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Actually yah I cant believe I left that out...duhhh April 14th is the big day.... It was kinda funny they had an intern in before the Dr. came and he said it would be in about 2 months....then the Doc came and said about 6 weeks....I was getting excited....then I met with the secretary and...

Well at least there are some Med-El users around....certainly out numbered though... I met with my surgeon last week and due to the fact that they dont deal with Cochlear and AB is currently under recall....if I want an implant it will be Med-EL.. I think I am quite happy with what I have...

Yah...im starting slow lol...baby steps here....To me...its all about family..sure if you can find friends that you can truly trust then it is worth it for a break....but I would rather spend time with someone that I know cares unconditionally....in my case fiance and my dogs...I would say the...

EQL - Very interesting that AB is not currently being implanted in TO...I will have to ask about that when I go next week....I was told Cochlear was out due to beaurocratic reasons from the powers that be...likely funding as you mentioned I was not told AB wasnt being implanted...

wow...I think my graduating class may have been like 40 or 50 (if that)...sorta forget...it was small though...town was about 8000 peeps at that time

growing up in a small town I can honestly say I only remember one girl in elementary school who had hearing aids....fast forward to high school...no one i knew...and since...I mean sure I have seen people with hearing aids...but never interacted with them on a daily basis....perhaps this has...

Welll...finally a topic I can relate to... I guess my first loss of friends was when I went off to university about 3 hours away and since hardly any of them even went to college it really seemed to drive a wedge between us....I would go back holidays etc but it was never the same...fast...

Anij....thanks for that...that is what I was looking for... So medically I would be basically deaf in the left and severely HOH/approaching deaf in the right...certainly at the higher frequencies But functionally I am HOH as I speak perfectly, use texting and email to communicate more as I...

AliciaM - I am a dude...I suppose in hindsight I should have picked a more gender based nickname...but I was lacking in originality the day I signed up.. My name is Patrick....feel free to use that instead if so desired Others - It is really interesting to hear different takes on the...

EQL - any specific reason you had a bad initial opinion??

Yeah I guess I need to start being more proactive about it...I mean I am a generally shy person anyways and now that has just amplified it enormously. I am glad my current job doesnt require a lot of interaction with the public. I generally deal with my 8 or so coworkers who all know and are...

Well I started losing it in about April 2008 after developing a bad cold...ears plugged up and when they finally cleared up they had taken some hearing...not much but enough to be annoying to me...since then I have had at least 2 noticible drops...seemingly overnight....could hear certain...

Lol...if its those Zebra print ones in your profile pic...yah they would be hard to miss... See I have a hearing aid (for my better ear) but I still was not getting any really useful material from it...still very poor speech recog... So I look normal, speak normal and am pretty darn good...

Another thread I am posting in brought to mind a question... For those that are late deafened or late HOH...how long did you wait before finally admitting that you were having hearing troubles.. I dont mean to your close loved ones, but to everyone else...obviously you cant hide it from...

It will be at Sunnybrook in TO...closest to my hometown but also where my local Audi recommended I be sent...couldnt get anywhere with the ENT here so my family doc made the referral

see thats the thing....I currently dont self-identify...I guess I am living a lie... Obviously as I grew up hearing...much like yourself it is a real adjustment and for the longest time I hoped to get some medical help that would fix the hearing.....well gave up on that one (aside from the...

I def. believe that OHIP has covered some bilateral CIs...unfortunately outside of the mentor I am currently conversing with...Alldeaf is about the total sum of my exposure to those with a CI, therefore my personal knowledge on the subject is limited. I will see if I have time to ask the Dr...

But in North America AB and Cochlear seem to be more prevalent than Med-El...or is that just because they have more money to throw into advertising etc

Thanks for those links..will check em out when I get a chance So...based on that audiogram....am I `deaf`or just HOH or is it not that simple

Thanks Thanks...I will def check it out... Any more Med-El users in our midst?? Sounds like maybe they are more popular in Europe???