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NickCameron1031

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and I am a candidate! I am waiting on my surgery date now. I am really excited. I took my speech test on Wednesday and I was sitting and waiting for the sentences to start and my audi came in and I asked " when are you going to start the sentence part?", and she said " Well, Its already over." I scored a big fat ZERO on those. LOL I am going with the AB model, I liked how it fit on my ear better. Now I am excited and scared to death at the same time. I have pretty realistic expectations, I would be happy with just some environmental sounds, but if I can get some speech out of the deal that would be cool too. Just thought I would drop an update.
 
That is very cool, good luck !!!!! Keep us posted on your progress.
 
I scored a big fat ZERO on those. I have pretty realistic expectations, I would be happy with just some environmental sounds, but if I can get some speech out of the deal that would be cool too. Just thought I would drop an update.
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Excellent...........do you have low speech perception in both ears? Is one ear better then the other? Are you gonna do simulatious bilateral implants, or take a wait and see approach?
And I am so glad that you've got realistic expectations.
 
Congratulations on qualifying. I look forward to you sharing your journey with us.
 
deafdyke said:
Excellent...........do you have low speech perception in both ears? Is one ear better then the other? Are you gonna do simulatious bilateral implants, or take a wait and see approach?
And I am so glad that you've got realistic expectations.
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I have almost no speech perception except for an occasional long "I" sound. Not all the time it depends on the speaker. I am going to just do my right ear this time around, my audie suggested trying out that one first, see how I do and then she said in 6 months we could talk about the left ear too if I am happy with this one. Since I dont really hear anything I will be satisfied with something. :)
 
Excellent. It's awesome that CI is an option for people with little to no speech perception. Sounds like your approval by your audi was just a formality.
 
NickCameron1031 said:
and I am a candidate! I am waiting on my surgery date now. I am really excited. I took my speech test on Wednesday and I was sitting and waiting for the sentences to start and my audi came in and I asked " when are you going to start the sentence part?", and she said " Well, Its already over." I scored a big fat ZERO on those. LOL I am going with the AB model, I liked how it fit on my ear better. Now I am excited and scared to death at the same time. I have pretty realistic expectations, I would be happy with just some environmental sounds, but if I can get some speech out of the deal that would be cool too. Just thought I would drop an update.
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Good for you hope you get a lot more out of the deal than you expect, well worth doing.

Not to start a debate, just for my own interest, what led you to AB other than fit? I've had an AB for a little over a year, but you always wonder what if.

Best wishes
 
Well done.... Good luck with the rest of the journey!, I am being switched on this wednesday and were told it's the hardest part!!

keep us updated...
 
I wish you luck with your surgery. I got zero on everything my audi tested me on before my implants and now my score is 87% in sentences and 50% in words and 30% in noise but I should note here that I'm a prelingual... YMMV in your case.

As for others wondering why I haven't posted lately, my Mac is in the repair shop due to a broken ethernet and I hope to get it back this afternoon.
 
"Hope for the Best.... Prepare for the Worse... " thats my motto...

Good luck buddy and do keep us posted.

I never had a "what if.. " moment and I am more than 100 days post op from my MedEl CI surgery.. .

OverThePond good luck on your activation date coming up do keep us posted...
 
Nick, Congratulation! I am glad for you to get CI. You must be exciting to hear any environment sound world. :D Keep it up. Good luck!
 
kc said:
Good for you hope you get a lot more out of the deal than you expect, well worth doing.

Not to start a debate, just for my own interest, what led you to AB other than fit? I've had an AB for a little over a year, but you always wonder what if.

Best wishes
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I went with the AB based on the fit. The rechargeable batteries and the good customer support I had when I contacted the company for info and follow up questions. Cochlear sent me the info pack but would take days to get back to me when I sent them questions. AB would answer usually within a day if not less and I liked that. I didn't pick med el because I was afraid I would lose the remote but I loved how the processor fit on my ear.
 
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My surgery is scheduled for September 10 at 130. I am really excited now! Just wanted to update everyone.
 
NickCameron1031 said:
My surgery is scheduled for September 10 at 130. I am really excited now! Just wanted to update everyone.
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Good luck to you my friend. May you have a sucessful operation without complications and I hope you gain benefit from the CI.
 
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