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Guest guest Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 You are welcome and thank you too. I will be waiting for your reply. Alice www..net > > > Alice A, Thanks for your reply. > > And the best of health and hearing to you. I have a hearing story i will tell later > Wayne, > > Me,Tippy,Penny and We N.F.-Dukee > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Thanks much, for your support May happness and good health be with you always, Wayne, Me,Tippy,Penny and We N.F.-Dukee From: alice@... Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2010 15:46:06 +0000 Subject: Wayne I read your message a couple of times before I answered. You seem to feel some guilt about getting a ci for yourself. I feel that it's important to share some things with you. First of all, let me welcome you to CI Hear. You say you are " almost 70 yrs. old " . You know, the older I get and the closer I get to 70, I look at it as 70 years young. Your quality of life has been lessened by the loss of hearing - something that happens to many senior citizens. Additionally, the lack of hearing creates a danger level for you. Many people don't look at hearing loss as a danger but think about it. I won't go into all the areas where this can be dangerous but think about yourself in a parking lot with a car coming up behind you. There are other instances and many of them in the home. Young people are not normally deprived of the CI technology today. In most cases, they do come before older citizens. Twenty years ago, there were pioneers out there who were brave and accepted this technology for themselves as it was not a common thing to have. The CI was being tested. Many of those " pioneers " are here on this list. These pioneers were not young but they paved the way for the youth. Because of their success with the CI, the age was lowered and more and more young people were implanted. Wayne - you are deserving of a cochlear implant just as younger people are. Your life will be improved no matter how many years are left. Each individual is worth the opportunity this technology offers. Not everyone deserves it for the same reason. For you (and me) there is no reason to sit back in that rocking chair and melt away. Retirement is meant to enjoy your life for as long as you can. That means you can hear your family members, television, the phone, your oven timer, the microwave, someone at the door and don't forget those dangers that are in your life. Congratulations! You are about to give yourself a wonderful gift. I look forward to reading about your journey as you experience the joys of life thru hearing. Alice http://www..net > > > I'm new to this forum. I have being testing for 2 months and almost 70 yrs old. Oct 13 is last test with Clev Clinc then > surgery.{ I really wish I could give candidate for implants to someone much younger.}. I really do miss what what people are saying, I miss music and so feel so isolated. But Medicare will pay for me and much younger,who will benefit, will not get payed for.'m not conservative or Rup. But those who have more time to live should be first. > > Bless and thanks, love always Wayne > > > Me,Tippy,Penny and We N.F.-Dukee > > > > > > From: mjkapples@... > Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:41:05 -0700 > Subject: ci old timer-thankful for 22 years of ci hearing-I " m glad I didn't wait > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am a ci old timer of 22 years. I received my first ci in 1989 after 11 years > > of silence at the age of 37. I was re-implanted in 1998 due to failing > > electrodes, which is quite rare as the failure rate is less than 1%. I just > > considered it my " re-tooling " . In 2008 I was blessed to receive a ci in the > > opposite ear, which had been deaf for 54 years. I love my 2 ci ears and my > > bilateral ci hearing. I've upgraded the first ci ear 3 times since my re-implant > > taking advantage of improved ci technology. My second ci ear upgraded from the > > Freedom processor to the Nucleus 5 earlier this year. Each time I've upgraded, > > my ci hearing skills have improved. > > > > My world of sound has blossomed in the 22 years I've had cochlear implants. > > Granted the technology has improved incredibly over the years. Never do I regret > > that my first ci ear has older ci technology compared to my second ci ear. I > > would have missed precious communication/conversations with my husband, > > children, friends, and even strangers over the years. I still remember my then > > 12 year old son telling me several months after my first ci- " Mom, now I can > > talk to you easily! " I would have missed listening to my 5 year old daughter > > reading to me in 1989. Priceless!! I would have missed the incredible > > environmental sounds in my world if I'd waited for ci technology to get as > > sophisticated as it is today. Just think I would have missed the birds singing, > > leaves rustling,my dog panting, the crunch an apple makes when I bite into it as > > well as the little, daily sounds in my world. I would have missed so much > > without my cochlear implants if I'd waited. Each day I rejoice over the sound > > blessings my cochlear implants give me. I cannot even imagine what my life would > > have been like if I'd decided to wait for ci technology to get more > > sophisticated. My world would have been filled with silence while waiting-how > > difficult and frustrating it would have been. Instead, I took advantage of the > > current ci technology in 1989 and felt blessed that Cochlear has a policy in > > making new ci technology backwardly compatible for us ci old timers. Oh, how my > > ci skills have improved over the past 22 years! > > > > Today, I look forward to when the Nucleus 5 processor becomes backwardly > > compatible to my first ci ear's N24 ci implant-hopefully sometime next year. > > Then both of my ci ears will be on the same page with ci technology. > > > > I'm aware that there are people who want to wait for ci technology to become > > even more sophisticated than it is today before they get a ci. I'm so glad that > > I didn't wait for my cochlear implants as my life has been so enriched with > > them. > > > > I also look forward to what the future holds for 2 ci ears. > > > > with double ci joy over 22 years of ci hearing, > > Margo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Thanks Alice And many others for your encouraging replays. I have been eavesdropping and searching this fourm to learn what i might go through br for implant surgery. I learned a lot but i learned so much more from the replies when i went public. Thanks so much. I also intend to post my experience with hearing implantes with the hope that it can help others like this forum has helped me. May we all dance in the light of the SUN the provider of life as we know. Wayne, Me,Tippy,Penny and We N.F.-Dukee From: alice@... Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2010 15:46:06 +0000 Subject: Wayne I read your message a couple of times before I answered. You seem to feel some guilt about getting a ci for yourself. I feel that it's important to share some things with you. First of all, let me welcome you to CI Hear. You say you are " almost 70 yrs. old " . You know, the older I get and the closer I get to 70, I look at it as 70 years young. Your quality of life has been lessened by the loss of hearing - something that happens to many senior citizens. Additionally, the lack of hearing creates a danger level for you. Many people don't look at hearing loss as a danger but think about it. I won't go into all the areas where this can be dangerous but think about yourself in a parking lot with a car coming up behind you. There are other instances and many of them in the home. Young people are not normally deprived of the CI technology today. In most cases, they do come before older citizens. Twenty years ago, there were pioneers out there who were brave and accepted this technology for themselves as it was not a common thing to have. The CI was being tested. Many of those " pioneers " are here on this list. These pioneers were not young but they paved the way for the youth. Because of their success with the CI, the age was lowered and more and more young people were implanted. Wayne - you are deserving of a cochlear implant just as younger people are. Your life will be improved no matter how many years are left. Each individual is worth the opportunity this technology offers. Not everyone deserves it for the same reason. For you (and me) there is no reason to sit back in that rocking chair and melt away. Retirement is meant to enjoy your life for as long as you can. That means you can hear your family members, television, the phone, your oven timer, the microwave, someone at the door and don't forget those dangers that are in your life. Congratulations! You are about to give yourself a wonderful gift. I look forward to reading about your journey as you experience the joys of life thru hearing. Alice http://www..net > > > I'm new to this forum. I have being testing for 2 months and almost 70 yrs old. Oct 13 is last test with Clev Clinc then > surgery.{ I really wish I could give candidate for implants to someone much younger.}. I really do miss what what people are saying, I miss music and so feel so isolated. But Medicare will pay for me and much younger,who will benefit, will not get payed for.'m not conservative or Rup. But those who have more time to live should be first. > > Bless and thanks, love always Wayne > > > Me,Tippy,Penny and We N.F.-Dukee > > > > > > From: mjkapples@... > Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:41:05 -0700 > Subject: ci old timer-thankful for 22 years of ci hearing-I " m glad I didn't wait > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am a ci old timer of 22 years. I received my first ci in 1989 after 11 years > > of silence at the age of 37. I was re-implanted in 1998 due to failing > > electrodes, which is quite rare as the failure rate is less than 1%. I just > > considered it my " re-tooling " . In 2008 I was blessed to receive a ci in the > > opposite ear, which had been deaf for 54 years. I love my 2 ci ears and my > > bilateral ci hearing. I've upgraded the first ci ear 3 times since my re-implant > > taking advantage of improved ci technology. My second ci ear upgraded from the > > Freedom processor to the Nucleus 5 earlier this year. Each time I've upgraded, > > my ci hearing skills have improved. > > > > My world of sound has blossomed in the 22 years I've had cochlear implants. > > Granted the technology has improved incredibly over the years. Never do I regret > > that my first ci ear has older ci technology compared to my second ci ear. I > > would have missed precious communication/conversations with my husband, > > children, friends, and even strangers over the years. I still remember my then > > 12 year old son telling me several months after my first ci- " Mom, now I can > > talk to you easily! " I would have missed listening to my 5 year old daughter > > reading to me in 1989. Priceless!! I would have missed the incredible > > environmental sounds in my world if I'd waited for ci technology to get as > > sophisticated as it is today. Just think I would have missed the birds singing, > > leaves rustling,my dog panting, the crunch an apple makes when I bite into it as > > well as the little, daily sounds in my world. I would have missed so much > > without my cochlear implants if I'd waited. Each day I rejoice over the sound > > blessings my cochlear implants give me. I cannot even imagine what my life would > > have been like if I'd decided to wait for ci technology to get more > > sophisticated. My world would have been filled with silence while waiting-how > > difficult and frustrating it would have been. Instead, I took advantage of the > > current ci technology in 1989 and felt blessed that Cochlear has a policy in > > making new ci technology backwardly compatible for us ci old timers. Oh, how my > > ci skills have improved over the past 22 years! > > > > Today, I look forward to when the Nucleus 5 processor becomes backwardly > > compatible to my first ci ear's N24 ci implant-hopefully sometime next year. > > Then both of my ci ears will be on the same page with ci technology. > > > > I'm aware that there are people who want to wait for ci technology to become > > even more sophisticated than it is today before they get a ci. I'm so glad that > > I didn't wait for my cochlear implants as my life has been so enriched with > > them. > > > > I also look forward to what the future holds for 2 ci ears. > > > > with double ci joy over 22 years of ci hearing, > > Margo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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