Okay CI mom's...I need your help. We went with Cochlear's baby worn system for my son and everything is going...well honestly it sucks. The behind the ear processors will N-O-T stay on!! As you can see by the picture, it just hangs there!
We have tried toupe tape and regular 2 sided tape (from Home Depot) and neither sticks to skin very well. He won't wear his aviator cap anymore.
I'm out of ideas! I need your help!!
We have tried toupe tape and regular 2 sided tape (from Home Depot) and neither sticks to skin very well. He won't wear his aviator cap anymore.
I'm out of ideas! I need your help!!
4 comments:
Try the snugfit that should have come with your stuff. That works great for George and it is very adjustable.
We started off with the processor hanging off his ear all the time too. We finally exchanged our shorter cables for longer ones and clipped the whole thing to his shoulder. For about a month we would put the processor on his ear to get him used to it so we could go back to the babyworn set up, and we finally got there. After about three months of babyworn, we went into full BTE, which is where we're at now. We use Topstick (from Sally's) and the snugfit fit nice and snug on his ear (I bend the adjustable bottom part to fit into his ear, so it holds pretty well).
Good luck! I remember these days and definitely don't miss them! Oh, and here's a blog I wrote about wearing options that shows all three options.
http://texaskennys.blogspot.com/2009/05/101-ways-to-wear-cochlear-implant.html
we use Res Q tape from wal mart's sewing dept
http://deafkidscanhear.blogspot.com/2009/12/to-res-q.html
Tape tape tape! That is our secret too. No babyworn but full BTE right from the get go. We use double sided toupee tape and stick the tape to the processors on the ear lobe side. We have to change the tape a couple times a day. Ava is very active and they still stay on! In the car we put a Hannah Andersson pilot cap on. This had worked so well for us. No long cables, no clips, no tangles. Good luck and keep trying you will find the solution that works best for you.
Amy
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