Comments | sliverchick: Cochlear Implant considerations

sliverchick

Cochlear Implant considerations

May 14, 2010 22:51

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ariesroses May 17 2010, 01:53:41 UTC

I was testing out new hearing aids and all and I like what I have still...they did say I could be a candidate for a cochlear implant which one would be where in my right ear kill all the cells because that's my worse ear but if I got another one it would only go part way in the cochlea to maintain that hearing. At this point, I"m not going to because I'm still pregnant!

I tried two different digital aids and they just didn't sit with me well as my analogs do. So if these break, I can order the same ones, they do make them still! So cool.

Whatever you choose, hope it goes well for you! :)

lauralita44 June 1 2010, 02:56:46 UTC

hi, I came over here after I saw a comment you left on a post on deaf. I just wanted to wish you luck on your journey, and, since it's LJ and all, give you my two cents, which you are more than welcome to ignore ( ... )

sliverchick June 1 2010, 03:16:26 UTC

You totally did not offend me. I had been wondering what your background was when I saw your response in the CI implant on deaf as well :) Very fair I thought, and actually answered the questions, which you also did in response to this post ( ... )

lauralita44 June 1 2010, 21:45:46 UTC

oh good, unsolicited advice can so often offend ( ... )

sliverchick June 1 2010, 03:18:18 UTC

PS - we seem to have a common friend in LJ as well :) madamemama. Small world.

Dr. David Dekriek sanji123 February 8 2011, 00:57:28 UTC

It needs to be recognized that giving a cochlear implant to a profoundly deaf 1 year old, with appropriate speech/language therapy afterwards works. There are many, many children out there now who can easily show that they have age appropriate verbal language. It is no longer a debate among the doctors who see the results. Implants work.

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Re: Dr. David Dekriek sliverchick February 8 2011, 04:42:57 UTC

I have no qualms with that at all. In fact, I work as an early interventionists with deaf and hard of hearing children. Almost half of my caseload are children with a cochlear implant or two. All were implanted at age one with at least one implant (some with two), and the ones who are now 2 1/2 ARE on level with language and doing great, but it's all thanks to the parents who part the hard work into making it work for their child ( ... )

Re: Dr. David Dekriek sliverchick February 8 2011, 04:44:47 UTC

Please ignore all grammar mistakes. I'm now pregnant, and often mess up words/grammar when I am pregnant, as it shows in this reply :)