hearing aid on non cochlear implant side

[inmate23]

Hi

Can a person with a single side ci wear a hearing on the non ci ear? Or does this cause problems?

The reason I ask is that my friend who is only funded one ci is toally deaf on the other side and I fears for safety. What shes crossing a road and doesn't hear the a car.

[Venster]

Yes, im almost certain she can. Speak to a audiologist about it. I'm sure they would recommend the best solution for your friend.

[Patrick57]

Originally Posted by inmate23

Hi

Can a person with a single side ci wear a hearing on the non ci ear? Or does this cause problems?

The reason I ask is that my friend who is only funded one ci is toally deaf on the other side and I fears for safety. What shes crossing a road and doesn't hear the a car.

I use a CI and a hearing aid both and am very happy with the perfomance. I will say that in crossing streets it is often necessary to look both ways. The sounds usually come in louder on my CI side than my hearing aid side.
Patrick57

[xbulder]

Originally Posted by inmate23

Hi

Can a person with a single side ci wear a hearing on the non ci ear? Or does this cause problems?

The reason I ask is that my friend who is only funded one ci is toally deaf on the other side and I fears for safety. What shes crossing a road and doesn't hear the a car.

I fitted a lot of Hi with CI, key here is to balance both. It does provide better localization

[John59]

I have 2 of the BP 100's One for each side Bilateral and a BTE HA for the right ear.

It is so awsome to hear some one speaking to me that is on my left side.

I also have to get use to hearing things on my left side. I never knew my there was so much talking going on around me until I wore my BP 100 on my left side.

I can and will use any hardware I can get my hands on to hear the world around me.

[concerned mum]

my son had implant 6 mnths back before that he was on hearing aids the doctors strongly recommended aids on the non CI side but for some reason my son doesnt like wearing the aid anymore. any ways the point is talk to the audi i bet there int a problem only the aids should hav maximum compatibility with the CI tht is wht i was told