Comment from marcelrd
September 22, 2011 at 10:10 pm

This is great for your little girl!! Siemens… That’s a dutch brand… Nice to hear your cutie can now hear good!!!! Cheers and greetings from Holland…

Comment from drjimbarnes
September 23, 2011 at 12:23 am

Thanks for your kind sentiments, Marceird. Olivia loves her new hearing aids. In Australia, 100 of these new waterproof hearing aids were tested in our tropical north, in the water and on the sand. They all survived brilliantly! Good on you, Holland, for making them.

Comment from theknotaustralia
September 23, 2011 at 8:30 am

Wow this is amazing Olivia! You had your cousin Leo jumping up and down with excitement & both your Grandma & I had tears in our eyes when watching this. We had to watch quite a few times because it’s so gorgeous. All our love from Bondi Beach – here’s to a summer where you can hear the waves. Alicia x

Comment from Kastorle
September 27, 2011 at 3:02 am

This is really fantastic…it’s the best thing in life to make a child as happy as this. Enjoy water, Olivia!

Besides, Siemens is not a dutch brand. It’s German.

Comment from drjimbarnes
September 27, 2011 at 10:38 am

Compliments to Germany for making such wonderful hearing aids. And thank you, Kastorle, for your lovely comments about Olivia.

Comment from unklemunklestew
September 28, 2011 at 10:47 am

Great video Olivia. It was linked to all Siemens hearing employees and the response has been fantastic. We are very happy and proud that you like the Aquaris so very much. Siemens is based in Germany but it’s a global company. The concept was worked on in England then designed and engineered in Germany and Singapore. They had to undergo lots of tests and we threw everything at them, there were very many problems along the way but seeing this has led many to comment how it was all worth it.Cheers

Comment from drjimbarnes
September 28, 2011 at 12:32 pm

Olivia and the rest of our family wish to thank Siemens and all the brilliant people around the world who worked on these wonderful waterproof hearing aids. She can now participate in school water sports. And she won’t feel left out anymore at pool parties. Thanks to everyone at Australian Hearing, and especially Olivia’s audiologist Alison, for making it all happen.

Comment from boghos25
September 29, 2011 at 1:12 am

I must congratulate Siemens embarking on creating a technology in underwater hearing aid which might have micro-accessibility in, HOWEVER, they have succeeded making this lovely girl Olivia HEAR the water, Hear around the water, Hear in the water. JUST HEAR when wet. Olivia brought tears to my eyes see her and joy to heart. I would also congratulate Olivia’s Mum and dad and her sisiter for supporting her. Olivia! you are a lucky duck! Paul & Hourie from CAFE CASABLANCA

Comment from boghos25
September 29, 2011 at 1:12 am

I must congratulate Siemens embarking on creating a technology in underwater hearing aid which might have micro-accessibility in, HOWEVER, they have succeeded making this lovely girl Olivia HEAR the water, Hear around the water, Hear in the water. JUST HEAR when wet. Olivia brought tears to my eyes see her and joy to heart. I would also congratulate Olivia’s Mum and dad and her sister for supporting her. Olivia! you are a lucky duck! Paul & Hourie from CAFE CASABLANCA

Comment from drjimbarnes
September 29, 2011 at 2:08 am

Thanks Paul and Hourie. Very kind words.

Comment from sarmenemras
September 30, 2011 at 4:31 am

WOW! Truly amazing. It’s so wonderful to see a child experience something for the first time. The emotions are overwhelming. I can only imagine the joy it brought young Olivia. Congratulation Olivia.
Thank you for sharing this remarkable video.

Comment from drjimbarnes
September 30, 2011 at 6:17 am

Thanks, Sarmen, for your kind words.

Comment from robotusch
November 14, 2011 at 1:32 pm

Hah, I wish we had these when I was kid. A few years after I had my first set of hearing aids, we were on summer holiday and the heat was getting to me. So I jumped in the pool – and to my parents horror, I had completely forgotten I was wearing my hearing aids! Fortunately a few hours in the sun was enough to dry them out, and they worked just fine afterwards.

Comment from drjimbarnes
November 15, 2011 at 12:31 am

Olivia jumped into her new pool a few years ago with her regular hearing aids on, and we thought they were ruined. Luckily a few hours of intensive drying and they worked OK. Without the aids, Olivia’s communication is limited to lip-reading and writing.

Comment from cegoins25
December 2, 2011 at 3:40 am

olivia is so cute, i wish i can have the waterproof hearing aid…do you have any information on where to get it?

Comment from drjimbarnes
December 2, 2011 at 4:51 am

Try the Siemens website for Aquaris hearing aids providers. We bought them from Australian Hearing.

Comment from klett17
December 21, 2011 at 9:37 pm

Hi,it’s so exciting too see her joy! Cute! Greetings from Hungary.My daughter also has Aquaris . However, she couldn’t try them in the pool yet, because her ear molds do not fit perfectly. She likes water and we were looking for waterproof hearing aids for several years, so we were soooooo happy when we found them.We also thank to Siemens! Has Olivia got the 501 or the 701? Can you tell me something about her ear mold?

Comment from NOFANCYs
January 3, 2012 at 11:44 pm

Nice.