and AIED and bilateral CI's

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Re: and AIED and bilateral CI's

Posted by: " Curran " jmc62@... may51980joey

Date: Tue Mar 6, 2007 2:33 pm ((PST))

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So glad my sharing reinforces for you the comfort of knowing you are making

the RIGHT decision! I am going to be anxious to read your experiences as a

simultaneous recipient. For those of us who received ONE implant at first,

I cannot imagine how overwhelming it might be to receive TWO at the same

time!

As for waiting for insurance denials for clinical trials, when I had my

first CI back in 1996, my center also made me get that darned official

denial before we moved ahead. In my case it wasn't so much a denial, as the

cochlear implant was a specific EXCLUSION in my insurance policy. Thank

Goodness I was able to educate the " powers that be " in my state government

and in 2003 this exclusion was lifted! Yes! What a miracle these devices

are for those of us who can benefit from them! We indeed live in an

exciting time for people unfortunate enough to experience severe to profound

hearing loss. There is so much more to offer us than back in the late

1940's and early 1950 when my hearing loss was first identified and treated!

Warmly, Carol in WI

wrote:

Carol, what a nice post that was. Thank you so much for your support and

kind words. I always love hearing other people's experiences with their

CI's. It just reinforces that I'm making the right decision to do this.

I'm just so happy that I have this option.