Re: Cochlear Hearing Hero

[Guest guest]

Done!  And good luck !

Have a great day!

Debbie Cole

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[Guest guest]

Voted and good luck .

Betty Lynch

[Guest guest]

Hey, Pal, I voted for ya! Hope you win. If you do, bring me along in your

suitcase to Denver. :}

From: nucleus24@...

Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:08:39 -0500

Subject: Cochlear Hearing Hero

Hi All,

I've been nominated as a Hearing Hero in a contest with Cochlear. Below

is my nomination. Need votes so I can win a trip to Denver. Log on to

http://www.cochlearcommunity.com/services/heroes_vote.php

and help me win. Thanks to all who nominated me!! You can only vote

once. Dang. So much for stuffing the ballot box. But you can forward

it on to your friend! Thanks,

DENISE JANSEN

has made me aware of the most significant factor in dealing with a

hearing loss - the invaluable one-on-one sharing with someone who devotes

real and dedicated attention to any individual with questions, fears, and

hopes. That's .

She is very encouraging, positive, and realistic with candidates who are

considering a cochlear implant. She is also always present at local

meetings and support groups for individuals who have hearing loss and

willing to go the extra mile to help others out. She is a wonderful and

irreplaceable asset to the Northeast Ohio community of cochlear implant

recipients.

She has always given me direct answers or if she does not know, takes her

time to find out. She recently spoke at our monthly HLAA meeting. We had

a great turnout and great reviews about her presentation! I can honestly

say that after I had been deaf for 7 years, it was because of her

influence that I could regain MY life back with a cochlear implant!!

has spent her last 20 years or more giving her time to anyone who

is considering a cochlear implant. She recently went bi-lateral and can

now share her experience to others once again !

leads and helps with numerous organizational tasks, but I know her

real love is meeting and encouraging others with hearing loss.

cares. No question seems too trivial or small.

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You've got my vote .

Peggy

[Guest guest]

Voted...now crossing my fins and tail as your good luck charm. I hope you win.

Dolly Dolphin

Cochlear Hearing Hero

Hi All,

I've been nominated as a Hearing Hero in a contest with Cochlear. Below

is my nomination. Need votes so I can win a trip to Denver. Log on to

http://www.cochlearcommunity.com/services/heroes_vote.php

and help me win. Thanks to all who nominated me!! You can only vote

once. Dang. So much for stuffing the ballot box. But you can forward

it on to your friend! Thanks,

DENISE JANSEN

has made me aware of the most significant factor in dealing with a

hearing loss - the invaluable one-on-one sharing with someone who devotes

real and dedicated attention to any individual with questions, fears, and

hopes. That's .

She is very encouraging, positive, and realistic with candidates who are

considering a cochlear implant. She is also always present at local

meetings and support groups for individuals who have hearing loss and

willing to go the extra mile to help others out. She is a wonderful and

irreplaceable asset to the Northeast Ohio community of cochlear implant

recipients.

She has always given me direct answers or if she does not know, takes her

time to find out. She recently spoke at our monthly HLAA meeting. We had

a great turnout and great reviews about her presentation! I can honestly

say that after I had been deaf for 7 years, it was because of her

influence that I could regain MY life back with a cochlear implant!!

has spent her last 20 years or more giving her time to anyone who

is considering a cochlear implant. She recently went bi-lateral and can

now share her experience to others once again !

leads and helps with numerous organizational tasks, but I know her

real love is meeting and encouraging others with hearing loss.

cares. No question seems too trivial or small.

__________________________________________________________

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[Guest guest]

Lynn, the jury is still out. Right now, I can't tell much of a

difference, although its more comfortable than the Freedom. I am going to meet

with

the auidie Monday week and discuss it more in detail and remap. The lack

of a rechargeable battery does concern me because the rechargeable handle

sweat better. The remote assistant is nice but bulky and hard to keep up

with. I may end up sending it back, or keeping one and one Freedom. I am not

sure yet, but still thinking about it. The Nuke 5 gets about half the

battery life of the Freedom, too. Let me know what you end up doing and good

luck.

Ben

In a message dated 2/10/2010 3:08:58 PM Central Standard Time,

HibiscusBelle@... writes:

Hi Ben,

Can you report on how the Nuke 5 upgrade is working for you? I asked my

audie, and she had programmed the N5 for new patients, but had not had any

upgrades from the Freedom yet. Is it worth the money? I am primarily

interested in whether it has given you improved speech clarity. I saw the N5

and it

looked pretty good, but I wasn't sure it was worth the amount they charge

to upgrade. I do very well with my Freedom. I'm also holding back because I

really like the rechargeable batteries and would prefer to wait until they

are available.

Lynn

Fairhope, AL

Nucleus Freedom

Surgery date 9/6/06

Activation date 9/27/06

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Subject: Re: Re: Cochlear Hearing Hero

I just got my Nuke 5 and posed that very question ro my audie. He said the

rechargable batteries are not available at this time but are under FDA

review. I was surprised at how quickly they expire, too.

Ben Pugh

Birmingham AL

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Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 11:59 AM

I don't think I was nominated.

Alice

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>

> Thanks to all who are voting for me. Another candidate said she didn't

> think it was right to solicit votes. Hey, why not? Gets people on the

> Cochlear site, and they can join up if they want.

>

> BTW, if you DO join, by all means join the 2 groups that I host.

> Information for users and candidates and Nucleus 5 group. The more the

> merrier.

>

> Thanks,

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[Guest guest]

Hello,

I'm brand new to this list. I am about to get a Nucleus 5 in a couple weeks - my

1st implant. I've recently heard some mixed reviews about the N5, so am curious

to find more people's personal experiences with it. How do I join your groups?

And what would I be voting for? :-)

Thanks for any feedback!

-

________________________________

From: Nucleus24 <nucleus24@...>

Sent: Wed, February 10, 2010 9:09:44 AM

Subject: Cochlear Hearing Hero

Thanks to all who are voting for me. Another candidate said she didn't

think it was right to solicit votes. Hey, why not? Gets people on the

Cochlear site, and they can join up if they want.

BTW, if you DO join, by all means join the 2 groups that I host.

Information for users and candidates and Nucleus 5 group. The more the

merrier.

Thanks,

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[Guest guest]

I don't think I was nominated.

Alice

http://www..net

>

> Thanks to all who are voting for me. Another candidate said she didn't

> think it was right to solicit votes. Hey, why not? Gets people on the

> Cochlear site, and they can join up if they want.

>

> BTW, if you DO join, by all means join the 2 groups that I host.

> Information for users and candidates and Nucleus 5 group. The more the

> merrier.

>

> Thanks,

>

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[Guest guest]

Does anyone have any idea when they are going to have rechargable batteries for

the new implants approved by the FDA?  We are going through a set a day, one

day one ear, the next day the other ear.  It is going to get pretty expensive

when we run out of the ones that Cochlear sent in their stuff.

 

Just checking.

 

If anyone knows anything, please let me know.

 

 

Thanks,

 

 

From: ALICE A <alice@...>

Subject: Re: Cochlear Hearing Hero

Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 11:59 AM

 

I don't think I was nominated.

Alice

http://www.. net

>

> Thanks to all who are voting for me. Another candidate said she didn't

> think it was right to solicit votes. Hey, why not? Gets people on the

> Cochlear site, and they can join up if they want.

>

> BTW, if you DO join, by all means join the 2 groups that I host.

> Information for users and candidates and Nucleus 5 group. The more the

> merrier.

>

> Thanks,

>

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[Guest guest]

I just got my Nuke 5 and posed that very question ro my audie. He said the

rechargable batteries are not available at this time but are under FDA review. I

was surprised at how quickly they expire, too.

Ben Pugh

Birmingham AL

Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

Re: Cochlear Hearing Hero

Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 11:59 AM

 

I don't think I was nominated.

Alice

http://www.. net

>

> Thanks to all who are voting for me. Another candidate said she didn't

> think it was right to solicit votes. Hey, why not? Gets people on the

> Cochlear site, and they can join up if they want.

>

> BTW, if you DO join, by all means join the 2 groups that I host.

> Information for users and candidates and Nucleus 5 group. The more the

> merrier.

>

> Thanks,

>

>__________________________________________________________

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[Guest guest]

Hi Ben,

Can you report on how the Nuke 5 upgrade is working for you? I asked my audie,

and she had programmed the N5 for new patients, but had not had any upgrades

from the Freedom yet. Is it worth the money? I am primarily interested in

whether it has given you improved speech clarity. I saw the N5 and it looked

pretty good, but I wasn't sure it was worth the amount they charge to upgrade. I

do very well with my Freedom. I'm also holding back because I really like the

rechargeable batteries and would prefer to wait until they are available.

Lynn

Fairhope, AL

Nucleus Freedom

Surgery date 9/6/06

Activation date 9/27/06

Re: Cochlear Hearing Hero

Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 11:59 AM

I don't think I was nominated.

Alice

http://www.. net

>

> Thanks to all who are voting for me. Another candidate said she didn't

> think it was right to solicit votes. Hey, why not? Gets people on the

> Cochlear site, and they can join up if they want.

>

> BTW, if you DO join, by all means join the 2 groups that I host.

> Information for users and candidates and Nucleus 5 group. The more the

> merrier.

>

> Thanks,

>

>__________________________________________________________

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

The address you log onto to vote, is also part of the Cochlear

community website. You can join the community from there. Then they

have different groups, and you can join those. I'm the hostess of the

Nucleus 5 group. I was implanted with it in mid September.

What kind of negative things are you hearing about it? And from whom?

It's smaller than the previous external device, can hold 4 programs, uses

2 batteries, and once the FDA approves the rechargeables, will run on

that as well. It is a LOT stronger than the old processors were. I had

been without hearing in the right ear for 14 years, and go speech

comprehension without lipreading with the first mapping. Granted, the

sound was high pitched and cartoonish sounding, but that is very common

with early mappings.

Let us know what you want to know. I'm very impressed with the

Nucleus 5, and I think the other implant companies will be trying to

follow Cochlear's lead on this one.

Internal array is much thinner and surgery is done on an out patient

basis, with less swelling. My surgeon does it in 45 minutes. You can

wash your hair the next day, and no cutting of hair. With my first

implant 14 years ago, I had half my head shaved.

The contest is to elect a " Hearing Hero " . There are 6 of us who

have been nominated, and now they are holding the election. Not sure

when the voting ends, so log on soon and cast a vote.

http://www.cochlearcommunity.com/services/heroes_vote.php

Jansen

Hello,

I'm brand new to this list. I am about to get a Nucleus 5 in a couple

weeks - my 1st implant. I've recently heard some mixed reviews about the

N5, so am curious to find more people's personal experiences with it. How

do I join your groups? And what would I be voting for? :-)

Thanks for any feedback!

-

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[Guest guest]

Hi Alice,

You have to be part of the cochlear community to be nominated. I don't

think you are (yet). It's a pretty neat site, and I've been on it since

it started. First doing information for candidates and users, and just

passing on what I learned. Then was asked to hostess a Nucleus 5 users

group, since I have that as my bilateral implant.

But you need to be a member of the Community, and you needed to be

nominated by someone or several someones. Not sure how that worked.

Join up, and you can be part of the group next year! To join the

Cochlear community, go to: http://www.cochlearcommunity.com There is

a way to sign up, and then you just have to log in after that.

I don't think I was nominated.

Alice

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

The FDA keeps things pretty close to their chest. The Nucleus 5 was

approved quite suddenly, so nobody had much warning on that. Anyone's

guess on when the rechargeables will be approved.

Meanwhile, next time you go for a mapping, ask the Audi to check how

high a power draw you have, and maybe you can get a lower power draw

without losing comprehension. You never want to sacrifice hearing for

battery life.

Are you keeping the batteries in until it goes completely DEAD on you?

Because mine once gave the low battery signal, and I got out a couple of

batteries to air them out, and the power didn't go off until like 8 hours

later.

So, maybe your processor is giving a lower power signal when it's not

really that close to dying off on you. Keep it on until you are without

sound. See how that goes.

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[Guest guest]

I have had the same experience with Med-el. Opus 2 which I was implanted with

this past November..I was at the minimum of hearing goal for an implant within

the first 2 weeks. after surgery.The Opus 2 has 4 programs, remote device, very

light on the ear, rechargable batteries FDA approved and used in the OPUS 2.

now, 1 rechargable battery with the option to use disposable batteries.and a

sensitivity setting that I control. I was provided with a back up processor as

part of my package My surgery was outpatient, 45 minutes approx, no

complications, no swelling,  No head shaving, washed hair the next day..what

exactly would I have gained with the Nucleus 5 that I presently don't have with

the Opus 2? What should I anticipate from Med-el since you stated that most

implant companies will be following Cochlears lead on this...I am curious what I

am missing.? I chose Med-el because I felt more comfortable technically with the

internal electrode array which

extends the entire length have the cochlea rather than part way. Granted it

isn't as pretty but I sure can hear now!

________________________________

From: Nucleus24 <nucleus24@...>

Sent: Thu, February 11, 2010 7:51:59 PM

Subject: Re: Cochlear Hearing Hero

 

Hi ,

The address you log onto to vote, is also part of the Cochlear

community website. You can join the community from there. Then they

have different groups, and you can join those. I'm the hostess of the

Nucleus 5 group. I was implanted with it in mid September.

What kind of negative things are you hearing about it? And from whom?

It's smaller than the previous external device, can hold 4 programs, uses

2 batteries, and once the FDA approves the rechargeables, will run on

that as well. It is a LOT stronger than the old processors were. I had

been without hearing in the right ear for 14 years, and go speech

comprehension without lipreading with the first mapping. Granted, the

sound was high pitched and cartoonish sounding, but that is very common

with early mappings.

Let us know what you want to know. I'm very impressed with the

Nucleus 5, and I think the other implant companies will be trying to

follow Cochlear's lead on this one.

Internal array is much thinner and surgery is done on an out patient

basis, with less swelling. My surgeon does it in 45 minutes. You can

wash your hair the next day, and no cutting of hair. With my first

implant 14 years ago, I had half my head shaved.

The contest is to elect a " Hearing Hero " . There are 6 of us who

have been nominated, and now they are holding the election. Not sure

when the voting ends, so log on soon and cast a vote.

http://www.cochlear community. com/services/ heroes_vote. php

Jansen

Hello,

I'm brand new to this list. I am about to get a Nucleus 5 in a couple

weeks - my 1st implant. I've recently heard some mixed reviews about the

N5, so am curious to find more people's personal experiences with it. How

do I join your groups? And what would I be voting for? :-)

Thanks for any feedback!

-

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[Guest guest]

I'm a part of the Cochlear Community, but thank you for sending me the

link.

Alice

http://www..net

>

> Hi Alice,

> You have to be part of the cochlear community to be nominated. I don't

> think you are (yet). It's a pretty neat site, and I've been on it since

> it started. First doing information for candidates and users, and just

> passing on what I learned. Then was asked to hostess a Nucleus 5 users

> group, since I have that as my bilateral implant.

> But you need to be a member of the Community, and you needed to be

> nominated by someone or several someones. Not sure how that worked.

> Join up, and you can be part of the group next year! To join the

> Cochlear community, go to: http://www.cochlearcommunity.com There is

> a way to sign up, and then you just have to log in after that.

>

>

>

> I don't think I was nominated.

>

> Alice

> ____________________________________________________________

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>

[Guest guest]

I find the same thing the Nucleus low battery warning goes off much sooner than

the Freedom which only was giving me 5 or less minutes before shutdown.

>

> Hi ,

> The FDA keeps things pretty close to their chest. The Nucleus 5 was

> approved quite suddenly, so nobody had much warning on that. Anyone's

> guess on when the rechargeables will be approved.

> Meanwhile, next time you go for a mapping, ask the Audi to check how

> high a power draw you have, and maybe you can get a lower power draw

> without losing comprehension. You never want to sacrifice hearing for

> battery life.

> Are you keeping the batteries in until it goes completely DEAD on you?

> Because mine once gave the low battery signal, and I got out a couple of

> batteries to air them out, and the power didn't go off until like 8 hours

> later.

> So, maybe your processor is giving a lower power signal when it's not

> really that close to dying off on you. Keep it on until you are without

> sound. See how that goes.

>

> ____________________________________________________________

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[Guest guest]

Congratulations for being nominated, .

It accepted my vote for you, from the land down under.

When I tried to vote a 2nd time, it said we have already counted your vote :-)

Ted F.

>

> Hi All,

>

> I've been nominated as a Hearing Hero in a contest with Cochlear. Below

> is my nomination. Need votes so I can win a trip to Denver. Log on to

> http://www.cochlearcommunity.com/services/heroes_vote.php

> and help me win. Thanks to all who nominated me!! You can only vote

> once. Dang. So much for stuffing the ballot box. But you can forward

> it on to your friend! Thanks,

>

> DENISE JANSEN

> has made me aware of the most significant factor in dealing with a

> hearing loss - the invaluable one-on-one sharing with someone who devotes

> real and dedicated attention to any individual with questions, fears, and

> hopes. That's .

> She is very encouraging, positive, and realistic with candidates who are

> considering a cochlear implant. She is also always present at local

> meetings and support groups for individuals who have hearing loss and

> willing to go the extra mile to help others out. She is a wonderful and

> irreplaceable asset to the Northeast Ohio community of cochlear implant

> recipients.

> She has always given me direct answers or if she does not know, takes her

> time to find out. She recently spoke at our monthly HLAA meeting. We had

> a great turnout and great reviews about her presentation! I can honestly

> say that after I had been deaf for 7 years, it was because of her

> influence that I could regain MY life back with a cochlear implant!!

> has spent her last 20 years or more giving her time to anyone who

> is considering a cochlear implant. She recently went bi-lateral and can

> now share her experience to others once again !

> leads and helps with numerous organizational tasks, but I know her

> real love is meeting and encouraging others with hearing loss.

> cares. No question seems too trivial or small.

> ____________________________________________________________

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>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Nice to meet you! I just voted for you and will definitely joing the Nucleus 5

group. The negatives that I've heard are from a couple members in my HLA

chapter, but they aren't actual N5 users. It's just stuff they've heard through

the grapevine - mostly with the external hardware. Specifically, someone

mentioned problems with the toggle switch and the telephone loop. I did some

research online and found a couple blogs in which people complained about the

battery door, as well as needing a screwdriver to unlock the door for the audio

cable. Having never had a CI before, I'm not too sure that any of this stuff

will even bother me. The main concern I had was that it doesn't have a

rechargeable battery yet, but my audiologist at House Ear Clinic has assured me

it will be available soon. The positives about the N5 - mainly it being smaller

and lighter - really appeal to me, so I'm pretty confident about it at this

point. My surgery is 2 weeks from today!

One question, in order to use the phone with the N5, do you actually need a neck

loop?

Anyway, thanks for your email. I will check out the Cochlear site to look for

more info.

Regards,

> From: Nucleus24 <nucleus24@...>

> Subject: Re: Cochlear Hearing Hero

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> Date: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 4:51 PM

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> The address you log onto to vote, is also part of the

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> Then they

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> have different groups, and you can join those. I'm the

> hostess of the

>

> Nucleus 5 group. I was implanted with it in mid September.

>

>

> What kind of negative things are you hearing about it?

> And from whom?

>

> It's smaller than the previous external device, can

> hold 4 programs, uses

>

> 2 batteries, and once the FDA approves the rechargeables,

> will run on

>

> that as well. It is a LOT stronger than the old

> processors were. I had

>

> been without hearing in the right ear for 14 years, and go

> speech

>

> comprehension without lipreading with the first mapping.

> Granted, the

>

> sound was high pitched and cartoonish sounding, but that is

> very common

>

> with early mappings.

>

> Let us know what you want to know. I'm very

> impressed with the

>

> Nucleus 5, and I think the other implant companies will be

> trying to

>

> follow Cochlear's lead on this one.

>

> Internal array is much thinner and surgery is done on

> an out patient

>

> basis, with less swelling. My surgeon does it in 45

> minutes. You can

>

> wash your hair the next day, and no cutting of hair. With

> my first

>

> implant 14 years ago, I had half my head shaved.

>

> The contest is to elect a " Hearing Hero " .

> There are 6 of us who

>

> have been nominated, and now they are holding the election.

> Not sure

>

> when the voting ends, so log on soon and cast a vote.

>

>

>

> http://www.cochlear

> community. com/services/ heroes_vote. php

>

>

>

> Jansen

>

>

>

> Hello,

>

> I'm brand new to this list. I am about to get a Nucleus

> 5 in a couple

>

> weeks - my 1st implant. I've recently heard some mixed

> reviews about the

>

> N5, so am curious to find more people's personal

> experiences with it. How

>

> do I join your groups? And what would I be voting for? :-)

>

>

>

> Thanks for any feedback!

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[Guest guest]

LOL! Of course, you were only testing the system. Right? Try once more

and maybe it'll tell you that you've already tried that and if you try it

again it'll shut down your computer <g>.

Virg

> Congratulations for being nominated, .

> It accepted my vote for you, from the land down under.

> When I tried to vote a 2nd time, it said we have already counted your vote

> :-)

>

> Ted F.

[Guest guest]

The following Cochlear's lead just meant that every company copies what

the latest innovations are from the previous. Cochlear copied Med-el's

use of 2 batteries side by side rather than 3 batteries stacked on top of

each other. 4 program slots was first introduced by Cochlear, I believe,

and then Med-el came out with 4 programs. So each company leap frogs on

whatever they see another company has.

sounds like you are doing well with the Med-el, and couldn't ask for

more. So I'm very happy for you. Continued success.

denise

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Regina,

Could you elaborate a little more on Med-el's internal electrode array? Is it

really superior to those that don't extend the full length? I am curious about

this since I am in the process of researching CI's.

Thanks,

Trish

>

> I have had the same experience with Med-el. Opus 2 which I was implanted with

this past November..I was at the minimum of hearing goal for an implant within

the first 2 weeks. after surgery.The Opus 2 has 4 programs, remote device, very

light on the ear, rechargable batteries FDA approved and used in the OPUS 2.

now, 1 rechargable battery with the option to use disposable batteries.and a

sensitivity setting that I control. I was provided with a back up processor as

part of my package My surgery was outpatient, 45 minutes approx, no

complications, no swelling,  No head shaving, washed hair the next day..what

exactly would I have gained with the Nucleus 5 that I presently don't have with

the Opus 2? What should I anticipate from Med-el since you stated that most

implant companies will be following Cochlears lead on this...I am curious what I

am missing.? I chose Med-el because I felt more comfortable technically with the

internal electrode array which

> extends the entire length have the cochlea rather than part way. Granted it

isn't as pretty but I sure can hear now!

[Guest guest]

FYI Med-el uses 3 disposable batterries side by side in the Opus 2.

Regina

________________________________

From: Nucleus24 <nucleus24@...>

Sent: Fri, February 12, 2010 10:04:26 PM

Subject: Re: Cochlear Hearing Hero

 

The following Cochlear's lead just meant that every company copies what

the latest innovations are from the previous. Cochlear copied Med-el's

use of 2 batteries side by side rather than 3 batteries stacked on top of

each other. 4 program slots was first introduced by Cochlear, I believe,

and then Med-el came out with 4 programs. So each company leap frogs on

whatever they see another company has.

sounds like you are doing well with the Med-el, and couldn't ask for

more. So I'm very happy for you. Continued success.

denise

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[Guest guest]

Hi Trish,

I am a person who tries to research things as much as possible, especially

things related to my families health so I  did a lot of reading of marketing

as well as technical information for all the 3 implant companies. I am very

knowledegable in marketing fluff  because I was a marketing director for many

years for a technical product. As such I can easily cut through it because I

used it!

Anyway, as you have prob discovered there is no definitive research that has

been done proving 1 companies electrode array is superior to the other although

all seem to function well to the implant recipient in what we want most, to

hear. However the differences in hearing between people who have various

implants has not been done or published at least.

The Med-el Opus 2 has 12 electrodes that extend the entire length deeply into

the cochlea..In natural hearing the deeper the hair cells the higher pitch the

noises that are sensed. It seemed to me that it makes more intuitive sense that

an implant run the entire length of the cochlea rather than a shorter length.

Although Med-el does offer a shorter length implant for those people who want to

retain any residual hearing . I Liked the fact that the array was emulating

nature.

So my intuition told me that since there is no definitive research and I will

hear with any implant, I should go with the implant that makes the most sense to

me and not wonder what could have been.

My surgeon told me that the only implants he had failures with and had to redo

was AB  so that really narrowed my field down to Cochlear and Med-el. I liked

Med-el's technical information and company philosophy in research and focus on

using their money for R and D. I liked that the implant I was getting had been

recently improved not like the other company which has not had an internal

processor upgrade in 5 years as per my audiologist who has her doctorate and has

been working with implant patients since the beginning. I liked the fact that it

was backward compatible with future software  upgrades, I liked the disposable

batteries and the very light external processor around the ear which helped

especially when my ear was healing. I like the remote device although I am

afraid I may lose it so I have a spare I purchased. Most of all I love the fact

that I now can hear, not perfectly in all situations, but well and the

unexpected benefit of being able

to hear music that is not off key is a blessing.

There are so many factors that go into making a  cochlear implant decision.

Most important is to do the research and choose the company you feel the most

comfortable with for whatever the reason.

Best of luck to you!

Regina

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From: serendipy9 <Serendipity42@...>

Sent: Sat, February 13, 2010 9:56:23 AM

Subject: Re: Cochlear Hearing Hero

 

Regina,

Could you elaborate a little more on Med-el's internal electrode array? Is it

really superior to those that don't extend the full length? I am curious about

this since I am in the process of researching CI's.

Thanks,

Trish

>

> I have had the same experience with Med-el. Opus 2 which I was implanted with

this past November..I was at the minimum of hearing goal for an implant within

the first 2 weeks. after surgery.The Opus 2 has 4 programs, remote device, very

light on the ear, rechargable batteries FDA approved and used in the OPUS 2.

now, 1 rechargable battery with the option to use disposable batteries.and a

sensitivity setting that I control. I was provided with a back up processor

as part of my package My surgery was outpatient, 45 minutes approx, no

complications, no swelling,  No head shaving, washed hair the next day..what

exactly would I have gained with the Nucleus 5 that I presently don't have with

the Opus 2? What should I anticipate from Med-el since you stated that most

implant companies will be following Cochlears lead on this...I am curious what I

am missing.? I chose Med-el because I felt more comfortable technically with the

internal electrode array

which

> extends the entire length have the cochlea rather than part way. Granted it

isn't as pretty but I sure can hear now!

[Guest guest]

Of course, Virg.

There are glitches everywhere and with all the snow you have had 'over there', I

had to be sure :-)

Ted F.

>

> LOL! Of course, you were only testing the system. Right? Try once more

> and maybe it'll tell you that you've already tried that and if you try it

> again it'll shut down your computer <g>.

>

> Virg

>

> > Congratulations for being nominated, .

> > It accepted my vote for you, from the land down under.

> > When I tried to vote a 2nd time, it said we have already counted your vote

> > :-)

> >

> > Ted F.

>