Cochlear Implants - An inside look

Boult · 11-22-2006, 11:29 AM

ACDHH - Community View (9/2005)
Cochlear Implants - An inside look - Surgery procedure pro's and con's and the latest technology.

ACDHH - Community View - MPEG NATION VIDEO PLAYER

The lady in the video is the same lady, Sherri Collins and ACDHH and Community View is based in Arizona.
Nicely balanced news article

If you are interested in watching other show of Community View then go to
ACDHH and check each month to find a link to video.

Have a great thanksgiving!
Cheers!

Kateweb · 11-22-2006, 12:15 PM

looks cool thanks for posting

cdmeggers · 11-22-2006, 11:39 PM

That was an interesting video to watch. Thanks for posting.

Cloggy · 11-23-2006, 03:15 AM

Thanks Boult, good info.
I passed it on....

Taric25 · 11-23-2006, 03:18 AM

That video is really cool. I really liked it, because of the content. It shows how an adult can benefit from a CI to really improve life.

One thing I didn't like was the fact that the doctor neither signed nor used Cued Speech. I understand he is a doctor, but if he is treating so many Deaf patients, he should really learn their language, OR he should at least show them a new language, besides spoken English.

The Deaf man was very inspiring. I liked how the program showed how much people benefit from speech therapy. I don't believe we have enough stress on how important speech therapy is in the Deaf community, so I'm really glad to see how he showed how much his life improved from speech therapy, as well as his dedication.

Lillys dad · 11-25-2006, 07:38 PM

Unfortunately, I could not watch the video, for some reason, my computer will not open it.
But, Tariq, I 100% agree with your quote
"I liked how the program showed how much people benefit from speech therapy. I don't believe we have enough stress on how important speech therapy is in the Deaf community, so I'm really glad to see how he showed how much his life improved from speech therapy, as well as his dedication"

In fact, at my daughters schoold (C.I.D), I am one of the parents that are really involved in everything. I attend regular meetings with other parents, deaf counslers, admin, and guest speakers. Near the end of the school year, last year, we (the regulars at these meetings) were asked what areas we would like to see more education/lectures/workshops etc. on. The first thing out of my mouth was more info relative to speech therapy. While this is an important issue for any person undergoing speech therapy, I (for obvious reasons) had a particular emphasis on the incredible amount of speech therapy after a child is implanted. Throughout the entire process of evaluation for my daughter, and talking to doctors, audis, and anyother professional, no one ever made a single mention of the incredible amount of speech. I was however aware of the importance, and time investment of the amount of therapy because I did my research about every aspect of CI involving my daughter.
This problem really became obvious for me when in one of these meetings, I met a mother of a deaf girl about 2 years old. SHe learned that Lilly had just undergone surgewry and activation. She obviously was interested this. The first question out of her mouth was "Did they have to cut much of her hair?" the second question was " SO can she anderstand you and talk now?"
I was absolutely shocked to learn that she had decided to have her daughter implanted! This showed me that she made this decision without doing any research at all. She just decided to do this because people said she should.
My first comment to her was along the lines of "Why does the hair matter? It will grow back" Then "Were you born knowing english and speaking to your parents?"
I see this lady occasionally, and her daughter. She will not say a word to me even though I say Hi to her everytime I see her. I guess I insulted her. Well, her lack of research and preparation has shown over the last year. Her daughter has a CI and while she is making progress, it is quite obvious that she is not gettin the speech time at home.
The benifits of speech therapy is obvious, the hard part is keepin git fun for a kid. My wife and I get VERY creative when doing speech.
In fact, as I am typing this, I am listening to my wife and Lilly ding the "this littel piggy" game with Lillys toes. And Lilly is repeating it back almost perfectly! Sweet music.
If you havent noticed yet, some of my posts can get pretty lengthy

Cloggy · 11-26-2006, 04:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lillys dad

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If you havent noticed yet, some of my posts can get pretty lengthy

And don't you dare changing that!!

Kateweb · 11-26-2006, 07:45 AM

Lillys dad : I finaly got it to play when I DL'd it and used VLC to play it.

Lillys dad · 11-26-2006, 11:16 AM

I finally got to watch it. I watched it on a computer at work. Very cool! Is there any way to get links to that show? I would love to be able to download episodes and wawtch them.

MomtoIsandEm · 11-26-2006, 11:26 AM

Lily's Dad....I totally agree with you on the speech therapy. We have taken the Auditory Verbal approach and basically just made it part of our life. We do speech therapy 24/7 around here. Our therapist who we see once a week gives me games to take home and different toys that encourage speech and learning without Emma feeling like she is being taught anything...it's just fun and part of everyday life. We just had her evaluated with the school district and the speech pathologist could not believe how well Emma spoke...she's saying 6 word sentences now! They basically told us she didn't need their services and to keep up whatever we were doing. I just know that speech therapy is sooo important. It sounds like Lily is doing amazing as well...doesn't it feel so good?

Lillys dad · 11-26-2006, 12:56 PM

Momtoisandem, It is amazing watching the progress. Lilly is saying so many new words and sentences, that I cannot keep up. She says things, and I cannot figure out what she is saying.
We just had a problem present itself though. Her processor quit working. So she is without sound until I get home from work to try and figure it out. I think it is a problem with iether the battery connectors in the body worn, or the wire going from bos worn to processor. Either was, the fix is to remove the body worn and go BTE. Hopefully this will work.

Boult · 11-26-2006, 08:12 PM

yes you can if you look at my first post again. . and those shows are downloadable or watch it streaming. also see the third link in my first post to see other episode from that show, just go thru each month.

Lillys dad · 11-26-2006, 09:50 PM

11-23-2006, 03:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
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11-25-2006, 07:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lillys dad Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: St. Louis MO. Posts: 863	Unfortunately, I could not watch the video, for some reason, my computer will not open it. But, Tariq, I 100% agree with your quote "I liked how the program showed how much people benefit from speech therapy. I don't believe we have enough stress on how important speech therapy is in the Deaf community, so I'm really glad to see how he showed how much his life improved from speech therapy, as well as his dedication" In fact, at my daughters schoold (C.I.D), I am one of the parents that are really involved in everything. I attend regular meetings with other parents, deaf counslers, admin, and guest speakers. Near the end of the school year, last year, we (the regulars at these meetings) were asked what areas we would like to see more education/lectures/workshops etc. on. The first thing out of my mouth was more info relative to speech therapy. While this is an important issue for any person undergoing speech therapy, I (for obvious reasons) had a particular emphasis on the incredible amount of speech therapy after a child is implanted. Throughout the entire process of evaluation for my daughter, and talking to doctors, audis, and anyother professional, no one ever made a single mention of the incredible amount of speech. I was however aware of the importance, and time investment of the amount of therapy because I did my research about every aspect of CI involving my daughter. This problem really became obvious for me when in one of these meetings, I met a mother of a deaf girl about 2 years old. SHe learned that Lilly had just undergone surgewry and activation. She obviously was interested this. The first question out of her mouth was "Did they have to cut much of her hair?" the second question was " SO can she anderstand you and talk now?" I was absolutely shocked to learn that she had decided to have her daughter implanted! This showed me that she made this decision without doing any research at all. She just decided to do this because people said she should. My first comment to her was along the lines of "Why does the hair matter? It will grow back" Then "Were you born knowing english and speaking to your parents?" I see this lady occasionally, and her daughter. She will not say a word to me even though I say Hi to her everytime I see her. I guess I insulted her. Well, her lack of research and preparation has shown over the last year. Her daughter has a CI and while she is making progress, it is quite obvious that she is not gettin the speech time at home. The benifits of speech therapy is obvious, the hard part is keepin git fun for a kid. My wife and I get VERY creative when doing speech. In fact, as I am typing this, I am listening to my wife and Lilly ding the "this littel piggy" game with Lillys toes. And Lilly is repeating it back almost perfectly! Sweet music. If you havent noticed yet, some of my posts can get pretty lengthy __________________ Lilly CI right ear Sept 8 2005 CI left ear Jan 17 2007

11-26-2006, 11:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
Lillys dad Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: St. Louis MO. Posts: 863	I finally got to watch it. I watched it on a computer at work. Very cool! Is there any way to get links to that show? I would love to be able to download episodes and wawtch them. __________________ Lilly CI right ear Sept 8 2005 CI left ear Jan 17 2007

11-26-2006, 12:56 PM	#11 (permalink)
Lillys dad Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: St. Louis MO. Posts: 863	Momtoisandem, It is amazing watching the progress. Lilly is saying so many new words and sentences, that I cannot keep up. She says things, and I cannot figure out what she is saying. We just had a problem present itself though. Her processor quit working. So she is without sound until I get home from work to try and figure it out. I think it is a problem with iether the battery connectors in the body worn, or the wire going from bos worn to processor. Either was, the fix is to remove the body worn and go BTE. Hopefully this will work. __________________ Lilly CI right ear Sept 8 2005 CI left ear Jan 17 2007

11-26-2006, 09:50 PM	#13 (permalink)
Lillys dad Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: St. Louis MO. Posts: 863	__________________ Lilly CI right ear Sept 8 2005 CI left ear Jan 17 2007

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11-22-2006, 12:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kateweb Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Earth Posts: 699	looks cool thanks for posting

11-22-2006, 11:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
cdmeggers Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wyoming Posts: 2,197	That was an interesting video to watch. Thanks for posting.

11-23-2006, 03:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
Taric25 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Daytona Beach, FL, USA Posts: 203	That video is really cool. I really liked it, because of the content. It shows how an adult can benefit from a CI to really improve life. One thing I didn't like was the fact that the doctor neither signed nor used Cued Speech. I understand he is a doctor, but if he is treating so many Deaf patients, he should really learn their language, OR he should at least show them a new language, besides spoken English. The Deaf man was very inspiring. I liked how the program showed how much people benefit from speech therapy. I don't believe we have enough stress on how important speech therapy is in the Deaf community, so I'm really glad to see how he showed how much his life improved from speech therapy, as well as his dedication.

11-26-2006, 07:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
Kateweb Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Earth Posts: 699	Lillys dad : I finaly got it to play when I DL'd it and used VLC to play it.

11-26-2006, 11:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
MomtoIsandEm Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 18	Lily's Dad....I totally agree with you on the speech therapy. We have taken the Auditory Verbal approach and basically just made it part of our life. We do speech therapy 24/7 around here. Our therapist who we see once a week gives me games to take home and different toys that encourage speech and learning without Emma feeling like she is being taught anything...it's just fun and part of everyday life. We just had her evaluated with the school district and the speech pathologist could not believe how well Emma spoke...she's saying 6 word sentences now! They basically told us she didn't need their services and to keep up whatever we were doing. I just know that speech therapy is sooo important. It sounds like Lily is doing amazing as well...doesn't it feel so good?

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