Technology Brain Dump 2025 by https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c Put all the questions you have ever wanted to ask here (hearing aids, cochlear implants, etc) en-us 2025-06-23 14:05:22 UTC 2025-12-10 15:20:36 UTC hello@padlet.com Can you go swimming with a CI? aldnca https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499287355 2025-06-23 14:05:22 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499287355 Do I have to have a giant earmold because I have profound hearing loss? aldnca https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499287356 2025-06-23 14:05:22 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499287356 Can you have both auditory devices on the same side? https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499432233 2025-06-23 17:11:01 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499432233 Are CIs permanent? Like, can you remove it at some point if you don't want it anymore? https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499432859 2025-06-23 17:11:54 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499432859 How can we ensure that doctors are able to put CIs in the right place? Based on past stories I've heard, CIs have been put in the wrong place. How can we prevent that from happening today? https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499438499 2025-06-23 17:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499438499 Can someone with CIs go on roller coasters? https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499438508 2025-06-23 17:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499438508 who's gonna generate waterproof hearing aids?? https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499462921 2025-06-23 18:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499462921 https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499481090 If someone has mixed hearing loss how do they decide if that person gets hearing aids or a cochlear?

]]> 2025-06-23 18:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499481090 Hearing Aids https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499484323 Will hearing aids perhaps someday connected to AI?

]]> 2025-06-23 18:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499484323 Cochlear Implant Question https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499489702 Can players with cochlear implants safely participate in tackle football, and what precautions or modifications (if any) are recommended to protect the implant during contact sports?

]]> 2025-06-23 19:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499489702 https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499489818 Is it possible to have a hearing aid that works like a cochlear implant without surgery?

]]> 2025-06-23 19:03:06 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499489818 CI related question https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499489890 Can players with cochlear implants safely participate in tackle football, and what precautions or modifications (if any) are recommended to protect the implant during contact sports?

]]> 2025-06-23 19:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499489890 The Future of Non-Surgical Hearing? https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499490510 Is it possible to have a hearing aid that works like a cochlear implant without surgery?

]]> 2025-06-23 19:04:43 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499490510 What is BAHA? https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499494102 2025-06-23 19:07:20 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499494102 Different types of hearing aids https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499497048 Could you please share each type (BAHA, BTE, ITE, etc.)?


What are the pros and cons of each hearing aid type?

]]> 2025-06-23 19:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499497048 Specific question about Kanso 2 https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499568582 When a student has a CI like Kanso 2, is there any difference/benefit towards their capability to pick up sound better (e.g. when being read a test) if you stand/sit in front of them vs if you stand behind them where the CI's sit?

]]> 2025-06-23 21:48:49 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499568582 Noise Cancellation Limit? https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499638706 Part 1. Is there a setting (whether similar or separate process/outcome) for hearing aids and CI's to have a max threshold of sound/noise where anything louder isn't transmitted at that dB to prevent overstimulation/uncomfortably/being too loud?

Part 2. Cochlear implants that have mini mic's, do the mic's or the CI's have that capability where if someone accidently talked too loud/yelled into the the mic have a setting where it won't transmit at such loud frequency and hurt the student?

]]> 2025-06-24 00:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499638706 Cochlear Implants vs. Hearing Aids: Are they the same, or fundamentally different? https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499639690 2025-06-24 00:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499639690 In 2025, our understanding and treatment of hearing loss have advanced significantly. When we look at an audiogram today, how has our approach to interpreting its data and subsequently recommending solutions like Cochlear Implants, Hearing Aids, and Bone Conduction Devices (like BAHA) evolved from past practices? What new insights, technologies, and patient-centered considerations are influencing our recommendations now? https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499642314 2025-06-24 00:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499642314 kt3373 https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499643475 If a person has one hearing aid, and one CI, how does the brain reconcile the different types of signals?


]]> 2025-06-24 00:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499643475 What are the methods used to help support a student with a CI to adjust to the new information, and how do parents, teachers and medical teams collaborate in this process? kt3373 https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499644499 2025-06-24 00:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499644499 kt3373 https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499646461 Is there an effort being made to help kids to communicate effectively whether something is working or not?

]]> 2025-06-24 00:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499646461 What old barriers to equitable access in audiology are we actively dismantling (or should be dismantling) with the advancements in hearing technology and innovative service delivery models? mls9581 https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499648142 2025-06-24 00:09:59 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499648142 Educational Audiologists https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499653481 Could you go into more detail on the difference in role and support that an Educational Audiologist provides for DHH students vs other Audiologists?


How do educational audiologists order and receive equipment for students in mainstream schools?

]]> 2025-06-24 00:14:18 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499653481 HAT System https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499708105 Please go over how the HAT System works! Is it used with only cochlears, or does it also connect with hearing aids?

How many students can connect/pair to the system at a time?

How does it make educational experience and audible comprehension in the classroom beneficial to the students?

]]> 2025-06-24 00:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499708105 Replacement Parts https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499717492 When anyone who has a cochlear implant through the company "Cochlear", is it being shipped all the way from Australia because the manufacturer is there? Or is it made in Australia and then shipped to a warehouse in America for accessible supply?

]]> 2025-06-24 00:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499717492 The Magnet Portion of Cochlears https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499727576 I know sometimes cochlear devices accidently will magnetize to some things metal if your head is close enough (seen experience), is there a possibility for things that have a magnetic quality to stick to the area on the head that the cochlear connects to?

]]> 2025-06-24 01:04:30 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499727576 FM --> DM https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499770391 Could you explain the process of what we consider FM system (the meaning) and the difference between that and now DM systems (also the meaning).

Is there an accurate acronym to be using currently or is it important to just cover all: FM/DM/Roger?

Do you personally think that we will transition to referring to them as DM's and not FM's in the future? Like with IEP's and Audiologist terminology use?

]]> 2025-06-24 01:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499770391 What if your CI battery dies in the middle of a conversation... do you just fake it? Or just close eyes? https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499775185 2025-06-24 01:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499775185 https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499897116 Will you please cover everything?1? I am profoundly deaf that I never once had anything on my ears in my life.

]]> 2025-06-24 02:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499897116 Are there any updated physical discomforts or side effects reported after cochlear implant surgery? https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499913113 2025-06-24 02:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499913113 Will there ever be a way to get CI without needing surgery? https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499982289 2025-06-24 03:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499982289 I wonder what noises, talking, etc sounds like as hearing person vs hearing aids vs CI. Are they all the same or actually are different? https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499985411 2025-06-24 03:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499985411 Everyone point out that I am the most profound person in the entire room...but then why I can hear like I'm not that profound with hearing aids? Is it because my hearing aid are that powerful? Or is it because my brain remembers from when I used to have more hearing as a kid? https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499987761 2025-06-24 03:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3499987761 What are the pros and cons? https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3500472055 Please explain what some of the pros and cons are of CIs and hearing aids.

]]> 2025-06-24 10:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3500472055 Classroom https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3500472795 How do hearing aids or cochlear implants affect learning in the classroom?

]]> 2025-06-24 10:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3500472795 How do CIs work/sound if someone is implanted at age 3 vs age 60? I've seen a few older people with CIs & I'm curious how effective they are? https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3500614341 2025-06-24 13:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3500614341 https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3500614475 So my hearing aid has a wire and receiver in the earmold instead of the tube and behind-the-ear device. I've noticed the wire always breaks easily and needs replacement, or moisture will often make it dull, and I can't use it. I heard that the tube is "better" and "stronger" for a person who is profoundly deaf. Is that true? May you explain that?

]]> 2025-06-24 13:45:26 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3500614475 https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3500616475 I was curious about ear hair cells and using hearing aids: I was wondering if you use hearing aids every day, instead of using them every once in a while, will it impact your ability to keep the hearing you "have left"?

]]> 2025-06-24 13:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3500616475 Hearing aid feedback https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3500629542 What is that sound that hearing aids make when you are moving them around and it has a loud pitch? Is it frequency? Calibrating?

]]> 2025-06-24 14:03:09 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3500629542 Hearing Technology https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3500631554 What are the latest advancements in hearing technology?

]]> 2025-06-24 14:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3500631554 Open-ear headphones... https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3500652615 Can you explain how music/sound can be transferred through open-ear bone conduction headphones instead of insert headphones? Does it sound the same or have a different quality for hearing people? Can this kind of headphone be able to be used by a certain level of hard of hearing to listen to music and talk on the phone? I thought bone conduction connected with vibrations

]]> 2025-06-24 14:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3500652615 What is the mapping process like for cochlear implant users? Also, why does mapping need to happen for CI users? I have always been curious about that. https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3500781352 2025-06-24 17:46:25 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3500781352 Personal Experience with first timers with CI's https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3500801353 I have gone down the rabbit hole of youtube videos where Deaf individuals in their young adult life getting CI's, hearing sound for the first time, and becoming emotional from the experience (in like "open world" perspective). Have you heard of or experienced these yourself with any of your patients? I know sometimes it can be really overwhelming for individuals to hear for the first time and sometimes hate it and never use it, but I was curious about the opposite perspective.

]]> 2025-06-24 18:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3500801353 May I be a guinea pig to test the bone hearing test? ( I am profound deaf) https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3501946753 2025-06-25 15:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/aldnca/xqwg9lqotrvai98c/wish/3501946753