Are there any very knowledgeable Signia hearing aid professionals on here

I’m having difficulty with clarity, speech in noisy environments.

I’m in the Fort Myers FL area.

Thanks for your audiogram.

This is definitely challenging. Maybe @Um_bongo or @Neville could help

Being deaf on one side is going to make it very difficult to understand speech in noisy environments. We have a few members with bone conduction systems that really like them.

From reading the cross systems are kind of hit and miss.

Hi I’m not a candidate for CI. I was born deaf on left side, genetic EYA1 BOR. My ENT says we have to be implanted early on and I am 55 years old. He says my brain will not be able to make sounds into words.

@tenkan said:

why not a CI on the left side?

She answered you but the simple answer from doctors is if you haven’t stimulated the auditory nerve for a very long time the chance of a CI is working is low.

Oh ok so that’s unfortunate, yeah so the bone conduction could well be something else to try, hopefully those that are using themselves will offer some advice.

Cochlear BAHA sound arc

Hello all, I have been SSD almost my entire life (67 years). Was told 2 years ago I was a CI candidate. When I went to see the surgeon I wad told that Medicare would not cover the procedure because I have had this condition for so. Long and there is no data for people with SSD for 20 plus year’s with success. I was also told a BAHA may be helpful. Has anyone tried the Cochlear Sound Arc prior to scheduling surgery to see if it would help? Thanks!

Here is a thread started but no help given.
This sounds kind of like the OP here.
I am not familiar with the Cochlear device mentioned.

I found this under categories/bone conduction.
More information in that area you might want to read.

Speech in noise IS going to be difficult.

It needs a BiCROS set-up - probably with a tidy little mould on a medium/HP receiver. We’d normally offer an Oticon More 2 in this configuration, but you might want to hold fire a couple of weeks until the Intent comes out and fid out whether the steerable tech works on the CROS system too.

Definitely find someone that handles Oticon, definitely find someone that will let you trial the CROS unit and return after a month if it’s not giving you benefit over the basic aid.

Do you use phone app from Signia?

Thank you for sharing this.

I am bilateral cochlear implants.

And do you have ‘the Assistant’ option available?
Narrowing the field od hearing from omni or auto to a narrow cone can help a lot in noisy situations.

I use Signia Pure C & G 7AX with bicros as well as Starkey Livio 2400 with bicros