Side effects such as severed facial nerve or infection

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I am gettting a Nucleus CI soon (since I can't get AB due to recall)..

I was just wondering if anyone has had bad side effects from CI

implantation such as a severed facial nerve, infections or tinnitus

(if never had before)? I am just trying to get an idea of there are

any really bad side effects before I go through with this. Thanks!!

Tom

[Guest guest]

Hi Tom,

Welcome to and congrats on your decision to be implanted.

I myself have been implanted for 3 years (oct. 31). There are now 4

people in my family with implants and none of us has ever had a

problem wtih any serious side effects.

Although it can happen occasionally, any surgery carries some risk,

It's a chance every one of us took when we made the decision to be

implanted. Our desire to hear and the benefits gained far outweighed

any fear of long lasting problems.<smiles>

I have heard of one of two cases of facial paralysis in my 3 years

of being on several forums but these were temporary and they did

subside with time. I can't recall the people's names who had the

problems, but hopefully some of them are still on the list and can

tell you more about it.

Facial nerves are monitored during surgery so the risk of this

happening are pretty minimal.

Some people have balance problems for a time after surgery but there

are some things one can take to lessen these side effects if they

are a problem.

You should talk to your surgeon and discuss all of these things

prior to surgery.

I know some of these thoughts can be pretty scarey, butmany of us

have been there gone through the surgery and have had absolutely no

problems, but plenty of wonderful benefits from being implanted.

Many people actually say once they are activated it seems to make

their tinnitus less severe.

I did have a bout with tinnitus between surgery and activation and

had never had tinnitus the whole time I wore hearing aids,but it

only lasted about a week. I attributed it to the scrambling my skull

took when I was implanted; once I was healed somewhat, the noises

disappeared.

Please feel free to ask any questions you may have.. either here on

the forum or you can email me privately.

Stick around with us. This is a great group and most are very

willing to share their experiences.

Great to have you here.

Regards,

Silly MI

> Hi,

>

> I am gettting a Nucleus CI soon (since I can't get AB due to

recall)..

> I was just wondering if anyone has had bad side effects from CI

> implantation such as a severed facial nerve, infections or tinnitus

> (if never had before)? I am just trying to get an idea of there are

> any really bad side effects before I go through with this. Thanks!!

>

> Tom

[Guest guest]

Hi Tom,

Just wanted to say that I had my implant done one week ago with no

side effects at all. Like you, I also had concerns and wondered if I

were opening a door to other problems when I only wanted to hear

again. As mentions, we all underwent surgery knowing there was

a possibility of something going wrong. I discussed my concerns with

my physician and was satisfied these problems can happen but are

infrequent. None of the side effects would keep me from living my

life but hearing loss/deafness can certainly limit your options. I'm

very glad I went with the surgery and am scheduled for hookup this

week. Hope you join our group. We're a great bunch of folks and all

are eager to get on with this business of hearing.

--Gayle

>

>

> Hi,

>

> I am gettting a Nucleus CI soon (since I can't get AB due to

recall)..

> I was just wondering if anyone has had bad side effects from CI

> implantation such as a severed facial nerve, infections or tinnitus

> (if never had before)? I am just trying to get an idea of there are

> any really bad side effects before I go through with this. Thanks!!

>

> Tom