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BAHA 4 and stethoscopes

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Hello everyone, i just found this forum (the busiest i’ve seen so far). I’m not quite sure this is the right section, so let me know if i should post this elsewhere.

I was born with bilateral microtia and I’ve been using a since i was 12 years old. Recently i changed my old BAHA compact to a brand new BAHA 4 but I’ve had trouble using a stethoscope with it. During medical school my setup was a Cardionics steth + DAI to my BAHA (sound was not really satisfying but it was acceptable). Eventually the steth broke (I live in Portugal, sent it once to USA to be repaired but it didn’t really help and i thought it was time to buy a new one) and my BAHA compact retired (it had to endure my teenager years, despite still working after 12 years it’s a little bit damaged).

Fast forward, i decided to give it a try to the Thinklabs ds32a with my BAHA 4 but somehow i still can’t get a satisfying auscultation (actually none at all) and my audiologist can’t seem to find me a solution. So far i’ve relied on others to auscultate patients for me but that’s not a feasible long term solution.

I was wondering if there’s anyone with a BAHA 4 + DAI steth able to help me. I’d like what steth brand (Thinklabs has a new one that seems really neat) are you using, what configuration do you have on BAHA 4 (so i could give some feedback to my audiologist) or any other information you think it would be useful for me.

Regards,

Rui Pedro Leitão

Hi Rui & welcome!

I assume you are talking about the new Thinklabs One scope? I don’t know much about the system but did google it. Looks like the wireless mini mic has an input jack. Do you have that accessory? I have spoken with Thinklabs to make sure that I can use the One with my hearing aids. I would have to plug it in to my minitek which would transmit to my Insios. Uses a standard 3.5 jack to connect the scope with the minitek and I would think that you should be able to do the same if the BAHA has a streamer. I don’t know how easy it is contact Thinklabs from Portugal but if you have any questions I would be more than happy to make the call and find out anything you need to know in order to help you find out if the One will work. I spoke with them when I had questions about being able to use it with my minitek and I’m really excited about that scope! Be warned though, it is on backorder with about a 6 week wait time.

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Thanks!

Yes, I have the connection cable to allow a direct audio input from electronic devices to my 4 (i usually use it with my laptop and mp3 player). The problem i’m experiencing at the moment is that when i connect the stethoscope to my BAHA, all i get is noise, being unable to listen to heart/lung sounds. Since the problem can be in multiple sources (BAHA, steth, connection cable) i’m trying to find other BAHA users that use a stethoscope and this way try to find what’s wrong with my setup. The new ONE from Thinklabs seems really interesting (and very handy to those with hearing aids), but before ordering it i make sure that i will be able to use it.

Did you email Thinklabs? I’ve ordered the new model to use with my aids and have sent them a lot of questions. They always answer within 24-48 hours. They may be able to help figure out where the problem is.

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Did you email Thinklabs? I’ve ordered the new model to use with my RIC aids and have sent them a lot of questions. They always answer within 24-48 hours. They may be able to help figure out where the problem is.

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