No analog hearing aid wearers?

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:shock: There is no out here in the forum that still wears analog? I guess I really am in the stone age.:shock:
 
never fear! I still have my analogs from babyhood (the left works, not sure about the right cause the door is pretty much busted LOL) *I pretty much saved the left for my left side in case *#$*! happens*
 
I have a few old ones in a drawer as I am not good at throwing things away, but I embrace the digital age!
 
@ Bottseni and SafariGirl ~ Thank God. I am still researching. I have to believe that there is some companies out there that went and bought out what was left of the analogs when things were moving to digitals. I just put my old analogs back in. Tired of listening to bad stuff through the custom ones after a month… I told my hubby. I am going to repair the crap out of these until they can't do it anymore. I need a life and I need to live. aaaaaand a few hours later.. I put the custom ones back in out of guilt..
 
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There's still a few folks who still have the analogs. I think I do (Oticon 380P) but have no idea if I do and where they are. I have one friend who I think is contemplating on going back to analog via her old hearing aids if she can get them reconditioned.
 
@deafducky- I put my old ones in for a short time today. Sweet music! My custom analogs still need some fine tuning. Just at a loss for how to tell my Audi what it is that is bugging me. I have two different ears and I use one more than the other. I need POWER and something to get rid of the " outside strong tinnyness" I think??? I can't make up my mind.
 
I still have mine and I think one actually works. I wore them a year ago but the digitals have better sound much to my surprise. I always say how I miss them but the Widex are better at producing the analog sound than my old analog aids. I can't imagine life without them now....

Laura
 
I still wear analogs although I'm about to change over to digitals soon.
My current aids are in my signature and I still have a backup set of Siemens Swing S2+ BTE analogs.
 
I don't want to give up what I have. The custom analogs are not set right either. I am losing my mind.
 
I started out with Maico body aid til 7th grade in which I got a suspension for defending myself in being picked on. Lovely I was with glasses ( nearly blind as a bat ), braces ( full rack,not the kind the kids get today), and a third "boob". I then got a pair of BTE's but I don't remember what kind I had then but they took the 675 batteries. When I got married to my hubby, the military system provided me with my tiniest pair of Rextons which I have had since then.. nearly 25 yrs. All my hearing aids have been analog. I just wish to keep what I have.. anyone else having trouble with the transition.. cause this gal is~
 
Do any of you sign? Please tell me if you were mainstreamed in public schools. I feel so different than the rest of my family and friends.. like I have missed something.
 
MelissaWatt said:
Do any of you sign? Please tell me if you were mainstreamed in public schools. I feel so different than the rest of my family and friends.. like I have missed something.
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I never learned ASL and I was mainstreamed and I didn't miss anything because of it. As a child though I was bilateral moderate to severe so I functioned fine with hearing aids.... once I got them. I feel confident in saying that if I required ASL as a primary language, my family would have learned for me because they've always fought hard for me.
 
Lau2046 said:
I never learned ASL and I was mainstreamed and I didn't miss anything because of it. As a child though I was bilateral moderate to severe so I functioned fine with hearing aids.... once I got them. I feel confident in saying that if I required ASL as a primary language, my family would have learned for me because they've always fought hard for me.
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I feel that you are blessed with family that would do that for you. Two of my three kids have taken a class at school. I know a little bit of ASL, but I typically sign what would be proper english..when I do watch others I have a heck of a time picking it up unless the signee speaks.. :ugh:
 
MelissaWatt said:
I feel that you are blessed with family that would do that for you. Two of my three kids have taken a class at school. I know a little bit of ASL, but I typically sign what would be proper english..when I do watch others I have a heck of a time picking it up unless the signee speaks.. :ugh:
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I am blessed...and yes, it is hard to learn a language, particularly in isolation. You really need to immerse yourself in the deaf community to learn it, and true of any language, it requires constant exposure to learn it well.
 
Lau2046 said:
I am blessed...and yes, it is hard to learn a language, particularly in isolation. You really need to immerse yourself in the deaf community to learn it, and true of any language, it requires constant exposure to learn it well.
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i have one good friend here where I live who is ASL certified. She does help me to learn from time to time when she is not busy teaching her first graders. Most of those who taught me early on live on the West coast ( I miss them dearly). I feel so awkward because no one else I know does around where I live currently. :hmm:
 
MelissaWatt said:
Do any of you sign? Please tell me if you were mainstreamed in public schools. I feel so different than the rest of my family and friends.. like I have missed something.
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I do sign-- I didn't learn until I went to college though. Grew up mainstreamed and I am the only deaf kid in the family, immediate and extended.. While my family does love me I still felt rather isolated. Growing up my hearing level was closer to severe to profound loss maybe... not really sure unless I can find some realllly old audiograms. Doubt parents kept them though. Now it is profound level.
 
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