iPod

February 17, 2006

In case anyone is interested, I thought Ide pass along a little

suggestion? On LimeWire.com, you can download songs from the old

SchoolHouse Rock songs, which we.cough cough.older folks might remember

from our childhoods? " Conjunction Junction " " lolly lolly get your

adverbs here " " multiplication " " 3 is a magic # " " Lucky 7 " there are

hundreds of them, and they are ctachy and teach so much educationally.

Ciarra LOVES them, although most of the stuff is well over her head

right now.

iPod

I say go iPod!! Take the plunge. I bought the mini for

Christmas. I was tired of scratched CDs and lugging them places or

finding them places. She loves it!!! You recharge it by plugging it

in to the wall or your computer. You can download new music for .99 or

record your CDs on it. At 18 she LOVES anything Disney still and is so

enjoying it. We can also download anything age appropriate we want her

to listen to - you know expand her repetoire of music. I highly

recommend it. She figured out how to use it and everything. I went

with the mini which was cheaper becasue she didn't need to download

movies and store pictures, etc.

Kathy

January 1, 2007

Hi- loves her ipod. she got one for xmas and on xmas day, her

brother downloaded all her songs from cds onto her ipod. She had an mp3 player

last year and loved that too.

I am happy because even in the car she will listen to her ipod and then i

get to listen to what i want. Probably not a good idea to let them take it to

school. Here they dont allow them in the schools, but it would be good for

her bus ride.

she totally navigates it herself, but she also reads and is very computer

savvy. I dont know if either are an issue for you. but i think its worth it.

also, for some lower functioning kids, some people have gotton a shuffle -

with all their fav songs on it and it randomly selects the songs for them.

Happy New Year, all.

January 1, 2007

Well, I got an iPod for Christmas and I can work it, so it any old lady

can do it.............LOL. Actually, the easiest thing is to just load

the CDs you have in and let it play. I think that it's a great

alternative to CDs since they are always getting scratched here as they

move around from kid to kid. The one thing I found is that my daughter

got me a " skin " to put over it and this " skin " is sort of a rubberized

material and I think it's much harder to do the dial that way........ a

fabric " skin " would be much easier I think. I'm going to get a

different one and try it out.... the rubber bugs me. She has one like

it and has not complained.

, mom to (11), (8 DS), and Sammy (7)

CINDY MATTERN wrote:

> I was wondering if anyone out there has gotten an IPOD for their

> child. Ben is 13 and just loves music. Can they navigate to their

> songs ok? We tried to show him my younger son's IPOD and we would have

> to get different earphones. He doesn't do well with the ear buds.

> I was thinking that I could download all his favorite songs from CD's

> to it and we wouldn't have to listen to them anymore.

> Thanks for any information.

> Mattern

>

> p.s. Happy Near Year to everyone!!!

>

January 1, 2007

We got an IPod shuffle this year. She gets to her songs fine, the shuffle

doesn't have a screen so she can't read which song is next, but that hasn't

stopped her at all. She listens to the first couple of bars of the song, then

is off and running to the one she wants.

She can't use the ear buds either, her ear canals are too small, but she took

the head phones from her CD player and uses them.

Anyway, is loving hers, so far takes good care of it.

Sharon H.

Mom to , (15, DS) and , (11)

South Carolina

" Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of

battle. "

IPOD

I was wondering if anyone out there has gotten an IPOD for their child. Ben is

13 and just loves music. Can they navigate to their songs ok? We tried to show

him my younger son's IPOD and we would have to get different earphones. He

doesn't do well with the ear buds.

I was thinking that I could download all his favorite songs from CD's to it

and we wouldn't have to listen to them anymore.

Thanks for any information.

Mattern

p.s. Happy Near Year to everyone!!!

January 1, 2007

Trent has an ipod shuffle and loves it. It is easy for him to turn on and

off and he easily finds his favourite song to play and replay. As to you

not having to listen to his music anymore - we still hear what Trent is

listening to! He always has his music that loud, I've yet to find decent

headphones that don't cost an arm and a leg.

He use to have an mp3 player, the one we had was hard to turn on/off, having

to hold down the button for a period of time. I also found it harder to

navigate but he managed to do it - then again he also changed settings so he

was only hearing a few seconds of a song and I had a lot of trouble trying

to figure that one out.

The ipod, I find is great as it is rechargeable and lasts longer between

recharges - the mp3 we were changing batteries daily mainly 'cause he

couldn't turn it off properly.

Hope that helps

Jan, mother of Trent 22yo w/DS from the LandDownUnder

-- IPOD

I was wondering if anyone out there has gotten an IPOD for their child. Ben

is 13 and just loves music. Can they navigate to their songs ok? We tried

to show him my younger son's IPOD and we would have to get different

earphones. He doesn't do well with the ear buds.

I was thinking that I could download all his favorite songs from CD's to it

and we wouldn't have to listen to them anymore.

Thanks for any information.

Mattern

p.s. Happy Near Year to everyone!!!

January 1, 2007

Maverick got an MP3 player. We downloaded some of his CD's onto it..still

have more to go.

I am going to try to let him take it to school for the bus ride and then

give it to his brother when they get off the bus and then Levi will hold it

for him until the bus ride home.

The problem is that he sings so loudly with it, as he did with his CD player

I need to work on telling him not to do that on the bus.

I thought he might have a problem with the ear buds, but he is fine with

them.

A Child fills a place in your heart you never knew was empty!

January 1, 2007

That is so scary to me to have the volume up that loud. There is a volume

regulator on mine, so that even at full volume it will only go as loud as

you set it. It has a security feature so it can't be changed without the

passcode. I have a Nano, I don't know if the Shuffle has that feature, but

I'd check the " Settings " to see if you can control it.

My oldest is taking American Sign Language in High School for his foreign

language credit...I convinced him there will be an entire generation with

hearing loss, and he will always be employable with that skill!

Karla in Texas

Re: IPOD

> Trent has an ipod shuffle and loves it. It is easy for him to turn on and

> off and he easily finds his favourite song to play and replay. As to you

> not having to listen to his music anymore - we still hear what Trent is

> listening to! He always has his music that loud, I've yet to find decent

> headphones that don't cost an arm and a leg.

> Hope that helps

>

> Jan, mother of Trent 22yo w/DS from the LandDownUnder

>

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>

January 2, 2007

I have the same problem! I caught myself singing out loud at the

gym...luckily the treadmills make enough noise to drown it out!

Karla in Texas

Re: IPOD

> The problem is that he sings so loudly with it, as he did with his CD

> player

> I need to work on telling him not to do that on the bus.

January 2, 2007

We are trying an IPOD equivalent for Jan. For Christmas she got a

Creative Nomad which is the size of a large IPOD. 30 gigs for music

(more than Jan has) and cheap as a re-furb from our local computer store.

I'm sure Jan can navigate to what music she wants to hear becayse she

reads and follows menu sequences fluently. What I am not sure about is

whether it will stand up to being dropped, etc. I also wonder how long

until she loses it, even if we tell her not to take it to her day

program. So it is an experiment.

I'm still getting music loaded, so she doesn't have it at her place

yet. Hopefully some of the CD's she's trashed can be read for a last

time and converted to MP3.

All our kids are different. An IPOD may or may not work for your child.

Rick .. dad to Jan who will be 34 shortly.

January 3, 2007

Rick,

This was one of the reason I was thinking about the Fisher Price MP3 player, but

DH pointed out that a 13 year old might not appreciate something designed for a

preschooler. So Nick didn't get one for Christmas, my mother did purchase an

MP3 player from QVC for him and it will be a birthday present in August.

Cari

re: ipod

What I am not sure about is whether it will stand up to being dropped, etc.

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January 3, 2007

There are two levels of durability with respect to ipods and other

portable devices.

Some which don't have disk drives are durable right up to the point

where the case or LCD panel breaks. Many of these are very small (like

the Shuffle and Nano) and in my mind easy to lose. They also hold a

limited amount of music (but probably adequate for most of our kids).

The larger ones have hard drives. These are quite durable, but if they

are dropped on a hard enough surface or when the disk is actually

reading, they can be damaged short of breaking the case. Drop on a rug

is OK, but drop onto the sidewalk probably isn't. The one we bought Jan

will hold all her CDs so we won't have to worry about her wearing them

out or scratching them (which she does with many times repeated use).

Since Jan lives independently, keeping track of her belongings is

something that she has to do. She isn't perfect at it (nor am I for

that matter).. If your child is at home, you will have more opportunity

for supervision.

Rick ... dad to 33 year old Jan

January 4, 2007

I just bought Alyssa (10yrs DS) the Fisher Price MP3 player yesterday. Got it on

clearance at Walmarts.I didn't know FP made one. I decided to try it, as it

would stand up to her dropping it. I figure it's a start and will help her get

used to playing it before getting her the more expensive one. It's like her

Leapster. I love it as it's simple enough for her to use, but teaches her too.

She had a hard time with the direction buttons in the beginning, only wanting to

use the stylus, but has mastered it now. Sue & Alyssa-MI

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December 9, 2007

Pam,

I dont use an iPOD, but am sure good headphones will work, as well as

using the personal audio cable. I do use an mp3 player and love using it

when I work out on my treadmill.

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Newport, Oregon

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December 9, 2007

Pam,

I'm already using my iPod with a direct audio connection to my CI. No

need for headphones. I just plug in my attachment that came in my kit

for the Freedom upgrade.

Chris

Freedom upgrade 3/07

prelingual profound

N24C R ear, activated 12/05

On Dec 9, 2007 6:56 PM, coronacrone <coronacrone@...> wrote:

>

> Does anybody here successfully use an ipod with your CI? I'm guessing it

> could be done with head phones?

>

> Pam (in Alaska)

>

December 9, 2007

This sounds good! Thank you Chris! I'm off to iPod land!

:-)

Pam

----- Original Message -----

From: Lehfeldt

Pam,

I'm already using my iPod with a direct audio connection to my CI. No

need for headphones. I just plug in my attachment that came in my kit

for the Freedom upgrade.

Chris

Freedom upgrade 3/07

prelingual profound

N24C R ear, activated 12/05

On Dec 9, 2007 6:56 PM, coronacrone <coronacrone@...> wrote:

>

> Does anybody here successfully use an ipod with your CI? I'm guessing it

> could be done with head phones?

>

> Pam (in Alaska)

>

December 10, 2007

Hi Pam:

YES!! I use my Ipod all the time. I have a Cochlear Freedom which

came with a personal audio cable. That plugs into my device and into

the Ipod.

Rhona

cause of hearing loss unknown

Cochlear Awareness Network Advocate

4/3/07 Surgery, left ear Nucleus Freedom

5/8/07 Activated

Univ of Miami

Dr. Balkany

>

> Does anybody here successfully use an ipod with your CI? I'm

guessing it could be done with head phones?

>

> Pam (in Alaska)

>

December 10, 2007

Now, that is cool. One question: are you able to keep the iPod volume at

what would be a normal volume for normal hearing people or do you find you

crank it up more?

I used to work out and wear headphones. But since headphones would not work

with my HA's (forget about discomfort and feedback!) I wore them w/out my

HA's and cranked up the volume. The problem with that is other people could

hear the music too!

_____

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of

rhonamf

Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 7:53 AM

Subject: Re: iPod

Hi Pam:

YES!! I use my Ipod all the time. I have a Cochlear Freedom which

came with a personal audio cable. That plugs into my device and into

the Ipod.

Rhona

cause of hearing loss unknown

Cochlear Awareness Network Advocate

4/3/07 Surgery, left ear Nucleus Freedom

5/8/07 Activated

Univ of Miami

Dr. Balkany

>

> Does anybody here successfully use an ipod with your CI? I'm

guessing it could be done with head phones?

>

> Pam (in Alaska)

>

December 10, 2007

Crikey your ear hair cells would certainly be killed off, wouldn't it

with having the volume at max!

With HA you can use the t-loop switching it to " t " position.

I've got here some info about iPod...

http://www.rnid.org.uk/mediacentre/press/2006/response_to_apple_volume_cap.htm

Elaine from the UK

Stern wrote:

>

> Now, that is cool. One question: are you able to keep the iPod volume at

> what would be a normal volume for normal hearing people or do you find you

> crank it up more?

>

> I used to work out and wear headphones. But since headphones would not

> work

> with my HA's (forget about discomfort and feedback!) I wore them w/out my

> HA's and cranked up the volume. The problem with that is other people

> could

> hear the music too!

>

> _____

>

> From: <mailto:%40>

> [mailto: <mailto:%40>] On

> Behalf Of

> rhonamf

> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 7:53 AM

> <mailto:%40>

> Subject: Re: iPod

>

> Hi Pam:

>

> YES!! I use my Ipod all the time. I have a Cochlear Freedom which

> came with a personal audio cable. That plugs into my device and into

> the Ipod.

>

> Rhona

> cause of hearing loss unknown

> Cochlear Awareness Network Advocate

> 4/3/07 Surgery, left ear Nucleus Freedom

> 5/8/07 Activated

> Univ of Miami

> Dr. Balkany

>

> >

> > Does anybody here successfully use an ipod with your CI? I'm

> guessing it could be done with head phones?

> >

> > Pam (in Alaska)

> >

December 11, 2007

If you use the cord that comes from Cochlear and plug the iPod directly into the

processor,

no one else can hear it! Woo!

Deb

> >

> > Does anybody here successfully use an ipod with your CI? I'm

> guessing it could be done with head phones?

> >

> > Pam (in Alaska)

> >

December 11, 2007

I have a question for all the unilaterally implanted people who use IPods

with a patch cord into the processor. Doesn't that eliminate

environmental sounds as well? Aren't you afriad you're going to miss

something by using a direct connect? Like the doorbell ringing, phone

ringing, etc.? I've rarely used the direct connect, mainly because I

don't like cords, but also because I don't want o miss out on what is

going on around me. Can you set the cord to give you some of the

surrounding sounds? Or is is 100% music from the Ipod, etc?

I generally just use a CD player in the background, don't connect

directly to it.

Thanks,

December 11, 2007

, good question you ask.

You can ask your audiologist to set your T at 100% (if you wish NOT to

hear any background noise) or any percentage thereof to be able to

hear the background noise (like 50%:50%, etc.). I make sure that I

use my iPod only at home, in a quiet room. Never outside. Certainly

not riding a bicycle like some idiots out there, practically asking

for an accident.

Chris

On Dec 11, 2007 7:42 PM, M Jansen <nucleus24@...> wrote:

>

> I have a question for all the unilaterally implanted people who use IPods

> with a patch cord into the processor. Doesn't that eliminate

> environmental sounds as well? Aren't you afriad you're going to miss

> something by using a direct connect? Like the doorbell ringing, phone

> ringing, etc.? I've rarely used the direct connect, mainly because I

> don't like cords, but also because I don't want o miss out on what is

> going on around me. Can you set the cord to give you some of the

> surrounding sounds? Or is is 100% music from the Ipod, etc?

>

> I generally just use a CD player in the background, don't connect

> directly to it.

>

> Thanks,

>

December 11, 2007

, it's me, your friend from down below (the pedestal). Heh, heh.

Are you talking about a personal audio cable? I use mine for the CD player

or on the airplane to listen to the movies. My EA is programmed in all

four slots: P1. 75% - 25% P2. %50 - %50 etc. This way I can hear the

music or movie conversation and still hear around me. Seems safer

to me that way. Forget about using my t-coil on the plane. Such

interference! Can't they tone down the noise? :-)

Judy in Jax