The Sensory and Physical Team have made a series of videos for parents and carers of children and young people who are deaf, and their school settings.
These videos support how to use and look after cochlear implants (speech processors) and show how to change the batteries, change the batteries (rechargeable and disposable), do a listening check of the microphones, change a coil and magnet, and how to use them with an ALD.
These videos are free to access, and over the coming months we hope to produce more videos for Bone Anchored Hearing Aids (BAHAs), and other assistive technologies.
Videos about using hearing aids including battery checks, listening checks and re-tubing earmoulds
Videos about Bone Conduction Hearing Devices (BCHDs) including changing battery, positioning, attaching a safety line
Bone Conduction Hearing Devices
Videos about cochlear implant speech processors
We have made videos for three brands of cochlear implants (speech processors); Cochlear Nucleus 7/8, Med-El Sonnet 2, and Advanced Bionics Naida.
Using and looking after cochlear implants (speech processors) can be tricky, so we hope these videos are clear, and help to build confidence to carry out these tasks, alongside support from a Teacher of the Deaf.