After the morning's gymbaroo, Raphael went to Australian Hearing to have hearing aids fitted. As usual (after gymbaroo) he was exhausted but he performed well for the practical hearing tests and these actually showed an improvement in hearing low frequency sounds.
They customised some digital hearing aids and fitted the ear moulds that had arrived since our last visit. Raphael was well and truly sick of being held by then and so we put him down on the floor where he was happier. While the audiologist explained the use and care of the hearing aids to us Raphael explored the room and the corridor outside the room.
The mould doesn't fit very well in his wonky ear becuase the cartilage isn't in the right places to hold the mould in properly. Apparently this can be a common problem for kids with CHARGE syndrome. Because of this poor fit he seems to get a bit of feedback on the device. The audiologist fitted some kind of feedback protection but now that we have got it home and have put the aids on him I am not convinced that the feedback protections does anything. In the end I just resorted to hold him down and jamming the hearing aid in as hard as I though safe to do. This used much more force than any mother would endorse, it was lucky that Annie wasn't home at the time.
After the morning's gymbaroo, Raphael went to Australian Hearing to have hearing aids fitted. As usual (after gymbaroo) he was exhausted but he performed well for the practical hearing tests and these actually showed an improvement in hearing low frequency sounds.
They customised some digital hearing aids and fitted the ear moulds that had arrived since our last visit. Raphael was well and truly sick of being held by then and so we put him down on the floor where he was happier. While the audiologist explained the use and care of the hearing aids to us Raphael explored the room and the corridor outside the room.
The mould doesn't fit very well in his wonky ear becuase the cartilage isn't in the right places to hold the mould in properly. Apparently this can be a common problem for kids with CHARGE syndrome. Because of this poor fit he seems to get a bit of feedback on the device. The audiologist fitted some kind of feedback protection but now that we have got it home and have put the aids on him I am not convinced that the feedback protections does anything. In the end I just resorted to hold him down and jamming the hearing aid in as hard as I though safe to do. This used much more force than any mother would endorse, it was lucky that Annie wasn't home at the time.
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One of the best things you can do is to store your hearing aid in night. This will remove most of the sweat and humidity that accumulate in the hearing aid during the day which can cause the delicate components to corrode and eventually break. Also another important step in preventing hearing aids from breaking in the summer months, as well as the rest of the year, is to routinely visit your local hearing professional to have your ears cleaned.
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