HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted July 19, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Do we have any happy longtime bimodal members of HPs? (1 CI and 1 HA) Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/3697-happy-longtime-bimodal-users-1-ci-and-1-ha/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted July 19, 2018 Author HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 @hadron Are you aware of any good links for bimodal users? Research? Thanks hadron 1 Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/3697-happy-longtime-bimodal-users-1-ci-and-1-ha/#findComment-22832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes hadron Posted July 28, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Sorry for late post. I have always liked the article by Boys Town National Reseach Hospital. Provides links to research papers https://www.boystownhospital.org/knowledgeCenter/articles/Pages/IsTwoBetterThanOne.aspx Jewel and Mary Beth 2 Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/3697-happy-longtime-bimodal-users-1-ci-and-1-ha/#findComment-22953 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted July 28, 2018 Author HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Thank you @hadron. I hope you are doing well. hadron 1 Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/3697-happy-longtime-bimodal-users-1-ci-and-1-ha/#findComment-22956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKD Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Mary Beth, I am a happy Bimodal member. A CI in one ear and a hearing aid in the other ear makes a huge difference in my ability to hear and follow conversations. Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/3697-happy-longtime-bimodal-users-1-ci-and-1-ha/#findComment-22999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKD Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Mary Beth, I am a happy Bimodal member. A CI in one ear and a hearing aid in the other ear makes a huge difference in my ability to hear and follow conversations. Mary Beth 1 Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/3697-happy-longtime-bimodal-users-1-ci-and-1-ha/#findComment-23000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted July 31, 2018 Author HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 Terrific @TKD. Want to tell us your CI story? Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/3697-happy-longtime-bimodal-users-1-ci-and-1-ha/#findComment-23005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKD Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 Yes, I’ll share a little background about myself. I’ve had lifelong hearing loss - since birth. Both ears qualified for CIs. Implanted the right ear that never really wore a hearing aid. Hearing aid in that ear didn’t help much and was validated in the audiogram. Mostly because I had a reverse slope hearing loss in that ear. I acoustically could hear chirping birds, “S” and “Sh” sounds in speech. In my mind the left ear (the hearing aid ear) is the dominant ear for piecing together conversations even though I have more hearing loss in that ear. Implanted with flex array 24 in the right ear to preserve residual hearing , the high pitches. Two years later I still have some residual hearing in that ear. I can hear running water from a faucet and a loud alarm clock as long it’s close to me as well as some other sounds. Wearing both a CI and hearing aid makes a huge difference in my ability to hear, follow conversations. Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/3697-happy-longtime-bimodal-users-1-ci-and-1-ha/#findComment-23064 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKD Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 Yes, I’ll share a little background about myself. I’ve had lifelong hearing loss - since birth. Both ears qualified for CIs. Implanted the right ear that never really wore a hearing aid. Hearing aid in that ear didn’t help much and was validated in the audiogram. Mostly because I had a reverse slope hearing loss in that ear. I acoustically could hear chirping birds, “S” and “Sh” sounds in speech. In my mind the left ear (the hearing aid ear) is the dominant ear for piecing together conversations even though I have more hearing loss in that ear. Implanted with flex array 24 in the right ear to preserve residual hearing , the high pitches. Two years later I still have some residual hearing in that ear. I can hear running water from a faucet and a loud alarm clock as long it’s close to me as well as some other sounds. Wearing both a CI and hearing aid makes a huge difference in my ability to hear, follow conversations. Mary Beth 1 Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/3697-happy-longtime-bimodal-users-1-ci-and-1-ha/#findComment-23065 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted August 2, 2018 Author HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 Thanks @TKD I am glad being bimodal is working out so well for you! Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/3697-happy-longtime-bimodal-users-1-ci-and-1-ha/#findComment-23067 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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