Recent content by Gwyddbwyll

I hope it goes quicker as you get closer.. 37 days left here.. not that I'm counting them really! ;)

Looks like she agrees that its his decision. I see no pressuring to have a CI, simply presenting him with info. It is clear that he isnt in a stable position - his coping mechanisms no longer work with deteriorating hearing and he has to make some decisions - seems to me all she's doing is...

To be more accurate, she knows he is getting deafer. That's quite an important distinction. What worked for him before, isnt working anymore. I dont think it's wrong of her to suggest a CI. That's all she's doing.. giving him options and ideas. The way some have interpreted this, it's like...

Theoretically it should be superior for listening to music. I had digitals about 3 years ago and hated their 'programs' that changed the volumes. I went back to my analogues very quickly. However I dont think the audiologist was very good at all and didnt set them up well. Heck I even had to...

FWIW - I am profoundly deaf, went through oral mainstream education. When I turned 17/18, my family tried to get me to consider a minicom to use a relay service (we call it Typetalk in the UK). It took a lot of arguments and anger on my part before I finally accepted I should try it - it's...

Hi Kmjbmama, I'm another one of these old people! I'm 28 and felt quite offended when the doctor said to me "you're really quite old now.." I was also profoundly deaf from birth. My CI surgery is scheduled for September. I guess I should also join the regional CI group but not sure how...

Hi Isaacsmom, I think you have a very good attitude with keeping an open mind with sign language. It has been shown that infants (all infants) are able to acquire language before they are physically able to speak - as you have already seen with his vocabulary. So you have done really well to...

I'm glad you did - I'm pre-lingual as well, deaf for over 20 years and was having to adjust my expectations not to do as well as the ideal candidate (post lingual, short period of deafness). It's good to know some do very well. I just read in Bev Biderman's book that a study showed that after...

Good to hear about your confidence and energy. I get tired a lot from the strain of communicating - although my job doesnt require speaking to strangers, I sometimes have to talk to a lot of colleagues during the day. I had to realise that it's still going to be tiring after the activation...

:bowdown: Wow that's incredible - congratulations! Have you had your implant for 18 months? Are you post-lingually deaf? I scored 3% on the mono single words. It was almost impossible. I cant conceive what it's like to get 30% let alone 90%. That's definitely a very high score for any CI...

Thanks - that would explain how they all say they're MRI safe. Still undecided. I'm leaning towards Cochlear because so many stories I've read are Cochlear users and I'm still yet to read one for Med-El, except for the guy I met as part of my assessment. I do like the splash/proof thing. But...

I think the Freedom is also MRI safe up to 1.5 tesla.. that's what I've read. It might be a slightly different model because the Nucleus Freedom I was shown (about 6 months ago) - I asked if it had a rechargeable battery and they said no.. that it might be coming but no. I'm lucky as my...

Thanks R2D2 - I read your story in another thread since I found this forum a few days ago and have been following it :) I did read about the Freedom system winning awards - it seems to be well designed as a complete package. The 4% figure surprises me because I read somewhere that Med-El was...

Thanks for the link but AB isnt an option.. the hospital only carries Cochlear and Med-El. I'm leaning towards Cochlear at the moment but every new thing I learn swings me back and forth. Hmm.

Profoundly deaf from birth - 28yo HA user. I was told a long time ago (1980's) CI's would not improve my hearing beyond what it is with HA's. Didnt consider it again until 2005 when an audiologist asked me if I'd considered one as they have improved a lot. Although my right and left ears show...