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Clearing up my question Sorry I guess I didnt make it clear.I am going to have my right ear(bad or dead as they call it) implanted as long as all vestibular testing is better for that ear.The Doc's say its no use to me anyway so if it doesnt work I'm not losing anything. My left ear or "good"...

I am reading about so many different kinds of CI's.How does one find what is best for you? I thought you were pretty much told by the Dr. what you were going to be implanted with.Can someone help me understand in the simplest laymans terms.I have alot of hearing discrimnation problems(right...

audio book Deafskeptic i cant speak from experience but am doing alot of reading on getting a CI and I see over and over Peter and the Wolf being used for mapping. It has some light flute music playing I believe so you are getting a little music which I guess they want to see how this sounds to...

both ears shoot im a bi-lateral menerian so I guess I'm out on a double CI:pissed:

oh to prevent dehydration gotcha!

going bi-lat Ive wondered how it would be having a hearing aid and a CI.My hearing aid is so powerful I often come home from store with a headache from the amount of useless loud noise. You must have done very well with your surgery and activation ect. to plan on doing it again.It will be...

Why do they want you to drink so much fluids?

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Yes Lucia you are right asprin too, I believe.there are many herbal supplements that you cannot take before surgery so you may want to make a list and be very conscience of what you take.

Franz you have a very interesting site and thanks for sharing pic's with us. I'm glad you did well with your surgery. If I may ask why did you have some vestibular problems that caused the Dr. to switch sides. Just curious as I'm in the begining faze of CI assement and I have Menieres disease in...

Deafmama Yea! Its finally your time. I'm so excited for you. you will be fine dont worry and I'm going to keep you in my prayers that you'll do great. Speaking from experience as I have had 5 operations on my ears due to the menieres disease , recliners are great, I spent alot of time in them...

I been reading Bridge to Sound with a 'Bionic' Ear and it lists a site I thought might be helpful for those newly implanted and turned on its Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab - For ESL/EFL Students. I wish I could hear it to let you know quality but in CI process now and not able to make out...

wow it sounds like you did great! Congrats! You are getting hooked up already? Cant wait to hear how it goes for you , best of luck. It gives the rest of us in the process hope.

when i had an endolymphtic sac decompression with shunt it was filmed for learning.I asked to see it and they wouldnt let me.doesnt seem fair,since its of me and dont remember being told,but you kind of sign your life away before surgery so i may have signed a paper and was so sick I could have...

Wow thanks for so much info.you guys are so smart on all of this im just wading into all this and still calling the cilia hair thingys.well i wrote company.it'll be intersting to see if I hear back.this is not for sale or approved by the FDA so it may never come to pass.

I sent my best friend 2 things from my space to understand what a CI. is. She wrote back O MY GOD!!!!! HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!! Ive never seen anything so freakin scary(sorry for language) well sheesh dont hold anything back! I really dont care what the hell it looks like Ive got long hair...

of course every child is different.I M H O. I would think it would be easier on the child to learn with it right from the very begining..This is coming from a mom with a speech delayed son. why have to learn things 2x.plus less trauma since a infant may not be aware of being different and going...

Man I cannot wait to be able to use the phone hate having to ask people to make calls for me and also being sooo isolated some music would be nice too. Now I cant remeber who's name it was that i was reading but was sorry he got a CI.It's a big decision I am also in the process of making but...

welcome I'm very new here.many more much more knowlegeable then i to answer your questions... some smart cookies here!

whats the difference between this and ci? hmmm.what is this? how is it differnet than a ci? i see that little hammer thing banging away.Guess it doesnt give as full of a range as a CI.Doesnt give much info...if have to have an implant and go through all of that want to hear as well as...