Catalog: Caring for your Child's Hearing Instruments | |
| place photo here all about my hearing name date of birth other individual information date of first fitting favorite sound alerted to first sound alerted to mommy s daddy s voice for the first time alerted to name for the first time first time the hearing instruments were worn the entire day first words first time inserted hearing instruments by her/himself first time fm system was used first time on the phone to: | |
| a new world of sound hearing instruments open up a whole new world to you and your baby this rich world of sounds is absolutely crucial for your baby s speech and language development effective fitting and amplification play a vital role and so do you by looking after the hearing instruments properly parents and caregivers ensure that the baby wearing them benefits to the fullest extent content this brochure will support you in this important task by giving information and advice on the following subjects 4 4 6 8 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 how hearing instruments make a difference the choice of hearing ... | |
| it is normal for your baby to see the audiologist frequently every few months or even weeks this is to be sure that he/she is hearing as well as possible the earmolds will probably need to be replaced often during those first few months the instruments also may need to be adjusted based on how the baby s ears are changing and growing in the first months and years the audiologist also will ensure that your child is developing the appropriate listening skills and will continue to work with him/her on responding to sounds should people ask you about your baby s hearing instruments try to view it as ... | |
| getting started inserting a hearing instrument into a child s ear for optimal performance the hearing instrument must be in the correct position to insert the hearing instrument into the child s ear just follow these simple steps 1 either turn the instrument off or select the minimum volume setting to avoid whistling 2 grasp the tubing near the earmold between your thumb and index finger see figure 2 3 bring the instrument to the child s ear tilting it forward slightly and carefully place the canal portion of the earmold inside the ear canal see figure 3 4 once the canal portion is in place ... | |
| sometimes the transition to full-time use is challenging if your baby repeatedly rejects the amplification you can ask your audiologist to check the following hearing status earmold fit and condition seating of the tone hook and hearing instrument on the ear e.g does the instrument have a pediatric-sized earhook and/or sit snugly behind the ear hearing instrument function and settings presence of wax in the ear canal in a few cases babies may develop an ear infection if you suspect this call your baby s physician or audiologist for advice if your baby is unwell or over-tired simply remove ... | |
| little ears big challenges ensuring that the hearing instruments stay in place babies and young children are not experts in keeping still nor should they be the audiologist needs to ensure that the earmold offers a snug fit in the small soft ear and check that the tubing is trimmed to the correct length pediatric-sized tonehooks also help to optimize the instruments fit babies are very likely to remove their hearing instruments either deliberately or accidentally sometimes babies who were happy wearing their instruments at three to four months allow curiosity to take over and may start removing ... | |
| maintaining what counts daily equipment care each part of the amplification system needs to be cared for and properly maintained earmolds during the first two years babies will need many new earmolds to keep up with their rapid growth later a three or four year-old might keep the same earmolds for as long as one year earmolds may become loose over time and cause feedback so it is important to check regularly that the earmold has a snug fit and to have new earmolds made if they are loose lubricants these products are specially made for use with hearing instruments and are a great help when earmolds ... | |
| the phonak oliver program adding fun to function the oliver program is designed specially to support the needs of hearing impaired children oliver articles are functional and fun to use oliver pediatric care kit with the pediatric care kit maintenance is child s play it contains everything you need to care for the hearing instrument including a battery tester a dehumidifier a listening tube an air puffer the clever kids clip stickers and a user guide oliver kids clip this clever clip helps to ensure that the hearing instruments are not lost or broken if they are taken off or knocked off while ... | |
