& migraines

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Hi ,

This is precisely why this forum exists. To dispel rumors from the

uneducated. Imagine a person who doesn't have an implant telling someone

what it does or doesn't do. NO A COCHLEAR IMPLANT WILL NOT CAUSE

MIGRAINES. If, as you pointed out in your message, a person has a

history of migraines, it won't make them any better either. But give me

a break. All the nonsense going on about implants.

Many people with hearing loss have tinnitus. Many people without

hearing loss have it as well. the CI seems to help with it.

Set that man straight.

The Original

Is this a CI misconception or is there some truth to it?

This morning I dropped my kids off at the sitters as usual. My sitter

and I always chat a few minutes in the morning before I kiss the kids

goodbye and go. She was telling me that the mother of one of the kids

there is dating a very nice guy who wears bilateral hearing aids. She

pointed out to him that my daughter wore hearing aids as well and now

has a CI on her left side and HA on her right. Apparently he got up on

the proverbial soap box and started to give reasons why the implant was

not a good idea. The main thing he " preached " about was that the CI

causes the recipient to have terrible migraine headaches. She of course

told him how much it has helped my daughter and how in just a few months

she has changed so much in terms of hearing, listening and language.

That she hasn't experienced any negatives with the CI to this point.

She said that they argued nicely back and forth for quite a while and

she got the last word in just supporting the positives with the CI. So

my question is does the CI cause severe headaches? At first I thought

no, but I also didn't want to say something that wasn't true. I know of

one CI recipient who gets migraines, but had them even before the CI. I

have also heard from many here that they may suffer tinnitus, but that

the CI seems to help with that. Is this person hearing some CI myths or

am I disillusioned? Please enlighten me! (And should I be prepared for

my daughter to start having migraines? I sure hope not!)

Thanks in advance!