Guest guest Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 I couldn't help but notice you are from Montreal. Have you a CI also? I understand that they are hard to get in Canada. I'm French-Canadian living in Upstate New York. My parents were born in Compton outside of Sherbrooke. I spent all my summer chez Grandmere in Compton as a child.That area still hold my heart with its beauty and happy memories. I was born here in NY but spoke French first. It wasn't until I entered school that I learned English. I've had a hearing disability all my live. At school they notice I couldn't hear but blamed it on the fact I was the " little French girl " . By the time my hearing loss was really noticeable I had already learned to read lips. I grew up in the sixties and there weren't any special services available either. I started to wear HA in my twenties. I hung on as long as I could. By the time I was in my early forties HA provided no benefit. I received my CI when I was 46,that was 3 yrs ago. My hearing has improved a lot but I have complication which my surgeon was unaware of. When ever I cough, sneeze or blow my nose, my scalp balloons out in the receiver area. It makes wearing the headpiece impossible at times. It can be so frustrating at times.. Just wanted to share. D'Amour Danish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Bonsoir and all, To answer your question no, I am still using two hearing aids but I do have a brother who, in fact just to-day, started a rehabilitation program following his bilateral cis. In fact, the second one should be opened tomorrow for his surgery took a long time to heal completely. Here in Montreal, no ci can be done and one has to travel to Quebec City to get it done for it is the only ci center in this province. I do thank you for sharing your memories of the Eastern townships which is in fact a very nice a picturesque country I have been told. As for me and my brother, we are from ville which is about 100 miles east of Montreal on the south side of the Saint-t's. Have a pleasant evening, you and all, very hard of hearing but not yet ready. At 17:08 2004-10-12, you wrote: > > >I couldn't help but notice you are from Montreal. Have you a CI also? I >understand that they are hard to get in Canada. >I'm French-Canadian living in Upstate New York. My parents were born in >Compton outside of Sherbrooke. I spent all my summer chez Grandmere in >Compton as a child.That area still hold my heart with its beauty and happy >memories. I was born here in NY but spoke French first. It wasn't until I >entered school that I learned English. I've had a hearing disability all my >live. At school they notice I couldn't hear but blamed it on the fact I was >the " little French girl " . By the time my hearing loss was really noticeable >I had already learned to read lips. I grew up in the sixties and there >weren't any special services available either. I started to wear HA in my >twenties. I hung on as long as I could. By the time I was in my early >forties HA provided no benefit. I received my CI when I was 46,that was 3 >yrs ago. My hearing has improved a lot but I have complication which my >surgeon was unaware of. When ever I cough, sneeze or blow my nose, my scalp >balloons out in the receiver area. It makes wearing the headpiece impossible >at times. It can be so frustrating at times.. >Just wanted to share. > > D'Amour Danish > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 , That is a new problem that I never heard, that could occur with a CI. Your scalp pops out over the receiver area when you sneeze or blow your nose -- that suggests there's a communication between the middle ear to the fascial space where your implant is? Perhaps there is a perforation where the middle ear/estauchion tube (sp?) or a defect in a pathway? I hope that your ENT surgeon is aware of this complication. Thanks for sharing... your countryside is indeed charming. I like driving through the Ogdensburg NY area instead of on the QEW when I drive to Ottawa or Montreal from Rochester. A bientot! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 , interesting your parents came from Compton. I, too, am from near Sherbrooke (Danville, about an hour's drive from Sherbrooke). Small world. RE: Talbot OT > > > > > I couldn't help but notice you are from Montreal. Have you a CI also? I > understand that they are hard to get in Canada. > I'm French-Canadian living in Upstate New York. My parents were born in > Compton outside of Sherbrooke. I spent all my summer chez Grandmere in > Compton as a child.That area still hold my heart with its beauty and happy > memories. I was born here in NY but spoke French first. It wasn't until I > entered school that I learned English. I've had a hearing disability all my > live. At school they notice I couldn't hear but blamed it on the fact I was > the " little French girl " . By the time my hearing loss was really noticeable > I had already learned to read lips. I grew up in the sixties and there > weren't any special services available either. I started to wear HA in my > twenties. I hung on as long as I could. By the time I was in my early > forties HA provided no benefit. I received my CI when I was 46,that was 3 > yrs ago. My hearing has improved a lot but I have complication which my > surgeon was unaware of. When ever I cough, sneeze or blow my nose, my scalp > balloons out in the receiver area. It makes wearing the headpiece impossible > at times. It can be so frustrating at times.. > Just wanted to share. > > D'Amour Danish > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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