SERIOUS question for PARENTS only

Originally posted by Fly Free
good post there Heather!!!

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i know a few ppl who has CI and are *argh* at their parents for having them have CI so young and now are unable to go thru metal detectors and other related such items for security purposes :( i feel bad for them cuz theyre so unable to enjoy the events cuz they have to get thru the security measures
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I have a card with me in my wallet all the time and Everytime I go a place where they have Metal detectors I Showed them the card first and they read it and said No problem.. Even the Security Guard at the Courthouse knows me

My advanced Bionics Card said..
Under the Airport/Security Metal Dectector:
Individuals with a cochlear implant are advised not to pass through security metal detectors as the implant may activate the detector alarms.

Did I get embrassed everytime it goes off. Nope I don't get embrassed because I knew this would do this way! So they knew which side of my head it is. if They don't want me to use metal They use Body detectors thing instead...

Wendy
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Originally posted by WBHarley
I have a card with me in my wallet all the time and Everytime I go a place where they have Metal detectors I Showed them the card first and they read it and said No problem.. Even the Security Guard at the Courthouse knows me

My advanced Bionics Card said..
Under the Airport/Security Metal Dectector:
Individuals with a cochlear implant are advised not to pass through security metal detectors as the implant may activate the detector alarms.

Did I get embrassed everytime it goes off. Nope I don't get embrassed because I knew this would do this way! So they knew which side of my head it is. if They don't want me to use metal They use Body detectors thing instead...

Wendy
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uhmm never heard of that sort of card -- i dont know if others know abt that such card uhmm
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Originally posted by eternity
mmm wanna to debate ?

That is DIFFERENT.. teeth has to repair but PUT a DEVICE in ? for being a deaf.. its not like YOU can *switch* to turn it ON that u can hear anything..

I get a fillling .. it hast o be like this way.. before u d get ur teeth like ROOOOOOOOTTTTTEN.. that is important thing to keep ur teeth clean .. but HEAR?
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Nah...both aren't different. It is just an enchancement.

You are just taking it more seriously because it is closer to the "brain".

Implanting CIs won't destory the Deaf culture if that is what you are thinking. I believe it would be the Stem cells technology.

You have to remember that children cannot dicate what is important for them. Their parents do. They would consider hearing important because they do not know what it is like to be deaf. If you try to go and argue with those parents..they will turn on this ingorance toward you. :/
 
Originally posted by ~Heather~
Summary of opinions against cochlear implants

Several implanted children derive little or no benefit from the implantation even after long auditory therapy, so they do not in fact gain enough access to language at the critical age for language acquisition using the oral method.
Due to the length of therapy, some children, who might benefit from CI, may realize the benefit only after they passed the critical age for language acquisition using the oral method.
Invasive surgical procedure, which has its risks.
Possible risks include dizziness and very mild form of eczema.
People who are implanted face risk from very strong magnetic fields (due either to pulling of magnetizable metals by the magnetic field or to induction currents from time-varying magnetic fields). Thus they cannot safely work at jobs which require working with very strong magnetic fields (such as practicing some fields of experimental physics).
The MRI non-invasive medical examination method is dangerous to people with implants, due to its usage of very strong magnetic fields.
The long-range Safety of the procedure in children was not conclusively established, especially the long-range effects, and in particular, the effect of the child's growth on positioning of the implant in the cochlea.
Implanting a child may cause his parents and teachers to neglect more traditional (and successful) methods of deaf education, in the mistaken belief that the child can be considered to be "hearing".
The implanted child is being 'married' for life to a group of medical experts who will monitor his cochlear implant operation and adjust his speech processor.
The implanted child would have the non-healthy self-concept of having had something wrong with his body, which was (partially, because cochlear implants are not perfect substitute to normal hearing) fixed - rather than having the healthy self-concept of a proud Deaf.
An implanted child is liable to being labeled or teased, due to his being special in having an implant in his ear and carrying a signal processor on his person.
(Information is up to date as of November 1993.)


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Statements in favor of cochlear implants
It is possible to overcome several negative after-effects of cochlear implants by the following means:


Sensitivity to various electrical and magnetic fields - by using non-ferrous materials in the implanted electrode, and by using the right kind of geometries.
Psychological effects of implants - by ensuring that the implanted child and his family receive psychological counselling.
Disappointment - by ensuring that one does not expect too much from the implant.
Inability to benefit from the operation - by careful screening of candidates for cochlear implanting, and not implanting those who have very little chance of benefitting.
Malfunctioning electrode - by explanting the electrode and re-implanting another electrode (it is possible!).
Ensure that the people involved are well-informed and can give informed consent to the procedure. The people involved should be familiar with both sides of the situation.


RISK

General Anesthesia is always a risk.
Surgery. No matter how slight, all surgery carries a risk factor.
Risk that the CI child will not learn spoken English well. Learning spoken English is extremely difficult for any deaf child, regardless of method of intervention.
Risk that such child, in turn, will not learn ASL well. Demands in terms of time and effort may unwittingly preclude mastery of ANY language.
Risk in delay in accepting deafness on part of child and family.
Risk in the unknown. To use an argument others have advanced before, Dow-Corning quit making silicone breast implants.


PARENTS LACK INFORMATION

Deafness is not life-threatening. There is no evidence that the implant must be done while the child is young. The surgery is not life-saving.
Decisions are made by families wishing the child to be "normal."
The child may turn out to be neither culturally deaf nor culturally hearing. There are plenty of living examples.


MEANINGFUL EVIDENCE LACKING

There is no evidence of material benefit to the deaf population.
There is no evidence that speech perception is enhanced.
There is no evidence that the implant enhances acquisition of language.
There is no evidence that children with the implant will enjoy greater educational success.
There is even evidence that, in profoundly deaf children, conventional amplification enhances speech perception better than the CI.


ETHICALLY WRONG

Invasive surgery should be reserved for life-threatening situations, not simple life enhancements.
Offered the choice, knowledgable adults overwhelmingly reject the implant.
Decisions are made for defenseless children when long-term effects are still unknown.
The surgery makes a life-time commitment for the child.


There's more information to read:

http://www.zak.co.il/deaf-info/old/ci-opinions.html
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Old news...things changed for most of what you have listed. :/
 
Originally posted by sablescort
watching this debate on ci's and kids seesawing thru this thread makes me think about my child.

if y'all think about ci's on kids are much controversial, I'm in a much harder place between a rock since finding out my daughter will be born with spina bifida. That's worse than having a deaf kid.

If she turns out to be deaf no ci until she makes a decision to have one if she wants it, but her spina bifida I have many avenues to ponder than the basic ASL/oralism/ci/no ci debate.....She's going to need a LOT help than the average Deafie kid like how to walk, stand up, multiple surgery, wheelchair, hydrocephlaus (water in brain). She cant make the decisions related to her spina bifida herself at a young age.
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I believe that a child would not be able to make a proper decision until this child has matured. Look at me as an example..when I was 12 yrs old..I was asked if I would like to have a cochlear implant..and I asked what it was...I was told by different people that I would be able to hear....I jumped at the chance..

Try asking a 16 yrs old girl saying, "Hey do you want a sweet candy but you might lose your teeth?"

Get the differences?

You would have to make the decisions for your child just like any other loving parents. Just do what you think is the right way for your child. :D
 
Originally posted by WBHarley
I have a card with me in my wallet all the time and Everytime I go a place where they have Metal detectors I Showed them the card first and they read it and said No problem.. Even the Security Guard at the Courthouse knows me

My advanced Bionics Card said..
Under the Airport/Security Metal Dectector:
Individuals with a cochlear implant are advised not to pass through security metal detectors as the implant may activate the detector alarms.

Did I get embrassed everytime it goes off. Nope I don't get embrassed because I knew this would do this way! So they knew which side of my head it is. if They don't want me to use metal They use Body detectors thing instead...

Wendy
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I don't carry that card anymore. I just walk thru and let it set it off....and they'll use a hand device and scan my body...and ask me if I know what I set it off..I just point at my head..they just don't ask what it is..but they already got the idea since they would know I'm deaf. :D
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Originally posted by SilenceGold
I don't carry that card anymore. I just walk thru and let it set it off....and they'll use a hand device and scan my body...and ask me if I know what I set it off..I just point at my head..they just don't ask what it is..but they already got the idea since they would know I'm deaf. :D
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yeah I probably do the same someday LOL

Wendy
 
Originally posted by SilenceGold
I see a lot of misinformations around on this thread. :/

That's why the parents always have hard times to make up their decisions for their child.

Let me do one at a time.



This is true. Children learns their language provided from their parents very quicky at under 2 yrs old. Improvements occur after 2 yrs old after the language has been established. The brain of the child would learn how to adapt to something new which is the CI.



That's why I would recommend preschools. :D



It defeats the purposes of having a CI.



It's similar to this story of a boy hating his wheelchair ever since he got it. What's the difference? All people want to be is just to fit in...CI makes them feel unfit. Same for wheelchairs. :p



CI isn't even touching the brain. :/

Its just like getting a new teeth plate if you were born without one. :p



I would like to ask you...suppose this child of yours was born with a heart defect...would you do anything to make sure this baby has a chance to live and enjoy his/her life? Even if a pacemaker was used as a device?



I'm sorry, your statement is irrelvent to what KeWoOLeE asked for.



I've went through school with only an interpreter, developed oral skills, and was considered one of the brillant students. I have had CI (but doesn't wear it). However, that does not help me get a good job. There's only 3 ways I can make money...>Getting a job...Starting my own business....or Depend on SSI. An hearing person can do those first two..and even join they army, become a firefighter, do whatever without any limitation....

My point is..what I went through and learned does not help me cope without any limiations. :/



Any surgery is. There's always the risk of infections. What else is risky? Don't tell me that it is because of how close the brain is. The brain isn't even tampered with during the surgery of CI. Someone said that a surgery on tendons are more at risk than a CI surgery.



How exactly is it dangerous to this child's health besides the infection risk? Don't you mean the future where this child would rebell against the parents for making that decision? "I wish you didn't make me get CI, damn you to hell!" perhaps?



It's not risky to have it removed. Even the nerves aren't that close. Cochlear Implant is only used inside the cochlea...where are the nerves that you were talking about??

I would remove mine if I had the money... I've been thinking about wanting to try to get my old CI removed then have the newer Clarion model inserted.



I had full profound loss of hearing. I think that your parents decided not to go through the haggle because your hearing aids work fine. Hearing aids wouldn't work for me since I hear completely nothing.



They did an experiment with a chimp. They got an infant chimp and put a bioscopical google and put on the chimp. 5 years later without removing the google, the chimp can see excellent because its body grew up with it. When you take off the googles, the chimp would have impaired sight. What you said is opposite of what happened with the chimp.



I've never been rejected from the Deaf world because I had a cochlear implant. I even saw some jealousty when it came to it. I just ignore those people because they just wanted to poke at my flaws.



CI does improve your hearing. I'm deaf without CI. With CI, I can hear things. I can hear when someone starts to talk in a classroom so that's when I look up at my interpreter expecting the interpreter to sign. It works. I can even hear when my phone rings and I would run to the other room and let one of my family members know that it's ringing..CI has helped me.

CI is both Internal and External. The magnet is internal..while the processor box is external. Please do not bash and make it any worse just because of Steel's postings. It's not helping this thread...except to cause confusions.



That is because YOU are adapted to being deaf.

KeWoOLeE's child isn't adapted YET. Regardless of the choice getting CI for KeWoOLeE's child would be the future choice of adaption for the child.



I feel that I do not regret or even cause my parents to regret their decisions. Like I said at the beginning...Education came first..Socialization came later.



It's not even an opinion nor a fact. Just misinformation.



I think you would think differently if this child had a heart defect. You wouldn't care about the scar on this child's chest as long as there's a life to be lived normally.

I'll continue onto the next post because I reached the characters max limit.
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THANK YOU for yoru excellent post Golden! I've been trying to explain some stuff like that but they act like i was bullshitting...well they WERE the ones whose bullshitting...*sighs* The CI is NOT going anywhere near the brain, even if it looks like it doesn't but it doesn't...only into the ears! So anyway...excellent post Golden...you thought get a free horse for that! lol
 
Originally posted by KeWoOLeE
Hey you all -- *sighs* i have been going through lot of bumps lately... i have a deaf daughter... my finacee and i are deaf too.... the only different between me and my finacee is that he has cochlear implants and I dont... He wants for our daughter to get her cochlear implant really soon and I disagreed with him - for many reasons, i just dont want to name them yet...

I have NOTHING to be against to cochlear implants. I think C.I. is one of great opporitary for some of deaf people to help improve their hearing skills. And also for another many reasons. But what is my point is that I have been trying to convience my financee to think of another different choices before we put cochlear implant on our daughter - he think im wasting my time and everything.... his whole family is on his side.. my family is on his side too but recently, i have been really upset because i feel that nobody understand how i feel.. and then my parents got on my side because they understand how im feeling and they r willing to help me out whatever decision i came up with for my daughter..

I want to know if anyone of you have the same situation as I am in? This may not be ONLY FOR PARENTS... it can be also for all of you, just in case, if you all got kids in the future and what will you do? I want to try out some new kind techonical hearing aids.. my daughter currently have hearing aids for herself.. and we all are trying our best that she has them on every day, all the times...

anyone who know many different choices beside cochlear implants, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.. and WHERE can i find more information about it... thank you very much, i appreciate it.
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hey KeWoOLeE-- I am not parent... but i just want to information about my life... I was hearing became deaf when i was 18 months old..and i grow up wearing hearing aids... I am GLAD that i wear hearings aids .... and i can able to talk to the hearing world.. i mean there is lots of hearing people..... and i am soon will be 21 year old.. and i am getting myseft CI because i know that i want to hear more... but when i was growing up.. i went to hearing school with Oral program .... my parents ask me if i want get CI when i was 12, 15, 18 year old.. and i keep say no.. and i am glad that they let me choise what i want... cuz i am sure that maybe now i dont want to get CI (( but i do anyway)).... and i am glad that my parents ask me how i feel about CI when i was little.. cuz i am sure that my friends been telling me that when they were little.. and parents fouces them to wear CI (( and i bileve that is wrong.. cuz u dont know how child will feel... )) maybe ur child want to be deaf the rest of her/his life....let them be...

like i say .. i know it is hard to pick the right choise.. i have been asking my parents how they feel.. and they say that they wish that i wasnt deaf... they want to be deaf for me... cuz they have see me how much work for me that i had to put up with it..my adivces to you.. let ur kid to grow up wearing hearing aids.. i have see some of my friend who wear hearing aids.. and they hate it... and i love it lots... and what happend if ur child dont want to wear CI and that will be waste all the time...

I know that there are lots of people will say NO to you about the CI... just follow what your heart say... and maybe your child will be happy wearing hearing aids... and maybe when she get older.. you can ask her...

like i say ... i am not parent yet..so i have no idea how to feel this...

i hope the best your choise...
 
implants...makes me feel like you can't or won't accept yourself as who u are...and no one will accept u for who u are if u got that. That's like teaching the child not to accept themselves for who they are...i don't agree with it...sorry guys. my children are hearing...so i don't have to deal with that decision, but i can only imagine for those who have deaf children to make it...but i dont[' agree with it
 
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implants...makes me feel like you can't or won't accept yourself as who u are...and no one will accept u for who u are if u got that. That's like teaching the child not to accept themselves for who they are...i don't agree with it...sorry guys. my children are hearing...so i don't have to deal with that decision, but i can only imagine for those who have deaf children to make it...but i dont[' agree with it
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That´s why I beleive is support the child´s choice.
 
Honestly I would just have your daughter fitted for hearing aids and see if that works. I wouldnt get CI unless she really wants it and knows the implications of it.

My reasons behind this is that once you have the surgery for the CI it destroys the cochlea. You can never use it again. I rather have your daughter have two healthy cochleas and make the decision to get a CI on her own when she is ready.
 
KeWoOLeE said:
Hey you all -- *sighs* i have been going through lot of bumps lately... i have a deaf daughter... my finacee and i are deaf too.... the only different between me and my finacee is that he has cochlear implants and I dont... He wants for our daughter to get her cochlear implant really soon and I disagreed with him - for many reasons, i just dont want to name them yet...

I have NOTHING to be against to cochlear implants. I think C.I. is one of great opporitary for some of deaf people to help improve their hearing skills. And also for another many reasons. But what is my point is that I have been trying to convience my financee to think of another different choices before we put cochlear implant on our daughter - he think im wasting my time and everything.... his whole family is on his side.. my family is on his side too but recently, i have been really upset because i feel that nobody understand how i feel.. and then my parents got on my side because they understand how im feeling and they r willing to help me out whatever decision i came up with for my daughter..

I want to know if anyone of you have the same situation as I am in? This may not be ONLY FOR PARENTS... it can be also for all of you, just in case, if you all got kids in the future and what will you do? I want to try out some new kind techonical hearing aids.. my daughter currently have hearing aids for herself.. and we all are trying our best that she has them on every day, all the times...

anyone who know many different choices beside cochlear implants, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.. and WHERE can i find more information about it... thank you very much, i appreciate it.
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I do understand how your feeling are abt it. I have bunch of friends who have cochlear implants. But almost all of them are COMPLAING abt it because they are not happy which their parents put them to do that which they was not ready when they was between 1 to 5 yrs old and everything. I was puzzled abt it and noticed their feelings are horrible until my best friend got her cochlear implants when she was 16 yrs old and decided on her own, shes happy and dont let it bother her. Seems like better idea for deaf people get older and can decide on their own to have it or not. I was almost getting it when I was only maybe 2 yrs old and doctor told my mom dont let me to get that because it can cause me retard, I dont know why and I thank god for not letting me have it for some reasons. And my friend got surgrey on his head many times when he got hit on head from the coner or whatever like that to cause him getting hurt with something in his head during he had cochlear implant. I felt bad for him and my friends who had it since. I hope your boyfriend and you make right decision.
 
Wow, old post!
I would probaly wait and see....if my child had very little residual hearing, and very little benifit from aids, I'd opt for it.....but if the benifit was ambigious...then I'd wait til my child was a little older.
One of my friends has an C.I. and she no longer needs an intercrepter so she handles everything on her own just like a hearing person...
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Yeah, but that's really really rare...very few kids do so well that they don't need an interpreter at ALL!!!! Even alot of oral as kids need 'terps when they are mainstreamed!
 
KeWoOLeE said:
Hey you all -- *sighs* i have been going through lot of bumps lately... i have a deaf daughter... my finacee and i are deaf too.... the only different between me and my finacee is that he has cochlear implants and I dont... He wants for our daughter to get her cochlear implant really soon and I disagreed with him - for many reasons, i just dont want to name them yet...

I have NOTHING to be against to cochlear implants. I think C.I. is one of great opporitary for some of deaf people to help improve their hearing skills. And also for another many reasons. But what is my point is that I have been trying to convience my financee to think of another different choices before we put cochlear implant on our daughter - he think im wasting my time and everything.... his whole family is on his side.. my family is on his side too but recently, i have been really upset because i feel that nobody understand how i feel.. and then my parents got on my side because they understand how im feeling and they r willing to help me out whatever decision i came up with for my daughter..

I want to know if anyone of you have the same situation as I am in? This may not be ONLY FOR PARENTS... it can be also for all of you, just in case, if you all got kids in the future and what will you do? I want to try out some new kind techonical hearing aids.. my daughter currently have hearing aids for herself.. and we all are trying our best that she has them on every day, all the times...

anyone who know many different choices beside cochlear implants, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.. and WHERE can i find more information about it... thank you very much, i appreciate it.
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Hi... Well... Well.. I have large deaf family and I have two kids of mine.. One daughter is deaf. I disagree abt CI. My ex boyfriend has CI and he said he wish he never has place CI on him and he consider removed. I have learned some people said it help and other people said it was annyoned.
The child born with deaf or whatever.. It felt better to leave it natural. That what I felt myself. Hearing aid is good enough! But it is up to you and other. Wish u a good luck with your decide.
 
CI is very controversial (debatable)

I don't have a cochlear implant (CI), but as many of us know, there are pros and cons, advantages and disadvantages of CI. I'm hard-of-hearing with about 25 decibel hearing in the left ear and 15 decibel hearing in the right ear. I am fortunate that I have as audiologists say, perfect speech and others say "according to your hearing, your speech is fantastic! Here I go again, "Aww, gee! Thanks, heehee! Now with the aid of telephone amplifiers, I can carry normal conversations over the phone just as smooth and slick as any hearing person and anybody talking to me will never know I'm hearing impaired. Okay, if somebody asked me, "If you were deaf child, would you choose CI?" Whoa! Let's put this question off until later. I have this to say before answering that question... A deaf man who is a friend of mine had CI performed on him. He had it removed 1 week later following surgery, because he did not like the noise! The sounds of a woman's high heel shoes, or any clacking sounds or just practically any sound annoyed him. He was born deaf.

Another deaf man who was deafened by middle age just got his CI and he was happy. Well, he had normal hearing to begin with during his early life until after he was married. I don't know how he lost his hearing, maybe it had something to do with his wife having such a crush on him, I don't know! (humor) But anyway, it seems that those who had hearing to begin with and lost it later in life probably would benefit "getting hearing back again". I liked Heather's informational post, but as some say, it may be (or is) outdated because technology is better now.

I'm sorry, but I agree with ‘eternity' on one thing, .... let the child grow old enough to make his/her own decision after given full information including pros and cons of cochlear implants. That question, "If you were a CHILD, would you choose CI? Excuse me, small children cannot decide for themselves until they are old enough to fully understand issues. I personally don't approve the idea of parents deciding cochlear implants for their child. It is a form of force against freedom of choice! I would not want to be "shoved" into CI against my will when I am not old enough to decide for myself, because it is MY BODY! And to put it in a strong way, I would feel exactly as Patrick Henry said, "Give me liberty or give me death! That's my feeling! I strongly believe that every child and every person on this land, USA, should have freedom of choice as long as there is no life threatening situation. CI is a choice, but leave it to the child to decide! And as that informational post Heather shared that CI had very little or no benefit to implanted children.

One man born deaf did not like CI, another did and was happy, CI implanted children showed little or no progress or a lot of progress depends on the individual and that sounds like gambling. Some win (worked well) and some don't. With CI, I still don't like the gamble nor would I want CI for myself had I lost the remaining hearing I have.

By the way, besides peeves with electromagnetic fields at workplaces, automated doors for wheelchair persons, airport check-in, etc. what are the pros and cons for implanted humans going into showers, swimming pools, heavy rainstorms, falling into a snow bank, shampooing hair and so forth? I'm curious.

Bullymom, are you for CI? In case you are, please don't assimilate me! :lol:
 
CI's for a little one

I feel and hope you and fiance see a few hearing specialists if you haven't already, and get several opinions and tests from them. Then sit down w/fiance and discuss all options as well as pros and cons. This decision should be made by you 2 only reguardless of what other family members say. If your daughter can be helped by a CI as per doctors then you need to make the ultimate decision. I read that you stated that you have hearing aids for her and you're doing your best to keep them on her, well how is that working? Are you noticing if she is more responsive w/them? If she doesn't have aids yet, My personal opinion is to try hearing aids for a few yrs. Having a baby or small child under go such a procedure(surgery) that is not life threating is a risk to that small one. I was born partially deaf, wore hearing aids and now lost much of my hearing as an adult(38) aids no longer work for me, as an adult I wouldn't have this surgery. If my 9yr.old daughter who has perfect hearing by the way, became deaf, I wouldn't have it performed on her either, but when she was old enough and mature enough to make decisions about her health and welfare then and only then would I agree w/her if she wanted this and that this would make her feel and hear better. It's her health I worry about and what this procedure could or could not do. . Placing something inside my head to hear doesn't make me any better of a person, it's what's in your heart that does!!!!
 
Hi!!! Im new. Im a hearing mom of two deaf children, and KNOW what you are going through. I have the school district, doctors, my own boyfriend(both of my kids' father), his family, my family and everyone else pressuring me to implant my boys. I also dont have anything against the cochlear implant, but I feel like its not for my boys or any other deaf children that I might have in the future. From recent events I was given new information about the cochlear implant. It is less likely to work for children over the age of two because the neural transmitters in the brain are already formed...that part of the brain is molded to be deaf. But recent studies show that the earlier a child is CI'ed the chances of it improving hearing is better.(My youngest son is six months old and the people around him are laying the pressure on thick.)

It is up to your family solely. I think your husband should write his thoughts down as to why the implant would be best for your daughter, and you write your thoughts as to why you dont think it would be the best for her.

If you feel strongly about not doing it to your child, dont do it.

As for if your daughter would qaulify through tests... my son qaulified... and every other child in his school district did, all thier hearing losses ranged from hoh to severe to profound, same percentage of success... doctors and everyone else just want the children to hear, they want to "fix" them(This is from experience with both my children).

Do whats in your heart. You have the same risks of your child disliking you no matter what you decide(I know this is a factor in if we should make this descision)... Dont listen to anyone else but yourself...

what age did your husband get his implant and how successful was it for him? Also, how much of a loss does your daughter have?

Regardless of what happens, Ill always be here to listen and support.

(((hugs)))
katt.
 
Thank you very much for that information, quiet gal!!!!! The website giving the advantages and disadvantages of CI and hearing aids is truly much appreciated! There is one more disadvantage about CI is listed under advantages of a hearing aid and it reads:

"Hearing aids don’t "mess" with the body’s biology to quite the degree that cochlear implants do; e.g., hearing aids won’t cause scarring or bony growth inside the cochlea."

What say you? That really got my attention and the list of disadvantages of CI seems much more than advantages of CI.

Sorry if I sound like an opponent of CI, but I believe I am until there are almost no disadvantages or if possible, none. When will that be? Probably years to come. Technology still has a long way to go to reduce personal inconveniences of CI.

I heard that there is/was one teenager who totally regretted being "shoved" into becoming an implantee without his permission. But sadly, he was only a child who did not understand the issues and was not old enough to speak for himself! That is considered victimizing a child or in the plural, children! Now this particular young man may be regretting this "altered" life every second of every hour of every day for the rest of his life!

Perhaps his only happy time is when he is asleep at nights! If so, that is so sad! And like I said before, I believe every person in this country has the right to choose what kind of life he/she wants to live. (as long as it is not life threatening to himself/herself or to anyone else)
 
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