My hearing aid, help

Lissa · 02-06-2009, 07:24 PM

Hello!!

My hearing aid is also called Sumo DM if you go private but it's basically the same aid. I was just wonfdering if anyone knows what db this can go up to.

I am struggling with my aid, if I do have my ci on i cannot hear music, the phone, i can hear voices but cannot make out words if iv not lipreading even if im stood next to the person, cannot hear very much at all and my hearing aid is at the top range og db on that aid

Shadow · 02-06-2009, 07:29 PM

82/140 db gain.

Lissa · 02-06-2009, 07:33 PM

i dont understand

Hear Again · 02-06-2009, 07:40 PM

the maximum output of the oticon sumo dm is 140 dB.

SkullChick · 02-07-2009, 11:22 AM

No its 85 db gain, its like if your hearing loss is 110 and you substract 110-85 you get how much you can hear if you maxed out your hearing aid
You won't hear all frequency clearly like ci it will be muffled and quieter.

LadySekhmet · 02-07-2009, 11:55 AM

Hearing aids is only an amplification of your residual hearing. If you have a ski slope type of audiogram, the db gain will only help in the lows, not the highs. Hence why you won't get the clarity and crispiness that you need due to lack of high frequencies.

If you feel that your hearing aids is not helping - you probably are losing more residual hearing.

This is exactly why I got cochlear implant. Hearing aids were not helping me and I struggled trying to understand everything...now I can understand quite a lot due to having bilateral CI's.

What I would do is go get a hearing test for your HA ear, and see if your hearing has gotten worse.

Hear Again · 02-07-2009, 11:55 AM

i'm sorry. i meant that the maximum power output of the oticon sumo dm is 144 dB spl.

Lissa · 02-07-2009, 01:33 PM

I do have a CI

bebito831 · 02-09-2009, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deafteen90

I do have a CI

So your CI ear is way better than your HA ear right? Can you hear way more with your CI, are voices way better?

Lissa · 02-11-2009, 04:11 PM

my CI ear is better but I hear a lot more with my CI AND hearing aid so i must be getting some sound from my aid!

02-06-2009, 07:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lissa in my own world.... Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,627 Blog Entries: 3	My hearing aid, help Hello!! My hearing aid is also called Sumo DM if you go private but it's basically the same aid. I was just wonfdering if anyone knows what db this can go up to. I am struggling with my aid, if I do have my ci on i cannot hear music, the phone, i can hear voices but cannot make out words if iv not lipreading even if im stood next to the person, cannot hear very much at all and my hearing aid is at the top range og db on that aid __________________ Thanks to superchick!

02-06-2009, 07:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lissa in my own world.... Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,627 Blog Entries: 3	i dont understand __________________ Thanks to superchick!

02-06-2009, 07:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
Hear Again Each day is a gift. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 20,087 Blog Entries: 6	the maximum output of the oticon sumo dm is 140 dB. __________________ Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Freedom BTE (Implanted: 12/22/04 \| Activated: 1/18/05) Right ear - Nucleus Freedom (Implanted: 2/1/06 \| Activated: 3/1/06) Deafblind/Postlingual

02-07-2009, 11:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
SkullChick Lil Ci-Borg Chick Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Middle Of Nowhere, Delaware Posts: 804	No its 85 db gain, its like if your hearing loss is 110 and you substract 110-85 you get how much you can hear if you maxed out your hearing aid You won't hear all frequency clearly like ci it will be muffled and quieter. __________________ [Left Ear] Implanted 1/15/08 with Nucleus Freedom! Activated 2/12/08 with Freedom BTE Link for my Cochlear Implant http://skullchick.blogspot.com Link for my Blog unrelated to cochlear Implant http://skullchickworld.blogspot.com

02-07-2009, 11:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
LadySekhmet Cyborg Queen Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Las Vegas! Posts: 880	Hearing aids is only an amplification of your residual hearing. If you have a ski slope type of audiogram, the db gain will only help in the lows, not the highs. Hence why you won't get the clarity and crispiness that you need due to lack of high frequencies. If you feel that your hearing aids is not helping - you probably are losing more residual hearing. This is exactly why I got cochlear implant. Hearing aids were not helping me and I struggled trying to understand everything...now I can understand quite a lot due to having bilateral CI's. What I would do is go get a hearing test for your HA ear, and see if your hearing has gotten worse. __________________ Missing my beloved cat, *Blackjack*, who died from battling with FIP. April 2008 - Feb. 5th, 2009. LEFT: Implanted: 1/10/08 Activated: 2/1/08 Freedom RIGHT: Implanted: 5/15/08 Activated: 6/13/08 Freedom http://cyborgqueen.blogspot.com

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02-06-2009, 07:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Shadow अदृश्य Join Date: May 2008 Location: बाहर धूप की Posts: 361	82/140 db gain.

02-07-2009, 11:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
Hear Again Each day is a gift. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 20,087 Blog Entries: 6	i'm sorry. i meant that the maximum power output of the oticon sumo dm is 144 dB spl. __________________ Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Freedom BTE (Implanted: 12/22/04 \| Activated: 1/18/05) Right ear - Nucleus Freedom (Implanted: 2/1/06 \| Activated: 3/1/06) Deafblind/Postlingual

02-07-2009, 01:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lissa in my own world.... Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,627 Blog Entries: 3	I do have a CI __________________ Thanks to superchick!

02-11-2009, 04:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
Lissa in my own world.... Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,627 Blog Entries: 3	my CI ear is better but I hear a lot more with my CI AND hearing aid so i must be getting some sound from my aid! __________________ Thanks to superchick!

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