I've had it for about 2-1/2 yrs now. I wore it all the time at first and was always confused how I could (as a test) block the sound from my good ear and hear from the Baha side, but when I used it normally, it seemed like my hearing was confused ... as if I were hearing things coming from two separate sources. (I'm trying to explain this appropriately & not sure that I am).
I hate the soft buttons. I still get puzzled about what the beeps are for. I go back to the instruction book, think I've got it figured out, then get confused all over again.
I took it back to the audiologist. They discovered a crack and got it fixed, then reprogrammed it for me. Still. Not liking it.
I hate how easily it can pop off and I really hate the squealing when something touches it. A family member died recently and I wore it to their memorial. I was in the reception line and every person, or every 2nd person would hug, the processor would squeal, they'd draw back, apologizing to me, me apologizing/explaining to them. It was incredibly annoying during an incredibly sad and emotional time. I wanted to heave it across the room.
Perhaps it takes some getting used to to hear correctly? To get the brain to unscramble the sounds? Is there a learning curve for this thing?
And as long as I'm complaining, I'm also very unhappy with how the site of the operation has sunken in, leaving a huge depression behind my ear and a bony protruberance where the skull was cut. I'm guessing the fat shoved in there has just reabsorbed. When I mentioned it to the doctor, he just said, "Sorry."
This Baha cost a ton of $ and even though my insurance covered most of it, it feels wrong to give up on it, yet I can't seem to get myself to experience any of the positives.
Any feedback, commiseration, our encouragement you can provide? Thanks.
