Hi all
Here are the details of the tests I took part in over the course of two 3 hour sessions
N.B: all tests were performed with clear voice switched off at the request of the testing team
Day 1 - implant only
Day 2 - implant with hearing aid on the other ear
Localisation tests - identifying which speaker the phrase "hello what's this?"
The phrase was transmitted from three speaker placed apart then 5 speakers close together. The speakers were in a semi circle and I was seated in the middle
Task - identify the speaker number the sound came from using the touch screen panel in front of me
Day 1 - a lot of guess work in identifying which speaker the sound came from
Day 2 - I was able to tell where the sound was coming from so I was able to be more accurate in identifying the location of the sound when a sound come from the middle speaker I had the sensation of "zoning" in on the sound other sounds appeared to come from "further" away
Sound tracking
Task - listen to the sound of a Door opening and closing and also a trumpet and horses hooves galloping and identify which direction the sound is travelling in
Day 1 again an element of guesswork in identifying the direction of sound
Day 2 I was able to tell more accurately which side the sound started and finished from
Identifying speech in noise
Task - the phrase "point to" followed by an object, these were displayed on the touch screen accompanied by increasing levels of "White" noise the sound came from the central speaker then left and right respectively
This was a tricky test!
Day 1 - did ok
Day 2 - some elements were slightly easier test was overall hard will need to wait till I receive my personalised results report at the end of next week to see the comparison
Identify what mood the person is in by the tone of voice identify this by using the touch screen options were sad, happy, neutral anxious and angry
Days 1 and 2 - as this test was so darn hard I detected little difference over the two days I found myself getting increasingly confused between when someone was anxious or happy!!!
Listen to a series of very short sentences in quiet spoken by a man then a different set by a woman and repeat back what was heard
Day 1 - excelled at this probably gained 100% score the womans voice was harder to understand (the test was rigged to do this)
Day 2 - same as day 1 (I think) womans voice sounded clearer and more pronounced
Listen to a series if long sentences some may sound weird in content all spoken by a male speaker
Day 1 - see above
Day 2 words sounded more pronounced and clearer
Name that tune! Identify the name of the "song" by touching the relevant title on the screen - the songs were composed in the computer using a series of beeps -VERY HARD!!!!
Songs were played as a practises run and asked to identify and told if right or wrong
Day 1 identified a few in the test run - no idea how well I did
Day 2 identified more tracks correctly at trial run thanks to my amazing musical memory and probably got more correct!
Phrase identification
Identify the phrase Roger Barry go to colour and number - identify this when one person is talking at the same time and then with multiple people talking at the same time (saying different phrases followed by a colour and a number
Day 1 considering that this was a hard test I think I performed rather well!
Day 2 sound seemed fuller test seemed even harder than day 1 perhaps I was getting more correct? Will be able to get the results from my personalised report!!
Using my aid for the tests I noticed some noticeable and subtle differences so I have decided to continue wearing my aid and I report the following observations.......
Sudden sounds sound sharp and at times painful!
Am able to hear at a wider scope than with implant alone
Was able to identify the direction the train was coming into the platform without looking up
Heard someone laughing/talking from behind me (another platform within the station
If there Is a lot of noise I can find sounds overwhelming eg the echo in the station
On the train had slight difficulty following the train announcement ( perhaps the announcement is of poor quality or unclear? Heard an announcement coming from another platform perfectly!
I think it's too early to be judgemental
As at the moment it's early days! I trust that this has been interesting reading!!!
Monday 11 October 2010
Tuesday 5 October 2010
Clear Voice "WOW" moment
I was travelling on a bus to meet some friends in a pub this evening. I was able to hear a young girl talking to her mother very clearly! I was not able to catch everything she was saying as I don;t think I was paying much attention to it.
Harmonised Hearing - General Thoughts
Time for an update and sorry it has been a while as I have been spending time fully experiencing my enhanced hearing abilities.
As I have mentioned in my previous updates on my current settings (c.v) is more effective in some environments than others.
For example by the roadside c.v goes into overkill mode making sounds a little too quiet! Standing here on a packed tube overall sounds are very quiet can hear the train announcements and door warning sound clearly.
In the office people do have loud voices! I feel like saying to them oh shut up for a minute!!
I have restarted ten pin bowling ahead of the start of the new league season! It seems to be that sounds are more effective with c.v turned off! It's pretty cool hearing the sounds of the balls rolling down the lanes and being returned!!! Once league nights begin a different story may be told........
People rave about c.v others don't like it so much I think it's all down to personal preference and the way people's programs are set up
My hearing seems to be less acute I'm not sure if this is a good or a bad thing? Maybe my brain is saying gimmie more sound?
I am having my follow up appointment with my audiologist next month and I would like to share some thoughts and seek advice/ideas from others.
I am thinking of asking for the following settings
Program 1 idr 70 with clear voice
Program 2 idr 80 without c.v (for music)
Program 3 my current program idr 60 with cv with t coil activated?
Idr = input dynamic range
My thoughts on program one is to use this as my every day map having mire sound coming in with cv active may solve the issue with cv going into overkill mode and reduce sounds further as the noise level increases
Program 2 is self explanatory as currently unable to tell the difference in musical sound with cv on or off
Program 3 is my current map as this Is something to fall back on!
Any user experiences would be helpful here so please comment away those people who a reading this in newsletter format please go to my blog www.harmonisedhearing.blogspot.com if you wish to leave your comments or just sit tight for another update in the spring edition!
That's all for now
As I have mentioned in my previous updates on my current settings (c.v) is more effective in some environments than others.
For example by the roadside c.v goes into overkill mode making sounds a little too quiet! Standing here on a packed tube overall sounds are very quiet can hear the train announcements and door warning sound clearly.
In the office people do have loud voices! I feel like saying to them oh shut up for a minute!!
I have restarted ten pin bowling ahead of the start of the new league season! It seems to be that sounds are more effective with c.v turned off! It's pretty cool hearing the sounds of the balls rolling down the lanes and being returned!!! Once league nights begin a different story may be told........
People rave about c.v others don't like it so much I think it's all down to personal preference and the way people's programs are set up
My hearing seems to be less acute I'm not sure if this is a good or a bad thing? Maybe my brain is saying gimmie more sound?
I am having my follow up appointment with my audiologist next month and I would like to share some thoughts and seek advice/ideas from others.
I am thinking of asking for the following settings
Program 1 idr 70 with clear voice
Program 2 idr 80 without c.v (for music)
Program 3 my current program idr 60 with cv with t coil activated?
Idr = input dynamic range
My thoughts on program one is to use this as my every day map having mire sound coming in with cv active may solve the issue with cv going into overkill mode and reduce sounds further as the noise level increases
Program 2 is self explanatory as currently unable to tell the difference in musical sound with cv on or off
Program 3 is my current map as this Is something to fall back on!
Any user experiences would be helpful here so please comment away those people who a reading this in newsletter format please go to my blog www.harmonisedhearing.blogspot.com if you wish to leave your comments or just sit tight for another update in the spring edition!
That's all for now
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