Re: 90% of electrodes in position

[Guest guest]

My husband has 8 out of 12 electrodes (MEDEL device) in the cochlea and he

is a great CI performer! In many cases, certain electrodes are turned off

anyway for one reason or another. Best wishes to you! Jenni

From: rdatta <rdatta@...>

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Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:10:28 -0000

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Subject: 90% of electrodes in position

Had my implant surgery yesterday. Due to severe ossification in my ear, took

over 3 hours, and the Dr got 90% of the electrodes in position (that's 20

out of 22 for the Freedom). My audie thinks thats plenty for speech.

What's the experience in this forum - if the surgery didn't get 100% of

their implant in?

Woolly and in pain (but happy one part of the process is done!)

Raj in Millwood, NY

[Guest guest]

All of my 16 (AB) electrodes are in the cochlea but I had the top two turned

off some time ago because the sound was just too high frequency for me. I

still get all the sounds but they're confined to the lower 14 electrodes.

It's much more a natural sound to me now.

Virg

> Had my implant surgery yesterday. Due to severe ossification in my ear,

> took over 3 hours, and the Dr got 90% of the electrodes in position

> (that's 20 out of 22 for the Freedom). My audie thinks thats plenty for

> speech.

> What's the experience in this forum - if the surgery didn't get 100% of

> their implant in?

>

> Woolly and in pain (but happy one part of the process is done!)

> Raj in Millwood, NY

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[Guest guest]

I have the C1512 implant which yes is part of a recall by cochlear at present

times and is similar to the one you. Have Raj. The C1512 and the freedom

implant are pretty much the same anf my surgeon was able to get my implant in

100% also but I apparantly have 2 electrodes turned off ( I am not sure why).

There was a problem with the C1512 implant but was not severe enouGh to cause a

recall 2 of the electrodes do not work or something like that) BUT these are the

" ground electrodes' which are not used for sound just got the mapping but it is

not affecting anything just confuses me a bit to be honest lol.

Re: 90% of electrodes in position

All of my 16 (AB) electrodes are in the cochlea but I had the top two turned

off some time ago because the sound was just too high frequency for me. I

still get all the sounds but they're confined to the lower 14 electrodes.

It's much more a natural sound to me now.

Virg

> Had my implant surgery yesterday. Due to severe ossification in my ear,

> took over 3 hours, and the Dr got 90% of the electrodes in position

> (that's 20 out of 22 for the Freedom). My audie thinks thats plenty for

> speech.

> What's the experience in this forum - if the surgery didn't get 100% of

> their implant in?

>

> Woolly and in pain (but happy one part of the process is done!)

> Raj in Millwood, NY

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[Guest guest]

Raj, all 22 of mine were in position, but the top two were eventually turned off

to eliminate the hollow, echo-y sound of voices. I've since had one turned back

on. Yes, I can vouch for the fact that having 20 works fine

Judy

ville, FL

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> Had my implant surgery yesterday. Due to severe ossification in my ear, took

over 3 hours, and the Dr got 90% of the electrodes in position (that's 20 out of

22 for the Freedom). My audie thinks thats plenty for speech.

> What's the experience in this forum - if the surgery didn't get 100% of their

implant in?

>

> Woolly and in pain (but happy one part of the process is done!)

> Raj in Millwood, NY

>