Recent content by jackiesolorzano

How do you like your new naida, what kind of hearing aids did you have before. I have done some research on the naida, I hear good from them.

Two very good models for profound hearing losses are phonak naida or oticon sumo. These really good hearing aids and they are digit.

It really is a personal choice but you need to take a couple of things into consideration. First where do you live, like I live in southern California and I would tell you not to go with Med El because they are barely beginning to implant Med El out here. Cochlear Americas has been FDA...

You are completely righ. I have been working with preschoolers that have bilateral implants the closer the implants are in time the better it is for the child.

In California, the state's medical insurance plan is now approving bilateral implants in children. And most insurance plans are covering bilateral implants. My son just received his second implant and we got approval in less than a month.

right on

I completely agree with you.

I agree with you completely, great posted.

I agree with you completely

You are 100% right CIs are not a cure for deafness, it is a tool to help hear sounds that person who is deaf cannot hear.

I feel that it is a parent's right to get a CI for their child or not get one. Parents just need to get all the information and make an informed decision. I have been told so many times here and else where that I did not have the right to implant my children that if my son or daughter wanted...

I am not sure how other parents of CI kids or adults with CI feel but CI has changed my children lives before a CI they couldn't hear now they can hear, they are still the same person being deaf but they can now hear when they have their CIs on.

Hear Again, I couldn't have said it better.

Sara Not that I am trying to talk you into have a CI but if you do want one an dyou live in the United States I can help you find the funding, how old are you. [ QUOTE=sara1981;1265238]i watch that dvd also from library i know that not so easy for adults and kids should have CI or...

Hi All, I wanted to let everyone know that my son recently had surgery for a 2nd implant. Surgery is now is under 90 minutes. When my son first woke up from surgery, he wanted something to drink. After he had water he was able to talk and said can I go home now that was 30 minutes after...