ridicuLIST: Hearing aids solve everything by Deaf Review

I would also assume that Txgolfer's friends are mostly late deafened.
That's a population that tends to be very good CI users. And then again, even with that population there can be differences in how good they can hear.... I did say that a CI can make a person "almost hearing" (which is pretty damn good hearing) But almost hearing, is not hearing.
 
deafdyke said:
I wasn't talking to you. I was addressing Txgolfer. Unfortunatly, the implantation criteria is a lot looser in the States.......Ten years ago, yes the implantation criteria was a LOT stricter. But I've heard of people getting an implant b/c they can't hear well in noise (that my dear is simply part of being HOH) or using low powered hearing aids to qualify.
And please stop acting like I'm one of those completely and totally against CI people. I have strongly reccomended people opt for CI, if they've totally maxed out on their aids.
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My CI centre makes sure you are wearing the right HA for your loss. If I would come in with only a power aid, they would figure out straight away and wouldn't access me.
My friend was not approved because the CI Audi believe there was a better HA for her to try and the Audi was correct.
 
Im not sure how to put this, and I agree with 100% of what is said about understanding the sounds. Here is what I have read and learned by professionals recently...
If 2 babies are born completely healthy and you keep one in a pitch black room and the other in a soundproof room for several years, then expose both babies to the environment , these would be the results.
The baby kept in the dark would be blind, even though it can see, the brain cannot understand and convert the sight signals to actually see so the baby will remain legally blind the rest of its life since the learning process is already damaged. The same goes for the other baby kept in the soundproof room as the brain cannot understand the signals for the hearing.
I know it is an odd thing to ponder but it was some sort of scientific study done and from what I have read and heard it is true to the best of my knowledge.
I have a very difficult time understanding sounds, yet I cannot hear alot of sounds to begin with.
 
That's why with a CI qualify tests etc. you get tested to see actually how much speech you understand and you can't get a CI unless you speech discrimination is poor.

My left is only 7% speech discrimination altho it feels like 0% but I pick up a huge amount of awareness sounds.
 
NaidaUP said:
My CI centre makes sure you are wearing the right HA for your loss. If I would come in with only a power aid, they would figure out straight away and wouldn't access me.
My friend was not approved because the CI Audi believe there was a better HA for her to try and the Audi was correct.
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Again, that's awesome!!!!
 
NaidaUP said:
That's why with a CI qualify tests etc. you get tested to see actually how much speech you understand and you can't get a CI unless you speech discrimination is poor.

My left is only 7% speech discrimination altho it feels like 0% but I pick up a huge amount of awareness sounds.
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Yeah, but qualifying for an implant in your country is a LOT harder then here.
If I recall correctly, you can get a CI if you test 60% on the speech discrimation test. I've also heard of people taking advantage of the system by claming they deserve an implant b/c their speech discrimination in noise is low.......I can understand how that could be a pain for late deaf people, but a)difficulty hearing in noise is just a HOH thing. and b) even unilateral loss folks have trouble in noise.
 
I've also heard of really unsavory marketing practices by the CI companies.
All I can say is that I think the CI companies are really taking advantage of our capitalist health care system. But the bubble is going to break soon.
 
Bebonang said:
Have your friends and family ever assumed that your hearing aids “solved” your hearing loss?
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No, and no audi ever led me to believe they did. That was the assumption of people outside of audiology. My parents, family, always understood the limitations of hearing aids, but the general public is probably clueless.

Laura
 
TXgolfer said:
You had your CI put in recently didn't you? I may have you mixed up with someone else. I hope it improves for you.
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Yes I had the CI surgery May 2, 2012 and activation end of June.

It has been a challenge but I am very grateful I was able to get one. Maybe if I had hearing aids first, and they maxed out, I might appreciate my CI even more.

I am not giving up tho and I am considering changing audiologist to see if that might help.
 
Angel1989 said:
Yes I had the CI surgery May 2, 2012 and activation end of June.

It has been a challenge but I am very grateful I was able to get one. Maybe if I had hearing aids first, and they maxed out, I might appreciate my CI even more.

I am not giving up tho and I am considering changing audiologist to see if that might help.
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Good for you! And good luck!
 
Angel1989 said:
Yes I had the CI surgery May 2, 2012 and activation end of June.

It has been a challenge but I am very grateful I was able to get one. Maybe if I had hearing aids first, and they maxed out, I might appreciate my CI even more.

I am not giving up tho and I am considering changing audiologist to see if that might help.
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You have every right to get a second, third, or fourth opinion.

There is another member that became deaf after serious brain trauma, and that person told me a few months ago that some hearing came back, and a hearing aid helps. I think you are doing the right thing by holding off the second CI.
 
I am maxed out on the hearing aids, My Audiologist recommended me to see a CI specialist... Im unsure if I want to do it? I dont know anyone with them or anything, besides I hate wires hanging on me. I had completely in the canal and all in the ear HA till they maxed out and loved them, now my behind the ear is maxed and I barely catch everything.
 
sonocativo said:
I am maxed out on the hearing aids, My Audiologist recommended me to see a CI specialist... Im unsure if I want to do it? I dont know anyone with them or anything, besides I hate wires hanging on me. I had completely in the canal and all in the ear HA till they maxed out and loved them, now my behind the ear is maxed and I barely catch everything.
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the wires come in varying lengths but the standard one is pretty short so there isn't wires hanging off you really...
 
How do the CI look and work? I really dont know anything about them and never met anyone with them, whats the pro and cons of the CI ?
 
sonocativo said:
How do the CI look and work? I really dont know anything about them and never met anyone with them, whats the pro and cons of the CI ?
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The implant is under your skin on the skull, with electrodes threaded into your cochlea.

The processor looks like a large bte ha with a wire going up a little way to the magnet which is also under your skin on your skull.

It bypasses the damaged cochlea and sends electronic signals to the brain through the auditory nerve.
 
sonocativo said:
How do the CI look and work? I really dont know anything about them and never met anyone with them, whats the pro and cons of the CI ?
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A graphic illustration.

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Those look heavy, I hate my BTE HA as I tend to squeeze into some tight spaces ( working on cars and other hobbies ) and always get in a bind to somehow knock the HA off my ear so it aggrivates me ( thats why I liked the all in the canal aids I had but they still got knocked loose at times ) it just seems I might damage something like that alot easier? How have it been for most of the CI users by experience so far? Does it hurt when you bump it ( the magnet or whatever it is on the back of the head? ) Is it comfortable to wear or any interferences wearing it?
 
I've only had my implant since spring, but am happy with it. Took a while to get used to the weight of the processor and my ear was still healing from the surgery too. But nowadays, I can wear the processor without it hurting my ear so much. I did once bump my head on the bottom of my air conditioner at home, right on the spot where my implant is at under my scalp, oh that hurt haha. But no harm done. I also use a Snuggie to keep my processor on my ear, since my ears are a bit small.
 
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