RE: Aubrie's BAHA Repairs!

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I am having the same problem. The Divino is ALWAYS in the shop. The

audiologist is trying to figure out what is doing to it, and minus

dropping it one or two times, nothing! Right now I have 2 loaners (I have

an older model and a Divino) and they are BOTH in the shop. One has been

there since October!

Debbie Matasker

Re: Aubrie's BAHA

The first week or two the site is the nastiest; once the healing cap comes

off, it gets better. It's pretty gross, I agree. I hope she does well with

it. We had to send K's Divino in again for repair (I'm not happy with the

digital BAHA - I think they need to work on the bugs...the Classic we had

before that seems MUCH more reliable). It will be great for Kennedy to see

another friend with a BAHA at the conference.

Hope everything works out for the best, good to hear from you.

On 4/22/07, Michele Westmaas

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>

> Hi-

>

> I've been barely keeping up with everyone lately. Just really busy here.

> Aubrie had her BAHA implant put in on Thursday. She's such a trooper! She

> did great. The site looks good. I think everything's going just fine. I

> didn't realize how nasty the site would look. Almost looks like he carved

> a

> small chunk out of her skull. Maybe it won't look like that when it's

> healed. I also didn't know that we would have to wait at least 3 months to

> begin using the BAHA. Argh. I was hoping for 6 weeks. Oh well.

>

> Also had a dental cleaning on Friday. She threw up all the way home - I

> think just from the trauma of the cleaning. We've been waiting for her

> molars to come in enough to put on metal bands to hold a speech prosthesis

> -

> palatal lift. They are finally in. Not such good news for me cuz I'm

> feeling overwhelmed lately with the hip problems at night and the BAHA. I

> was feeling so bad for having to add another apparatus to her arsenal. The

> prosthesis will be difficult to adjust to because you have to get over the

> initial gag reflex when wearing it. Not to mention the trauma of sitting

> still for the bands to be put on her teeth. Then having a mold taken of

> your mouth. Lots of visits back and forth to the prosthedontist who is 2+

> hrs away. So I was debating if it was worth it. Her speech has been

> improving with her increased hearing. I asked her what she thought. Oh -

> it is a problem that most people can't understand her speech so she wants

> to

> go for it. Gotta love that kid. I mean, I'm worn out at the thought of it

> and it's not even happening to me!

>

> What I have to figure out is how to accommodate all of these appointments

> with working and keeping attention to her brother. He won't want to join

> us

> on all these dr visits over the summer but I won't want to leave him home

> alone all the time either. Could be a struggle to balance everything. Wish

> me luck. Right now, I'm not feeling much confidence as a mom.

>

> Prayers to all the families needing it - and to those who are doing fine -

> let's hope we all do as fine as possible every step of the way!

>

> Michele W

> Aubrie's mom

>

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