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I think one's hearing history as well as the amount of effort put in to learning to hear with the implant (i.e. PRACTICE) makes more difference than the brand of implant as far as speech and music understanding goes. Comfort was the deciding factor for me . If you are going to have surgery to...

Tracy, I find that things sound pretty normal with my implant. Things do sound strange at first but the brain figures things out pretty fast. My implant provides me with much more hearing than the hearing aid in my unimplanted ear and is dominant. I mentioned in a post on another thread...

I have a CI and wear a Naida V UP in my unimplanted ear. The Naida does not really do much for me except give me a little bass. You can forget about speech discrimination. I do better when someone is talking to me on my CI side. The last time I did some testing I did better in noise with...

Deafdyke, yes the CI + HA can work well but when you have a child who is learning to speak it may not be the best thing. Their brains are still developing the two signals can be hard for the brain to interpret. This can happen even in adults. The last time I went for a mapping I acutally did...

Thanks Lucia! I was fortunate that my loss was Postlingual that I had many years with normal hearing. The only problem is that it really makes my HA ear seem so useless. It's like comparing the bullet train with the little engine that could.

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Iowaboy, If you do decide on the implants I would ask the surgeon if the facial nerve will be monitored. I think this is always done but I would ask anyway. I did not have any facial nerve problems after the surgery but my jaw was stiff on the side of the implant for the first day.

Coolgirl, good luck with whatever you decide to do. Have you tried using just the implant when you are in band? If I was as involved in music as you are, I would want to make sure you like the music with just the implant.

It took about 6 weeks from the time I ordered the upgrade until I received the upgrade. Just make sure someone will be home because the package will require a signature. Fed Ex acutally called to let me know it was going to be delivered the next day.

Alica, Well that just sucks! When the audi had your hearing aids for 15(very quiet) minutes did they adjust them so they were not as loud? If they were concerned about the loudness they should have. They also should have redone some speech discrimination with the hearing aids turned down to...

Inmate, Please talk to an audiologist and they can explain why you should NOT be using the Naidas. It would be like lighting candles on a birthday cake with a blow torch IMHO. As many of us on this board have learned louder is not always better! You would be better off doing what ever you...

If you have enough residual hearing that you are happy with the way hearing aids work for you than you want to think long and hard before going for an implant. I decided to go for an implant because I was frustrated with hearing aids and I really had nothing to lose in the ear that was...

Alica, Glad the Naidas have helped. The Earmolds look awesome with Naidas.

Heath, It is good you are asking others about their experience with CIs. I would be as informed as possible before you make a decision on whether to get an implant. If you have not tried SUMO DMs or NAIDAs it is worth a try. I certainly would not opt for surgery unless I knew it was the...

The FDA has set the criteria for who can and can not get an implant. While more people are getting implants it is only a small drop in the bucket for an insurance company. Far more money is spent on disease that is caused by the obesity epidemic. The FDA sets the criteria for implants and if...

Good Luck!

Even if insurance would cover a 2nd implant I would only consider getting a second implant if the benefit is worth going through the surgery and the extra cost of maintaining a second system. A second implant has been discussed but I am taking my time deciding. If I decide I really would...

I recently received my Nucleus 5 Upgrade and so far I am happy with it. The main improvement ,besides the smaller size is the fact that the product is more rugged. I had three cracked controllers in less than two years with the Freedom so it will be nice not to have to deal with that issue...

Did someone say STEM CELLS! Maybe I could grow an extra ear. Would that make me trimodal? (CI, HA and Normal).

I use a Captel phone at work. I told my boss that I was having difficulty understanding people on the phone so my employer purchased the Captel phone. I have an implant but I still use the captel beacause I have had the batteries for my CI conk out at least twice when I was on the phone. You...