Getting CI- Confused not sure what to do

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jillio said:
Exactly. The type of pain management referred to in the Wiki article he posted is referring to pain clinics that treat chronic pain that cannot be managed with traditional methods. Seriously ill patients that require nerve blocks, epidurals, etc. to manage their pain. I don't think CI would fall into that category, unless the surgeon made a serious slip of the knife and did some drastic nerve damage.
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He'd be facing a lawsuit if he did that. :P
 
zebadee2010 said:
Well if an audi isn't a surgeon. Who can be the Dr. and surgeon. Either way I know who i'm talking about.
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A surgeon is a surgeon. He has medical school, specialty training, internship and residence all taking approximately 10 years. An audi has a 4 year or a 6 year degree and cannot perform medical procedures. All they can do is test and fit hearing aids.
 
zebadee2010 said:
I'm not afraid of going deaf, I am deaf. I'm not angry about it either, I simply miss listening to music. I'm dealing with a different issue than hearing right now. And age doesn't matter unless your trying to get into a bar.
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that's not that impression I got from other thread which got closed. Perhaps you haven't realized yet that your action and posts in here shows anger and frustration. That is normal. It's expected. Many of us have gone down that path before. We know it all.

When you go deaf, it's a life-changing moment. It destroyed your dream and your ability to function. Now what to do? We rebuild our lives and cope with it... then everything will be ok :)

I couldn't believe you lost the hearing as the result of your fall. I thought I've heard it all but this is new to me. I don't know the whole story yet since I'm late in the game and I'm still catching up but I see that you already got CI and you're hoping to get your hearing back by January 14th?

that's quite a fast track you're on.
 
Deaffy said:
Ohh but ofcourse.. The " local anesthisa" they give you during surgery is a moot point. and it does nothing at all to help with pain management.. Hence many CI paitents cannot feel their ear or the imediate area after the surgery has been performed and are recouperating. Righto....
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Let's straighten this one out too. The "local" they give you is not anesthesia. It is an anesthetic, and it is administered either by the doctor in the pre-op area or your surgeon, not the anesthesiologist. It is the same local that is administered when you get stitches or have a tooth filled. An anesthetic is not the same as anesthesia. Any doctor can adminsister it. They do not have to be a specialist. An anestheisologist has additional training and is board certified to administer anesthesia.
 
jillio said:
Let's straighten this one out too. The "local" they give you is not anesthesia. It is an anesthetic, and it is administered either by the doctor in the pre-op area or your surgeon, not the anesthesiologist. It is the same local that is administered when you get stitches or have a tooth filled. An anesthetic is not the same as anesthesia. Any doctor can adminsister it. They do not have to be a specialist. An anestheisologist has additional training and is board certified to administer anesthesia.
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Novocaine. Lidocaine. i lol and point at person trying to talk.
 
Jiro said:
Novocaine. Lidocaine. i lol and point at person trying to talk.
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Right. The most common one used in all situations is Lidocaine with epinephrine. Unless you have a reaction to epi. Then they use Carbocaine.

And they give it to give the nerves time to calm down immediately following surgery. Also, anesthetic prevents the pain of the trauma of cutting through the tissues or stitching up the tissues by preventing the nerves from sending a signal to the brain. Anesthesia does much more. It alters the consciousness so that the patient does not go into shock or stroke out as a result of the trauma being inflicted on the body during a surgical procedure. Both an anesthetic, to prevent the pain signal being sent to the brain, and an anesthesia to alter consciousness are used in the majority of surgeries.

And if anyone needs verification that I know what I am talking about, I am perfectly fine with Jiro showing this explanation to his anesthesiologist friend for confirmation.
 
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