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Roses
Mar 9, 2012, 7:44:12 PM3/9/12
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Hello
I am scheduled to have my ci surgery on March 22 on my left ear.
Any comments from CI users on how their surgery went would be greatly
appreciated.
Rosemary
I am scheduled to have my ci surgery on March 22 on my left ear.
Any comments from CI users on how their surgery went would be greatly
appreciated.
Rosemary
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Ken
Mar 10, 2012, 8:45:32 PM3/10/12
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discomfort, none by the next day. About a fortnight later, at 'switch
on' my hearing was back to better than it had been 20 - 30 years
before. Like Mike, I am in Australia and had the same surgeon (and
helpful encouragement from Mike which I am now passing on to you).
Lono
Mar 11, 2012, 12:40:39 PM3/11/12
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I use two aids, and convinced my business partner to get evaluated for a
CI. He is now about 90 days post-activation. English isn't his language,
so I'll report:
He's rather a stoic, but was nevertheless surprised by the lack of
discomfort during and immediately after the event. He experienced a mild
headache a week post-surgery, but it responded favorably to a
non-aspirin painkiller and may have had nothing to do with the CI.
Activation created some conflict between audio from the CI and audio
from his BTE in the other ear, but his brain quickly reconciled the
information.
Today he prefers the CI without the BTE, and has much better
communication than he had with two latest-generation BTEs. He's easier
to work with, and is becoming the brilliant engineer that he was years
ago. He is the poster child for CI, and is yet another case in which a
hearing defect creates the erroneous impression of a thinking defect.
CI. He is now about 90 days post-activation. English isn't his language,
so I'll report:
He's rather a stoic, but was nevertheless surprised by the lack of
discomfort during and immediately after the event. He experienced a mild
headache a week post-surgery, but it responded favorably to a
non-aspirin painkiller and may have had nothing to do with the CI.
Activation created some conflict between audio from the CI and audio
from his BTE in the other ear, but his brain quickly reconciled the
information.
Today he prefers the CI without the BTE, and has much better
communication than he had with two latest-generation BTEs. He's easier
to work with, and is becoming the brilliant engineer that he was years
ago. He is the poster child for CI, and is yet another case in which a
hearing defect creates the erroneous impression of a thinking defect.
Ken
Mar 11, 2012, 7:51:50 PM3/11/12
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have CI on one side and a Phonak on the other. The advantages are that
the brain receives more information, you have better ability to
identify what direction the sound is coming from (which can be vital
in some circumstances!). But the dominant reason I use two aids is
because it enables me to enjoy music. Like most CI users, I receive
over 90% of my hearing info through my CI. But CIs are not so good
with music (though tone discrimination seems to improve with
practise).
We are all different and some CI users don't bother with a second aid.
All I am saying, as with most hearing hardware, make sure you give it
a fair trial.
Steve W. Jackson
Mar 12, 2012, 10:55:49 AM3/12/12
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In article <e1dll7pns5q6nuts7...@4ax.com>,
Mike Burke <mbu...@pcug.org.au> wrote:
> I've had two, 10 years apart, both done by Professor Bill Gibson here
> in Sydney, Australia who, I'm told, has performed well over 1000 such
> procedures, considerably more than anyone else in the world.
>
> On both occasions, I experienced no pain whatsoever (other than the
> slight sting of the initial anaesthetic injection into a cannula
> inserted in the back of one hand). I remained in the hospital for the
> rest of the day and overnight and was discharged the following morning
> after Professor Gibson had removed the external dressing and inspected
> the wound .
>
> It is necessary to keep the wound dry for a few days, and it takes up
> to several weeks for the residual swelling to subside before the
> external speech processor can be fitted and tuned.
>
> Compared to, say, a routine visit to the dentist for an uncomplicated
> procedure such as a scale and clean, the discomfort was trivial.
>
> As with all surgery under a general anaesthetic, there is a
> statistical risk that something might go wrong. However, here in
> Australia at least I have heard of no significant problems occurring
> in the thousands of procedures that have been performed here on people
> ranging in age from a few months to their late 80s and, I think in one
> or two cases, even into their 90s.
>
> Fear not, and we'd love to hear a report on your experiences when you
> able.
>
> Mike Burke
Amazing. I've been told by some people that they had more painful dental
surgery, but never anyone saying that they had no pain. You must have a
very high pain threshold.
If I said it didn't hurt when I had my two implant surgeries, I'd be
lying. It hurt! :)
In each case, the surgery was done early in the morning and I stayed
overnight. I had some prescription pain medication and bandages on the
incision areas. Mind, it wasn't *severe* pain, but there was pain. In
one case, I had some undesired seepage that delayed my activation by
about a week. But I'd do it again in a second!
= Steve =
--
Steve W. Jackson
Montgomery, Alabama
Mike Burke <mbu...@pcug.org.au> wrote:
> in Sydney, Australia who, I'm told, has performed well over 1000 such
> procedures, considerably more than anyone else in the world.
>
> On both occasions, I experienced no pain whatsoever (other than the
> slight sting of the initial anaesthetic injection into a cannula
> inserted in the back of one hand). I remained in the hospital for the
> rest of the day and overnight and was discharged the following morning
> after Professor Gibson had removed the external dressing and inspected
> the wound .
>
> It is necessary to keep the wound dry for a few days, and it takes up
> to several weeks for the residual swelling to subside before the
> external speech processor can be fitted and tuned.
>
> Compared to, say, a routine visit to the dentist for an uncomplicated
> procedure such as a scale and clean, the discomfort was trivial.
>
> As with all surgery under a general anaesthetic, there is a
> statistical risk that something might go wrong. However, here in
> Australia at least I have heard of no significant problems occurring
> in the thousands of procedures that have been performed here on people
> ranging in age from a few months to their late 80s and, I think in one
> or two cases, even into their 90s.
>
> Fear not, and we'd love to hear a report on your experiences when you
> able.
>
> Mike Burke
Amazing. I've been told by some people that they had more painful dental
surgery, but never anyone saying that they had no pain. You must have a
very high pain threshold.
If I said it didn't hurt when I had my two implant surgeries, I'd be
lying. It hurt! :)
In each case, the surgery was done early in the morning and I stayed
overnight. I had some prescription pain medication and bandages on the
incision areas. Mind, it wasn't *severe* pain, but there was pain. In
one case, I had some undesired seepage that delayed my activation by
about a week. But I'd do it again in a second!
= Steve =
--
Steve W. Jackson
Montgomery, Alabama
Ken
Mar 12, 2012, 6:22:37 PM3/12/12
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On Mar 13, 1:55 am, "Steve W. Jackson" <stevewjack...@knology.net>
wrote:
> In article <e1dll7pns5q6nuts7qshhirk9tsf3so...@4ax.com>,
We are all different. My wife refuses pain-relief injections at the
dentist while he reaches for his needle as soon as he sees me!
wrote:
> In article <e1dll7pns5q6nuts7qshhirk9tsf3so...@4ax.com>,
dentist while he reaches for his needle as soon as he sees me!
Roses
Mar 14, 2012, 10:54:59 AM3/14/12
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Thank you everybody for responding. Your comments are much appreciated.
My surgery date is March 22 in the afternoon. I am supposed to be released
the same day.
I will keep you posted.
Rosemary
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Roses
Mar 23, 2012, 6:07:09 PM3/23/12
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Hello
Well, I had my CI surgery yesterday and it went well. I have very little
dizziness thank god.
My surgeon tells me that Cochlear is discontinuing the Nucleus 5 implants so
he implanted me with the Nucleus Freedom.
Any thoughts on this?
"Roses" wrote in message news:Ctx6r.5323$v11....@newsfe20.iad...
Well, I had my CI surgery yesterday and it went well. I have very little
dizziness thank god.
My surgeon tells me that Cochlear is discontinuing the Nucleus 5 implants so
he implanted me with the Nucleus Freedom.
Any thoughts on this?
"Roses" wrote in message news:Ctx6r.5323$v11....@newsfe20.iad...
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Ken
Mar 24, 2012, 12:56:04 AM3/24/12
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On Mar 24, 9:07 am, "Roses" <Rose1...@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Hello
>
> Well, I had my CI surgery yesterday and it went well. I have very little
> dizziness thank god.
>
> My surgeon tells me that Cochlear is discontinuing the Nucleus 5 implants so
> he implanted me with the Nucleus Freedom.
> Any thoughts on this?
>
> "Roses" wrote in messagenews:Ctx6r.5323$v11....@newsfe20.iad...
> Hello
>
> Well, I had my CI surgery yesterday and it went well. I have very little
> dizziness thank god.
>
> My surgeon tells me that Cochlear is discontinuing the Nucleus 5 implants so
> he implanted me with the Nucleus Freedom.
> Any thoughts on this?
>
>
> Hello
>
> I am scheduled to have my ci surgery on March 22 on my left ear.
>
> Any comments from CI users on how their surgery went would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Rosemary
I have the Freedom implant - absolutely no problems. You will find
> Hello
>
> I am scheduled to have my ci surgery on March 22 on my left ear.
>
> Any comments from CI users on how their surgery went would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Rosemary
switch-on strange - your audiologist's voice will sound quite
different to what you are used to. But within a few hours the
strangeness disappears and you begin to realise that you can hear
birds and other environmental sounds you may not have heard for 10 -
20 years.
As Mike says, you will have the option in the years ahead to upgrade
to the latest processor as new ones are developed. I upgraded recently
and newer is better in a number of ways (size, battery life etc.). But
I cannot detect any significant improvement in my hearing - not that I
needed any - as I think I said, post-implant my hearing was
immediately back to what it was 20 - 30 years ago.
Steve W. Jackson
Mar 26, 2012, 11:19:38 AM3/26/12
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In article <mu6br.22360$OX6....@newsfe13.iad>,
Unless your surgeon is privy to information the rest of us aren't, he's
either mistaken or he's got it backwards. The latest implant is called
the CI24RE, rather than being named Nucleus 5, but it's part of the
overall system that includes the Nucleus 5 external processor and remote
assistant.
Of course, if he's correct and you got a Freedom implant, that's still
good and works with the Nucleus 5 processor and remote assistant. I
bought upgrades to the Nucleus 5 last summer and have one Freedom
implant and one previous model. It's a great system that's improved my
mobility since I now have greater freedom to adjust my settings. As a
result, I go out into noisy settings more readily than ever before.
Either way, give yourself time to get over the initial surgery and allow
any swelling to go down, and then you can look forward to a totally new
hearing experience. Best of luck to you!
either mistaken or he's got it backwards. The latest implant is called
the CI24RE, rather than being named Nucleus 5, but it's part of the
overall system that includes the Nucleus 5 external processor and remote
assistant.
Of course, if he's correct and you got a Freedom implant, that's still
good and works with the Nucleus 5 processor and remote assistant. I
bought upgrades to the Nucleus 5 last summer and have one Freedom
implant and one previous model. It's a great system that's improved my
mobility since I now have greater freedom to adjust my settings. As a
result, I go out into noisy settings more readily than ever before.
Either way, give yourself time to get over the initial surgery and allow
any swelling to go down, and then you can look forward to a totally new
hearing experience. Best of luck to you!
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