richard.henman
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hi im from london uk
i have recently been told my daughter of 5 may benefit from Ci rather than her Ha which she has had since the age of 2.
she is profoundly deaf and gets on withe her Ha very well, always has.
she learns bsl and also spoken english at school but is still missing many silent types of letters / words i.e sh, th, f.
most people find her hard to understand as she tends to rabbit on so much and struggles to pronounce words properly.
already she has been through surgery on her heart at 6 months old and has not had to good a time of it and im finding it hard to make a decission about what would be best for her.
i would like the views of your experience as i can see many of you may have been through this yourself.
im not quite sure what is involved in the surgery side of Ci or of any side affects and discomforts not to mention she is still at a school where possibly may get picked on for being different as the Ci seems to be more on display. are they able to hide device under hair and are they waterproof or irittating.
are there more benefits for Ci than Ha to make this an easy dessision. Ha are so advanced now as to even 3 years ago and im sure they will just get better in the future, but is just amplifying sound enough ?.
should i wait for her to get to an age where she can choose for herself or would i be depriving her of vital learning and language skills from her early years at school.
she is deaf in both ears so does this mean two devices on her head ? i just dont know. i have an appointment with the audioligist on 8/7/08 and will obviously stress my concerns.
please feel free to offer any advice i would appretiate it as i could list reasons for her not to or to have the Ci for hours.
thank you for your time
Richard
i have recently been told my daughter of 5 may benefit from Ci rather than her Ha which she has had since the age of 2.
she is profoundly deaf and gets on withe her Ha very well, always has.
she learns bsl and also spoken english at school but is still missing many silent types of letters / words i.e sh, th, f.
most people find her hard to understand as she tends to rabbit on so much and struggles to pronounce words properly.
already she has been through surgery on her heart at 6 months old and has not had to good a time of it and im finding it hard to make a decission about what would be best for her.
i would like the views of your experience as i can see many of you may have been through this yourself.
im not quite sure what is involved in the surgery side of Ci or of any side affects and discomforts not to mention she is still at a school where possibly may get picked on for being different as the Ci seems to be more on display. are they able to hide device under hair and are they waterproof or irittating.
are there more benefits for Ci than Ha to make this an easy dessision. Ha are so advanced now as to even 3 years ago and im sure they will just get better in the future, but is just amplifying sound enough ?.
should i wait for her to get to an age where she can choose for herself or would i be depriving her of vital learning and language skills from her early years at school.
she is deaf in both ears so does this mean two devices on her head ? i just dont know. i have an appointment with the audioligist on 8/7/08 and will obviously stress my concerns.
please feel free to offer any advice i would appretiate it as i could list reasons for her not to or to have the Ci for hours.
thank you for your time
Richard