Re: Yipppeeee!!!( no damage?)

[Guest guest]

Yes, Sohada. This is the same array your daughter will be receiving.

Alice

Yipppeeee!!! :-D

Hi everyone!

I just got back from the meeting with my surgeon, and I am now an

official CICIW (Cochlear Implant Candidate In Waiting)!! I'm

scheduled for surgery on August 12, and I will be getting implanted

with the Nucleus 24. I'm especially excited because the surgeon told

me that folks that make the Nucleus have just tested and released a

new sensor array that will not destroy my existing hearing. Not that

I have that much to destroy.... I hear 250 Hz just about perfectly

but it drops off to nothing pretty soon after that.

[Guest guest]

Congratulations on the wonderful news. My daughter is scheduled for CI Surgery

on July 9th at Childrens Hospital in Boston. She will be getting the Nucleus 24

Contour with Soft-tip. I am VERY interested in learning about what you said of

the implant your surgeon will do of not destroying residual hearing and the

sensor array you are talking about???!!! Is this the same thing as the one my

daughter will be getting or something even less intrusive?? I would apprecaite

any info at all.

Thanks

Sohada

Yipppeeee!!! :-D

Hi everyone!

I just got back from the meeting with my surgeon, and I am now an

official CICIW (Cochlear Implant Candidate In Waiting)!! I'm

scheduled for surgery on August 12, and I will be getting implanted

with the Nucleus 24. I'm especially excited because the surgeon told

me that folks that make the Nucleus have just tested and released a

new sensor array that will not destroy my existing hearing. Not that

I have that much to destroy.... I hear 250 Hz just about perfectly

but it drops off to nothing pretty soon after that.

[Guest guest]

so alice, i thought that the soft-tip would mean just a little bit more gentle

but that there would still be signifact damage done to any residual

hearing........am i wrong?

hmm?? confused!

Yipppeeee!!! :-D

Hi everyone!

I just got back from the meeting with my surgeon, and I am now an

official CICIW (Cochlear Implant Candidate In Waiting)!! I'm

scheduled for surgery on August 12, and I will be getting implanted

with the Nucleus 24. I'm especially excited because the surgeon told

me that folks that make the Nucleus have just tested and released a

new sensor array that will not destroy my existing hearing. Not that

I have that much to destroy.... I hear 250 Hz just about perfectly

but it drops off to nothing pretty soon after that.

[Guest guest]

Sohada,

The purpose of the soft tip is to allow the least amount of damage possible thus

allowing the residual hearing to remain. It's more protective of the delicate

cochlea wall.

Alice

[Guest guest]

thanks alice, i am aware of this. but i was told that she would not be able to

revert to hearing aids again in that ear and that there would still be signifact

damage so i am confused about that. also i thought the array was the same, but

she said " new sensor array " which led me to question if something else has been

developed or maybe under trials that i am not familiar with...

sorry for being so confusing, and confused!! :-)

sohada

Re: Yipppeeee!!!( no damage?)

Sohada,

The purpose of the soft tip is to allow the least amount of damage possible

thus allowing the residual hearing to remain. It's more protective of the

delicate cochlea wall.

Alice

[Guest guest]

I'll be at Dr Horn's office tomorrow so I'll ask him what this

means. I'm sure he'll tell me and I'll report back.

Alice

> thanks alice, i am aware of this. but i was told that she would

not be able to revert to hearing aids again in that ear and that

there would still be signifact damage so i am confused about that.

also i thought the array was the same, but she said " new sensor

array " which led me to question if something else has been developed

or maybe under trials that i am not familiar with...

> sorry for being so confusing, and confused!! :-)

> sohada

[Guest guest]

you are wonderful alice :-)

thank you..

(i've also emailed the the audiologist at childrens)

have a good night!

sohada

Re: Yipppeeee!!!( no damage?)

I'll be at Dr Horn's office tomorrow so I'll ask him what this

means. I'm sure he'll tell me and I'll report back.

Alice

> thanks alice, i am aware of this. but i was told that she would

not be able to revert to hearing aids again in that ear and that

there would still be signifact damage so i am confused about that.

also i thought the array was the same, but she said " new sensor

array " which led me to question if something else has been developed

or maybe under trials that i am not familiar with...

> sorry for being so confusing, and confused!! :-)

> sohada

[Guest guest]

Hi Alice,

I'm glad you're going to check with Dr. Horn about this. Cris was

the one who mentioned it originally, but since I'm at my pre-

implant, 0% discrimination, can't-hear-nuttin-no-how-stage, I really

don't trust my ears on this.

> > thanks alice, i am aware of this. but i was told that she would

> not be able to revert to hearing aids again in that ear and that

> there would still be signifact damage so i am confused about that.

> also i thought the array was the same, but she said " new sensor

> array " which led me to question if something else has been

developed

> or maybe under trials that i am not familiar with...

> > sorry for being so confusing, and confused!! :-)

> > sohada

[Guest guest]

,

That's even better because I won't have to go up on the elevator now. I

actually have an appt with Cris tomorrow.

Alice

Re: Yipppeeee!!!( no damage?)

Hi Alice,

I'm glad you're going to check with Dr. Horn about this. Cris was

the one who mentioned it originally, but since I'm at my pre-

implant, 0% discrimination, can't-hear-nuttin-no-how-stage, I really

don't trust my ears on this.

[Guest guest]

I found out that it is the same implant my daughte will get. Its supposed to do

the least damage, but does not claim " NO Damage " . here's the answer my

audiologist gave me, after I described to her what was written about the " sensor

array "

" This is the Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Softip, the implant Rahmeh is

getting.

It is designed to put less pressure on the tissues of the cochlea as it is being

inserted, as compared to all other implants, in hopes of preserving cochlear

structures and therefore doing the least possible damage to residual hearing.

There is no guarantee, however, of someone having any residual hearing left

after any implant surgery. "

Re: Yipppeeee!!!( no damage?)

I'll be at Dr Horn's office tomorrow so I'll ask him what this

means. I'm sure he'll tell me and I'll report back.

Alice

> thanks alice, i am aware of this. but i was told that she would

not be able to revert to hearing aids again in that ear and that

there would still be signifact damage so i am confused about that.

also i thought the array was the same, but she said " new sensor

array " which led me to question if something else has been developed

or maybe under trials that i am not familiar with...

> sorry for being so confusing, and confused!! :-)

> sohada

[Guest guest]

I checked on this today also. The implant is called the Contour Advance and is

the Nucleus 24C with the soft tip.

Alice