Search continues for 4-year-old's ear implant

[rockin'robin]

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. -- 4-year-old Slayden Wyse has been without his cochlear implant since Sunday. He lost it while enjoying time at Jacksonville Beach.

Slayden's father says the family went to the 37th Avenue South area of the beach where the $10,000 implant was lost.

"We're still holding on to a little bit of hope that maybe it'll wash onshore," said Jason Wyse.

Since getting word of what happened, Mike Fish has been on the beach with a metal detector looking for the implant.

"I can't imagine not being able to hear. I'd want it back," Fish said.

Since Monday, Fish has spent more than 8 hours on the beach. He says he'll keep searching until it turns up.

"If it takes a month to find it, I'll be out looking for it," he said.
"If it takes a month to find it, I'll be out looking for it," he said.

While Slayden's father says the support is overwhelming, Fish says more help is welcome.

"We can get some square footage covered, walking on the beach," he said.

Search continues for 4-year-old's ear implant

 

[Bottesini]

Wonder what happened to his spare processor?

 

[shel90]

Learn ASL and he won't ever misplace it.

 

[BleedingPurist]

Learn ASL and he won't ever misplace it.

How do you know he isn't learning ASL?

Doesn't change that he probably wants to hear as he has been, just like hearing aid users here want to hear what they can while still signing.

Then at the end of the day. . ASL is no substitute for the freedom to talk and hear anyone you damn well please without any help. Good for back up in case of technical or human mishaps, but no replacement.

 

[shel90]

How do you know he isn't learning ASL?

Doesn't change that he probably wants to hear as he has been, just like hearing aid users here want to hear what they can while still signing.

Then at the end of the day. . ASL is no substitute for the freedom to talk and hear anyone you damn well please without any help. Good for back up in case of technical or human mishaps, but no replacement.

$10,000 equipment on a child is ridiculous because it is not a need. And now they are paying the consequences of child implantation.

What's wrong with the cheaper version..hearing aides?

 

[caz12]

rough on child...do it say child distrest or it parents that are...at 4 he and family should have good ASL skills as he not that sad and stupid

 

[shel90]

rough on child...do it say child distrest or it parents that are...at 4 he and family should have good ASL skills as he not that sad and stupid

Lets hope that they use ASL because if not, then the child will miss out on more language development. That's why I don't agree with child implantation. It makes too many people too dependent on it instead of developing other skills.

 

[caz12]

I agree

 

[DeafDucky]

I'm a little surprised they even took the CI to the beach- especially a child's as kids are so active it's easy for it to fall out/off. Last night I was sitting here trying to remember what we did when I was a kid with a body aid. We spent summers (1 or 2 weeks maybe?) at the family "shore house" in NJ. The beach was nearly a daily adventure. I'll have to look at old pictures to see if I AM wearing it or not lol- pretty sure most of the time the thing was OFF (and no I didn't know ASL back then...that was fun...<sarcasm>)

 

[BleedingPurist]

$10,000 equipment on a child is ridiculous because it is not a need. And now they are paying the consequences of child implantation.

What's wrong with the cheaper version..hearing aides?

Here's what you just said when compared with the exact same considerations for mobility-impaired folks:

"What's wrong with the cheaper version..crutches?"

Once upon a time, hearing aids were the only possible solution to provide any kind of hearing to severe/profoundly deaf folks. We don't live in that world anymore than we live in a world where we stick a large funnel in our ear. Just because something was once the only solution (besides nothing at all) doesn't make it a viable solution today.

 

[Frisky Feline]

Yea my hub lost his CI a few yrs ago. He was very upset about it since insurance wont replace it. It costs about 8 thousands. So He said that he's lucky to know ASL with us. Except that hes worried about his job that he totally relys on his CI when there were no interpreters. Somehow, he has some spare but worried about no backup. eh.. He said to me, " you are lucky that you do not have CI, i wish i could had HA so i can replace HA anytime." oh well.

 

[Jane B.]

Here's what you just said when compared with the exact same considerations for mobility-impaired folks:

"What's wrong with the cheaper version..crutches?"

Once upon a time, hearing aids were the only possible solution to provide any kind of hearing to severe/profoundly deaf folks. We don't live in that world anymore than we live in a world where we stick a large funnel in our ear. Just because something was once the only solution (besides nothing at all) doesn't make it a viable solution today.

BleedingPurist
I so agree with you.

Although I would have probably used manual and powered wheelchairs in the comparison.

I can't figure out why Shel90 wants to deny the most access to sound available. And I am not saying don't combine it with learning ASL and standard English.

I do agree that having a kid wear one that is not attached to clothing (swim suit) to the beach does not seem to be a good idea.

 

[cdmeggers]

$10,000 equipment on a child is ridiculous because it is not a need. And now they are paying the consequences of child implantation.

What's wrong with the cheaper version..hearing aides?

hearing aids are not always enough for some...

 

[cdmeggers]

I'm a little surprised they even took the CI to the beach- especially a child's as kids are so active it's easy for it to fall out/off. Last night I was sitting here trying to remember what we did when I was a kid with a body aid. We spent summers (1 or 2 weeks maybe?) at the family "shore house" in NJ. The beach was nearly a daily adventure. I'll have to look at old pictures to see if I AM wearing it or not lol- pretty sure most of the time the thing was OFF (and no I didn't know ASL back then...that was fun...<sarcasm>)

they might have had the AquaCase kit for the CI, so the kid could still hear while enjoying time at the beach. Sounds like they didn't have the CI properly attached to him somehow though for it to disappear in the water.

 

[sonocativo]

sounds like someone was deprived as a kid....

 

[Angel1989]

That is awful they lost the CI. Definitely need some insurance especially with a kid. My audi told me that some insurance companies do not provide a back up CI. Mine did so I was very lucky.

Even loosing a hearing aid would be awful as they cost a lot too. I'm finding creative ways to secure my CI when we go out to the lake, boating etc. We still have not learned much ASL, I want to but my old brain works slower these days.

 

[deafdyke]

How do you know he isn't learning ASL?

Doesn't change that he probably wants to hear as he has been, just like hearing aid users here want to hear what they can while still signing.

Then at the end of the day. . ASL is no substitute for the freedom to talk and hear anyone you damn well please without any help. Good for back up in case of technical or human mishaps, but no replacement.

You mean deaf people can hear without technology?!?!? You do know that a study by JOHNS HOPKINS indicated that 95% of implantees use ALL the typical dhh accomondations, so your assertation that CIs provide "like hearing" functioning is FALSE....Hearing people don't use FMs, ALDs, closed captions and pretty much all those other accomondations.......Technology IS help..And it's LIMITED! If its so great then how come people are constantly searching for a cure so they don't have to use CI/HA?

 

[DeafDucky]

they might have had the AquaCase kit for the CI, so the kid could still hear while enjoying time at the beach. Sounds like they didn't have the CI properly attached to him somehow though for it to disappear in the water.

Ahh I forgot about the AquaCase kit- I think I saw something like that at DeafExpo.

That was something I could have used growing up being around the beach/ocean and the swimming pool all summer- was pretty lucky never lost or damaged (I think- I know I broke my glasses once--back when they were made of real glass).

 

[Jane B.]

How do you know he isn't learning ASL?

Doesn't change that he probably wants to hear as he has been, just like hearing aid users here want to hear what they can while still signing.

Then at the end of the day. . ASL is no substitute for the freedom to talk and hear anyone you damn well please without any help. Good for back up in case of technical or human mishaps, but no replacement.

You mean deaf people can hear without technology?!?!? You do know that a study by JOHNS HOPKINS indicated that 95% of implantees use ALL the typical dhh accomondations, so your assertation that CIs provide "like hearing" functioning is FALSE....Hearing people don't use FMs, ALDs, closed captions and pretty much all those other accomondations.......Technology IS help..And it's LIMITED! If its so great then how come people are constantly searching for a cure so they don't have to use CI/HA?

deafdyke
What I took BleedingPurist to mean by the part I have added the bold to is help from other people but that the CI user can get it for themselves even if the others in the conversation do not know ASL..

 

[cdmeggers]

Ahh I forgot about the AquaCase kit- I think I saw something like that at DeafExpo.

That was something I could have used growing up being around the beach/ocean and the swimming pool all summer- was pretty lucky never lost or damaged (I think- I know I broke my glasses once--back when they were made of real glass).

Yep. I pretty much started to hate going swimming because I couldn't wear my hearing aid in the water... so I was mighty glad to get the Neptune with my CI kit!