CI appt :) - Page 2

stream2525 · 03-24-2012, 03:47 PM

how was your appointment?

Kaze105 · 04-02-2012, 07:45 PM

Hopefully it goes well for you. I had my evaluation 1 week ago. Well beyond the acceptable range for CI. Excluding my low frequency, most of my high frequency is below 80-90dB. Got a ct scan coming up. Now its just deciding between AB and cochlear.

Angel1989 · 04-02-2012, 10:10 PM

Good luck AliciaM. I wish I knew how to post my audiogram. Mine does not move off of the bottom line at all. Has anyone seen one with those results? I am in the process of getting a CI. Just waiting for insurance approval and getting up the nerve to have the surgery. If I go ahead I will be getting Cochlear with the Freedom processor. I think Nucleus5 is still on recall????????

cdmeggers · 04-02-2012, 10:59 PM

Angel, it's the Nucleus5 internal implant that's on recall. I think you would get the Freedom internal implant with the Nucleus 5 processor, as that's what new Cochlear implantees are getting these days.

SouthFella · 04-03-2012, 10:16 AM

I have the MedEl Opus2 and very happy with it the last 3 years . Now I am working on gettng the other ear implanted with the MedEl Opus2 soon !!

AB have way too many recalls and implants are still failing .

Cochlear have the same ole internal parts with a new " shell' and had a recall with their internal implant recently.

So, MedEl still ROCKS off the charts !!!

BleedingPurist · 04-03-2012, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SouthFella

AB have way too many recalls and implants are still failing .

Guess what.... implants of all brands are failing. It happens. You are at risk. That's electronics for you.

There is enough propaganda going around, don't be a party to it.

cdmeggers · 04-04-2012, 01:31 PM

All 3 implants are MAN-made devices, and any and all man-made devices can and will fail at some point. There's no denying that.

I just got my AB implant turned on yesterday and so far so good. No, I'm not hearing things, it's just beeping/busy signal tone on a phone line sort of sound going on right now, and feeling sensations in my head/ear with different sounds. But, as long as I keep feeding sounds to my left ear with the implant on, hopefully over time it'll get better and start sounding more like the actual sounds instead of beeping.

set2 · 04-04-2012, 09:31 PM

cdm, congrats! I am so happy you finally got your implant. Just hang in there and keep practicing with the CI.

lovezebras · 05-09-2012, 10:52 PM

Just an update I still was not approved cuz ottawa sucks and i've recently taken a break from school because of being overwhelmed and stressed ..ugh..life..

drphil · 05-10-2012, 08:04 AM

Alicia-my experience at Sunnybrook/Toronto is really different than yours in Ottawa. I was advised on the first appointment I fit the criteria to be implanted-subject to the physicals. That was 5 years ago.
How much my Canadian Hearing Society/Toronto multiple classes played-unknown. The quick referral by ENT-St Michaels/Toronto with my hearing history of almost 40 years-also unknown.
I understand all 3 centres use the same" Ontario criteria"-Implants.

If memory serves me right-Sunnybrook referral-audi-Feb 4/07 with approval of the surgeon on Jun 20/07. Operation was July 12, 2007
I became bilateral DEAF December 20, 2006. Aside- I wasn't retested in 2007 Sunnybrook/Toronto.

Hopefully you can get resolution shortly

NaidaUP · 05-30-2012, 05:43 AM

Have you managed to get 2 x Naida UP aids yet?

lovezebras · 05-31-2012, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NaidaUP

Have you managed to get 2 x Naida UP aids yet?

nope but then again I haven't had an audiogram because I've been avoiding it..

NaidaUP · 05-31-2012, 01:26 AM

Ah that's pants. Hope things settle down soon and things get sorted.

Lau2046 · 05-31-2012, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AliciaM

nope but then again I haven't had an audiogram because I've been avoiding it..

Don't give up - persevere no matter what they throw at you. I find that insurance companies always look to throw up road blocks instead of being part of the solution. Two things can come of this - either you'll find hearing aids that work better than you ever expected, or you'll succeed at getting approval for the surgery - neither of which will happen if you throw you're hands in the air and give up. Hang in there.....

Laura

drphil · 06-01-2012, 08:50 AM

As I understand an "audiogram" just a plotting of one's hearing test.

As I said above have had many audiograms over the years-the last one which showed NO hearing at 105 db was accepted at Sunnybrook/Toronto. I was NOT retested at all. That was in 2007.

Perhaps the procedures here are "different" than Ottawa?

Again good luck AliciaM in getting some resolution-soon!

Anij · 06-01-2012, 09:34 AM

Wirelessly posted (Blackberry Bold )

Drphil - so you haven't had a new map since 2007 ? That seems odd.

overthepond · 06-01-2012, 11:10 AM

He meant pure tone audiogram, i haven't had one since 2008 either (since i had the CI). they only have been testing on me with CI on.

stream2525 · 07-09-2012, 12:49 PM

Are you approved yet?

drphil · 07-09-2012, 07:31 PM

Anji I don't consider Mapping a "hearing test". I believe I have had 4 separate mapping sessions at Sunnybrook/Toronto-2007.

04-02-2012, 10:59 PM	#34 (permalink)
cdmeggers Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wyoming Posts: 2,205	Angel, it's the Nucleus5 internal implant that's on recall. I think you would get the Freedom internal implant with the Nucleus 5 processor, as that's what new Cochlear implantees are getting these days. __________________ My Ear Blog Advanced Bionics BEA Volunteer Mentor

04-03-2012, 10:16 AM	#35 (permalink)
SouthFella Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 521	I have the MedEl Opus2 and very happy with it the last 3 years . Now I am working on gettng the other ear implanted with the MedEl Opus2 soon !! AB have way too many recalls and implants are still failing . Cochlear have the same ole internal parts with a new " shell' and had a recall with their internal implant recently. So, MedEl still ROCKS off the charts !!! __________________ Implanted 04/23/2008... MedEl ( with nifty Remote Control } Right Ear, Phonak Savia Left Ear.

04-04-2012, 01:31 PM	#37 (permalink)
cdmeggers Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wyoming Posts: 2,205	All 3 implants are MAN-made devices, and any and all man-made devices can and will fail at some point. There's no denying that. I just got my AB implant turned on yesterday and so far so good. No, I'm not hearing things, it's just beeping/busy signal tone on a phone line sort of sound going on right now, and feeling sensations in my head/ear with different sounds. But, as long as I keep feeding sounds to my left ear with the implant on, hopefully over time it'll get better and start sounding more like the actual sounds instead of beeping. __________________ My Ear Blog Advanced Bionics BEA Volunteer Mentor

05-10-2012, 08:04 AM	#40 (permalink)
drphil Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Toronto Ontario Posts: 4,115	Alicia-my experience at Sunnybrook/Toronto is really different than yours in Ottawa. I was advised on the first appointment I fit the criteria to be implanted-subject to the physicals. That was 5 years ago. How much my Canadian Hearing Society/Toronto multiple classes played-unknown. The quick referral by ENT-St Michaels/Toronto with my hearing history of almost 40 years-also unknown. I understand all 3 centres use the same" Ontario criteria"-Implants. If memory serves me right-Sunnybrook referral-audi-Feb 4/07 with approval of the surgeon on Jun 20/07. Operation was July 12, 2007 I became bilateral DEAF December 20, 2006. Aside- I wasn't retested in 2007 Sunnybrook/Toronto. Hopefully you can get resolution shortly __________________ Get Real:Implanted Sunnybrook/Toronto -Advanced Bionics-Harmony activated Aug/07

05-30-2012, 05:43 AM	#41 (permalink)
NaidaUP Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,369	Have you managed to get 2 x Naida UP aids yet? __________________

03-24-2012, 03:47 PM	#31 (permalink)
stream2525 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 111	how was your appointment?

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04-02-2012, 07:45 PM	#32 (permalink)
Kaze105 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 22	Hopefully it goes well for you. I had my evaluation 1 week ago. Well beyond the acceptable range for CI. Excluding my low frequency, most of my high frequency is below 80-90dB. Got a ct scan coming up. Now its just deciding between AB and cochlear.

04-02-2012, 10:10 PM	#33 (permalink)
Angel1989 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: California Posts: 1,936 Blog Entries: 1	Good luck AliciaM. I wish I knew how to post my audiogram. Mine does not move off of the bottom line at all. Has anyone seen one with those results? I am in the process of getting a CI. Just waiting for insurance approval and getting up the nerve to have the surgery. If I go ahead I will be getting Cochlear with the Freedom processor. I think Nucleus5 is still on recall????????

04-04-2012, 09:31 PM	#38 (permalink)
set2 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 310	cdm, congrats! I am so happy you finally got your implant. Just hang in there and keep practicing with the CI.

05-09-2012, 10:52 PM	#39 (permalink)
lovezebras Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 3,957	Just an update I still was not approved cuz ottawa sucks and i've recently taken a break from school because of being overwhelmed and stressed ..ugh..life..

05-31-2012, 01:26 AM	#43 (permalink)
NaidaUP Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,369	Ah that's pants. Hope things settle down soon and things get sorted. __________________

06-01-2012, 08:50 AM	#45 (permalink)
drphil Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Toronto Ontario Posts: 4,115	As I understand an "audiogram" just a plotting of one's hearing test. As I said above have had many audiograms over the years-the last one which showed NO hearing at 105 db was accepted at Sunnybrook/Toronto. I was NOT retested at all. That was in 2007. Perhaps the procedures here are "different" than Ottawa? Again good luck AliciaM in getting some resolution-soon! __________________ Get Real:Implanted Sunnybrook/Toronto -Advanced Bionics-Harmony activated Aug/07

06-01-2012, 09:34 AM	#46 (permalink)
Anij Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 2,087	Wirelessly posted (Blackberry Bold ) Drphil - so you haven't had a new map since 2007 ? That seems odd. __________________ Hoh/Deaf ~ +120db deaf right , mild/mod flux left & APD English & ASL ...PAH!! Ignorance is NOT Bliss

06-01-2012, 11:10 AM	#47 (permalink)
overthepond Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Great Britain Posts: 2,023	He meant pure tone audiogram, i haven't had one since 2008 either (since i had the CI). they only have been testing on me with CI on.

07-09-2012, 12:49 PM	#48 (permalink)
stream2525 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 111	Are you approved yet?

07-09-2012, 07:31 PM	#49 (permalink)
drphil Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Toronto Ontario Posts: 4,115	Anji I don't consider Mapping a "hearing test". I believe I have had 4 separate mapping sessions at Sunnybrook/Toronto-2007. __________________ Get Real:Implanted Sunnybrook/Toronto -Advanced Bionics-Harmony activated Aug/07

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