body worn aids

inmate23 · 10-03-2009, 03:10 AM

can body worn REALLY sound better than BTE digitals?

I no that body worn aids would be better than BTE for manament reasons.

souggy · 10-03-2009, 03:15 AM

Had those as a kid...

They would still fall out of your ears if you don't have a proper fitting. Also they are prone to taking in a lot of white noise (from clothes rubbing.) Not to mention they are bulky and awkward to wear.

inmate23 · 10-03-2009, 03:19 AM

ok

deafdude1 · 10-03-2009, 08:46 AM

I wore bodyworn in school as a kid but at home I wore BTE HAs. They don't make bodyworn HAs for a long time now. Todays BTE HAs can offer a gain up to 70db and if that isn't enough for you, no HA in the world will be any good, not even bodyworn. Youd be a CI candidate or you can wait for stem cells.

However in your case, you only have a mild hearing loss and auditory processing disorder so no HA is gonna give you much improvement except make environmental sounds louder.

inmate23 · 10-03-2009, 09:08 PM

um yes they are still making them

Body Aid Hearing Aids - Order Hearing Aids Online!

young kids still wear them in nz

souggy · 10-03-2009, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by inmate23

um yes they are still making them

Body Aid Hearing Aids - Order Hearing Aids Online!

young kids still wear them in nz

Probably because they are prone to chucking them out of the car's window and everything.

inmate23 · 10-03-2009, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by deafdude1

I wore bodyworn in school as a kid but at home I wore BTE HAs. They don't make bodyworn HAs for a long time now. Todays BTE HAs can offer a gain up to 70db and if that isn't enough for you, no HA in the world will be any good, not even bodyworn. Youd be a CI candidate or you can wait for stem cells.

However in your case, you only have a mild hearing loss and auditory processing disorder so no HA is gonna give you much improvement except make environmental sounds louder.

sounds like cars are all the digital aids (widex ak9s) help with anyway.

if body worns dont help the kid they normally get a ci

deafdyke · 10-04-2009, 12:20 AM

deafdude............actually they still use body worn aids in other countries.
inmate........the gain from body worn aids would probaly increase your hearing loss...it would be like shooting a flea with a bullet.

JennyB · 10-04-2009, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by souggy

Probably because they are prone to chucking them out of the car's window and everything.

Hahaha...I know who you are referring to

souggy · 10-04-2009, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by JennyB

Hahaha...I know who you are referring to

Right, I forgot... you threw hearing aids out as a kid too. I did that three times before my mom just got me a body-worn one because the government and insurance got tired of replacing them.

Bottesini · 10-04-2009, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by deafdyke

deafdude............actually they still use body worn aids in other countries.
inmate........the gain from body worn aids would probaly increase your hearing loss...it would be like shooting a flea with a bullet.

Well then she would probably be happy as she would be deaf for real.

And maybe then get treatment for her Munchausen's or whatever it is.

JennyB · 10-04-2009, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by souggy

Right, I forgot... you threw hearing aids out as a kid too. I did that three times before my mom just got me a body-worn one because the government and insurance got tired of replacing them.

Seriously! I am not alone in that? Awesome! *high five*

AliciaM · 10-04-2009, 03:42 PM

hahaha jenny i think u top the record for bad luck with hearing aids..lol (sorry off topic)

***VamPyroX*** · 10-04-2009, 03:48 PM

I would think that they're worse than BTEs and ITEs.

Since wearing BTEs is having microphones directly on/in your ears, you're functioning like a hearing person and sounds are coming to your hearing aids like they come to a hearing person. (No, I don't mean they make you hearing... but the concept is the same.)

However, with chest hearing aids... it's on your chest. Therefore, any sound coming from behind you would sound different than coming from in front of you. So, if you wanted to hear something better... you would have to turn your whole body to face that sound.

inmate23 · 10-07-2009, 03:36 AM

hi

pick them up today and works great so far

souggy · 10-07-2009, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by AliciaM

hahaha jenny i think u top the record for bad luck with hearing aids..lol (sorry off topic)

Nope. I do.

Threw out hearing aids three times out of the car when I was five. Dog ate my hearing when i was 12. Cat chewed up ear mould when I was 17. Lost my left Sumo XP in a muddy, cold moshpit two years ago.

I got worse luck with glasses.

Now... for the original topic...

Well, despite the fact we told you why your BTEs were falling out, and that you don't really need hearing aids due to your loss... enjoy?

Pinky · 10-07-2009, 01:59 PM

I wore a body worn aids when I was 4 years old. It was short time. I hate IT!!!!! I like the BTE better!

djchur · 10-07-2009, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by deafdyke

deafdude............actually they still use body worn aids in other countries.
inmate........the gain from body worn aids would probaly increase your hearing loss...it would be like shooting a flea with a bullet.

I spent some time in India, where they still use bodyworn HAs. In fact I was asked by someone 'What are those things in your ears?'. So I don't think they are familiar with BTEs at all.

AlleyCat · 10-07-2009, 05:17 PM

I laugh every time I see someone mentioning chucking HAs out the car window. I never did that, never even thought to! The image it conjures in my mind is hilarious.

JennyB · 10-07-2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by souggy

Nope. I do.

Threw out hearing aids three times out of the car when I was five. Dog ate my hearing when i was 12. Cat chewed up ear mould when I was 17. Lost my left Sumo XP in a muddy, cold moshpit two years ago.

I got worse luck with glasses.

Now... for the original topic...

Well, despite the fact we told you why your BTEs were falling out, and that you don't really need hearing aids due to your loss... enjoy?

Threw them out the window 3 times as well, my dog ate one last week, I purposely had horses step on them 3 times, dropped 2 in horse feed and fed it to the horses, went swimming with them on times, and destroyed two by chewing on them when I was a toddler. I win.

souggy · 10-07-2009, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by JennyB

Threw them out the window 3 times as well, my dog ate one last week, I purposely had horses step on them 3 times, dropped 2 in horse feed and fed it to the horses, went swimming with them on times, and destroyed two by chewing on them when I was a toddler. I win.

Okay!

deafdude1 · 10-07-2009, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by JennyB

Threw them out the window 3 times as well, my dog ate one last week, I purposely had horses step on them 3 times, dropped 2 in horse feed and fed it to the horses, went swimming with them on times, and destroyed two by chewing on them when I was a toddler. I win.

Why didn't you just tell parents you don't want to wear HAs? They should have respected your choice then you wouldn't be destroying $2500 HAs!

Makes me wonder why you even are thinking of CI when you hated HAs so much even to this day. I know CI is your choice but I wouldn't be surprised if you decide to stop wearing CI a month later.

AlleyCat · 10-07-2009, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by deafdude1

Makes me wonder why you even are thinking of CI when you hated HAs so much even to this day. I know CI is your choice but I wouldn't be surprised if you decide to stop wearing CI a month later.

That's a little unfair, isn't it? She did say she was a toddler when she did that. People do mature and make smarter decisions (usually!) as they get older.

overthepond · 10-07-2009, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by deafdude1

Why didn't you just tell parents you don't want to wear HAs? They should have respected your choice then you wouldn't be destroying $2500 HAs!

Makes me wonder why you even are thinking of CI when you hated HAs so much even to this day. I know CI is your choice but I wouldn't be surprised if you decide to stop wearing CI a month later.

Come on Deafdude1 you have no idea, she was a little child she had no idea, also CI is entirely different to HA!
I hated them too, I let my dog "find and eat them" most of my childhood, Hid my box, "forgot to recharge batteries", I had countless of excuses while i was child....As an adult it were no difference. I didn't wear them much at home if i am alone (other wise i get told off) I am sure A LOT of people were same!! With CI I wore them all my waking hours, changes batteries immediately, looked after it better than i did with HA!

JennyB · 10-07-2009, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by deafdude1

Why didn't you just tell parents you don't want to wear HAs? They should have respected your choice then you wouldn't be destroying $2500 HAs!

Makes me wonder why you even are thinking of CI when you hated HAs so much even to this day. I know CI is your choice but I wouldn't be surprised if you decide to stop wearing CI a month later.

Hearing aids blast me with sound, over stimulate me, give me headaches, and give me a lot of sound I don't understand. If you had the same experience you would throw them out a window too...hmm...you also blast people, over stimulate them with talk of stemcells, and give people headaches (or well at least me), and say a bunch of made up stuff that we can't understand where you got it from...

inmate23 · 10-08-2009, 02:27 AM

universal british hearing aids ltd
model 74
power med
tone high
phone o/n q1
cord u31

can you please give my tech info

overthepond · 10-08-2009, 03:01 AM

The intructions/tech info should have come with it....

10-03-2009, 03:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
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