Recent content by jackie010307

Update: I've had it a month now and I'm still loving it. There are situations that are still difficult, but they are easier than before. We went out to eat the other night and I was so nervous. Before all of the noise just made it impossible for me to hear anything because everything was just...

I don't think it is on there yet. She did say we will talk about which situations I have trouble with when I go back. She really wants me to spend some time just getting used to them before adding extra programs.

Update, day three: I should have said before that the audiologist didn't turn the sound up all the way, and now I'm really noticing that! She said she will turn it up some at my first follow up but she wanted me to get used to it first. This is more noticeable at a distance and in noisy...

What will provide relief is dependent on what is causing the problem. It also determines what may make the problem worse. If pressure in the wrong place is causing the problem then sitting or laying in a different position can help. My back problem was caused by a disc that, for lack of a...

While the setup I have isn't waterproof, it is water resistant. It does say in the manual that it is submersible up to 30 minutes and, if I remember correctly, up to 300 meters. I wouldn't actually swim with it, but the thought of rain or sweat doesn't worry me to much. That was one of the...

And I have to say I'm impressed so far! To be honest my expectations weren't that high going in, but I figured that something had to be better than nothing at all, which is what I can hear on the left side. I have only had profound level hearing loss for nearly 4 months. Before that I could...

Yep, same reason, chocolate!

Not sure where you are located, but the audiologist I saw offered free consultations. It included a hearing test, going over which aids will benefit you, and going over all the cost and payment options. I didn't choose them for that, but more for the fact that they came highly recommended, but...

Thanks for all the replies! I looked at the rechargeable ones, but 170 for a charger seems a little much. I will check walgreens here, also.

I've done a few searches but haven't come up with anything, so I'm sorry if this has already been discussed. I am not getting my cros system for 2 weeks, but I started trying to compare battery prices a few days ago and I have a few questions I hope someone can help me with. All questions are...

It's hard when it's our children we have to make decisions for. My son doesn't have hearing issues, but he does have asperger's. I have been in situations where the choice was to fight for him or not. There were times when I felt like fighting what was happening would do more to make an...

If you are comfortable with getting the implants then go for it. If you are feeling nervous or unsure you should get a second opinion from a different audiologist.

Thanks for all the help! I had my appointment this morning and I will be getting a phonak cros. We chose the bolero q50 for the receiver. I don't need an aid on that side so we went with something that can just be a basic receiver. I go back in 2 weeks to have it fitted, then weekly if I...

We are a family of huge Sienfield fans. Hubby's sister has a lab/australian shepard mix named Bosco. We adopted a lab/newfie mix and named him Cosmo.

I'm thinking I will probably end up with a cros aid. I was hoping with all the technology out there that there would be an aid that could help with word recognition, but there doesn't seem to be. My word recognition is 0, so just amplifying sound isn't going to work. A cochlear implant isn't...