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Can you please explain why JTC would tell you no to what you are considering regarding school placement?

Jenny, What do you hope to get out of a CI? Possibly answering that question for yourself might help you to come to a decision . . ?

Deafdude-- Yes, that's my current audiogram. No hearing aid works on my 'dead ear' which is my left ear. My speech discrimination score is currently 44% w/ 100 db threshold (however, I must say looking at my old audiogram that it used to be 77% at 90 db threshold about 15 years ago. I...

Phonak Naida V UP question I get fair hearing with my current HAs right now. I really do wish I had more residual hearing(I will in a few years) but I make do with what I have now. I wish the best for Miss Kat and her success with the same HA that's given me partial success. Deafdude, how...

Naida XI I'm wondering if the Naida XI's have better 'firmware' (if that's what you're calling it) as opposed to the Naida V's. At any rate, I'm glad the Naida IX's are working out!

I do see from reading the posts and have talked to people in person regarding the Naida V. Some people absolutely love this product and have had no problems with it thus far. Other people have complained about the reliability of this product. An recent example is my experience w/ the Naida. I...

Whoops. . .didn't see that last message above my post! Seems you like the Siemens so far. At any rate, please post how you're faring w/ the Seimen's aid. What's your hearing loss? Did I miss that info. somewhere? Thanks . . .

Please let me know how you like the Siemens digital hearing aids. My audiologist mentioned the possibility of trying those out. I have been TRYING (key word here!) to work with Phonak Naida V UP but to date, there have been some technical problems with the aid. I do have some concerns with the...

I have a friend whose hearing was rapidly declining. He works as an assistant CEO of a marketing company and he relies heavily on communication. His speech reception skills and speech intelligibility was comparable to that of a hearing person. His family has a hereditary progressive hearing...

Here's more information re:cochlear implants and signing RIT - NTID - Raising and Educating a Deaf Child - Cochlear Implants and Hearing Aids

I agree with the above. I have seen children take off their hearing aids or cochlear implants because they are just not comfortable with the sounds they are hearing. Seems like there's no real way of knowing how a child will fare with hearing aids or CI's once they get it, even when get the...

From a slideshow ive seen, those with mild losses function quite well unaided and HAs only give a slight improvement. Many don't bother much or at all with HAs due to the inconviences/hassles/cost of HAs. They hear way better than almost anyone with CI. Those with moderate losses hear...

My husband is about to try out the Phonak (not sure which model) and the Oticon (not sure which model) on Tuesday. We'll see what transpires. I've been having some adjustment issues with the Phonak Naida V UP. I will be getting it again on this week. I've been posting information re: the...

Bottom line, I personally wish the push would be for all D/HH to be exposed to total communication. This way, when D/HH youngsters are capable of making their own decisions, they can then decide what route they are most comfortable with. I can't appreciate the fact that any mode of signs would...

:Oops: I must have overlooked this part of the Phonak website. Don't know how I could have missed that. I am trying out the Phonak Naida V UP (which is currently being repaired!). I have had some difficulty in getting the audiologist to program it to make it comparable to the analog that...

Deaf Culture/ASL here to stay? I sincerely hope you are right because that is not what I am seeing in my school district. The proof is in the decrease in numbers of students entering D/HH classes that provide total communication. Most parents are opting not to allow sign language exposure...

Deaf Culture/ASL here to stay? I also agree w/ Lucia's original post. I am merely questioning the continued existence of ASL/Deaf culture because of the push with CI's and other medical advances that are coming out in our lifetime. I'd like to see ASL/Deaf culture remain.

Deaf Culture/ASL here to stay? I believe that as long as we keep using ASL and encourage ASL (and please also include those of Deaf people who also like to speak - some do like to both speak and sign - also some like to just speak sometimes and then sign at other times, whatever suits them at...

continuance of analogs Interesting. I was told this by two audiologists. When I look at the Phonak website, however, I do not see any analog models advertised. Maybe only certain hearing aid companies are continuing analog aids? :confused: