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Originally Posted by 2boyzmama  EduLink
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Those are two personal FM systems that I recently was told about, and am looking into for Connor.
YOu said you're looking into the BAHA...could he wear it with a softband for now? We looked into that for Connor, too, but his loss is only at specific frequencies, and a BAHA can't be frequency modulated for his loss, so it wasn't a good option. But it might be for you guys.
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Thank you I just googled them both, I hadn't seen either of those in my previous searches. We ruled out the BAHA for many reasons...it is hard to get for us, we have to consult 3+hrs away for it, and go back multiple times and try and get a loaner ect.. We were told that insurance would want it implanted after the age of 6 or 7 or whatever age they would want to implant it... Otherwise they wouldn't cover it.
We have no intentions of implanting it ever.. too many risks.
It is something we would look at again in the future as far as wearing it on a band but for now we're not.
We have had tremendous trouble keeping his hearing UP in his only hearing ear. We have an appt again on the 19th with the ENT and I am thinking if his tube is blocked again that I am going to ask her to remove them and try without one for a while. We have been unsuccessful at that in the past but he has already had 3 surgeries and I don't want to keep putting him under and risking damaging his only hearing every time they do!
Anyways his Special Ed Teacher and I have been discussing him going into K this Fall and the option of using an FM system ect. I was thinking that it could be something that could benefit him all around and thinking of purchasing one I just don't know where to begin there is SO much on the net!
