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Also, wherever you go, and whichever brand you choose, my daughters HA made a world of difference when she got rid of the dome, and got a custom fitted ear mold. Btw, Costco does do the custom fit ear molds for a whopping $40. Best decision we ever made for her, and worth every penny.

I was skeptical of Costco at first but have since become quite the fan of their hearing dept. I got my daughter the Kirkland Signature 5.0, which is basically a Resound Verso. It is a really good HA. If you still might think of going to Costco again, I have heard from the Audi there, that...

Ok, because my daughter went in today for her appt. It is the first mapping after activation. He turned it up a bit, and did a few word tests. She started to understand a few words, but still very "rumbling" as she puts it. Hopefully her brain will start to make sense of it as time goes on. It...

May I ask, how many years were you deaf before getting the implants?

I'm almost certain it is too low. She initially was very feint and dizzy, because those nerves have not been stimulated since infancy. He had it turned up just a few steps during the first session, and kept it very low, because her initial setting was giving her a head ache, so he even turned it...

Ok, after months of petitioning the insurance company to change their policy to include minors suffering from SSHL, the change was made (to my amazement), and my daughter received full coverage for her implant. She did well, and recovered quickly. She had a few days of normal dizziness, and...

I agree. The small variances in each companies latest technology, and the way they interact with the perception of the human brain makes this a rather moot subject when claims are made between the technology of the three brand names. When it comes to processor technology, each company has a...

Ah, so if I want to pair up her Resound hearing aid, which they said works with a cochlear TV streamer, I can pair up both HA and her new CI on say channel 1? hmmmm..... Why the heck do the instructions say it has 3 channels then?

Great to hear. Kind of a bummer the guitar isn't as good as you'd like. Hopefully it'll get better with time. So, the TV streamer really seems to be worth it? When you initially pair the streamer, do you have to use two of the streamer channels to independently send sound to each implant?

I'm sorry. An ENT. That's what I meant. I just so happens, the ENT that did my daughetrs CI is an Otolaryngologist. My fault for the mis-type (editted).. My point is that with 50% in one ear, and a CI in the other, I would wait on getting another CI unelss it was almost completely gone. The...

My general thought on this, after having a daughter who has severe to profound hearing loss is as follows. If you have an ear that is basically at 0%, then it will most definitely benefit from CI in most cases. If you have an ear that you still score 50%, then I would wait. They do have Hybrid...

UPDATE: As you all know, my daughter had surgery a couple weeks ago for her right ear. She got the Cochlear CI24RE contour advance implant, and will be getting the N6 processor. I got her a good hearing aid for her left, as the hybrid cochlear is not necessary. She has a Kirkland 5.0, which is...

Out of curiosity, I played this in the background on my phone while drinking my morning coffee. Barring an exceptionally good cup of coffee, it was a waste of 20mins of my life. Why the heck can't frauds like this stop wasting our time, and get to the point? You know why? Because they are frauds...

I'm kind of assuming it's because she is a minor. Also, I did read somewhere, that some doctors like to wait longer for the sole pursose of making sure all of the wound inside is healed, stitches are removed, and all nerves and swelling has gone away. The theory being that it takes several weeks...

^^^ Hard to believe that little ear piece section costs almost $10,000. :shock: So, exactly how is it you got yours activated so quickly? My daughter has to wait 5 weeks to activate hers. She got the exact same imlpants and N6 processor that you got. :hmm:

The old saying of, "Only an Audiologist can determine the best hearing aid for you", is actually a load of horse-hockey. Hearing aids are not prescription medication that can kill you if you take the wrong one. My coworker knew nothing about hearing aids, when he needed one a few years ago...

Has your Audi talked at all about the full CI that uses the new super skinny electrode? The new skinny electrode they have is so small it supposedly allows a lot of the low frequency hearing to be retained.

That's right!!! 10 year warranty. I guess I shouldn't be too worried about the implant. It's her head that doesn't have a 10 year warranty. :shock:

Most here know that my daughter just got her CI surgery last week. Well, the other night, she bumped her head pretty much right where the implant is located, and if course it hurt. She didn't bump her head hard enough to get a lump on her head, but I can't help but wonder how durable these...

Rent the movie "Backdraft" LOL. Just kidding. I doubt that soundtrack would be ideal for what one hears in a real fire. The only way I would think of, is if he actually recorded some sounds of the hoses and fires during training exercises. From what I know, the programs already in existence...