Guest guest Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Debra, had one of the AB implants with the moisture problem so perhaps it never actually worked. He has never been able to hear with his implant and he is giving advice based upon his experience. Had he been able to hear and then had the failure, I would think his advice would be different. I don't think I would be too happy or too pro CI either if I was in his shoes. I agree that kids do very well with CIs. However, I do believe that auditory memory is a plus rather than a deterrent. I think that kids do better quicker than adults not because they have no auditory memory but because their parents work with them, practice with them and take them for auditory therapy to help them understand. Adults sometimes become lazy, do not practice and accept less because they are just grateful to hear. Just my take. Happy Hearing! Carol Boca Raton, FL N24C left ear -12/11/01 N Freedom- right ear- implanted 3/01/06 activated 4/6/06 Re: Bi. Lateral approval I have to agree with Sabine and will add that kids usually do GREAT because they have LESS hearing memory than adults do. Her son, being deafened as an infant totally learned to hear with his implants...he has no confusion with prior hearing only purely regained implant hearing. , your difficulties may be with how long you were deafened, your cause of deafness, or more especially the strategies and maps....maybe even your audi, but to make a blanket statement that kids won't do well with CI is wrong and a shame. These little kids deserve every possibility to hear and you should not give up quickly on YOUR quest for CI hearing. Good luck in the future! Debra Beckmann deafened L 1998 deafened R 2002 CI June 2002 CI device failure 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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