anyones child wear a hearing aid? WDW show question

[Rychelle924]

With all deference to the audiologist. It is very hot in Florida during the summer and ears do sweat and aids get uncomfortable. Sometimes it is just more comfortable to remove the aids and let the ears dry out. Do carry his cases or cases and not just take them out and put them in a pocket. I lost one of mine that way. Finished interpreting a service at church and the aid was bothering me so I took it and thought I put it in my pocket but it never made it and was lost. Always store in the case.

he actually has a sports cover for his for when hes at practice or at games.. its like a sweat protector and hes never complained about it annoying him.. so maybe ill bring that with us just in case.. thanks for the heads up on that!

 

[Rychelle924]

My almost 13-y/o DS has a Profound/Complete Unilateral SNL in his left ear - and recruitment (overly sensitive to sound) issues in his right ear (he tests at 5 - 10 db thresholds across the acoustic spectrum in his right ear and his left ear is dead). He wears a TransEar bone conduction hearing aid, and always wears it to the parks. If shows are getting too loud, we just disengage the battery, and then turn it back on when the sound level decreases.

Also: we use Ear Gear (www.gearforears.com) - it keeps his aid dry, protects it from misters, sudden rain storms, and sweaty child syndrome. DS prefers to use the style that clips to his shirt, since it will "catch" his BTE portion of his HA if it ever gets knocked off his ear. I like it not only for the protective aspects, but also because the Ear Gear usually catches the attention of the cast members (DS's aid is flesh colored and can't be ordered in "cool" colors). We just ordered new ones for our cruise - he picked out lime green and another in black. He'll either be a ninja, or everyone will see him coming from a mile away.

One thing you might want to look at would be a customized musician's ear plug (Westone makes a great one that we got for under $100, including the fitting by the audiologist). DS wears it in his "good" ear when we're going to see the fireworks - or he gets a massive headache from all of the sound.

Hope this helps!

thank you!!! we have ear gear for him for sports! i wasnt even thinking of it till just now.. but ill be sure to bring it with us!!
and thank you so much for the suggestions of disengaging the battery and the ear plug for the other ear!!!! i really really appreciate all the help on this!!!

 

[Rychelle924]

I'll share my experience, I wear a HA in one ear, and when I went to Disney in Feb., I chose to not wear it in the parks much. I carried my case to keep it in. I was worried about it falling out on a ride, and water and sweat and stuff, plus the backround noise. Most shows I could hear OK, since they were loud, but some of them I could not (particularly the Country Bears). I have pretty good hearing still in my other ear, though. I didn't end up using any captioning, I'm still new to hearing loss (adult onset, otosclerosis) but when we go again, I might try it. I was just so worried about losing the HA.

thank you for sharing!!! I didnt eventhinkabout it fallingout on a ride.. although he wont go on any of the fast rollercoaster type rides.. but we have a sports clip for it for when hes onthe field (think pacifier clip LOL) so maybe ill bring that too just in case! thanks!!!!

 

[Talking Hands]

Actually what bothers me is the sweating inside my ears. It makes my molds pop out. And I will get an infection in the outer canal. Make sure his canals stay dry. The big problem is not the heat so much as the humidity. And I live this pretty much year round.
It can be pretty funny when the para hears the squeal and it is the teacher and not a kid.
One benefit of my needing hearing aids is that my students are more likely to wear their aids because teacher has them on as well.

 

[Rychelle924]

Actually what bothers me is the sweating inside my ears. It makes my molds pop out. And I will get an infection in the outer canal. Make sure his canals stay dry. The big problem is not the heat so much as the humidity. And I live this pretty much year round.
It can be pretty funny when the para hears the squeal and it is the teacher and not a kid.
One benefit of my needing hearing aids is that my students are more likely to wear their aids because teacher has them on as well.

ahhh got ya.. here in NJ we dont have many months of bad humidity. so ill make sure to watch for that! thanks!! haha yeah that definitely would be a pluys for the students!!!!