BTE vs. body worn for infant

October 30, 2006

> Hi everyone,

> Let me preface this question with I have a 7 y.o. son with bilateral

> Freedom's. I am very familiar with the BTE version of this implant,

> but my question is for my soon to be implanted 1 y.o. daughter. I was

> just looking for input on your experience with the body worn vs. the

> BTE--and what about the mini? My school is very biased about getting

> the body worn since it is smaller for the baby, but we went straight

> to the BTE for my son since he was 3 1/2 when he was implanted.. Let

> me know your opinion ASAP--we pick out the device on thurs am and

> implant Nov. 28th!!!! YEA!!!! Have a great day.. TRaci

>

Hi Traci,

My son is 14 months old and has a Freedom. We tried the BTE but it¹s too big

for us. He turns his head and it falls off because it gets knocked off by

his shoulder. So we do the body worn and just pin it to his clothes. I¹m

currently trying to come up with a good solution for keeping it on him since

the harness included with the implant is clearly designed for a larger

child. Our audi advised against the mini for him since it has no ports on it

for other devices. Others on this list have the mini and just love it, so I

am wondering if we made a mistake not going with that option. Good luck!

-

October 30, 2006

Hi everyone,

Let me preface this question with I have a 7 y.o. son with bilateral

Freedom's. I am very familiar with the BTE version of this implant,

but my question is for my soon to be implanted 1 y.o. daughter. I was

just looking for input on your experience with the body worn vs. the

BTE--and what about the mini? My school is very biased about getting

the body worn since it is smaller for the baby, but we went straight

to the BTE for my son since he was 3 1/2 when he was implanted.. Let

me know your opinion ASAP--we pick out the device on thurs am and

implant Nov. 28th!!!! YEA!!!! Have a great day.. TRaci

October 30, 2006

I'd think the regular Freedom BTE would be too big but wondering if your

audiologist has a mini that you could look at?

Good luck!

Barbara

Innis wrote:

>

> On 10/30/06 6:13 PM, " traciperry91 " traciperry91@...

> > wrote:

>

> > Hi everyone,

> > Let me preface this question with I have a 7 y.o. son with bilateral

> > Freedom's. I am very familiar with the BTE version of this implant,

> > but my question is for my soon to be implanted 1 y.o. daughter. I was

> > just looking for input on your experience with the body worn vs. the

> > BTE--and what about the mini? My school is very biased about getting

> > the body worn since it is smaller for the baby, but we went straight

> > to the BTE for my son since he was 3 1/2 when he was implanted.. Let

> > me know your opinion ASAP--we pick out the device on thurs am and

> > implant Nov. 28th!!!! YEA!!!! Have a great day.. TRaci

> >

>

October 30, 2006

My one big reason for the body worn (and I have a daughter who has 2

body worn freedom's) is if they fall off they are still connected to

their body. I always worry about them falling off and hitting the

floor or someone stepping on them. I also love the fact that it is

smaller and can fit on her ear so much easier. Hope this helps.

Cari

mom to Ella - bilateral implants