Aqua case vs Neptune which is better?

I took a 11 night cruise on board the Celebrity eclipse  on a cruise to Spain and the Canary Islands. This gave me ample opportunity to put my AB tech through its paces. 

So commenced the battle of AB's hottest waterproof devices were pitted against each other, but which one will emerge as the winner. First up its the mighty neptune 

Small in size and cleverly hidden from view thanks to Eric's CI wear shirt the only give away is the magnet attached to the side of my head!

Use of the Aqua case is clearly visible housing my Nadia processor, though lightweight this is still visible even with the use of the Ci wear shirt. Sound wise between the two, the use of the Nadia with the Aqua case sounds are noticeably better in sound quality over the Neptune which uses older technology. 

Use over both processors I found conducting conversations in the hot tub easier using the Aqua case than the Neptune due to improved sound management and clarity. 

There were no water slides on this ship so there was no whizzing down water slides which was a shame but I'm sure there will be other opportunities to do just that. 

This is still with the Neptune on a separate occasion . Overall I enjoyed being able to hear in the water as well as on dry land. There is no clear winner in my view between the two options both have their pros and cons. The next update will come in due course.  

Frolics in Blackpool Hearing and all

Visited Blackpool over the weekend of 8th to 11th August 2014 with some friends of mine. I ordered the CI wear shirt from Eric in America which arrived just in time for my trip.

 As you can see the shirt secures the Neptune processor well

And with no wires to show for it!

Shirt was comfortable to wear too. I used my neptune processor in the water-park on the Saturday. I did notice, however that I experienced "blocked ear" sydrome after being doused or after going under water, perhaps this is a characteristic of the Aqua mic?

At the theme park the next day, my processor was held securely whist going on the rides which was a bonus and didn't have to worry about the processor becoming dislodged.

Hearing wise, I think that my Neptune processor needs to have some adjustments made to it.Hopefully I can get this done in time for my next main trip. I also plan to use this configuration when I go to Thorpe Park in October.

I will update my blog once I have more to report, overall I enjoyed being able to hear in so many different situations. Thanks AB!

Naida report part 1

Monday 3rd February marked the end of an era and the end of a long wait for my upgrade to the Naida Ci. This is Advanced Bionics latest and exciting bit of new technology. It was out with the old 

Technology and in with the new!

As you can all see the new processor is lighter and thinner and looks so stylish on the ear. It has now been three weeks since my upgrade, so how am I finding things? Well, I am hearing sounds far more clearly but one of the Naida's highlights is ultra zoom. When I am sitting round a table in a noisy environment speech is amplified whilst unwanted noise is reduced. 

I have been finding trips to the cinema a joy as I am experiencing the same level of clarity there! No doubt it's still early days as I have a follow up appointment in March to fine tune some areas in my hearing. 

I will bring another blog update in due course.