Guest guest Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Can anyone help me who has had their electrodes migrate? I've started feeling numbness in my cheekbone. I've heard implantees mention electrodes migrating and wonder where it does it migrate and how it feels, and most importantly, what is done when that happens. Thanks for your help. WalkleaderGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 What is your name? That would help. Have you seen your surgeon or talked to him about this? He'd be the first person I would go to with thsi kind of concern. *---* *---* *---* *---* *---* Law of the Bath: When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone rings. & Dreamer Doll (Guide Dawggie) Newport, Oregon N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup rclark0276@... http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 I know someone who is bilateral and had his surgeries in MI. I will forward your message to him to see if he can make a recommendation. I will also ask my CI doc for a recommendation. He pretty much knows most of the CI surgeons across the country. Which CI does your daughter have? Carol From: amy mills Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 2:49 PM Subject: Re: CI Migration Thank you for your comments. If anyone has any recommendations, I would love to hear them. The last surgery was emergency so I didn't have a lot of options, but I have already decided that if we need to do anything further, we will change surgeons. We are at Children's Hospital Of Michigan so my next logical choice is U of M. Thanks again. Amy On Wed Jul 27th, 2011 11:21 AM PDT Carol wrote: >Amy, >If I were you I would get a send opinion from a different CI surgeon..... someone who specializes in difficult cases. >That is what I would do. >Happy Hearing! >Carol >Boca Raton, FL >Cochlear America Nucleus 24C - left ear - Sprint 12/11/01 then 3G then upgraded to Freedom on 2/19/08 >Cochlear America Freedom right ear -implanted 3/01/06 - activated 4/06/06 > >From: amree_mills >Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 9:00 PM >mailto:%40 >Subject: CI Migration > > >Hello, > >I am a new member. My daughter is 3 1/2 and got her CI 09/2009. We have had 2 subsequent surgeries because the CI keeps " migrating " to the surface. No infection, so the surgeon keeps putting it back and attaching it more securly. > >I was wondering if anyone has heard of this or had it happen to them. I am being told it is very unusual. > >I appreciate your help. > >Thank you, > >Amy > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 Thank you so much. She has the Freedom. I really appreciate your assistance. I was hitting brick walls till I found this site. Her surgeon is Dr Haupert. Amy On Wed Jul 27th, 2011 12:47 PM PDT Carol wrote: >I know someone who is bilateral and had his surgeries in MI. I will forward your message to him to see if he can make a recommendation. >I will also ask my CI doc for a recommendation. He pretty much knows most of the CI surgeons across the country. >Which CI does your daughter have? >Carol > >From: amy mills >Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 2:49 PM > >Subject: Re: CI Migration > > >Thank you for your comments. If anyone has any recommendations, I would love to hear them. The last surgery was emergency so I didn't have a lot of options, but I have already decided that if we need to do anything further, we will change surgeons. We are at Children's Hospital Of Michigan so my next logical choice is U of M. > >Thanks again. > >Amy > >On Wed Jul 27th, 2011 11:21 AM PDT Carol wrote: > >>Amy, >>If I were you I would get a send opinion from a different CI surgeon..... someone who specializes in difficult cases. >>That is what I would do. >>Happy Hearing! >>Carol >>Boca Raton, FL >>Cochlear America Nucleus 24C - left ear - Sprint 12/11/01 then 3G then upgraded to Freedom on 2/19/08 >>Cochlear America Freedom right ear -implanted 3/01/06 - activated 4/06/06 >> >>From: amree_mills >>Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 9:00 PM >>mailto:%40 >>Subject: CI Migration >> >> >>Hello, >> >>I am a new member. My daughter is 3 1/2 and got her CI 09/2009. We have had 2 subsequent surgeries because the CI keeps " migrating " to the surface. No infection, so the surgeon keeps putting it back and attaching it more securly. >> >>I was wondering if anyone has heard of this or had it happen to them. I am being told it is very unusual. >> >>I appreciate your help. >> >>Thank you, >> >>Amy >> >> >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 U Mich is a GREAT choice. Dr. Telian is highly recommended. Unless the magnet is too strong on the processor, I can't imagine it moving, much less twice. I know they give it extra " slack " to allow for a child's head to grow. They don't do that with adults, but children's heads will continue to grow, so they leave extra slack so the array won't be pulled out of the ear (or they should - perhaps that is what is happening) Not enough slack, and as she grows, it's getting pulled out. Dr. Weber is the Cochlear Americas chief surgeon. He does the training for other surgeons, etc. He might be a choice, too, for this problem. Only migration problem I've had is steel hair clips migrating toward my magnet. Now that I'm bilateral, they migrate in either direction! Good luck, I am a new member. My daughter is 3 1/2 and got her Freedom CI 09/2009. We have had 2 subsequent surgeries because the CI keeps " migrating " to the surface. No infection, so the surgeon keeps putting it back and attaching it more securly. I was wondering if anyone has heard of this or had it happen to them. I am being told it is very unusual. Thank you for your comments. If anyone has any recommendations, I would love to hear them. The last surgery was emergency so I didn't have a lot of options, but I have already decided that if we need to do anything further, we will change surgeons. We are at Children's Hospital Of Michigan so my next logical choice is U of M. Thanks again. Amy ____________________________________________________________ 57 Year Old Mom Looks 27! Mom Reveals $5 Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e3196b5581fe2831dest04duc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 Thanks for your great comments. Dr Tellian will be my next stop if it moves this time We are trying the less powerful magnet this time too. Strength of. 5. Is that the littlest? I tried to reach out to Dr Weber but they said for legal reasons he couldn't talk to me. Thank you for your help. Amy On Thu Jul 28th, 2011 10:04 AM PDT nucleus24@... wrote: >U Mich is a GREAT choice. Dr. Telian is highly recommended. Unless the >magnet is too strong on the processor, I can't imagine it moving, much >less twice. I know they give it extra " slack " to allow for a child's >head to grow. They don't do that with adults, but children's heads will >continue to grow, so they leave extra slack so the array won't be pulled >out of the ear (or they should - perhaps that is what is happening) Not >enough slack, and as she grows, it's getting pulled out. > >Dr. Weber is the Cochlear Americas chief surgeon. He does the >training for other surgeons, etc. He might be a choice, too, for this >problem. > >Only migration problem I've had is steel hair clips migrating toward my >magnet. Now that I'm bilateral, they migrate in either direction! > >Good luck, > > >I am a new member. My daughter is 3 1/2 and got her Freedom CI 09/2009. >We have had 2 subsequent surgeries because the CI keeps " migrating " to >the surface. No infection, so the surgeon keeps putting it back and >attaching it more securly. > >I was wondering if anyone has heard of this or had it happen to them. I >am being told it is very unusual. > > >Thank you for your comments. If anyone has any recommendations, I would >love to hear them. The last surgery was emergency so I didn't have a lot >of options, but I have already decided that if we need to do anything >further, we will change surgeons. We are at Children's Hospital Of >Michigan so my next logical choice is U of M. > >Thanks again. > >Amy >____________________________________________________________ >57 Year Old Mom Looks 27! >Mom Reveals $5 Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! >http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e3196b5581fe2831dest04duc > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 I am also a patient of Dr. Telian at the University of Michigan, and I recommend him very highly. He is the Medical Director for the Cochlear Implant Program at U of M, and he told me in the 20+ years he's been doing this, he's implanted over 200 people. He's also a very nice man. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 Yes Amy, 0.5 is the weakest strength magnet. The fact that Dr. Weber wouldn’t talk to you about what happened.......that alone would make me very suspicious. If I were you, I would speak with an attorney right away. Happy Hearing! Carol Boca Raton, FL Cochlear America Nucleus 24C - left ear - Sprint 12/11/01 then 3G then upgraded to Freedom on 2/19/08 Cochlear America Freedom right ear -implanted 3/01/06 - activated 4/06/06 From: amy mills Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 1:17 PM Subject: Re: Re: CI Migration Thanks for your great comments. Dr Tellian will be my next stop if it moves this time We are trying the less powerful magnet this time too. Strength of. 5. Is that the littlest? I tried to reach out to Dr Weber but they said for legal reasons he couldn't talk to me. Thank you for your help. Amy On Thu Jul 28th, 2011 10:04 AM PDT mailto:nucleus24%40juno.com wrote: >U Mich is a GREAT choice. Dr. Telian is highly recommended. Unless the >magnet is too strong on the processor, I can't imagine it moving, much >less twice. I know they give it extra " slack " to allow for a child's >head to grow. They don't do that with adults, but children's heads will >continue to grow, so they leave extra slack so the array won't be pulled >out of the ear (or they should - perhaps that is what is happening) Not >enough slack, and as she grows, it's getting pulled out. > >Dr. Weber is the Cochlear Americas chief surgeon. He does the >training for other surgeons, etc. He might be a choice, too, for this >problem. > >Only migration problem I've had is steel hair clips migrating toward my >magnet. Now that I'm bilateral, they migrate in either direction! > >Good luck, > > >I am a new member. My daughter is 3 1/2 and got her Freedom CI 09/2009. >We have had 2 subsequent surgeries because the CI keeps " migrating " to >the surface. No infection, so the surgeon keeps putting it back and >attaching it more securly. > >I was wondering if anyone has heard of this or had it happen to them. I >am being told it is very unusual. > > >Thank you for your comments. If anyone has any recommendations, I would >love to hear them. The last surgery was emergency so I didn't have a lot >of options, but I have already decided that if we need to do anything >further, we will change surgeons. We are at Children's Hospital Of >Michigan so my next logical choice is U of M. > >Thanks again. > >Amy >__________________________________________________________ >57 Year Old Mom Looks 27! >Mom Reveals $5 Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! >http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e3196b5581fe2831dest04duc > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 Dr. Arts @ UM Hospital did my first CI in March and I have scheduled my second CI for September 9. I really like him and my Nucleus 5 CI.  Harold From: amy mills <amree_mills@...> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 4:37 PM Subject: Re: CI Migration  Thank you so much. She has the Freedom. I really appreciate your assistance. I was hitting brick walls till I found this site. Her surgeon is Dr Haupert. Amy On Wed Jul 27th, 2011 12:47 PM PDT Carol wrote: >I know someone who is bilateral and had his surgeries in MI. I will forward your message to him to see if he can make a recommendation. >I will also ask my CI doc for a recommendation. He pretty much knows most of the CI surgeons across the country. >Which CI does your daughter have? >Carol > >From: amy mills >Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 2:49 PM > >Subject: Re: CI Migration > > >Thank you for your comments. If anyone has any recommendations, I would love to hear them. The last surgery was emergency so I didn't have a lot of options, but I have already decided that if we need to do anything further, we will change surgeons. We are at Children's Hospital Of Michigan so my next logical choice is U of M. > >Thanks again. > >Amy > >On Wed Jul 27th, 2011 11:21 AM PDT Carol wrote: > >>Amy, >>If I were you I would get a send opinion from a different CI surgeon..... someone who specializes in difficult cases. >>That is what I would do. >>Happy Hearing! >>Carol >>Boca Raton, FL >>Cochlear America Nucleus 24C - left ear - Sprint 12/11/01 then 3G then upgraded to Freedom on 2/19/08 >>Cochlear America Freedom right ear -implanted 3/01/06 - activated 4/06/06 >> >>From: amree_mills >>Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 9:00 PM >>mailto:%40 >>Subject: CI Migration >> >> >>Hello, >> >>I am a new member. My daughter is 3 1/2 and got her CI 09/2009. We have had 2 subsequent surgeries because the CI keeps " migrating " to the surface. No infection, so the surgeon keeps putting it back and attaching it more securly. >> >>I was wondering if anyone has heard of this or had it happen to them. I am being told it is very unusual. >> >>I appreciate your help. >> >>Thank you, >> >>Amy >> >> >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Dr. Telian is closer, so he'd be the one to seek out first. Half strength .5 is the weakest magnet. And you can unscrew it away from the head, too. Just use a dime to move it back in the holder. Your audi can show you how it's done. But every time your little girl has to be re-implanted, she's losing time from hearing. So if it happens again, see Dr. Telian. Or maybe make an appt and see him ahead of time so if it becomes an emergency situation again, he'll have the tests and x rays and know what's going on. I think Dr. Weber only talks to other Drs. Might be part of his agreement with Cochlear. I know he is very good. He did my Nucleus 5 implant here in Cleveland before going on to Cochlear. But I'm betting Dr. Telian can handle this. Good luck, Thanks for your great comments. Dr Tellian will be my next stop if it moves this time We are trying the less powerful magnet this time too. Strength of. 5. Is that the littlest? I tried to reach out to Dr Weber but they said for legal reasons he couldn't talk to me. Thank you for your help. Amy ____________________________________________________________ 57 Year Old Mom Looks 27! Mom Reveals $5 Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e3366e4851572da346st05duc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I agree with here. I would make the appt with Dr. Telian BEFORE anything else occurs. Perhaps he might be able to suggest something to make sure it doesn’t happen again. That is what I would do. Happy Hearing! Carol Boca Raton, FL Cochlear America Nucleus 24C - left ear - Sprint 12/11/01 then 3G then upgraded to Freedom on 2/19/08 Cochlear America Freedom right ear -implanted 3/01/06 - activated 4/06/06 From: nucleus24@... Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 9:52 PM Subject: Re: CI Migration Dr. Telian is closer, so he'd be the one to seek out first. Half strength .5 is the weakest magnet. And you can unscrew it away from the head, too. Just use a dime to move it back in the holder. Your audi can show you how it's done. But every time your little girl has to be re-implanted, she's losing time from hearing. So if it happens again, see Dr. Telian. Or maybe make an appt and see him ahead of time so if it becomes an emergency situation again, he'll have the tests and x rays and know what's going on. I think Dr. Weber only talks to other Drs. Might be part of his agreement with Cochlear. I know he is very good. He did my Nucleus 5 implant here in Cleveland before going on to Cochlear. But I'm betting Dr. Telian can handle this. Good luck, Thanks for your great comments. Dr Tellian will be my next stop if it moves this time We are trying the less powerful magnet this time too. Strength of. 5. Is that the littlest? I tried to reach out to Dr Weber but they said for legal reasons he couldn't talk to me. Thank you for your help. Amy __________________________________________________________ 57 Year Old Mom Looks 27! Mom Reveals $5 Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e3366e4851572da346st05duc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 Hello guys This post got me interested, I have Nucleus 5 was implanted 27th april 2011 activated 26th may 2011. I don't have a clue what strengh magnet iv got inside my head but the coil I have for the CI ro work states " 1 " if that helps? L☺L I'm quite new! I know that I will require further MRI scans in the future and 1.5 telsa MRI stregh is permitted, anything above that then the magnet will need to be temproary removed surgically. London, UK Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on O2 Re: CI Migration Dr. Telian is closer, so he'd be the one to seek out first. Half strength .5 is the weakest magnet. And you can unscrew it away from the head, too. Just use a dime to move it back in the holder. Your audi can show you how it's done. But every time your little girl has to be re-implanted, she's losing time from hearing. So if it happens again, see Dr. Telian. Or maybe make an appt and see him ahead of time so if it becomes an emergency situation again, he'll have the tests and x rays and know what's going on. I think Dr. Weber only talks to other Drs. Might be part of his agreement with Cochlear. I know he is very good. He did my Nucleus 5 implant here in Cleveland before going on to Cochlear. But I'm betting Dr. Telian can handle this. Good luck, Thanks for your great comments. Dr Tellian will be my next stop if it moves this time We are trying the less powerful magnet this time too. Strength of. 5. Is that the littlest? I tried to reach out to Dr Weber but they said for legal reasons he couldn't talk to me. Thank you for your help. Amy ____________________________________________________________ 57 Year Old Mom Looks 27! Mom Reveals $5 Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e3366e4851572da346st05duc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 The internal magnet is the same, the extrernal magnet comes in several strentghs. If you require MRIs you could opt to remove the internal magnet permanently and use wig tape to hold the coil in place. This is not uncommon for those who require MRIs on a regular basis. Quote of the nanosecond... Fortune Cookie: If everybody is a worm you should be a glow worm. & Dreamer Doll ke7nwn E-mail- Gone.to.Dawgs@... Home Page- http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ Re: CI Migration Dr. Telian is closer, so he'd be the one to seek out first. Half strength .5 is the weakest magnet. And you can unscrew it away from the head, too. Just use a dime to move it back in the holder. Your audi can show you how it's done. But every time your little girl has to be re-implanted, she's losing time from hearing. So if it happens again, see Dr. Telian. Or maybe make an appt and see him ahead of time so if it becomes an emergency situation again, he'll have the tests and x rays and know what's going on. I think Dr. Weber only talks to other Drs. Might be part of his agreement with Cochlear. I know he is very good. He did my Nucleus 5 implant here in Cleveland before going on to Cochlear. But I'm betting Dr. Telian can handle this. Good luck, Thanks for your great comments. Dr Tellian will be my next stop if it moves this time We are trying the less powerful magnet this time too. Strength of. 5. Is that the littlest? I tried to reach out to Dr Weber but they said for legal reasons he couldn't talk to me. Thank you for your help. Amy ____________________________________________________________ 57 Year Old Mom Looks 27! Mom Reveals $5 Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e3366e4851572da346st05duc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 Hi robert I have to be sedated on all MRI scanS because of my involuntary movements due to my disability Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on O2 Re: Re: CI Migration The internal magnet is the same, the extrernal magnet comes in several strentghs. If you require MRIs you could opt to remove the internal magnet permanently and use wig tape to hold the coil in place. This is not uncommon for those who require MRIs on a regular basis. Quote of the nanosecond... Fortune Cookie: If everybody is a worm you should be a glow worm. & Dreamer Doll ke7nwn E-mail- Gone.to.Dawgs@... Home Page- http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ Re: CI Migration Dr. Telian is closer, so he'd be the one to seek out first. Half strength .5 is the weakest magnet. And you can unscrew it away from the head, too. Just use a dime to move it back in the holder. Your audi can show you how it's done. But every time your little girl has to be re-implanted, she's losing time from hearing. So if it happens again, see Dr. Telian. Or maybe make an appt and see him ahead of time so if it becomes an emergency situation again, he'll have the tests and x rays and know what's going on. I think Dr. Weber only talks to other Drs. Might be part of his agreement with Cochlear. I know he is very good. He did my Nucleus 5 implant here in Cleveland before going on to Cochlear. But I'm betting Dr. Telian can handle this. Good luck, Thanks for your great comments. Dr Tellian will be my next stop if it moves this time We are trying the less powerful magnet this time too. Strength of. 5. Is that the littlest? I tried to reach out to Dr Weber but they said for legal reasons he couldn't talk to me. Thank you for your help. Amy ____________________________________________________________ 57 Year Old Mom Looks 27! Mom Reveals $5 Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e3366e4851572da346st05duc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 Do you know what they must to do in order to run an MRI at 1.5? Your head is wrapped as if it was in a vise to keep the internel device from moving. Quote of the nanosecond... Moving on, is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard. & Dreamer Doll ke7nwn E-mail- Gone.to.Dawgs@... Home Page- http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ Re: CI Migration Dr. Telian is closer, so he'd be the one to seek out first. Half strength .5 is the weakest magnet. And you can unscrew it away from the head, too. Just use a dime to move it back in the holder. Your audi can show you how it's done. But every time your little girl has to be re-implanted, she's losing time from hearing. So if it happens again, see Dr. Telian. Or maybe make an appt and see him ahead of time so if it becomes an emergency situation again, he'll have the tests and x rays and know what's going on. I think Dr. Weber only talks to other Drs. Might be part of his agreement with Cochlear. I know he is very good. He did my Nucleus 5 implant here in Cleveland before going on to Cochlear. But I'm betting Dr. Telian can handle this. Good luck, Thanks for your great comments. Dr Tellian will be my next stop if it moves this time We are trying the less powerful magnet this time too. Strength of. 5. Is that the littlest? I tried to reach out to Dr Weber but they said for legal reasons he couldn't talk to me. Thank you for your help. Amy ____________________________________________________________ 57 Year Old Mom Looks 27! Mom Reveals $5 Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e3366e4851572da346st05duc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 Hi rob Yes I am fully aware of that and so is my neurology doctor. Anything above 1.5 telsa then the magnet needs to be removed vice versa anything up to 1,5 telsa then the head just needs too be bandaged. Hopefully I won't need that many MRIs in future but it is likely because od my history of gaving 5 stroes. Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on O2 Re: Re: CI Migration Do you know what they must to do in order to run an MRI at 1.5? Your head is wrapped as if it was in a vise to keep the internel device from moving. Quote of the nanosecond... Moving on, is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard. & Dreamer Doll ke7nwn E-mail- Gone.to.Dawgs@... Home Page- http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ Re: CI Migration Dr. Telian is closer, so he'd be the one to seek out first. Half strength .5 is the weakest magnet. And you can unscrew it away from the head, too. Just use a dime to move it back in the holder. Your audi can show you how it's done. But every time your little girl has to be re-implanted, she's losing time from hearing. So if it happens again, see Dr. Telian. Or maybe make an appt and see him ahead of time so if it becomes an emergency situation again, he'll have the tests and x rays and know what's going on. I think Dr. Weber only talks to other Drs. Might be part of his agreement with Cochlear. I know he is very good. He did my Nucleus 5 implant here in Cleveland before going on to Cochlear. But I'm betting Dr. Telian can handle this. Good luck, Thanks for your great comments. Dr Tellian will be my next stop if it moves this time We are trying the less powerful magnet this time too. Strength of. 5. Is that the littlest? I tried to reach out to Dr Weber but they said for legal reasons he couldn't talk to me. Thank you for your help. Amy ____________________________________________________________ 57 Year Old Mom Looks 27! Mom Reveals $5 Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e3366e4851572da346st05duc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 Thanks all!  I will see if Dr Telian will have a consultation with me in preparation for anything else going wrong - God forbid. We are praying this will be it.  Amy From: C <gone.to.dawgs@...> Subject: Re: Re: CI Migration Date: Saturday, July 30, 2011, 7:21 AM  The internal magnet is the same, the extrernal magnet comes in several strentghs. If you require MRIs you could opt to remove the internal magnet permanently and use wig tape to hold the coil in place. This is not uncommon for those who require MRIs on a regular basis. Quote of the nanosecond... Fortune Cookie: If everybody is a worm you should be a glow worm. & Dreamer Doll ke7nwn E-mail- Gone.to.Dawgs@... Home Page- http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ Re: CI Migration Dr. Telian is closer, so he'd be the one to seek out first. Half strength .5 is the weakest magnet. And you can unscrew it away from the head, too. Just use a dime to move it back in the holder. Your audi can show you how it's done. But every time your little girl has to be re-implanted, she's losing time from hearing. So if it happens again, see Dr. Telian. Or maybe make an appt and see him ahead of time so if it becomes an emergency situation again, he'll have the tests and x rays and know what's going on. I think Dr. Weber only talks to other Drs. Might be part of his agreement with Cochlear. I know he is very good. He did my Nucleus 5 implant here in Cleveland before going on to Cochlear. But I'm betting Dr. Telian can handle this. Good luck, Thanks for your great comments. Dr Tellian will be my next stop if it moves this time We are trying the less powerful magnet this time too. Strength of. 5. Is that the littlest? I tried to reach out to Dr Weber but they said for legal reasons he couldn't talk to me. Thank you for your help. Amy __________________________________________________________ 57 Year Old Mom Looks 27! Mom Reveals $5 Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e3366e4851572da346st05duc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 Good move Amy. Better to try to avert a problem then try to handle it once it comes on. Good luck and keep us apprised of how she is doing. Happy Hearing! Carol Boca Raton, FL Cochlear America Nucleus 24C - left ear - Sprint 12/11/01 then 3G then upgraded to Freedom on 2/19/08 Cochlear America Freedom right ear -implanted 3/01/06 - activated 4/06/06 From: amy mills Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 12:16 PM Subject: Re: Re: CI Migration Thanks all! I will see if Dr Telian will have a consultation with me in preparation for anything else going wrong - God forbid. We are praying this will be it. Amy From: C <mailto:gone.to.dawgs%40gmail.com> Subject: Re: Re: CI Migration mailto:%40 Date: Saturday, July 30, 2011, 7:21 AM The internal magnet is the same, the extrernal magnet comes in several strentghs. If you require MRIs you could opt to remove the internal magnet permanently and use wig tape to hold the coil in place. This is not uncommon for those who require MRIs on a regular basis. Quote of the nanosecond... Fortune Cookie: If everybody is a worm you should be a glow worm. & Dreamer Doll ke7nwn E-mail- mailto:Gone.to.Dawgs%40gmail.com Home Page- http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ Re: CI Migration Dr. Telian is closer, so he'd be the one to seek out first. Half strength .5 is the weakest magnet. And you can unscrew it away from the head, too. Just use a dime to move it back in the holder. Your audi can show you how it's done. But every time your little girl has to be re-implanted, she's losing time from hearing. So if it happens again, see Dr. Telian. Or maybe make an appt and see him ahead of time so if it becomes an emergency situation again, he'll have the tests and x rays and know what's going on. I think Dr. Weber only talks to other Drs. Might be part of his agreement with Cochlear. I know he is very good. He did my Nucleus 5 implant here in Cleveland before going on to Cochlear. But I'm betting Dr. Telian can handle this. Good luck, Thanks for your great comments. Dr Tellian will be my next stop if it moves this time We are trying the less powerful magnet this time too. Strength of. 5. Is that the littlest? I tried to reach out to Dr Weber but they said for legal reasons he couldn't talk to me. Thank you for your help. Amy __________________________________________________________ 57 Year Old Mom Looks 27! Mom Reveals $5 Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e3366e4851572da346st05duc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 I actually prefer to have my head cut open rather than opt for the non magnet version because I can have MRIs but only up to 1.5 telsa Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on O2 Re: Re: CI Migration mailto:%40 Date: Saturday, July 30, 2011, 7:21 AM The internal magnet is the same, the extrernal magnet comes in several strentghs. If you require MRIs you could opt to remove the internal magnet permanently and use wig tape to hold the coil in place. This is not uncommon for those who require MRIs on a regular basis. Quote of the nanosecond... Fortune Cookie: If everybody is a worm you should be a glow worm. & Dreamer Doll ke7nwn E-mail- mailto:Gone.to.Dawgs%40gmail.com Home Page- http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ Re: CI Migration Dr. Telian is closer, so he'd be the one to seek out first. Half strength .5 is the weakest magnet. And you can unscrew it away from the head, too. Just use a dime to move it back in the holder. Your audi can show you how it's done. But every time your little girl has to be re-implanted, she's losing time from hearing. So if it happens again, see Dr. Telian. Or maybe make an appt and see him ahead of time so if it becomes an emergency situation again, he'll have the tests and x rays and know what's going on. I think Dr. Weber only talks to other Drs. Might be part of his agreement with Cochlear. I know he is very good. He did my Nucleus 5 implant here in Cleveland before going on to Cochlear. But I'm betting Dr. Telian can handle this. Good luck, Thanks for your great comments. Dr Tellian will be my next stop if it moves this time We are trying the less powerful magnet this time too. Strength of. 5. Is that the littlest? I tried to reach out to Dr Weber but they said for legal reasons he couldn't talk to me. Thank you for your help. Amy __________________________________________________________ 57 Year Old Mom Looks 27! Mom Reveals $5 Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e3366e4851572da346st05duc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 RD is Renewable and thanks Sent from my iPhone On Jul 28, 2011, at 1:04 PM, nucleus24@... wrote: > U Mich is a GREAT choice. Dr. Telian is highly recommended. Unless the > magnet is too strong on the processor, I can't imagine it moving, much > less twice. I know they give it extra " slack " to allow for a child's > head to grow. They don't do that with adults, but children's heads will > continue to grow, so they leave extra slack so the array won't be pulled > out of the ear (or they should - perhaps that is what is happening) Not > enough slack, and as she grows, it's getting pulled out. > > Dr. Weber is the Cochlear Americas chief surgeon. He does the > training for other surgeons, etc. He might be a choice, too, for this > problem. > > Only migration problem I've had is steel hair clips migrating toward my > magnet. Now that I'm bilateral, they migrate in either direction! > > Good luck, > > > I am a new member. My daughter is 3 1/2 and got her Freedom CI 09/2009. > We have had 2 subsequent surgeries because the CI keeps " migrating " to > the surface. No infection, so the surgeon keeps putting it back and > attaching it more securly. > > I was wondering if anyone has heard of this or had it happen to them. I > am being told it is very unusual. > > Thank you for your comments. If anyone has any recommendations, I would > love to hear them. The last surgery was emergency so I didn't have a lot > of options, but I have already decided that if we need to do anything > further, we will change surgeons. We are at Children's Hospital Of > Michigan so my next logical choice is U of M. > > Thanks again. > > Amy > __________________________________________________________ > 57 Year Old Mom Looks 27! > Mom Reveals $5 Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e3196b5581fe2831dest04duc > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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