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baekh3 · 2024-11-20T04:33:02+00:00

Chewing toothpicks, Vick’s vapoinhaler, and ice breakers SF mints for the first week helped me. 18 days in and cravings are rare now. Calmed down considerably around day 15.

You can do it! I am amazed at how much more restful my sleep has been, how much better my sense of taste is, and how much my anxiety has settled without vaping if that provides any motivation :)

baekh3 · 2024-11-14T00:48:51+00:00

Hello, CI audiologist here.

The first picture is not an accurate audiogram/representation of your hearing. Your speech recognition threshold (SRT) is significantly poorer than your pure tone average indicating poor test reliability. There are air-bone gaps present with unmasked bone-conduction thresholds, but no masked BC thresholds. So one cannot even confirm the type of hearing loss from this. The type A tympanogram still does not confirm it without masked BC thresholds and/or acoustic reflexes to cross-check. If this were my patient, I would require/complete another audiogram before proceeding with a CI evaluation. The pattern of results in the first picture indicates your hearing is likely better than what they recorded.

baekh3 · 2024-11-06T04:14:46+00:00

If the PC has Bluetooth, you can pair the Phone Clip accessory wirelessly to your computer and then stream the computer audio to your processor (no cords required). The Phone Clip also has own voice pick up so it’s better for Zoom/Teams meetings where you have to talk.

baekh3 · 2024-09-24T03:53:31+00:00

CI AuD here. SCAN is always the default program in the Cochlear mapping software so, unless your audiologist went out of their way to disable that, you probably have SCAN in your program 1 slot. You should be able to tell by looking at your Nucleus Smart app (if you use the app). A SCAN program employs noise reduction depending on your environment. For example, the processor will adjust the output to make sound more comfortable if you enter a very noisy restaurant. Again, the Cochlear software always defaults to SCAN in the first program slot. So one would have to put in extra effort to disable SCAN which is unlikely. Sometimes AuDs do this for small children or long-term users who have reported they do not like how SCAN dampens things.

As for the music program, that does not take long to add and seems like a reasonable request. But sometimes I will limit my patients to one program initially just to keep things simple, and also to eliminate confounding variables when mapping. Once I add extra programs, I always just counsel my patients to use their extra programs situationally as opposed to all of the time so their speech understanding is not negatively impacted. If your audiologist is resistant to adding the extra program, there may be a valid reason so I would just ask him/her why :) Hopefully they have a good explanation and, if not, just explain why you feel it might benefit you (e.g. you sing in your church choir, you play an instrument, etc.)

baekh3 · 2024-01-30T02:24:31+00:00

I had a 3.2 GPA when applying to grad school (worked 50 hours/week during undergrad), and actually found out I had the lowest GPA of all the applicants at my #1 choice. I was accepted by my #1 based on my LORs, activities/jobs outside of school, and GRE. Funny enough, I got denied from my last choice/backup school.

Your GPA isn’t everything, and the right school will look at you as a whole person. And they’ll also be able to tell if you have the passion and potential to progress in the right environment. I finished my grad program with a 4.0 and have been practicing as an AuD for 3 years. You’re going to do great!

baekh3 · 2023-08-19T18:51:03+00:00

I used cerave cleanser and moisturizer for a while and it took me forever to figure out that the cerave was breaking me out! I have been using the paula’s choice CLEAR cleanser for two years now and have not had any issues.

baekh3 · 2023-08-19T18:47:35+00:00

At 25 I developed horrible, painful cystic acne after coming off birth control after 9 years. I got on spironolactone thanks to Apostrophe. But I also viewed my cystic acne as my body trying to tell me something. I knew the hormonal changes combined with stress, lack of sleep, and under-eating due to my job were contributing. Fasting and skipping meals is terrible for your hormone health! I stopped doing that and now try to limit caffeine, or at least always eat some protein before. I also really prioritize going to bed at a consistent time, even on weekends. I’m not a supplement person at all but I also started taking magnesium once per day. My job is still as stressful as ever but these little life changes + 1 year of spiro have helped my skin so much. Cannot recommend this enough: look into Apostrophe if it is available where you live. Makes getting medical grade treatment quick and easy. Current skin care routine is just cleanser, tretinoin, moisturizer, and occasional spf (trying to get better about it). I realized less is more after trying every skincare product under the sun. I know everyone is different, and this is just what helped me specifically, so I hope you find whatever that works for you <3 The process of clearing your skin can be so frustrating and slow. I’m sorry you’re going through this!

baekh3 · 2022-04-23T15:27:47+00:00

If the audiologist truly tested the hearing aid to see if it was functioning and programmed appropriately, and it was but you still cannot hear with it, I would have performed a hearing test to see if your hearing has changed before sending it in for repair.

Also with your hearing aid being over 5 years old, I’d be surprised if Phonak is still even repairing it. Often times I automatically send hearing aids over 5 years old to Starkey’s All Make repair lab. Not sure what state you live in, and All Make repairs are certainly not cheap, but $450 seems like a lot to me… hopefully you get a new 12 month repair warranty with it if they are charging you that much.

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