MCC - Nursing Students Starting 2009

Hi Gemberly,

I am new to this board. I have been watching for a while and just registered. I too was accepted to MCC nursing program for 2009. I saw your post about the stethascope and hearing loss. I have the same issue and was wondering if you have any tips on a good brand to help with this problem. Any help would be great. Thanks

Oh thanks for the info. I don't know when i will start yet, probably next year. I do not have a hearing aide because my ear has no hearing whatsoever to amplify. I am hoping to look into a hearing aide that i can wear on my good ear that will supposedly help the other side. A pediatric ENT was telling me about it. I just need to go see the doc he recommended and get some info. I'm hoping it can help me. I'm a little nervous about this handicap when people are on that side of me alot of times i hear nothing. What do you have to turn in for your hearing loss and what help will you get in the program. Also, one more question, what is your hearing loss? And thanks again for the info.

Marie

Hello, I am a new student nurse at OCC and i like to follow up on some schools threads to see how people are doing and how they are getting geared up for school. I came across your thread and was thrilled because I am too hearing impaired and currently work at a hospital as a PCA. I wear hearing aids and have a severe-profound loss without them, needless to say, i am very dependent on them! I bought a stethescope along with new hearing aids (they needed a special boot attached to allow connection) to make it work. I know its so awkward but its two cords that i can attach to my hearing aids which i can then switch my hearing aids to a special setting to hear the heart beat and breath sounds. I can either have it set to where i can hear the heart beats and the background noises around me, or just the stethscope only. Anyways, I am absolutely thrilled to know that i can accomplish the same tasks as everyone else, and who cares if my sethescope looks different than most.

I have been using only my left ear to hear the sounds because it is my strongest ear. I have been practicing with them at work a little. (always a plus working at a hospital!) I was born with this hearing loss so i am comfortable about the issues i have, but of course i'm always worried about whether it will affect me. you do need your ears alot, but i am confident i'll pass everything with flying colors. Buying all this equipment that i need was very expensive. ( about $780 for the stethscope itself, and the hearing aids were way more) thankfully it has been a great success so far :-)

I looked at the link and it looks like to me you don't have hearing aids so hopefully that will be a good sethescope for you!!

I have digital CIC hearing aids. There were two options I read, either you take out the hearing aids and use the stethoscope that way, or do like you do. I think that there is also an option of getting special tips for a regular stethoscope (for those without profound loss) but I heard that it wasn't the best way to go, and they will push them in further (I have completely in the canal aids). I know I wouldn't really like that.

It is exciting to hear of those of us with hearing loss doing well. Good Luck in your program!!