Welcome

[Guest guest]

, Welcome to the group we are always happy to welcome new

members, and I for one want to thank you for joining (and I know I am

not alone in that thought!!!)! I sincerely hope you find the help and

support you and your son need right now. While I can't relate as well

as some other members might - I am a late deafened adult, I do

understand the depression and total shock of a sudden hearing loss. I

also understand and truly rejoice at what my CI has done for me, so I

agree with the others and encourage you to follow up with the

evaluation process and if the CI team tells you your son is a good

candidate and your son wants it well all I can say is GO FOR IT! There

are no guarantees but Implant technology is well established, and the

surgery has a great record of success. Please post any and all

questions, concerns, worries, and even random thoughts you or you son

have, someone will always answer. And you might even encourage your

son to post here too, we don't seem to have many young folks posting

that I know of and I for one would love to see them on here and get

their opinions.

Best of luck to you and your entire family, keep the faith, there is

hope, I know it may not seem like it right now, but things can get

better and with the right help they will.

Regards

Mike " Ears Hopin " P

Implanted June 3rd, 2005

Activated July 6th, 2005

Nucleus Freedom

Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:42:28 -0000

From: " robertbudder " <robertnj63@...>

Subject: new to group

Hello group,

i am robert and i live in new jersey. My son is 11 ans was born with

a severe to profound hearing loss. We got him hearing aids as a baby

and he was put in to total communication programs. He has learned

speech and has done ok in a deaf program that is contained in a

mainstreem school system. About 2 years ago he lost whatever hearing

he had in his left ear. He got by wearing his one hearing aid and was

doing ok. Just last week he suddenly lost all the hearing in his right

ear and we are devastated. He just started to cry...and he suddenly

was immersed in total silence. I have been so depressed and find

myself crying in my car every day as i drive to and from work.

Last week, i met with a cochlear surgeon at the University Hospital in

Newark. I met the audiologist there as well..we did testing and they

said they would love to implant him. I went home and have been reading

non-stop about everything i can lay my eyes on. I now have an

appointment with childrens hospital in philadelphia to see what they

have to offer. This appt is on Dec.30. Im trying to do all this and

battle this feeling of depression i feel building inside me. He keeps

telling me he hates his life now. He tells me he cant even hear his

voice anymore. He used to have such a lovely voice...but his words are

becoming less and less clear..its almost like he is slipping away

through my fingers. I explained the cochlear to him and he wants it.

So this is my story, i found this group just a few minutes ago, i turn

to all the members for support, hope, comfort. Every time i see my son

i feel his pain, i pain every second of every day, maybe i am weak..i

dont know...but i want to do everything possible to help

him.......anyway..thanks for letting me join.

robert

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