HearPeers Heroes Mary Featherston Posted November 10, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 Today I went to the Med-El meetup in Minneapolis. Virgi and a guy called Scott gave people help with their Roger pens, and showed them the Roger Select (I felt all smug because I already have one, but remained almost entirely un-obnoxious and didn't say anything). Scott gave a presentation on traveling with CIs that was mostly common sense but some good info about the devices and the scanners and whatnot used in security. This is, of course, much more important to the folks who don't hang out on Hear Peers - I didn't hear anything that I didn't already know. But it was cool to meet other CI users. There was a cute little bilateral two year old boy called Leo there with his parents, and a couple of people who were just in the process of getting CIs. All in all, a nice meeting. Jewel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted November 10, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 @Mary Featherston I’m glad you met a few Med-El users. I like meeting Med-El users too. Have you played around any more with your nifty Roger Select? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Featherston Posted November 10, 2018 Author HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 12 minutes ago, Mary Beth said: @Mary Featherston I’m glad you met a few Med-El users. I like meeting Med-El users too. Have you played around any more with your nifty Roger Select? Not yet, @Mary Beth - the second CI is still sounding pretty rough, I'm focusing on rehab right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted November 10, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 @Mary Featherston good plan How is the echo in your first CI doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Featherston Posted November 10, 2018 Author HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 @Mary Beth - it's still there, but less prominent when I'm hearing through both CIs. The sound from both is far better than either of them sound alone. I have a mapping appointment on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and my audiologist said we can adjust the maps on both sides then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted November 11, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 @Mary Featherston I hope you can get rid of the echo. Fingers crossed. Mary Featherston 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Featherston Posted November 11, 2018 Author HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 Thanks, I'm pretty optimistic, my audiologist and I discussed it and if we can't adjust it out she'll bring in someone from MED-EL. By the way, at the meet-up yesterday Scott, the guy who presented, had a nice polo shirt with the Hear Peers logo on it. I was envious. ? Jewel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted November 11, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 @Mary Featherston In the US, people who are part of the Patient Support Team (PSTs) are now called HearPeers. Those shirts are their uniform. Med-El uses the term HearPeers in several ways. I saw a Swedish HearPeer post where people from that forum met up and they were all wearing a neon green HearPeers shirt. (I think it was posted on the Med-El Sweden FB page perhaps.) If we ever organize our own HearPeers meet up event, we should design a shirt too! Jewel and Mary Featherston 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Featherston Posted November 11, 2018 Author HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 @Mary Beth that would be cool. Scott's was gray with the Hear Peers logo in neon green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted November 11, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 Yes that gray polo shirt with neon green HearPeers is the uniform PSTs now wear when attending Med-El events. I have seen several PSTs in those shirts. @Mary Featherston The big question is.... where could we hold a meetup event that would be convenient to our active HP members? We are sooo geographically spread out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Featherston Posted November 11, 2018 Author HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 @Mary Beth yes, it would be really difficult - people's schedules, lack of vacation time, and the expense of traveling a long way. It would be fun though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted November 11, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 @Mary Featherston It would be easier to attach it onto another event. A conference people are attending or a workshop by Med-El etc. Mary Featherston 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Pittsburgh Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 Hey Mary Beth and Mary I like crhexthexT shirt idea maybe come next spring,summer we could have a mini meet up Mary Beth I think you are in NY Mary Featherstone I forget where you are Kara from Canada Me Pittsburgh Megan L NY would anyone be interested I think this I think this pretty well cover our group of people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Featherston Posted November 13, 2018 Author HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 @Dave in Pittsburgh Quote Mary Beth, Megan and Kara aren't too far apart. Pittsburgh's a little farther away. I'm in Minneapolis, which is, what, about 1400 miles? So kind of hard for some of us (though for sheer distance I can't compete with Jewel or Daniel). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted November 13, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 I vote for Jamaica ??! Mary Featherston 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Pittsburgh Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 I am with you.Maybe we all can crash a Jewels place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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