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Has anyone read about the Esteem the new invisible implant?
Just saw it on the news today. I googled it Invisible Hearing® with Esteem®. For people who wanted an implant is this something you would consider? Just curious for your opinion on this.
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10-03-2011, 07:39 AM
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Interesting discussion of it here, on Tina's site.
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10-03-2011, 09:00 AM
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It doesn't seem like this is for someone with profound hearing loss. And I think the other comments are correct, the person in the video only has moderate loss. It might be a good solution for someone with that type of loss. Obviously, they picked the best candidate to present the product they are trying to sell.
If I could get good hearing without the visibility of an implant, I would do it. However, I'm really hoping for a hair cell regeneration solution. If they find I cure, I would at least have one ear back to normal. |
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I am however disgusted that it is being developed here. |
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10-03-2011, 09:38 AM
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I sent them this e-mail through their "contact us" text box on their web site.
I do like to have information about these sort of things, usually more than hearing product companies like to release. I'll let you know if I get a comment back. -- "It would be great if you could add additional information to your web site that would cover these topics: 1) How does your product deal with noise? A healthy ear has an unimpeded two-way communication system between the brain and ear and a person can choose what to listen to unconsciously -- much as we don't really pay attention to how we move, remember facts or digest our food. A digital hearing aid can use algorithms to decide how to process the sound picked up by a microphone. It doesn't work nearly as well as the normal hearing system (ear and brain) -- but there is a system in place. 2) What are the risks to having mechanical devices attached to the ossicular chain? I understand that because of the proximity to the nerve there is risk of facial nerve paralysis and lost of the taste sense. Are there additional risks? This may sound silly, but I can't help but wonder if there is risk of the ossicular chain "wearing out" because of the direct mechanical manipulation over the years. Or perhaps another side effect that I'm not aware of. 3) Personally, I see only two advantages of your product over the traditional hearing aid: a) Ability to hear better while swimming or boating b) Not having to deal with sound distortions introduced by physical limitations of a microphone or receiver (called the speaker in most other technologies). Other advantages mentioned in videos on your web site by customers such as hearing children while asleep can easily be handled with assistive listening devices or a service dog. Bicycle safety can be handled with rear view mirrors intended to be worn on the helmut. Its well known that deaf drivers have a better safety record than non-deaf drivers so I don't think your marketing dept is doing the company any favors trying to present deafness as a safety risk. That assertion, quite frankly, just puts your company's credibility at risk. Some of the disadvantages of using your product are serious: a) Risks from surgery (facial paralysis, loss of taste, risks from general anesthesia) b) No longer candidate for MRI. c) No contact sports d) For some people -- no scuba diving I would think that your product would have to be able to offer far superior hearing than that provided by traditional digital hearing aids in order to compensate for the disadvantages and make it a reasonable choice. I haven't seen any claims to that effect yet. If your product accomplishes that, I think it would be great to provide a link to the studies on your web site. Best regards,"
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10-03-2011, 09:51 AM
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Just looked up possible adverse effects of the Esteem hearing implant and whoa....
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10-03-2011, 11:13 AM
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Even though I have a CI, this device freaks me out for some reason....
And I LOL'd at the commercial. "I FEEL CURED!" "Restore your life back to normal." Definitely more for the late-deafened....... |
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The e-mail looked liked it was adapted only to include my name, none of my questions or comments were addressed. The brochure did make this claim: Quote:
They didn't even attempt to explain why they think their device provides better sound fidelity then conventional hearing aids. That left me feeling a little patronized. Until Im given studies that prove otherwise, I'm inclined to believe that their isn't a difference in quality in sound between their product and the top of the line hearing aids that have little distortion. Most hearing aid manufacturers make that information available on their products tech specifications. Most of the information in the brochure is already available on their web site. A few things they added were: * About 10% of their customers experienced interference with their cell phones * Electroconvulsive Therapy can never be used after implantation * The device must be turned off before electrocautery is used. They invite the customer to ask for another brochure and send in their audiogram to see if they qualify.
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