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Tag Archives: hearing aid
Technology is a miracle…until it stops working…
When it rains, it pours right? There are times when I feel like everything is breaking or on the verge of breaking. This is one of those times. My computer’s hard drive went bad. My phone has been acting clunky. Both my hearing aid and cochlear implant have been acting “off”. It just goes to [...]
Assistive Technology
Also tagged cell phone, cochlear implant, deaf, hearing, hearing loss, internet, iPhone, mobile, phone, technology, TV
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Cochlear Implant: Two Months and Counting…
The past two and a half months with the cochlear implant have had its fair share of ups and downs, but the ups far outweigh the downs. It is definitely surpassing pre surgery expectations by a long shot. It has been amazing as I’ve passed major milestones such as listening to my favorite song, talking [...]
Assistive Technology, Uncategorized
Also tagged ci, cochlear implant, deaf, hearing, interpretype
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Cochlear Implant Update
Cochlear Implant surgery and activation went great. I’m currently in the process of relearning how to hear in that ear. After 13 years of hearing absolutely nothing in that ear, I was able to distinguish some words just minutes after activation. Everything still sounds a bit chirpy and high pitched, but the more I practice, [...]
SoundAmp vs Smartlink
So, a Smartlink FM system costs $1000, then you have to get a receiver to attach to a hearing aid for about $1000 as well. Those plus a $3000 hearing aid adds up to a large chunk of change. Good news, there’s an app for that. On the iPhone, there’s an app called SoundAmp that [...]
Accessibility 2.0, Assistive Technology
Also tagged fm system, hearing loss, iPhone, phonak, smartlink, soundamp, t-coil
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Join the “Get in the Hearing Loop” Campaign
The Hearing Loss Association of America and the American Academy for Audiology started a public education campaign in June 2010 to recruit churches, meeting halls, and even subways to get hearing loops. Hearing loops are copper wires that are installed underneath the floor usually, and a hearing aid or cochlear implant can pick up sound [...]
Hearing Assistive Technology Training at Gallaudet
I am seriously considering a 2 day training session on the latest hearing technologies including hearing aids, cochlear implants and alert devices. For more information visit HLAA’s website: http://www.hearingloss.org/learn/hat_training.asp You’ll need to apply, but the conference and hotel is paid for, as well as several meals. I think it would be an awesome opportunity.
Living with the Cochlear Implant and Hearing Ear Dog
The following entry is from my friend Rosemary, also a member of the Hearing Loss Association of America who graciously shared her story about her experiences with bilateral cochlear implants and hearing ear dog. I have had a progressive hearing loss since I was a teenager…I am now 66, about to turn 67 next week. [...]
What Words Really Mean
All of my life I’ve been called visually and hearing impaired. I never thought anything about it. To me, it just means I still have vision and hearing, but not to the full extent. To me, being called deaf-blind would imply that I am fully deaf and fully blind. I noticed something somewhere about how, [...]
Amazing Breakthrough for Cochlear Implant Users
A cochlear implant is a device implanted into the ear through the cochlea, a snail shaped organ in the middle ear. It uses anywhere from 16-22 electrodes and stimulates the auditory nerve. Everyone I’ve talked to who have gotten a cochlear implant have said that it has been life changing for them. I heard recently [...]
