Benefit from future research in implanted ear ?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I'm wondering will CI users be able to benefit from other research such

as hair cell regeneration, stem cells research or gene therapy, just to

mention a few, in the implanted ear ?

[Guest guest]

Good question you ask, HH. (What's your name?)

No, the implantation essentially sacrifices the residual hearing (the

remaining hair cells) in that ear, so no future work could be done

except for reimplantation. You've had a dead horse to flog to start

with, to quote someone else. A deaf horse, so to speak.

Chris

On Feb 16, 2008 7:52 AM, hhissues <HHIssues@...> wrote:

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> I'm wondering will CI users be able to benefit from other research such

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Chris

But I have 2 horses and one still alive, waiting for other hearing advances

in the near future.

Re: Benefit from future research in implanted ear ?

Good question you ask, HH. (What's your name?)

No, the implantation essentially sacrifices the residual hearing (the

remaining hair cells) in that ear, so no future work could be done

except for reimplantation. You've had a dead horse to flog to start

with, to quote someone else. A deaf horse, so to speak.

Chris

On Feb 16, 2008 7:52 AM, hhissues <HHIssuesaol (DOT) com> wrote:

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> I'm wondering will CI users be able to benefit from other research such

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[Guest guest]

Since the insertion of the electrode array almost always destroys any

residual hearing in the ear - including hair cells, etc. most people who

are implanted will not be able to benefit from future developments. But

the key here is future. No idea how long in the future hair cell

regeneration will happen, and other things will go from research to

practical application. The time to hear is NOW. You'll miss out on a

lot of what is going on here and now if you wait for future technology.

Less than 1 per cent of what is started in research ever reaches a stage

where it is applicable to humans.

So don't wait for pie in the sky, hear now.

Hi,

I'm wondering will CI users be able to benefit from other research such

as hair cell regeneration, stem cells research or gene therapy, just to

mention a few, in the implanted ear ?

[Guest guest]

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If that's the case, then that gets me wondering why some ci users were

willing to get bilateral implants ? Perhaps, not saving one ear for

future research ?

Dan

[Guest guest]

Dan I am bilateral and I have to tell you that I made my decision because I want

to hear now not 20-30 years from now. I have spoken with some professionals in

the field of hair cell research and they tell me it is further away than we

might think (not maybe there is some secret lab somewhere we don't know about

that is further along). I just looked at it if I wait for the next best thing

will I ever be satisfied. Personally I know I hear as well as some people with

" normal " hearing.

Connie

hhissues <HHIssues@...> wrote:

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If that's the case, then that gets me wondering why some ci users were

willing to get bilateral implants ? Perhaps, not saving one ear for

future research ?

Dan

" The Miracle at Ohio State "

aka Nucleus Freedom

Bilateral Implants

1st Implanted 10/04/2005

1st Activated 11/1/2005

2nd Implanted 03/06/2007

2nd Activated 05/08/2007

Surgery: Ohio State University

Surgeon: Dr. Bradley Welling

http://internalmedicine.osu.edu/article.cfm?ID=2021