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Oh Eyeth do you always have to DISAGREE?? :) But honestly it isn't a major surgery like a heart surgery or a transplant or anything like that. But agreed with the post above everyone has their own definition of major. At first I considered the CI a major surgery after I had it done, I...

Okay lets put it this way.. A child is born with no arms or no legs.. But there is technology available that will give that child an opportunity to function in today's environment so the child can function with everyone else. Now this would be something I definitely if opportunity exist to...

I use Ramble and it works great.. Im still looking for that all in one where I can use Yahoo, MSN, and AIM.

:bowdown: For SCUBA divers, the internal implant is validated to withstand pressure at a depth of 25 meters (82 feet) underwater. However, it is recommended that you check with your surgeon or clinician before participating in a dive. There may be other medical conditions that you will need to...

I'm sorry Im rolling on the floor laughing at this one... First of all - you CAN scuba dive even with a CI. My dad has a CI and he scuba dives ALL the time. And I even asked my physician could I scuba dive - he said there is NO LIMIT what I CAN'T do if I have a CI. There is no effect...

Haha Eyeth! :) Now going back to this discussion - everyone looks at success from a different perspective. Some success may mean doing well at the job and making good money, some may mean becoming a vice president of a company. Some may mean becming the number Sales Manager in the...

But actually - works at the Mayo clinic but I'm also presuming that he and LisaMarie both work in the deaf related environment. Secondly, I do have to agree with R2D2 on her feelings/thoughts on being discriminated. It happens everywhere and it is reality. Honestly *this is probbie gonna...

Alright you may be correct - when I had my visit with my audiologist back in January she indicated she didn't have them out due to battery or something. So you're probbie right. I have an appt on the 21st so I will be sure to ask her again about it. :)

But they don't have the body worns for the Nucleus Freedom yet - I am still waiting on mine (I'll use it when I'm not at work - saves the dough on batteries) :) But honestly I have the Nucleus Freedom - and it is a great product. For a while it feels big and bulky but after a while it is...

Never heard of such thing.. Im 35 years old my dad was 65 when he got his..

Stay away from Starkeys! They are the worst! I have used Phonak, Octicons, and Starkeys. Octicon and Phonak are wonderful. Starkey is horrible - I bought mine like a year and half ago and it is sitting on my desk right now. It has broken like 3 times since I bought it. There is another...

You know what.. I thought the same thing, I dumped my hearing aid as soon as I got the CI.. But I found I was getting better results with BOTH (Hearing aid and the CI) than I was just the CI by itself. So if you are having ur CI done opposite of your hearing aid ear - I'd keep it on. Believe...

WoW good find.. but I wasn't all teary eyed when I got it activated! :) But for some people it is really exciting. I am happy for her and hope she continues to thrive with it.

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Congrats and WELCOME! Keep us posted on your progress!

I had surgery at noon and went home by 7 p.m. So I have never heard of anyone staying overnight. But as for insurance.. I had to pay $1800.00 total after all expenses.

Do you also realize that is also .6% - If the numbers were like at 10% were developing megnintis then I would be alarmed and worried. But this is only .6 percent of those who had been evaluated.

Actually I was able to use the phone on my hearing aid ear.. (so but it has downgraded) On the ear I have my CI on - I have NEVER wore a hearing aid on that ear. So - but only thing is it is taking time. It is progress and Im pleased so far. And no I got activated on Dec 8th so almost 2...

yup! My lip reading skills has dropped too.. I was in an office in another room and a lady in the other room was talking to me and I was able to carry on a conversation with her.

Alright here is my update... Well I admit after a few weeks I had my CI I was getting extremely fustrated and annoyed with it... There was NO question that my hearing was better because I could hear all the sounds I never heard before but my COMPREHENSION was HORRIBLE! So I just let it...