services Dartmouth College 13A Silsby Hall; HB 6121 Hanover NH 03755 Telephone: 603/646-2877 URL: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ssc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Hi Barbara and , I can't remember his website, but his email address is DeVilbiss . He's VERY nice and sells his neck loops for I think $20. You can probably google him and get his website that way. Stefanie on 7/15/04 7:46 PM, Barbara.T.Mellert@... at Barbara.T.Mellert@... wrote: > Hi - my boys who are 12 and 9 both wear hearing aids. They both use a > telecoil neckloop. The neckloop has a plug for a headphone jack - it looks > like > a long circle with a piece that lets you adjust it to being around your neck. > We purchased ours from Communications (comm.com) for $50 each. > S. though knows of a fellow who makes them himself and charges a great > deal less. I have three computers at work and one at home and it's probably > bookmarked at work. , if you're reading, do you know his website? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 We have a neck loop, but the telecoil setting on the hearing aids picks up an enormous amount of 60Hz electrical interference from the light dimmers we have installed in our home. So, I recently purchased a set of audio input " boots " for my daughter's Widdex hearing aids. The audio input boots are exactly the same as the ones she uses at school to connect to her Microlink FM receivers. I had to purchase a separate cable to plug into the standard stereo jack found on CD players etc. (See http://www.hearing-loss-help-co.com ) The sound is perfectly clear and there is no electrical noise. I'm very happy with it. The boots were about $30 each, and the cable was about $50. Just wish we didn't need a cable. I've heard that a Bluetooth wireless solution may be in the works, but I'm not holding my breath. By the way, there is an alternative to the neck loop. It is a smaller hook shaped induction loop that goes over the ear. The advantage is that it is much closer to the hearing aid so the sound level is higher. The disadvantage is that you'll need two of them to get sound in both hearing aids. Two questions I have two questions: First; my daughter wears hearing aids. Is there some type of wire that attaches to the HA that can be plugged into a jack for audio headphones? Is this what a tele-coil does? My daughters HA can hold 4 different programs (not currently activated since she just turned 3), so I think her HA would be compatible with any type of devise. Can I just by some type of coil from , or does my audi need to provide a special boot or special program. Or maybe she needs a neck loop. My daughter has a moderate loss, but almost borderline severe. The catalog said the neck loop is for severe or profound losses. Does the neck loop broadcast sound for everyone to hear? We are attending a theater performance tomorrow and they have headphones and jacks on some seats to assist those who have trouble hearing but I doubt that will work for my daughter. I might try to see what the headphones look like, maybe they can fit over her HA mic. My daughter does extremely well with her aids in nearly all situations, but I want her to have the clearest sound whenever possible. Any ideas. It's too late to buy anything now, but I was just wondering if there is anything affordable that I can invest in for this type of situation. Second; are there any children's books that deal with a visit to the audiologist? My daughter just turned 3 and gets very apprehensive about going to see the audi. The actual appointment is OK now that we switched to a new audi, but she gets very upset when I tell her that we are going to see the audi (which I call the listening doctor for lack of a better phrase). I never bought the book where the elephant gets hearing aids because my daughter has been aided since 14 months and was already very used to her aids by the time I found out about that book. I forget the title, I thing it is gets Hearing Aids. Does that book address the audi visit? Thanks so much for the help. H Mom to Jessie; just turned 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 We have a neck loop, but the telecoil setting on the hearing aids picks up an enormous amount of 60Hz electrical interference from the light dimmers we have installed in our home. So, I recently purchased a set of audio input " boots " for my daughter's Widdex hearing aids. The audio input boots are exactly the same as the ones she uses at school to connect to her Microlink FM receivers. I had to purchase a separate cable to plug into the standard stereo jack found on CD players etc. (See http://www.hearing-loss-help-co.com ) The sound is perfectly clear and there is no electrical noise. I'm very happy with it. The boots were about $30 each, and the cable was about $50. Just wish we didn't need a cable. I've heard that a Bluetooth wireless solution may be in the works, but I'm not holding my breath. By the way, there is an alternative to the neck loop. It is a smaller hook shaped induction loop that goes over the ear. The advantage is that it is much closer to the hearing aid so the sound level is higher. The disadvantage is that you'll need two of them to get sound in both hearing aids. Two questions I have two questions: First; my daughter wears hearing aids. Is there some type of wire that attaches to the HA that can be plugged into a jack for audio headphones? Is this what a tele-coil does? My daughters HA can hold 4 different programs (not currently activated since she just turned 3), so I think her HA would be compatible with any type of devise. Can I just by some type of coil from , or does my audi need to provide a special boot or special program. Or maybe she needs a neck loop. My daughter has a moderate loss, but almost borderline severe. The catalog said the neck loop is for severe or profound losses. Does the neck loop broadcast sound for everyone to hear? We are attending a theater performance tomorrow and they have headphones and jacks on some seats to assist those who have trouble hearing but I doubt that will work for my daughter. I might try to see what the headphones look like, maybe they can fit over her HA mic. My daughter does extremely well with her aids in nearly all situations, but I want her to have the clearest sound whenever possible. Any ideas. It's too late to buy anything now, but I was just wondering if there is anything affordable that I can invest in for this type of situation. Second; are there any children's books that deal with a visit to the audiologist? My daughter just turned 3 and gets very apprehensive about going to see the audi. The actual appointment is OK now that we switched to a new audi, but she gets very upset when I tell her that we are going to see the audi (which I call the listening doctor for lack of a better phrase). I never bought the book where the elephant gets hearing aids because my daughter has been aided since 14 months and was already very used to her aids by the time I found out about that book. I forget the title, I thing it is gets Hearing Aids. Does that book address the audi visit? Thanks so much for the help. H Mom to Jessie; just turned 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Thanks for all the responses. I thought a neck loop and a telecoil were two totally separate things. And, when I looked at the neck loops in the catalog and saw that it did not plug into the HA, I figured that it was like a giant amplifier that everyone standing nearby could hear. Thanks for clarifying this for me. I now need to check out the different options that were suggested. I wonder if 3 years old is too young to have the telecoil program? My daughter does not fool w/ her HA at all, but she is very athletic and occasionally the HA will slip and she just tucks it back behind her ear. Luckily they fit very well and this hardly ever happens even though she loves to tumble and be up-side-down. Has anyone on the list used the settings with a 3 year old? My daughter's audi disabled the button that changes the programs because of her age, but she may be old enough now to handle it. Recently, when I accidentally shut one of her aids off while putting it in, Jessie said " fix it -- I want my loud ears " . I also need to find out is the neck loop can work with a moderate, nearly severe loss. I will call my audi and see what she suggests. By the way, Jessie had a great time at the musical theater. It was a children's performance and was very good acoustically. Thanks so much for such great information! H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Thanks for all the responses. I thought a neck loop and a telecoil were two totally separate things. And, when I looked at the neck loops in the catalog and saw that it did not plug into the HA, I figured that it was like a giant amplifier that everyone standing nearby could hear. Thanks for clarifying this for me. I now need to check out the different options that were suggested. I wonder if 3 years old is too young to have the telecoil program? My daughter does not fool w/ her HA at all, but she is very athletic and occasionally the HA will slip and she just tucks it back behind her ear. Luckily they fit very well and this hardly ever happens even though she loves to tumble and be up-side-down. Has anyone on the list used the settings with a 3 year old? My daughter's audi disabled the button that changes the programs because of her age, but she may be old enough now to handle it. Recently, when I accidentally shut one of her aids off while putting it in, Jessie said " fix it -- I want my loud ears " . I also need to find out is the neck loop can work with a moderate, nearly severe loss. I will call my audi and see what she suggests. By the way, Jessie had a great time at the musical theater. It was a children's performance and was very good acoustically. Thanks so much for such great information! H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Thanks for all the responses. I thought a neck loop and a telecoil were two totally separate things. And, when I looked at the neck loops in the catalog and saw that it did not plug into the HA, I figured that it was like a giant amplifier that everyone standing nearby could hear. Thanks for clarifying this for me. I now need to check out the different options that were suggested. I wonder if 3 years old is too young to have the telecoil program? My daughter does not fool w/ her HA at all, but she is very athletic and occasionally the HA will slip and she just tucks it back behind her ear. Luckily they fit very well and this hardly ever happens even though she loves to tumble and be up-side-down. Has anyone on the list used the settings with a 3 year old? My daughter's audi disabled the button that changes the programs because of her age, but she may be old enough now to handle it. Recently, when I accidentally shut one of her aids off while putting it in, Jessie said " fix it -- I want my loud ears " . I also need to find out is the neck loop can work with a moderate, nearly severe loss. I will call my audi and see what she suggests. By the way, Jessie had a great time at the musical theater. It was a children's performance and was very good acoustically. Thanks so much for such great information! H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 Hi - my older son has a sloping moderate to profound hearing loss; my younger son has a profound loss and both love their neckloops.... I'm glad Jessie enjoyed the performance! Take care Barbara --- You wrote: I also need to find out is the neck loop can work with a moderate, nearly severe loss. I will call my audi and see what she suggests. By the way, Jessie had a great time at the musical theater. It was a children's performance and --- end of quote --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 Hi - my older son has a sloping moderate to profound hearing loss; my younger son has a profound loss and both love their neckloops.... I'm glad Jessie enjoyed the performance! Take care Barbara --- You wrote: I also need to find out is the neck loop can work with a moderate, nearly severe loss. I will call my audi and see what she suggests. By the way, Jessie had a great time at the musical theater. It was a children's performance and --- end of quote --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 Hi - my older son has a sloping moderate to profound hearing loss; my younger son has a profound loss and both love their neckloops.... I'm glad Jessie enjoyed the performance! Take care Barbara --- You wrote: I also need to find out is the neck loop can work with a moderate, nearly severe loss. I will call my audi and see what she suggests. By the way, Jessie had a great time at the musical theater. It was a children's performance and --- end of quote --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 , My nine year old daughter uses a HATIS EPIC instead of headphones/neckloop. They plug into the audio jack of the cd player/tv/etc and fit on her ear (like an HA) next to her HA. The clarity is supposed to be wonderful. She loves them. We bought ours from Communications, but you can check on the website for other dealers. http://www.hatis.com/epic.shtml (mother to Cody, 12, hearing and Jordan, 9, moderately-severe loss) Harrington wrote: > I have two questions: > First; my daughter wears hearing aids. Is there some type of wire that > attaches to the HA that can be plugged into a jack for audio > headphones? Is this what a tele-coil does? My daughters HA can hold 4 > different programs (not currently activated since she just turned 3), > so I think her HA would be compatible with any type of devise. Can I > just by some type of coil from , or does my audi need to provide > a special boot or special program. Or maybe she needs a neck loop. My > daughter has a moderate loss, but almost borderline severe. The > catalog said the neck loop is for severe or profound losses. Does the > neck loop broadcast sound for everyone to hear? We are attending a > theater performance tomorrow and they have headphones and jacks on > some seats to assist those who have trouble hearing but I doubt that > will work for my daughter. I might try to see what the headphones look > like, maybe they can fit over her HA mic. My daughter does extremely > well with her aids in nearly all situations, but I want her to have > the clearest sound whenever possible. Any ideas. It's too late to buy > anything now, but I was just wondering if there is anything affordable > that I can invest in for this type of situation. > > Second; are there any children's books that deal with a visit to the > audiologist? My daughter just turned 3 and gets very apprehensive > about going to see the audi. The actual appointment is OK now that we > switched to a new audi, but she gets very upset when I tell her that > we are going to see the audi (which I call the listening doctor for > lack of a better phrase). I never bought the book where the elephant > gets hearing aids because my daughter has been aided since 14 months > and was already very used to her aids by the time I found out about > that book. I forget the title, I thing it is gets Hearing > Aids. Does that book address the audi visit? > > Thanks so much for the help. > > H > Mom to Jessie; just turned 3. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 , My nine year old daughter uses a HATIS EPIC instead of headphones/neckloop. They plug into the audio jack of the cd player/tv/etc and fit on her ear (like an HA) next to her HA. The clarity is supposed to be wonderful. She loves them. We bought ours from Communications, but you can check on the website for other dealers. http://www.hatis.com/epic.shtml (mother to Cody, 12, hearing and Jordan, 9, moderately-severe loss) Harrington wrote: > I have two questions: > First; my daughter wears hearing aids. Is there some type of wire that > attaches to the HA that can be plugged into a jack for audio > headphones? Is this what a tele-coil does? My daughters HA can hold 4 > different programs (not currently activated since she just turned 3), > so I think her HA would be compatible with any type of devise. Can I > just by some type of coil from , or does my audi need to provide > a special boot or special program. Or maybe she needs a neck loop. My > daughter has a moderate loss, but almost borderline severe. The > catalog said the neck loop is for severe or profound losses. Does the > neck loop broadcast sound for everyone to hear? We are attending a > theater performance tomorrow and they have headphones and jacks on > some seats to assist those who have trouble hearing but I doubt that > will work for my daughter. I might try to see what the headphones look > like, maybe they can fit over her HA mic. My daughter does extremely > well with her aids in nearly all situations, but I want her to have > the clearest sound whenever possible. Any ideas. It's too late to buy > anything now, but I was just wondering if there is anything affordable > that I can invest in for this type of situation. > > Second; are there any children's books that deal with a visit to the > audiologist? My daughter just turned 3 and gets very apprehensive > about going to see the audi. The actual appointment is OK now that we > switched to a new audi, but she gets very upset when I tell her that > we are going to see the audi (which I call the listening doctor for > lack of a better phrase). I never bought the book where the elephant > gets hearing aids because my daughter has been aided since 14 months > and was already very used to her aids by the time I found out about > that book. I forget the title, I thing it is gets Hearing > Aids. Does that book address the audi visit? > > Thanks so much for the help. > > H > Mom to Jessie; just turned 3. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 , My nine year old daughter uses a HATIS EPIC instead of headphones/neckloop. They plug into the audio jack of the cd player/tv/etc and fit on her ear (like an HA) next to her HA. The clarity is supposed to be wonderful. She loves them. We bought ours from Communications, but you can check on the website for other dealers. http://www.hatis.com/epic.shtml (mother to Cody, 12, hearing and Jordan, 9, moderately-severe loss) Harrington wrote: > I have two questions: > First; my daughter wears hearing aids. Is there some type of wire that > attaches to the HA that can be plugged into a jack for audio > headphones? Is this what a tele-coil does? My daughters HA can hold 4 > different programs (not currently activated since she just turned 3), > so I think her HA would be compatible with any type of devise. Can I > just by some type of coil from , or does my audi need to provide > a special boot or special program. Or maybe she needs a neck loop. My > daughter has a moderate loss, but almost borderline severe. The > catalog said the neck loop is for severe or profound losses. Does the > neck loop broadcast sound for everyone to hear? We are attending a > theater performance tomorrow and they have headphones and jacks on > some seats to assist those who have trouble hearing but I doubt that > will work for my daughter. I might try to see what the headphones look > like, maybe they can fit over her HA mic. My daughter does extremely > well with her aids in nearly all situations, but I want her to have > the clearest sound whenever possible. Any ideas. It's too late to buy > anything now, but I was just wondering if there is anything affordable > that I can invest in for this type of situation. > > Second; are there any children's books that deal with a visit to the > audiologist? My daughter just turned 3 and gets very apprehensive > about going to see the audi. The actual appointment is OK now that we > switched to a new audi, but she gets very upset when I tell her that > we are going to see the audi (which I call the listening doctor for > lack of a better phrase). I never bought the book where the elephant > gets hearing aids because my daughter has been aided since 14 months > and was already very used to her aids by the time I found out about > that book. I forget the title, I thing it is gets Hearing > Aids. Does that book address the audi visit? > > Thanks so much for the help. > > H > Mom to Jessie; just turned 3. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 --- You wrote: One really useful thing I learned is that many headphones are telecoil compatible! --- end of quote --- Headphones - I don't think? - would work for my boys as putting them over their ears would make their hearing aids feedback or am I missing something? thanks Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 --- You wrote: One really useful thing I learned is that many headphones are telecoil compatible! --- end of quote --- Headphones - I don't think? - would work for my boys as putting them over their ears would make their hearing aids feedback or am I missing something? thanks Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 --- You wrote: One really useful thing I learned is that many headphones are telecoil compatible! --- end of quote --- Headphones - I don't think? - would work for my boys as putting them over their ears would make their hearing aids feedback or am I missing something? thanks Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 >So for now when she listens to her CD player or plays on the >computer, we just plug in the headphones and let her wear them (she >prefers to remover her aids). She seems to hear it ok and for now >that has been working. Last year at a meeting of our local implant club, the presentation was all about how to plug stuff into implant processors. One really useful thing I learned is that many headphones are telecoil compatible! This is most often true of the large type of headphones, like for listening to the stereo with. Some people said some of the smaller, Walkman type headphones are also telecoil compatible. One older girl figured out that she could put her implant BTE on 'T' and get so much more out of the French langauge lab tapes she was listening to using headphones in her high school French class. I think her mom had the school buy a good set of headphones for her to use at school for these lessons. The same thing should work with hearing aids on 'T'. (I also know how to patch implant processors in to the TV, computer, etc. If anyone wants instructions, let me know. My son plugs into the TV occasionally. It is great, because I can turn the speaker volume off but he will still hear the TV! He likes the sound quality, but doesn't like feeling tied to the TV, even though it is a very long cable.) Lydia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 >So for now when she listens to her CD player or plays on the >computer, we just plug in the headphones and let her wear them (she >prefers to remover her aids). She seems to hear it ok and for now >that has been working. Last year at a meeting of our local implant club, the presentation was all about how to plug stuff into implant processors. One really useful thing I learned is that many headphones are telecoil compatible! This is most often true of the large type of headphones, like for listening to the stereo with. Some people said some of the smaller, Walkman type headphones are also telecoil compatible. One older girl figured out that she could put her implant BTE on 'T' and get so much more out of the French langauge lab tapes she was listening to using headphones in her high school French class. I think her mom had the school buy a good set of headphones for her to use at school for these lessons. The same thing should work with hearing aids on 'T'. (I also know how to patch implant processors in to the TV, computer, etc. If anyone wants instructions, let me know. My son plugs into the TV occasionally. It is great, because I can turn the speaker volume off but he will still hear the TV! He likes the sound quality, but doesn't like feeling tied to the TV, even though it is a very long cable.) Lydia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 >So for now when she listens to her CD player or plays on the >computer, we just plug in the headphones and let her wear them (she >prefers to remover her aids). She seems to hear it ok and for now >that has been working. Last year at a meeting of our local implant club, the presentation was all about how to plug stuff into implant processors. One really useful thing I learned is that many headphones are telecoil compatible! This is most often true of the large type of headphones, like for listening to the stereo with. Some people said some of the smaller, Walkman type headphones are also telecoil compatible. One older girl figured out that she could put her implant BTE on 'T' and get so much more out of the French langauge lab tapes she was listening to using headphones in her high school French class. I think her mom had the school buy a good set of headphones for her to use at school for these lessons. The same thing should work with hearing aids on 'T'. (I also know how to patch implant processors in to the TV, computer, etc. If anyone wants instructions, let me know. My son plugs into the TV occasionally. It is great, because I can turn the speaker volume off but he will still hear the TV! He likes the sound quality, but doesn't like feeling tied to the TV, even though it is a very long cable.) Lydia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 At 05:26 PM 7/17/04, you wrote: >Last year at a meeting of our local implant club, the presentation >was all about how to plug stuff into implant processors. One really >useful thing I learned is that many headphones are telecoil >compatible! This is most often true of the large type of >headphones, like for listening to the stereo with. Some people said >some of the smaller, Walkman type headphones are also telecoil >compatible. Any stereo headphones will work. They use an internal magnet which generates enough of a field to be picked up by the t-coil. My daughter can use the headphones that came with our Sony Discman. Barbara Handley http://www.deafhomeschool.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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