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 More options Dec 16 1998, 3:00 am
Newsgroups: alt.support.hearing-loss
From: "Michael" <gand...@ridenhour.com>
Date: 1998/12/16
Subject: Re: question about feedback in digital CICs
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Scot,
Have your audiologist turn down the setting called "max gain" 3 decibels.
This will not diminish the amplification of the hearing aid in any way. It
reduces the "search" mode of the processor, which is changing everytime you
change the shape of your ear canal by chewing or smiling or whatever. If you
still get it some, turn it down another 2 dB, until it is gone.

--
Michael
www.ridenhour.com

C. Scot Giles wrote in message <#xcYN#KK#GA.288@upnetnews03>...
>Hi Folks,

>I love my new CIC Wydex Senso aids.  I'm still in trial on them but I am
>amazed at how much I have not been hearing before I got the aids (hearing
>normal until 1000 Hz, then drops off in high ranges to severe --a classic
>ski slope audiogram).

>Having a problem with the left aid --feedback is a problem, even when doing
>normal chewing.  No problem at all with the right aid, which fits fine and
>does it's job with no difficulty.

>I suspect the audiologist has the gain up too high in the left ear (my
right
>ear is a little better than the left, but not much) as I hear white noise
>whenever I am in an open area.  Also the fit doesn't seem to be as good and
>I have to periodically adjust the aid.  Obviously, my left ear canal is
>changing shape when I chew as well.

>Is this something that can be corrected by adjusting the gain or feedback
>level, or perhaps by taking a better mold of the canal, or is this just
what
>happens with CICs and I have to learn to live with it?

>Help is appreciated.

>Scot (and Happy Holidays!)


 
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