The Elephant in the Room: Why is Phonak Discontinuing their Only Available BTE UP CROS Model Naidas?

I am not doing CI. My hearing is too good in my aidable ear at 75% WR to qualify for it. Also, I have not had good experiences with surgeries.

Also my audiologist doesn’t recommend it because the poorer ear would interfere with the quality of hearing I do have in my better ear. My poorer ear has been profoundly deaf (more than 110 dB) for over 40 years since 1983. I am 45 now.

I’m broke and without a job and thus insurance until I get some sort of miracle and get a job in this market.

I have 100% WRS. Even patients with normal hearing in their better ear are also eligible for a CI in their poorer ear.
Guidelines have changed significantly over the last 15 years. I was denied surgery in 2011, and then qualified by the same doctor 1.5 years later with the same hearing.

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@codergeek2015 said:

Also my audiologist doesn’t recommend it because the poorer ear would interfere with the quality of hearing I do have in my better ear. My poorer ear has been profoundly deaf (more than 110 dB) for over 40 years since 1983. I am 45 now.

Your audiologist has obsolete information. Yes, there is much work to get binaural cooperation (I speak for myself), but it is worth the effort.

I recommend reviewing the Facebook group CI Single Sided or Unilateral Deafness:

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@codergeek2015 said:

I’m broke and without a job and thus insurance until I get some sort of miracle and get a job in this market

I’m sorry about that. I didn’t know about that just showing solution with potentially the best outcomes.

@codergeek2015 said:

What did I say? I said no. I’m not here for the CI spiel.

Allright, nothing with force. I am just make sure to provide the most recent knowledge, which is necessary, regarding that your audiologist out-of-date information. But sometimes, if we want to significantly improve the quality of our lives, it is worth taking the risk of the unknown. We can be pleasantly surprised.

Most people who procrastinate on getting the CI due to fear regret not deciding sooner.

Regarding CROS, there is AMA meeting topic, you can ask about it:

Artificial Intelligence AMA with senior Phonak experts

We’re considering running an AMA (“Ask me anything”) with experts from Phonak on the topic of Artificial Intelligence / Deep Neural Networks / Noise Removal tech. Before we commit to this, I thought it would be a good idea to ask the community whether or not they would be interested in joining the AMA. We would look to create a 1-2 hour window where the experts were actively participating, so it really only works if people join in real time. It also helps to come prepared with burning questions!…

I don’t have much knowledge about it, but maybe AmpCROS with HA on the poorer ear with Naida Lumity UP 675 on the better ear?

That is not compatible with CROS. Only PR Rechargeables (which are not powerful enough for my loss) are compatible with CROS. Not UP. Which is my annoyance.

This makes the Phonak Naida Paradise UP Phonak’s only CROS-compatible UP Naida which they are discontinuing.

AmpCROS using the Phonak phone program

Hi there. Caught this question while Googling. It’s from 2 years ago, so not sure if it’s relevant anymore. Yes, the V70 products are capable of being set up for AmpCROS. The audiologist needs to set up the binaural acoustic telephone setting in the hearing aid, and set the routing from the signal to go from bad ear to good ear – much like a regular CROS system would. The difference is that she still might benefit from some limited amplification on the bad side, if there is any residual hea…

@codergeek2015, @ssa is also a developer and may have had similar experiences; you could ask him about issues you are interested in.