I'm 58, female, newly and profoundly deaf due to NF2. I live in Canada and my neurosurgeon has recommended I go to California to have a brain stem implanted at the same time they do the tumour removal on the right side acoustic nerve. This procedure is not done in Canada yet. Hearing Aids or Cochlear Implants will not help me as my eardrums are fine. It is the acoustic nerves that go from the eardrum to the brain that have been damaged. I haven't seen any mention of the brain stem implant on this site and am wondering if anyone here has had the procedure and if you have an opinion on it. Thanks all.