We got the new compact rechargeable batteries for Lily's CI processors so we thought we'd try having her wear them with wig tape instead of always having her wear the headbands (which we still love). The wig tape worked beautifully and stayed on all day. We ran into a problem when it was time to take them off. The tape stuck to her little baby hairs and pulled them out when I took the processor off of her ear. She screamed and cried and hated it. This makes me not want to utilize this option. For those of you who use the wig tape on your toddlers, how do you keep from ripping their hair out?
Here's Lily wearing the processors with the wig tape...no headband.
We use wig tape and LOVE LOVE it. Tried lots of other ways and nothing even comes close. The best advice I can give you is pull her processors off from the ear hook first and pull gently. Peas usually loses a few strands of hair but I think he is just used to it now.
ReplyDeleteI cut a really thin strip and stick it at the curve of CI where it ACTUALLY touches the ear.Not the side , the front.It works well for me.
ReplyDeleteWe tried to use the tape with Allison and she HATED it. She said it felt like it was coming off all the time. She loves wearing her CI's with a hearing aide type mold. I know this will be hard when Lily is growing so much, but when she gets older it might be a good option for her. Allison loves that she can hang upside down and swing without the CI's coming off. We get a new set every 6-9 months or so, not the 2-3 months when she was little and wearing her hearing aides.
ReplyDeleteWe could never get the snug fits to work with her ears, they would bend them down. The hearing aide molds have been the best thing for Allison.
Aiden had a lot of hair when we did use the wig tape, and we would cut a thin strip the entire length of the CI and pull all his hair back as much as possible. Guess it never bothered him, but then again, I had to replace it at least once a day. We used Topstick from Sally's. We don't use it at all anymore, and his CIs stay on just fine with the Snugfit. Is this a possibility with the N5's?
ReplyDeletewe use the wig tape daily...we try to make sure that the coil is close to scalp. we pull the hair back while putting the processors on and make sure that that the coil is exactly on the magnet site on the scalp...works very well for us
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