[vicsireland] Re: PC Connectivity to a Hearing Aid
- From: "Michael Lavin" <lavinm37@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 21:08:46 -0000
Hi VICS Members
Many thanks to Flor, Gerry and Tim for their invaluable advice - much
appreciated lads.
I'll follow up on your advice and inform my friend about the advice.
Regards and thanks,
Michael
-----Original Message-----
From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Flor Lynch
Sent: 29 February 2012 11:25
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: PC Connectivity to a Hearing Aid
When I first got my most recent pair of digital hearing aids, I sometimes
thought, "now if only I could program them - or each of them - with a
computer myself, as there's really no way the audiologist and I in his
office can deal with all of the invironmental acoustics, interference, etc.,
they may be (and often are) subject to". But there are other non-technical
variables which are important. From time to time the filters in the hearing
aid will need replacing, as when they become clogged they muffle much
clarifying HF sound. these are too small, even to be seen, by a
non-specialist, or so i was informed. As tim says, however, best consult
with the audiologist who assessed the person's need to have a hearing aid.
The program or kit used is probably specialised: some extra hardware bits
and bobs to calibrate the physical hearing aid from the laptop (or PC are
included, I would say, based on my experience. the program/computer will
have been given a profile of your hearing, based on an 'audiogram', etc.,
and it adjusts the available frequency range accordingly. The art, then, is
for you and the expert to find what you are most comfortable with.
DeafHear are a bit behind the curve, (and the HSE) when it comes to hearing
aid technollogy.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Culhane" <tim.culhane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 9:03 PM
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: PC Connectivity to a Hearing Aid
> Hi Michael,
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> It would be difficult to knowwithout more details on the exact model
> of
> Siemens hearing aid being used.
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> I wear hearing aids and I know that audiologists and hearing aid
> providers
> use computers and software to ajust the settings on the hearing aid.
> However, I'm not aware if such software is available to the general
> public.
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> The person involved would probably be best advised to talk to their
> audiologist or the practice from which the hearing aid was purchased.
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> Tim
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>>From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Lavin
> Sent: 28 February 2012 20:56
> To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [vicsireland] PC Connectivity to a Hearing Aid
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> Hello VICS Members
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> I have been asked by an acquaintance who is using a Siemens hearing
> aid if I
> would put out a call to find out if anybody out there can assist.
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> He wants to know if anyone is using an ordinary computer to control a
> hearing aid's frequency?
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> I myself don't know anything about this area but I imagine that the
> hearing
> aid may have inbuilt intelligence to interface with a compute.Any help
> gratefully accepted.Regards,Michael
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