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whoa. I would have been pissed too. Did she get compensated for that, since the boy will have to live with it for the rest of his life.

It sounds like your HA has issues - I would just go ahead and see if you can borrow Nadias and see if that will help.

FYI - Most audiologist and surgeons would implant the worse ear or the dead ear for "JUST IN CASE" if it doesn't work. Personally, I think it's just saving their ass. In the past, residual hearing was completely destroyed during surgery. Nowadays, you will see people still have their...

You don't see them going into the bathrooms either. :-) No one wants to see someone drinking every 5 minutes. It's possible that she just didn't have enough water or just plainly forgot. I know sometimes if I'm so focused on doing an activity outside, I forget to drink water to keep myself...

no words are needed. HUUUUUUUGGGGGGGSSSSS! :-) hang in there...you waited this long. On the plus side, I'm so glad to hear your bipolar is in control.

I don't think there's any of us that fit that criteria that you mentioned. I've only heard one story of this happening. One person wanted to see what it was like, so he got one Cochlear Nucleus system on one side, and AB on the other. He prefers the AB. Honestly - I think it has to do with...

Okay as DeafDude said - just go to the CI audi and see if you are a candidate. To be honest with you - since you have not exposed your right ear to any sound for years...if you implant that ear, you will be a LOT more overwhelmed with sounds. I am a firm believer that no matter what ear you...

FairJour understands that. She will admit if she's wrong. She hears information and has done research on CIs and stuff, so that's where she's getting the info from. She does not like it when (neither do I for that matter) people say she is wrong, and do not explain WHY she's wrong. If you...

I agree. If I was driving with my mother, I would understand 99% of what she said...simply because I'm used to hearing her and how she speaks. Now, if she was behind me, i probably can pick up a few words here and there. If it was a totally new person - such as the speaker on the tapes - I would...

Someone who has NO residual hearing can still benefit from a CI. CI does not require any hair cells for it to work. It requires a good working auditory nerve to the brain, and nerve endings (this is where the array rests on). If he does not have good nerve endings at the high frequencies, then...

:-) Good for you! I do suggest you to find some videos online (I believe there's one ASL video that's free that you can check out), as it's a little bit easier to visualize than a 2-D picture from the book. For example, it's hard to show the letter 'J' 2-D. Take a class as well.

I agree. So far I've gone for about 8 mapping sessions within a year. I recently got new mapped, I like it a lot, but then now when I'm in the "real world", it sounds a little off, and sounds like someone talking through a walkie-talkie. Looks like I need to get mapped again. The reason...

Interesting... very interesting. I'll take your word on that, I never really hear you say anything untruthful. I grew up in a TC environment...however, during that time, CI's were non-existent. It wasn't until I reached HS that there was very few CI users. Now, there's a lot. I visited...

Saw the movie open captioned. The son is HoH actually. I think he cannot hear out of one ear, as I only see one HA, plus he speaks TOO well, and is in a hearing a classroom. However, he does do very little sign language. It becomes important...you'll see. :-) I thought this movie was well...

I've only seen The Exorcist. To be honest, the most very disturbing ending to a badly made movie was "The Cavern". I thought it was the movie that my friend recommended. It was in fact a different one, but I still watched "The Cavern". The whole movie was just boring, and too...

very cute. I wonder what the cat's hairball will look like...hmmmm :-)

Hello, I apologize if it has been talked to death about... My fiance is considering of getting iPhone. I have SK2 (5 years old, and still works perfectly), and I will upgrade to his SK if he decides to get the iPhone. However, we're curious if there a plan that is ONLY data. Obviously...

While it is true on how deep the CI electrodes are placed, but i think sometimes it's physically too difficult to really reach the apex of the cochlea. This is why my surgeon takes her time to insert the electrodes. It took her 4 to 5 hours to do one ear. At the same time, my residual hearing...

Do NOT switch your CI to HA and back and forth. It will impede your ability to listen. (This is from DeafDude1's post). For some people, bimodal (ci in one ear and ha in the other), works well, but one ear may overpower the other. I know when I tried my HA in my non-implanted ear after I had...

I'm glad that you admit that you don't like it. We probably do not know your history though, because it does factor. Were you implanted at a young age? Or was it your decision? If it was your decision, why did you decide to get implanted (if it's personal, don't comment on it, otherwise...