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I haven't, but I will get onto it.. thanks for the suggestion!

I am 26. Your post was pretty much bang spot on the money. I've been switched on for about 3-4 weeks now... at first, it was extremely tiring and frustrating with all these beeps and blips making very little sense. I made myself wear it every day.. that's all, just wear the damn thing! Now it...

zakjo, I met a lady a couple of days ago who had meningitis 27 years ago when she was 22 and lost hearing in both ears. In her right ear she has an old implant from ~25 years ago (not sure how long exactly), in her left ear she has Freedom implanted roughly 1.5 years with the N5 external...

You need to see a surgeon to get it removed. Cochlear have nothing to do with the insertion/removal of devices, they just manufacture them and the external speech processors to go with it. You may have been a kid when you got the device, but your parents made that decision for you... if it...

Username, sorry dude! I don't know why I thought you were a girl either, haha. Awesome to hear of your progress with your CI, sounds like you are doing amazingly well! Keep at it!

Why don't you learn braille?

Touche. I think everybody knows that little kids try to imitate other people around them that they like. It's great that the original poster and the little boy can both communicate via sign language, but what about the other 99% of the population who don't sign? Don't you think life would be...

Are you sure about this? How do you know? I asked a Dr. and he told me the chances were LESS.

Ahh, gotcha! Thanks for clearing that up.

If the teachers are aware of it and saying they can't act on it, then it's time to take matters into your own hands however you see fit to do so. Good luck!

Sorry I can't answer your questions (I have a Freedom which hasn't been switched on yet), but can I ask when you got the Nucelus 5 implanted? I thought Cochlear recalled all models of the Nucleus 5 a couple of months ago... Just wondering how you were able to get it, if after the recall date?

What the...? WHY would she want to stick around when this is the kind of reception she gets from the forum when she does post? I don't speak for Username obviously... But, maybe she came on here to read about others' experiences relating to CIs, then she posted asking for some advice... made...

Hey Username, that is great news! Please keep us updated on your success! Best of luck :)

Same applies to you when using sarcasm I guess? :)

Sure. The fact that most language and speech development takes part in a child's earliest years and that 99.9% of the population use English to communicate are both based on my own biased perceptions. There's no need for me to understand or speak English, because every shop or business I deal...

I'm yet to see a logical and rational argument that isn't skewed by their own bias.

OMG! How dare you! That's CHILD ABUSE! Seriously.... obviously it's not child abuse, but that's the equivalent to what people on here are saying. So tell us, what do you do when your daughter has a fit and starts crying because you won't let her play with something she shouldn't be? Do you...

Great suggestion, thank you!

No, that's not true. We can choose between Cochlear and Med-El.

I had the choice between Med-El and Cochlear. I went with the latter and the Freedom implant (with the Nucelus 5 speech processor) for a few reasons: - the Freedom implant has been very reliable - I still have some hearing in my left ear I'm optimistic of retaining, but I really struggle...