Can someone point me to a reliable source of unbiased information on the success/failure rates of CI? I've seen all the miracle success stories, and the implant failure stories. But are there any straight-up stats available on success/failure rates?
What frequencies do CIs cover? Do they go beyond 4000 hz?
I've read about "not all of the electrodes firing" for unexplained reasons. How often does that happen?
My son (almost 6) has been doing great with HAs, but he does rely a lot on lipreading. He has a sloping loss (possible cochlear dead zone) and wears Naidas with sound recover so he can access hi frequency sounds, although he hears them at a lower frequency. At any rate, he has no issues with his auditory nerve or language development or anything. His oral/aural language is in the 99th percentile, about 2 years ahead of his natural age (2 1/2 ahead of his corrected age). But he does miss cues, and there is also definitely a lot of "bluffing" going on. He knows ASL, went to ASL preschool for 2 1/2 years, and 2 months over the summer. But he resists using it.
For people who've gone from HA to CI, how weird was it to get used to? Will my son (who destroyed a set of FM receivers because they sounded "creaky") go nutso before he gets used to it? Like in that episode of Criminal Minds?? (kidding)
Anyway, any and all advice appreciated. I hate the idea of any kind of surgery at all, just because I'm massively squeamish. But I don't want him to resent me for not having it done. Or for having it done. We'll be talking a lot with him about whether he wants it or not, after we know if he even qualifies at all.
What frequencies do CIs cover? Do they go beyond 4000 hz?
I've read about "not all of the electrodes firing" for unexplained reasons. How often does that happen?
My son (almost 6) has been doing great with HAs, but he does rely a lot on lipreading. He has a sloping loss (possible cochlear dead zone) and wears Naidas with sound recover so he can access hi frequency sounds, although he hears them at a lower frequency. At any rate, he has no issues with his auditory nerve or language development or anything. His oral/aural language is in the 99th percentile, about 2 years ahead of his natural age (2 1/2 ahead of his corrected age). But he does miss cues, and there is also definitely a lot of "bluffing" going on. He knows ASL, went to ASL preschool for 2 1/2 years, and 2 months over the summer. But he resists using it.
For people who've gone from HA to CI, how weird was it to get used to? Will my son (who destroyed a set of FM receivers because they sounded "creaky") go nutso before he gets used to it? Like in that episode of Criminal Minds?? (kidding)
Anyway, any and all advice appreciated. I hate the idea of any kind of surgery at all, just because I'm massively squeamish. But I don't want him to resent me for not having it done. Or for having it done. We'll be talking a lot with him about whether he wants it or not, after we know if he even qualifies at all.