I am a teacher of the deaf and YOU are an inspiration! I have many deaf and hard of hearing students interested in the healthcare field, and you are showing them that they CAN have successful careers! This is just what they need to see - someone overcoming barriers to achieve their dreams! Thank you so much for sharing your story! I am sharing this with my students and colleagues! Be well and stay safe!

@NurseAlley

4 жыл бұрын

Robin Fisher thank you so much! And thank you for being an incredible force in your students’ lives. I had so many teachers who stopped and told me that I could be successful, even if I was falling behind the auditory material in class. It makes such a huge difference!

@gulistanturan4338

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Robin, I am also a teacher with hearing aids. I am at a stage considering cochlear implants for better hearing. I'm so glad to find you Alley, can't wait to hear more from you💕

@swethajayankondam4864

2 жыл бұрын

@@NurseAlley i am in India & MBBS doctorate with cochlear implant.. How i get this stethoscope

@nikitapatidar871

2 жыл бұрын

@@swethajayankondam4864 di i am also from india , plz reply is there any stethoscope for person with little hearing loss ?? what should u do to check patients ?

@nikitapatidar871

2 жыл бұрын

@@swethajayankondam4864 mam plz reply

My daughter was born with bilateral hearing loss and just had her second ear implanted. She’s currently doing well, reaching her developmental milestones (except for speech) I look forward to this beautiful journey for her. I’ve been contemplating getting a cochlear implant. I have unilateral hearing loss.

I am a nurse and have been practicing for 17 years. I have Single sided deafness and have BAHA but have been contemplating a CI. Thank you for this video! You are truly inspirational. Our profession is lucky to have you.

Lovely lady. I was born with rubella and am bilaterally deaf as a result. Hearing aids where my devices most of my life until march 2020 when I was fitted with an implant to my right ear. I can relate to alarms in hospital environments after having spent 7 years working one as a nurse assistant. With my cochlear implant, I have no sense of direction with sounds but have associated certain sounds to certain things since. Bluetooth is awesome.

So informative, I am HOH and in nursing school and love the idea of closed loop communication

This video is so very inspiring. Thank you for posting. I am deaf and hard of hearing and want to applaud you on your hard work and willingness to share your struggles so that others may benefit from your journey.

Thank you so much for making these videos! I am a bilateral CI user and am about to enter my first semester of clinicals for nursing. Your videos have already been super helpful and encouraging. Super excited to see more videos and your progress! (:

Love this channel! Have cochlear implants bilaterally and majoring in psych currently, but studying for nursing school entrance exams.

I really like your comment about not being able to pinpoint sounds. Having a lifelong hearing loss in one ear myself, the lack of stereo I think is not fully appreciated.

This has been so helpful. I am a Clinical Instructor and have been searching for info so I can understand what I need to do to make Clinical work for my student. I learned a lot!

Thank you so much for this great video! I am a teacher of deaf/hard of hearing students and during this remote learning, have "assigned" watching your video as an example of a successful CI wearer. You are a wonderful role model! Thank you, you have a lot to be proud of.

@NurseAlley

4 жыл бұрын

Melinda Smith that is so awesome! Thank you!!

This is so awesome! I never even thought about how to use stethoscopes when you can’t hear. Thanks for enlightening me 😊

I have profound hearing loss, you’re such a inspiration

YOUR AMAZING and so inspiring!!!! Thank you for this video.

Thank you for sharing! This has been so helpful.

@nurse alley thanks for your video! I’m HOH and struggle with the blood pressure skill as a result (medical assistant). Thank you for these tips!

This is so awesome! I am bilateral ci user. Im very excited for you, i'm glad there are ways to get out there and work real jobs.

@NurseAlley

4 жыл бұрын

justbu10 thank you! Bilateral CIs are so cool!

I am hearing impaired and wear hearing aids on both ears. I’m going into nursing next month and I was really worried about my hearing loss preventing me from becoming a nurse. I’ll obviously face some challenges here and there, especially with the mask mandates in hospitals where I live. I rely often times on lip reading but your tip of repeating things is very clever. Your video really inspired me and proved that people that are deaf can surely do it, so why can’t I! Thank you for this amazing video! Btw are you facing any challenges currently due to mask mandates or did you face some in the past?

This is super interesting! I have two kids with bilateral cochlear implants. I always wonder what they'll end up doing as adults. It's awesome to see someone with a CI working in a high-stakes environment.

Incredible video so informative and inspiring. My daughter is about to be three she has normal hearing in her left ear and is almost deaf in her right ear. They tell me if I want her to get CI implant I need to decide that soon but I am not comfortable making that decision for her. She is happy developing so far just fine. She is working on speech articulation but doing well overall. I enjoyed this video.

Thank you for this video my son is deaf he is 4 years I’m thinking about cochlear implant ♥️

I thank you for this!! My son is still super young, has only been hearing for about 3 1/2 yrs... We've often wondered/worried what limitations he would face... But with you shot video I have regained absolute faith that this is something that will not limit him in any way. Bless you and thinklabs1 for making such tech available and for giving us a glimpse of hope as to what our child's future holds... Which now is no limit!

I’m also a deaf individual with a CI on the right side. I’m currently in grade 11 and thinking about taking the 4 year nursing program and possibly moving on the Med program. And I’ve always wondered what I’d do with stethoscope since I have a CI. This was a very interesting and educational video!!

I use bilateral Advanced Bionics Cochlear Implants since 2006, I got them bilateral implanted. I know pretty good where sound is coming from but sometimes I fail figuring out where sound comes from. ❤️

Inspiring, I would have no problem if you were on the team providing treatment and oversight of the care I was receiving in your hospital. Some of the 'best of the best' are on intensive care.

.. You Are An -- EXCELLENT PRESENTER -- So Glad I Came-Across Your Channel .. Do You Sign...ASL...? .. If Yes, have you produced any videos on Signing for Medical Providers...? .. I studying to become an EMT and I need to learn some Basic ASL so I can effectively begin the Communication Process with a patient who is Deaf, and who may appreciate my effort to respect their needs and put them more at-ease while we figure-out how to communicate effectively (most likely with pen--and--paper) .. I want them to know when we first meet, that I am going to do all that I can to help them ..😇👍🙏

Hi Alley! Great video very informative. I have Auditory Processing Disorder. I'm watching from London UK.

I’m HOH and a nurse as well. Might be getting implants in the future.

Nurse Alley - Have you ever tried using an Omni-directional remote microphone with your Cochlear implant? With both Cochlear and Remote Mic microphones active? If you have, I'd try wearing it on your left shoulder. I tiny neodymium magnet stitched into your clothing is a handy way to attach and remove easily. I'm not officially trained on Cochlear implants, though I believe the brain should recognize over time the acoustical difficulties of sounds coming from the left and right for 3 possible reasons. 1 - The slight difference in the sound from the remote mic compared to your Cochlear Implant, 2 - ITD - Interaural Time Difference and 3 - IID - Interaural Intensity difference due to the head shadow effect 2 & 3 are arguable as the brain normally processes this comparing left and right ears. As you only have one working ear, the brain will find it harder to compare the acoustical cues using only one ear. I can imagine the best results would be from having the remote mic volume as low as possible at first. This way you should not overwhelm the residual hearing you have in your right ear. I'm not aware of the actual 'frequency resolution' available through a Cochlear implant. I'd speak to your Audiologist to see what he thinks about this idea. WOW! You're such an inspiration!

@NurseAlley

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Allonby thanks so much for letting me know! I had no idea, and will check it out. Thanks for watching!!

@markallonby6693

4 жыл бұрын

@@NurseAlley My pleasure. I went through amost the same with my training, due to a severe/profound hearing loss. I can only imagine how much harder your experience was. Keep safe. The world needs more people like you.

Hello! I am CI user. Thank you for sharing this great video. Where did you learn how to speak and listen? How you improve your hearing?

Nurse Alley, I am bilateral cochlear implant 4 semester nursing student. I am struggling with discrimination and isolation - special with the mask . You vídeo is amazing . I will carry my microphone streamer from now to help me understand what been saying .

I'm trialling this Thinklab Bluetooth stethoscope currently. it does to bluetooth to headphones, but not to my my hearing aids, I think it's because the hearing aids are blue toothed to my phone at the same time ....still trying to figure it out.

thanks for telling me the name of stethoscope

Quick question. What stethoscope do you recommend for people who don't wear Cl or any hearing devices? I'm Hoh/deaf and planning on studying nursing. I'm deaf on my left ear and can hear probably 40% on my right ear.

Hi Alley! What kind of headphones are you using for your ThinkLab One stethoscope? I know some people are using streamer to connect it via bluetooth. Although my hearing aids has bluetooth they don't have an available streamer to attach my stethoscope. I had found out what kind of headphones I should get. Something that is not cumbersome to carry around in the hospital. Do you have any suggestions? I would reapply appreciate it. Thank you.

Hi I wear 2 hearing aids & have mild-moderate hearing impairment. Does the hearing aid help with taking a pulse? I have gotten better at taking a pulse ever since I received my diagnosis & wear a hearing aid. I’m hoping I will pass the CNA exam because I failed on the skills part. At the time I didn’t have hearing aids now I do.

Also curious, do you know ASL to be able to communicate with deaf patients?

I just got this Thinklab One stethoscope and it is very noisy. I heard the sounds when I'm touching it rather than the heart and lungs. Do you guys have any suggestions? Is my stethoscope broken?

Would this be able to Bluetooth in without wires? I'm about to go into nursing school and I have a CI

I have the think labs stethoscope now but I’m having trouble being able to hear the heart beat. Could you help me out?

Does cord come with stethoscope?

With this device can you hear better than a hearing person with a regular stethoscope?

Hello, My name is Tina and I am an audiologist in Indiana. I have been a long time advocate for pediatrics and students with hearing aids and cochlear implants. I have a patient who I have known since she was born who is now in her first year of nursing school. She has the Med El Cochlear implant also and is greatly struggling with the connection of a stethoscope for her classes and learning assessments. She is also struggling with gaining accommodations thru the college she is enrolled in now. She would love to connect with you for guidance. Is this possible? I would love to connect to help her in any way possible :) I have loved your videos to help and provide education for others in nursing :)

How do you take a pulse when having a hearing impairment? Thanks

@TheDonna1959

3 жыл бұрын

You don't need to use your ears to check a pulse. You use your finger tips to palate the pulse & then count. Hearing not required to check a pulse!

Can you sign?

What stethoscopes do people use when they have implants? I hate to spend $500 on a thinklabs when I will only use it randomly.

@angelaameny2275

2 жыл бұрын

It needs a 3.5 mm jack to connect to my mini mic 2

hi how do you sleep with coachler implant at work? do u sign?

@NurseAlley

4 жыл бұрын

Monika Dąbrowska I take my cochlear implant off to sleep, and the vibration from my Apple Watch wakes me up when i set an alarm! I’m learning to sign, but I am a beginner. :)

@monikadabrowska9392

4 жыл бұрын

Nurse Alley oh ok 👍 good choice :) but how do u wake up if there is fire alarm door bell etc ?

@NurseAlley

4 жыл бұрын

Monika Dąbrowska I have a dog who is trained to wake me up if anything happens! However, I’ve heard they make very bright lights that will flash when the doorbell rings or the fire alarm goes off :)

@monikadabrowska9392

4 жыл бұрын

Nurse Alley yes that true it called Bellman good that you have dog trained !

I'm a medical student..... Still panicking about using Sthethscope with my CI. 😐

@houyammi9074

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@bernmokatile3233

10 ай бұрын

Which stethoscope do you use as medical student

Are you saying deaf or death? It looks and sounds like you are saying death rather than deaf.

Hey I’ve been trying to find a comparable Bluetooth for my one so it can go to my hearing aides. What do you use? I’m at the yah@@ mommyoffivesillykids