Phonak Naida - Page 2

~♥~Pinky~♥~ · 05-04-2008, 01:39 PM

That's okay. I am sorry for being misunderstand what brand of my HA right now. It's brand is phonak now. I am thinking about get a new naida. I need to get a new Digital Power Hearing aids.

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Originally Posted by JennyB

I am sorry, I don't think I understand you. Did you say you are wearing 8 year old Naidas? They are brand new on the market, so that would not be possible.

Or are you trialing the Naidas, and your last aids are 8 years old?

Sorry, just trying to clarify!

cdmeggers · 05-08-2008, 02:32 PM

have the Naida today! finally! Everything sounds a bit more quiet than ususal (volume was loud enough on Supero), but I am hearing stuff. And everything is more lower pitched too. My audie was a bit clueless of what to do with the programming, ha. On Monday, I think I'll have him play the diffrent sound settings thingy he has in the programming.. I think he tried to do that today but didn't realize you had to click on the PLAY button.. Will try it out this weekend, see how it goes. Will see audie on Monday, let him know of what changes I want, and even have a new mold made.

Jenny, how'd the Naida sound for you at first, when it was first turned on while hooked up to the computer? Apparently the phonak guy told my audie it sould be "booming" when turned on, but I didn't experience that. Just quietness. I don't know if that's normal or not.

john57 · 05-08-2008, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by cdmeggers

have the Naida today! finally! Everything sounds a bit more quiet than ususal (volume was loud enough on Supero), but I am hearing stuff. And everything is more lower pitched too. My audie was a bit clueless of what to do with the programming, ha. On Monday, I think I'll have him play the diffrent sound settings thingy he has in the programming.. I think he tried to do that today but didn't realize you had to click on the PLAY button.. Will try it out this weekend, see how it goes. Will see audie on Monday, let him know of what changes I want, and even have a new mold made.

Jenny, how'd the Naida sound for you at first, when it was first turned on while hooked up to the computer? Apparently the phonak guy told my audie it sould be "booming" when turned on, but I didn't experience that. Just quietness. I don't know if that's normal or not.

The Naida is able to match the Supero as far as output goes if that that way you wanted. Not many Audie's have a great deal of experience working with the super power aids as you noticed. I know that you will find a way to get the aids programed the way you wanted.

JennyB · 05-08-2008, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by cdmeggers

have the Naida today! finally! Everything sounds a bit more quiet than ususal (volume was loud enough on Supero), but I am hearing stuff. And everything is more lower pitched too. My audie was a bit clueless of what to do with the programming, ha. On Monday, I think I'll have him play the diffrent sound settings thingy he has in the programming.. I think he tried to do that today but didn't realize you had to click on the PLAY button.. Will try it out this weekend, see how it goes. Will see audie on Monday, let him know of what changes I want, and even have a new mold made.

Jenny, how'd the Naida sound for you at first, when it was first turned on while hooked up to the computer? Apparently the phonak guy told my audie it sould be "booming" when turned on, but I didn't experience that. Just quietness. I don't know if that's normal or not.

YAY! I was thinking about you all day actually! I wasn't able to get on here 'till now!

When I first got them everything sounded slushy, mummbly, and lower-pitched. It takes a while to adjust to the frequency compression. You can play around with the settings for the frequency compression as well. Your audi should be able to adjust what frequency that it kicks in at (between 1500Hz and 4000Hz). When I was hooked up with the Naidas things were very very quiet, so quiet I couldn't hear anything. The Phonak rep who was programming them did some stuff and then all was good. If I knew what she did I would tell you. Maybe suggest getting a Phonak rep into your audi's office to program the aids with him, it might help you get the required settings right away.

Feel free to ask any other questions!

I also have a question for you, what batteries are you using with it? 675s? If so what brand?

cdmeggers · 05-09-2008, 01:18 AM

Rayovac's. THe one currently in my Naida are the more powerful rayovacs in the black package.. I know my audie sells them, but I normally buy regular Rayovac 675's at Walmart usually. Haven't had problems with Rayovacs in the previous 2 digitals, so I think they'd be fine for the Naida. I always found them to be a bit cheaper than Energizer or Duracell it seems.

Will definitely work with my audie on monday. If it still doesn't seem like the volume has increased much when he makes the adjustments, I'll ask him about seeing if a rep could help out. He's a bit clueless as to what to do, which is understandable. He doesn't really work with such powerful hearing aids very frequently, as most of his clients are older, elderly, and they usually order the basic easy aids that doesn't require so much fiddling around with. Heck, he's even clueless over the FM. He ordered the FM receiver, but he didn't give it to me today, thinking the receiver I had for the Supero would work. And my T-Mic transmitter is 7 years old, it's not even listed under the FM Transmitters listings in the programming, nor is my old remote control.
I'm just not used to the quiet at all. I've gotten so used to the higher volume with the Supero, in fact, I could always tell when my mom had been watching TV in the other living room upstairs everytime I turned it on (felt like a BLAST to my ear) and I would always have to turn the volume down low, but I could still hear it... the low volume was fine for me, but too quiet for my mom which I thought was funny. Makes me wonder if the volume on the supero was a tad bit too loud, even though it didn't bother me.

I'm rather liking the lower pitch sound though. I've always been so sensitive to high pitched sounds, that whenever I heard whistling and such, it would literally hurt my ear. But now, when someone uses the scanner at work, it doesn't bother me, I'm not hearing the high pitch electrical sounds that I would normally hear from the computers with the Supero, etc. Have yet to try our home phone. the supero picked up a high pitched sound from the phone here at home, which made it real difficult for me to use the phone. Will have to see if that sound is still there (never heard the sound on the old cordless phones, which is odd).

I do want the Naida to WORK right, of course. But alas, that will take some time until the aid has been adjusted right. I should know this by now... took several trips to the audie with the Claro and Supero before I felt they were right for a long enough period.

I will have to say though, the new remote is quite nice. I know I can change the settings with the push of a button on the hearing aid, but I forget which number is what setting, so it's nice to see the settings on the remote and know what I am switching to for sure, even though it doesn't seem like there's any difference with the settings (automatic, speech in noise, calm setting, calm in noise).

has been a very interesting day, realizing how different things sound (holy crap, even the toilet sounds different!). And I was having fun listening to the rain drops on my car when I was driving after I got the Naida. I've heard them before with the Supero, but never really paid much attention. But today, I was trying to take notice of what it was I was hearing. Was quite fun.

dang I rambled on in here didn't I?

deafdyke · 05-09-2008, 02:38 AM

CD and just wanted to say that I think its great that you're experimenting with different HAs first. Yes, CIs rock, but you might find HA to be really good.
Pinky, are you thinking of trying out a digital aid? I totally would. The new hearing aids are amazing...It's so worth it to experiment, especially if you're an ambigious CI canidate.

cdmeggers · 05-09-2008, 02:06 PM

oh my gosh. Tried listening to my ipod today, and it's just horrible. There must be too much bass on my hearing aid. oh goodness. I so badly want to drive down to my audie's office and demand that he fix it, but we agreed Monday. Will have to suffer through the weekend without music haha. Oh well. I tried listening to some songs, songs that I've been liking and listening to for 11 years, and yeah. Music sounded fine with the last 2 digitals, but with this one, it's too different. Am writing down notes so I can share them with the audie on Monday.

On the plus side though... I emailed Phonak last night and asked if the HandyMic transmitter (it's what I've had for 7 years, first got it with the Claro digital 7 years ago) will work with the Naida, as it was not listed under the FM transmitters listing in the progamming. Got a response today, and they say the HandyMic is compatible! GOOD! I can use it on the computer. Now just need to get the right receiver.

JennyB · 05-09-2008, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cdmeggers

oh my gosh. Tried listening to my ipod today, and it's just horrible. There must be too much bass on my hearing aid. oh goodness. I so badly want to drive down to my audie's office and demand that he fix it, but we agreed Monday. Will have to suffer through the weekend without music haha. Oh well. I tried listening to some songs, songs that I've been liking and listening to for 11 years, and yeah. Music sounded fine with the last 2 digitals, but with this one, it's too different. Am writing down notes so I can share them with the audie on Monday.

On the plus side though... I emailed Phonak last night and asked if the HandyMic transmitter (it's what I've had for 7 years, first got it with the Claro digital 7 years ago) will work with the Naida, as it was not listed under the FM transmitters listing in the progamming. Got a response today, and they say the HandyMic is compatible! GOOD! I can use it on the computer. Now just need to get the right receiver.

Music sounded horrible to me at first too. I don't know how strong the frequency compression settings are on your Naidas but that will be what is affecting the music - more than likely. It just took time for me. I listened to music constantly and now a month later it sounds perfectly normal. A lot of the success will come with these aids when you practice. I practiced listening, talking, singing, music, everything for a few weeks and now I am still seeing improvements. Just keep at it! It will sound different from you Supero and Claro, it is different technology, a different aid, and new features. Don't give up! Keep working away at it and when you are frustrated VENT! I am always here to 'listen'!

cdmeggers · 05-12-2008, 03:32 PM

BassBoost turned off, everything sounds much better now. Now.... if I could maybe steal 5 minutes of my audie's time to switch out 2 programmings... puh receptionists are clueless. don't know how to deal with my relay calls, even though I ALWAYS call via i711 relay "can I get your number and I can call you back?" I'm at work, I don't have a number, I'm using the relay service via the internet!

I'm a bit frustrated. I don't see why I need to make an appointment for 2 weeks from now just to make a simple switch out of 2 programmings, honestly.

It's times like this, where I wish we could somehow adjust the hearing aids on our own computers.. just simple adjustments. they should have a program for HA users to load onto their computer, and they can make their own simple tweaks, like switching out programmings and adjusting the volume a bit (with the program having a limit on the volume so some users don't go too crazy). Just little simple stuff like that. Blah!

john57 · 05-12-2008, 04:09 PM

[quote=cdmeggers;974981]BassBoost turned off, everything sounds much better now. Now.... if I could maybe steal 5 minutes of my audie's time to switch out 2 programmings... puh receptionists are clueless. don't know how to deal with my relay calls, even though I ALWAYS call via i711 relay "can I get your number and I can call you back?" I'm at work, I don't have a number, I'm using the relay service via the internet!

I'm a bit frustrated. I don't see why I need to make an appointment for 2 weeks from now just to make a simple switch out of 2 programmings, honestly.

It's times like this, where I wish we could somehow adjust the hearing aids on our own computers.. just simple adjustments. they should have a program for HA users to load onto their computer, and they can make their own simple tweaks, like switching out programmings and adjusting the volume a bit (with the program having a limit on the volume so some users don't go too crazy). Just little simple stuff like that. Blah![/QUOTE

Infact there is a one company that sells all the sofware and cables for their hearing aids called American Hears and I can find their web page later on. On my Phonak hearing aids I have a audie that will let me program the aids myself since I worn hearing aids all my life and was involved and trained in research. I understand your frustration and you are at the level to understand your loss and what your needs are. I was gratify to have a outstanding CI audie to program my CI exactly the way I wanted after many visits. It really pay off in my case.

cdmeggers · 05-12-2008, 04:12 PM

I just hate that audiologists are so busy and have such full schedules, that it's impossible to get in just for 5 minutes for a simple adjustment. I would just much rather make my own adjustments, at least the small simple ones anyway. I would leave the more bigger adjustments to the audie.

JennyB · 05-12-2008, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by cdmeggers

I just hate that audiologists are so busy and have such full schedules, that it's impossible to get in just for 5 minutes for a simple adjustment. I would just much rather make my own adjustments, at least the small simple ones anyway. I would leave the more bigger adjustments to the audie.

I am so lucky to have an amazing audie who will get me in super fast. Just this afternoon she emailed me to tell me that the replacment Naida for my left ear is in her office and I have an appointment to get it tomorrow. If she can't get me in day of it is always within two or three days. The only time I have to wait to weeks is if it is a sceduled appointment two weeks after an initial fitting or something. It's really too bad that there aren't more audies out there like her!

I hope you get your program problem resolved shortly and I am glad that by having the BassBoost turned off you resolved some issues!

cdmeggers · 05-12-2008, 11:32 PM

I'll see him tomorrow at 5. It's just hard to call the office, because the receptionists all say "you'll need to make an appointment. Would this time be ok May 19?" or whatever... uh... NO that is not ok. Audie understands, but the receptionists are clueless. Even the audie's assistant said to make an appointment. All I want is just a quick switch of 2 programmings, then i'll be happy to go on and take notice of what I'm hearing, figure out what else needs to be adjusted, etc. it's a pretty handy little shoe though. yeah.

Good to know the FM works! Now, to make it FM only instead of FM+Mic.... *curses having the computer in the same room the laundry is done*

JennyB · 05-13-2008, 07:19 PM

I Love The Zebra!!!!!!

cdmeggers · 05-13-2008, 08:36 PM

I love it too! more bass turned down today, and got the programmings switched like I wanted.

JennyB · 05-13-2008, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by cdmeggers

I love it too! more bass turned down today, and got the programmings switched like I wanted.

Nice are they working out better?

I got a new left aid today. The new one doesn't turn on and off...at least it hasn't started yet

I am having issues with speech in different situations. If there is ANY background noise at all get no helpful auditory speech cues, same goes for low or high pitched voices. High pitch I understand, low I don't...that is really the only place where I have hearing lol! I asked my audi about it today and she said she would look into it and ask her collegues. She is awesome, but as I spend more time with her and my hearing becomes more complex I am seeing her ask for help from others a lot more. Which is fine, just takes longer. She is young and still learning so I understand why she wants to consult...

cdmeggers · 05-14-2008, 12:31 AM

I haven't been in a noisy place yet to try out the new adjustments. someday though.

SteveAUD · 05-14-2008, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by cdmeggers

He's a bit clueless as to what to do, which is understandable. He doesn't really work with such powerful hearing aids very frequently, as most of his clients are older, elderly, and they usually order the basic easy aids that doesn't require so much fiddling around with.

I would advise you to maybe get him to bring in a Phonak rep to help with your fitting. The only difference between your hearing aid and grandma Sally's, is power and yours being capable of frequency compression. The Naida is not doing anything earth shattering that other manufactures aren't doing (expect being transpositional, a very small percent can utilize it and AVR is the only other company I can think of that utilizes the technology).

However, the going from traditional amplification worn for a long period of time to a transpositional hearing aid can take a long period of adjustment. It's just a totally different way to hear. Some make the transition fine, some don't. Your right ear doesn't need frequency compression, your left ear probably could, but minimal.

cdmeggers · 05-14-2008, 01:46 PM

I haven't gotten a hearing aid for the left, as hearing aids have always been useless for the left ear. A bone conduction aid, on the other hand, that's something I want to check into for the left ear, as I did get to try out a 20-year-old bone conduction aid once and whoa. But right now I'm focused on getting the Naida to work right.

It's sounding a bit better. Music definitely sounds better, but still sounds a bit different. But it's better now than it was with the bassboost.

I'll give the current adjustments a try, and I'll probably wait until I get the new mold fitted to have more adjustments made. We're just kind of playing around a bit, trying out different adjustments to see what works.

I can hear speech, but it's a matter of understanding speech that I'm still struggling with a bit. But, I can only take it one day at a time, and just keep on going.

JennyB · 05-14-2008, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by cdmeggers

I can hear speech, but it's a matter of understanding speech that I'm still struggling with a bit. But, I can only take it one day at a time, and just keep on going.

It's the exact same with me! I can hear it just fine but my speech discrim sucks! I will tell you that for the 3 weeks or so that I have had them speech is coming MUCH better. I can understand simple one word commands and my name (it sounds like I am dog LOL) It is coming slowly, but surely! When I first started I got no benefit from them with speech at all. Now in quiet one on one situations they actually help me with speech reading. It does get better, I promise.

As my audiologist says every few minutes to me "Research shows that it can take 3 months before you start seeing improvements with these aids"

cdmeggers · 05-14-2008, 04:26 PM

3 months?! too long! No I'm kidding. It would take long enough with a cochlear implant, maybe even longer too. Just got to take it 1 day at a time and just work at it.

When I was at my mom's shop today, she popped in a CD-R into the computer so she could show me some pictures. I HEARD the computer reading the CD-R or whatever. I heard something going on in that machine, and I don't know if I ever heard it before. Mom thought that was weird, cause she couldn't hear anything haha.

KJackgirl · 05-14-2008, 05:39 PM

Hi..i was reading your blogs about the new Naida..I am too looking into it. My audiologist told me today..the first thing he said to me..."don't hate me..but there this superb hearing aids that are coming out"...and those will beat my old ones. (It's not exactly old..I just got them almost 2 years ago!!) Phonak digital ones..
GROAAANNNNN!!! I was almost two years too late! I tried to see if I can trade them..LOL.
Unfortuantely it doesn't work that way..but I wonder..if this is "broken"..and it should be still under warrenty???? i know im bad.
the new Naida sounds like something I would love to have. it s so unfair to have to PAY for them!!!!!!! so costly!!
Anyway, I love my hearing aids..the digital ones. my life changed the day I got them! Adios to the old ones I had for 12 years..what a piece of crap! I remember coming home..and I NEVER experiences so much sounds in one day..it was like newborn awaking. I heard our phone ring first time, the winds, certain things that I never noticed before. And lol I remember asking my daughter (who is 6 at the time)..what's that sound in our house..and she kept saying nothing. im like shhhh..didn't you hear that?? and she was puzzled..and I tried to follow the sound..and voila! it was the air duct! oy. She said "see mom, its nothing!" oh my what a noisy world she lives in!!! its amazing that sounds that I m hearing is picking up things and it doesn't affect hearing people at all. Today..I asked audiologist to amp up the sounds, now that Im getting used to hear the "loudness" for almost a year. and now IM curious..how much loudness can it goes? as Im typing this..I am noticing the keyboard clanking is quite noisy..never noticed that! wow..its a new adjustment still for me. My husband just came home..and I heard the garage door open!! first time from my office. Instead of being scared..I SCARED him cuz I ran to front door. lol
I just told him..don't need to shout at me..(but he wasn't) w o w..maybe this setting is too "loud"???
or not?? maybe I'll hear what my daughter say to me behind my back and catch her this time??

cdmeggers · 05-14-2008, 07:06 PM

new hearing aids are always fun! I got Phonak's Supero 113AZ digital hearing aid 4 years ago, and now have the Naida. I'm still getting used to the Naida, though.

and OH NO! today it happened! hair fell out from behind my ear, and the hearing aid cut off! That's happened several times with the Supero until I started pulling my hair back on a daily basis. Was hoping I wouldn't have that problem with the Naida, but it's happened. Gr.

cdmeggers · 05-14-2008, 07:38 PM

by the way, I am having way too much fun with my blog.... I'd have edited my last response but either I'm stupid or blind... haha.

JennyB · 05-14-2008, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by cdmeggers

]and OH NO! today it happened! hair fell out from behind my ear, and the hearing aid cut off! That's happened several times with the Supero until I started pulling my hair back on a daily basis. Was hoping I wouldn't have that problem with the Naida, but it's happened. Gr.

What happened? I don't understand...and it is possible that I have this problem too if I do understand correctly! Do you know why it happens?

05-08-2008, 02:32 PM	#32 (permalink)
cdmeggers CD Meggers Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wyoming Posts: 522	have the Naida today! finally! Everything sounds a bit more quiet than ususal (volume was loud enough on Supero), but I am hearing stuff. And everything is more lower pitched too. My audie was a bit clueless of what to do with the programming, ha. On Monday, I think I'll have him play the diffrent sound settings thingy he has in the programming.. I think he tried to do that today but didn't realize you had to click on the PLAY button.. Will try it out this weekend, see how it goes. Will see audie on Monday, let him know of what changes I want, and even have a new mold made. Jenny, how'd the Naida sound for you at first, when it was first turned on while hooked up to the computer? Apparently the phonak guy told my audie it sould be "booming" when turned on, but I didn't experience that. Just quietness. I don't know if that's normal or not. __________________ My Ear Blog Sweet dreams beautiful baby nephew. Sweet dreams Aiden Ryder Betts. April 16, 2008.

05-09-2008, 01:18 AM	#35 (permalink)
cdmeggers CD Meggers Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wyoming Posts: 522	Rayovac's. THe one currently in my Naida are the more powerful rayovacs in the black package.. I know my audie sells them, but I normally buy regular Rayovac 675's at Walmart usually. Haven't had problems with Rayovacs in the previous 2 digitals, so I think they'd be fine for the Naida. I always found them to be a bit cheaper than Energizer or Duracell it seems. Will definitely work with my audie on monday. If it still doesn't seem like the volume has increased much when he makes the adjustments, I'll ask him about seeing if a rep could help out. He's a bit clueless as to what to do, which is understandable. He doesn't really work with such powerful hearing aids very frequently, as most of his clients are older, elderly, and they usually order the basic easy aids that doesn't require so much fiddling around with. Heck, he's even clueless over the FM. He ordered the FM receiver, but he didn't give it to me today, thinking the receiver I had for the Supero would work. And my T-Mic transmitter is 7 years old, it's not even listed under the FM Transmitters listings in the programming, nor is my old remote control. I'm just not used to the quiet at all. I've gotten so used to the higher volume with the Supero, in fact, I could always tell when my mom had been watching TV in the other living room upstairs everytime I turned it on (felt like a BLAST to my ear) and I would always have to turn the volume down low, but I could still hear it... the low volume was fine for me, but too quiet for my mom which I thought was funny. Makes me wonder if the volume on the supero was a tad bit too loud, even though it didn't bother me. I'm rather liking the lower pitch sound though. I've always been so sensitive to high pitched sounds, that whenever I heard whistling and such, it would literally hurt my ear. But now, when someone uses the scanner at work, it doesn't bother me, I'm not hearing the high pitch electrical sounds that I would normally hear from the computers with the Supero, etc. Have yet to try our home phone. the supero picked up a high pitched sound from the phone here at home, which made it real difficult for me to use the phone. Will have to see if that sound is still there (never heard the sound on the old cordless phones, which is odd). I do want the Naida to WORK right, of course. But alas, that will take some time until the aid has been adjusted right. I should know this by now... took several trips to the audie with the Claro and Supero before I felt they were right for a long enough period. I will have to say though, the new remote is quite nice. I know I can change the settings with the push of a button on the hearing aid, but I forget which number is what setting, so it's nice to see the settings on the remote and know what I am switching to for sure, even though it doesn't seem like there's any difference with the settings (automatic, speech in noise, calm setting, calm in noise). has been a very interesting day, realizing how different things sound (holy crap, even the toilet sounds different!). And I was having fun listening to the rain drops on my car when I was driving after I got the Naida. I've heard them before with the Supero, but never really paid much attention. But today, I was trying to take notice of what it was I was hearing. Was quite fun. dang I rambled on in here didn't I? __________________ My Ear Blog Sweet dreams beautiful baby nephew. Sweet dreams Aiden Ryder Betts. April 16, 2008.

05-09-2008, 02:06 PM	#37 (permalink)
cdmeggers CD Meggers Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wyoming Posts: 522	oh my gosh. Tried listening to my ipod today, and it's just horrible. There must be too much bass on my hearing aid. oh goodness. I so badly want to drive down to my audie's office and demand that he fix it, but we agreed Monday. Will have to suffer through the weekend without music haha. Oh well. I tried listening to some songs, songs that I've been liking and listening to for 11 years, and yeah. Music sounded fine with the last 2 digitals, but with this one, it's too different. Am writing down notes so I can share them with the audie on Monday. On the plus side though... I emailed Phonak last night and asked if the HandyMic transmitter (it's what I've had for 7 years, first got it with the Claro digital 7 years ago) will work with the Naida, as it was not listed under the FM transmitters listing in the progamming. Got a response today, and they say the HandyMic is compatible! GOOD! I can use it on the computer. Now just need to get the right receiver. __________________ My Ear Blog Sweet dreams beautiful baby nephew. Sweet dreams Aiden Ryder Betts. April 16, 2008.

05-12-2008, 03:32 PM	#39 (permalink)
cdmeggers CD Meggers Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wyoming Posts: 522	BassBoost turned off, everything sounds much better now. Now.... if I could maybe steal 5 minutes of my audie's time to switch out 2 programmings... puh receptionists are clueless. don't know how to deal with my relay calls, even though I ALWAYS call via i711 relay "can I get your number and I can call you back?" I'm at work, I don't have a number, I'm using the relay service via the internet! I'm a bit frustrated. I don't see why I need to make an appointment for 2 weeks from now just to make a simple switch out of 2 programmings, honestly. It's times like this, where I wish we could somehow adjust the hearing aids on our own computers.. just simple adjustments. they should have a program for HA users to load onto their computer, and they can make their own simple tweaks, like switching out programmings and adjusting the volume a bit (with the program having a limit on the volume so some users don't go too crazy). Just little simple stuff like that. Blah! __________________ My Ear Blog Sweet dreams beautiful baby nephew. Sweet dreams Aiden Ryder Betts. April 16, 2008.

05-12-2008, 04:12 PM	#41 (permalink)
cdmeggers CD Meggers Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wyoming Posts: 522	I just hate that audiologists are so busy and have such full schedules, that it's impossible to get in just for 5 minutes for a simple adjustment. I would just much rather make my own adjustments, at least the small simple ones anyway. I would leave the more bigger adjustments to the audie. __________________ My Ear Blog Sweet dreams beautiful baby nephew. Sweet dreams Aiden Ryder Betts. April 16, 2008.

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05-09-2008, 02:38 AM	#36 (permalink)
deafdyke So NOT a Princess! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Trebekistan Posts: 6,550	CD and just wanted to say that I think its great that you're experimenting with different HAs first. Yes, CIs rock, but you might find HA to be really good. Pinky, are you thinking of trying out a digital aid? I totally would. The new hearing aids are amazing...It's so worth it to experiment, especially if you're an ambigious CI canidate.

05-12-2008, 04:09 PM	#40 (permalink)
john57 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 151	[quote=cdmeggers;974981]BassBoost turned off, everything sounds much better now. Now.... if I could maybe steal 5 minutes of my audie's time to switch out 2 programmings... puh receptionists are clueless. don't know how to deal with my relay calls, even though I ALWAYS call via i711 relay "can I get your number and I can call you back?" I'm at work, I don't have a number, I'm using the relay service via the internet! I'm a bit frustrated. I don't see why I need to make an appointment for 2 weeks from now just to make a simple switch out of 2 programmings, honestly. It's times like this, where I wish we could somehow adjust the hearing aids on our own computers.. just simple adjustments. they should have a program for HA users to load onto their computer, and they can make their own simple tweaks, like switching out programmings and adjusting the volume a bit (with the program having a limit on the volume so some users don't go too crazy). Just little simple stuff like that. Blah![/QUOTE Infact there is a one company that sells all the sofware and cables for their hearing aids called American Hears and I can find their web page later on. On my Phonak hearing aids I have a audie that will let me program the aids myself since I worn hearing aids all my life and was involved and trained in research. I understand your frustration and you are at the level to understand your loss and what your needs are. I was gratify to have a outstanding CI audie to program my CI exactly the way I wanted after many visits. It really pay off in my case.

05-12-2008, 11:32 PM	#43 (permalink)
cdmeggers CD Meggers Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wyoming Posts: 522	I'll see him tomorrow at 5. It's just hard to call the office, because the receptionists all say "you'll need to make an appointment. Would this time be ok May 19?" or whatever... uh... NO that is not ok. Audie understands, but the receptionists are clueless. Even the audie's assistant said to make an appointment. All I want is just a quick switch of 2 programmings, then i'll be happy to go on and take notice of what I'm hearing, figure out what else needs to be adjusted, etc. it's a pretty handy little shoe though. yeah. Good to know the FM works! Now, to make it FM only instead of FM+Mic.... curses having the computer in the same room the laundry is done __________________ My Ear Blog Sweet dreams beautiful baby nephew. Sweet dreams Aiden Ryder Betts. April 16, 2008.

05-13-2008, 07:19 PM	#44 (permalink)
JennyB Deaf and living my life! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 366	I Love The Zebra!!!!!! __________________ Jenny~B http://journysofadeafgirl.blogspot.com/

05-13-2008, 08:36 PM	#45 (permalink)
cdmeggers CD Meggers Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wyoming Posts: 522	I love it too! more bass turned down today, and got the programmings switched like I wanted. __________________ My Ear Blog Sweet dreams beautiful baby nephew. Sweet dreams Aiden Ryder Betts. April 16, 2008.

05-14-2008, 12:31 AM	#47 (permalink)
cdmeggers CD Meggers Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wyoming Posts: 522	I haven't been in a noisy place yet to try out the new adjustments. someday though. __________________ My Ear Blog Sweet dreams beautiful baby nephew. Sweet dreams Aiden Ryder Betts. April 16, 2008.

05-14-2008, 01:46 PM	#49 (permalink)
cdmeggers CD Meggers Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wyoming Posts: 522	I haven't gotten a hearing aid for the left, as hearing aids have always been useless for the left ear. A bone conduction aid, on the other hand, that's something I want to check into for the left ear, as I did get to try out a 20-year-old bone conduction aid once and whoa. But right now I'm focused on getting the Naida to work right. It's sounding a bit better. Music definitely sounds better, but still sounds a bit different. But it's better now than it was with the bassboost. I'll give the current adjustments a try, and I'll probably wait until I get the new mold fitted to have more adjustments made. We're just kind of playing around a bit, trying out different adjustments to see what works. I can hear speech, but it's a matter of understanding speech that I'm still struggling with a bit. But, I can only take it one day at a time, and just keep on going. __________________ My Ear Blog Sweet dreams beautiful baby nephew. Sweet dreams Aiden Ryder Betts. April 16, 2008.

05-14-2008, 04:26 PM	#51 (permalink)
cdmeggers CD Meggers Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wyoming Posts: 522	3 months?! too long! No I'm kidding. It would take long enough with a cochlear implant, maybe even longer too. Just got to take it 1 day at a time and just work at it. When I was at my mom's shop today, she popped in a CD-R into the computer so she could show me some pictures. I HEARD the computer reading the CD-R or whatever. I heard something going on in that machine, and I don't know if I ever heard it before. Mom thought that was weird, cause she couldn't hear anything haha. __________________ My Ear Blog Sweet dreams beautiful baby nephew. Sweet dreams Aiden Ryder Betts. April 16, 2008.

05-14-2008, 05:39 PM	#52 (permalink)
KJackgirl Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1	HEARING AIDS..a whole new different world..too bad I didnt get the Narida!! Hi..i was reading your blogs about the new Naida..I am too looking into it. My audiologist told me today..the first thing he said to me..."don't hate me..but there this superb hearing aids that are coming out"...and those will beat my old ones. (It's not exactly old..I just got them almost 2 years ago!!) Phonak digital ones.. GROAAANNNNN!!! I was almost two years too late! I tried to see if I can trade them..LOL. Unfortuantely it doesn't work that way..but I wonder..if this is "broken"..and it should be still under warrenty???? i know im bad. the new Naida sounds like something I would love to have. it s so unfair to have to PAY for them!!!!!!! so costly!! Anyway, I love my hearing aids..the digital ones. my life changed the day I got them! Adios to the old ones I had for 12 years..what a piece of crap! I remember coming home..and I NEVER experiences so much sounds in one day..it was like newborn awaking. I heard our phone ring first time, the winds, certain things that I never noticed before. And lol I remember asking my daughter (who is 6 at the time)..what's that sound in our house..and she kept saying nothing. im like shhhh..didn't you hear that?? and she was puzzled..and I tried to follow the sound..and voila! it was the air duct! oy. She said "see mom, its nothing!" oh my what a noisy world she lives in!!! its amazing that sounds that I m hearing is picking up things and it doesn't affect hearing people at all. Today..I asked audiologist to amp up the sounds, now that Im getting used to hear the "loudness" for almost a year. and now IM curious..how much loudness can it goes? as Im typing this..I am noticing the keyboard clanking is quite noisy..never noticed that! wow..its a new adjustment still for me. My husband just came home..and I heard the garage door open!! first time from my office. Instead of being scared..I SCARED him cuz I ran to front door. lol I just told him..don't need to shout at me..(but he wasn't) w o w..maybe this setting is too "loud"??? or not?? maybe I'll hear what my daughter say to me behind my back and catch her this time?? Last edited by KJackgirl; 05-14-2008 at 05:42 PM. Reason: spelling errors

05-14-2008, 07:06 PM	#53 (permalink)
cdmeggers CD Meggers Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wyoming Posts: 522	new hearing aids are always fun! I got Phonak's Supero 113AZ digital hearing aid 4 years ago, and now have the Naida. I'm still getting used to the Naida, though. and OH NO! today it happened! hair fell out from behind my ear, and the hearing aid cut off! That's happened several times with the Supero until I started pulling my hair back on a daily basis. Was hoping I wouldn't have that problem with the Naida, but it's happened. Gr. __________________ My Ear Blog Sweet dreams beautiful baby nephew. Sweet dreams Aiden Ryder Betts. April 16, 2008.

05-14-2008, 07:38 PM	#54 (permalink)
cdmeggers CD Meggers Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wyoming Posts: 522	by the way, I am having way too much fun with my blog.... I'd have edited my last response but either I'm stupid or blind... haha. __________________ My Ear Blog Sweet dreams beautiful baby nephew. Sweet dreams Aiden Ryder Betts. April 16, 2008.