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Archive => Archives => Topic started by: Nancy T on August 23, 2005, 10:27:49 am
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Another question for BAHA users.
Is your BAHA good enough that it keeps you from having to do that awkward, embarrassing "One-Ear Shuffle", a.k.a. "One-Ear Do-Si-Do"?
You know what I'm talking about--you're outside walking around with someone, window-shopping or sight-seeing or whatever, and whenever you stop and start again, you have to keep dancing around to get them on your good side.
Does your BAHA make that a thing of the past??
Nancy T. (one-sided hearing loss but not from AN; waiting for insurance decision on BAHA)
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Nancy- I loved your one-ear-do-si-do! Now I know what to call it! Our first teachers meeting was today, another teacher has had An surgery , same ear as mine. We looked pretty silly trying to find each others "good ear". Thanks for making my day. We all need a little laughter! luv2teachsped
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Nancy, One ear Do-Si-Do... Love it, and how true it is. It sure is a pain in the butt !! I am too scared to get the baha are you thinking of getting ti ? Let me know . thanx... Goldineye
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Hi Lori, yes, I saw the doc a couple of weeks ago and they put in the request to my insurance company, which does not pay but we are hoping they will eventually change their mind.
Luv2teach--the first time I met another "one-eared" person--she is deaf in her right ear, I in my left--we got out of the car when we reached our destination, automatically did the "do-si-do"--which resulted in both of us being where we wanted to be--and we just looked at each other and laughed!
Most of the time, people who aren't used to walking around with me look at me like I'm nuts until I explain why I keep trying to nudge them over to the right side of the sidewalk. Even my family members virtually NEVER remember to get on my good side. I used to be firm and ask my kids to do the do-si-do at least half the time, but now I've given up, I just move myself. At least I can shoulder my kids over to the right without explaining or apologizing!
Nancy
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With my mother deaf on the right side I find myself talking to that side. It takes me a while to remember I'm on the wrong side. So yes I've done the do-si-do too.
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Oh the do-si-do's days!!! Thank goodness for my BAHA. ;)
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I love it! I do the do-si-do all the time! I am hoping the BAHA will help with that.
jennifer
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i have the baha and i sometimes still do the do-si-do. really just in loud environments when there is a lot of extra noise. most of the time, i'm ok. ~Jennifer
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I agree. I have a BAHA and most of the time it takes care of sounds coming in from my deaf side. When I'm in a high noise environment, such as walking on a sidewalk beside someone, I sometimes still have to do-si-do so my good ear is facing the person I'm with. Nothing (yet) can beat the human ear for picking up conversation in a high noise environment.
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Thank you all so much for the replies. It sounds like the BAHA is a significant help, although not, as Terri pointed out, as good as the human ear. Our dear ears...
Nancy
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Not to sound dumb, but what is BAHA?
;)
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It's a bone-anchored hearing aid. A small sound processor is attached to a titanium screw in the skull on the deaf side. The processor picks up sounds (similar to the way an ear would work) and transfers them through bone conduction to a person's hearing (or good) ear. For more information, see http://www.entific.com/aboutBaha.asp