SHHH Support Group (Self Help for Hard of Hearing People) Google Group

Re: {SHHH Support Group} RE: {SHHH Support Group Andrew Stewart

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:49:44 UT

I realise I am not andrew but are you talking about central auditory processing disorder where you hear the words but the connection between the brain and the ear doesn't respond properly? Reason why I ask is because I have that on top of being hearing impaired and I was told that an FM system (and for the aids) would help.

RE: {SHHH Support Group Andrew Stewart

mayd...@bigpond.net.au (Denis McDonald) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:16:51 UT

Andrew Stewart, could you advise how to deal with Voice perception i.e.
hearing sounds of word but not understanding , it has been suggested that
hearing aids will not rectify problem. Have you a way out of this
situation. Denis McDonald.

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Re: {SHHH Support Group} advocacy

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:34:25 UT

Thats great so it probably wont help me at this point??? Just have to stay with telstra and find cheaper internet or buy everything I need and go with whomever?? Advantage of equipment program is that when it breaks they replace it and fix it up for someone else and I dont have to pay to get it repaired.

RE: {SHHH Support Group} advocacy

astew...@printacall.com.au (Andrew Stewart) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:30:46 UT

Hi Erin,

Deafness Forum has been working with ACCAN (previously Tedicore) on exactly
this issue, to have an independent disability equipment program.

Regards

Andrew Stewart
Technical Manager
Printacall Communications Technology
2 Doig Ave,
Denistone East 2112
Sydney, NSW
Tel: (02) 9809 2392

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Fw: Help accident with hearing aids

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:50:51 UT

that makes me feel so much better
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Hi Erin - don't panic - I accidently dropped mine into the fish bowl once, I quickly fished them out took out the battery and put the hair dryer on cool until I was totally satisfied they were dry. I have had them now for 6 months and no sign of a problem. Regards Judy

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Fw: Help accident with hearing aids

jai...@bigpond.net.au (judy) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:36:06 UT

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Fw: [aamhl_general] Re: Help accident with hearing aids - Ref#27053982

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:16:26 UT

Thanks for your advice was just a bit annoyed that audi didn't think it
mattered about water getting in it and being so close to christmas it would
be my luck that it would break either when things are shut or when we are
away in jan!!! Also they thought that one week without aids wouldn't
matter!! Will try videoplayer thing kind of wearing at the moment but will

RE: {SHHH Support Group} Fw: [aamhl_general] Re: Help accident with hearing aids - Ref#27053982

astew...@printacall.com.au (Andrew Stewart) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:58:53 UT

Hi Erin,

Take the battery out and leave the battery compartment open, and remove the
mould.

Then place the HA and the mould in the front lip of the video player
overnight. Be careful not to let it fall in. Video players are wonderful
dehumidifiers.

I have been doing this for years with mine and my kids HA!

Fw: [aamhl_general] Re: Help accident with hearing aids - Ref#27053982

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:45:05 UT

Anymore suggestions see below??
Erin
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advocacy

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:55:08 UT

Is there an advocacy agency specific to people who are deaf/hearing impaired? Or does that come under generic disability??

I am looking to go to TTY this is my problem thru the telstra disability equipment service I get LOTS of equipment phones (which I will still need one cause going to superprint and doesn't come with a phone like the uniphone. Dont need really big screen but cant read the standard sized print of uniphone AND the superprint is different colour, also need extension ringer and visual signal alerter now thing is that OPtus will supply only the TTY nothing else for $2.75 a month. Can buy other equipment but will be too expensive. Think optus is its own company now and thats why they are unable to get the other equipment. But their prices are a lot cheaper calls to 13 numbers like the national relay service are included in the plan and we can switch to their internet too. BUT if we have the ph with them we have to have the internet with them as well unless we have wireless currently with bigpond and VERY expensive and they changed their mind about how much they would charge (or someone gave the wrong info when they called us) We could go with telstra for the phone and have a company separate (like ADAM who are Adelaide based) but I was seriously considering going to optus and the man from NRS helping me suggests an advocacy place OR I said just stay with telstra. Dont you all think its rediculous that we dont get a choice of carrier simply because they dont provide the equipment we need to hear the phone/hear on the phone? However I am not sure its worth the fuss???

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Fw: Help accident with hearing aids

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:57:20 UT

No not much fun had audiologist receptionist telling me there was NOTHING I could do and then she said oh we could send them off and I am saying well what I am suposed to do in the meantime???? Apparently no one there but she assures me she will ring the other office and speak with actual audi etc and then ring me back because I NEED the aids!! I just cant go without them for a week!!!!

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Re: New Member

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:54:15 UT

I am 28 I have no hearing on my left side and a bit on my right its nice to
meet someone near my age with a hearing loss. I too have done lipreading. Do
you use TTY? I am thinking about switching to it.
Erin
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Re: New Member

kate.lo...@gmail.com (Kate) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:29:25 UT

Hey!

I know how you feel! I am 29 years old, (from NSW) and am profoundly
deaf - I found it extremely hard to deal with being deaf when I was
younger. So I joined Better Hearing when I was 21, and did some lip-
reading classes with other people with a hearing loss, and tried to
meet other people with a hearing loss.

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Fw: Help accident with hearing aids

drmickwil...@gmail.com (Mick Wilson) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:20:24 UT

Hey Erin,

that's not much fun.

if you have air con stick them in a room with the air con directed at them.
the reason for this is that even though the air is cool, it will have been
dehumidified. or if u have a dehumidifier machine run that instead (never
actually seen them in Oz, but here in HK i run one in my study, and keep all

Fw: Help accident with hearing aids

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:07:56 UT

----- Original Message -----
To: Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss General Discussions
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 11:37 PM

Hi everyone this is quite embarrasing but I accidently wore my aids in the shower! Bad for two reasons a the aids and b I am suposed to wear ear plugs otherwise can get infecitons