Guest guest Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 , here's a Hopkins study on " Cochlear implant performance not affected by amount of hearing loss " . So take your pick. Even my DR at UCSD didn't know about this. Hope this helps. > > > Hi , > > You're in the right place for information. If > > you only have 4% of > > hearing left in your ear, you sure are a candidate > > for an implant. Has > > the Dr. considered implanting the other ear that has > > NO hearing? I was > > implanted in the left ear that had no hearing and no > > stimulation for 20 > > years. It took me about 3 months to hear the way I > > do now, but I talk on > > the phone, understand speech without lipreading, and > > listen to and enjoy > > music. It has truly restored me to being a hearing > > person. > > I have the Nucleus24, and from what I've read, > > the Nucleus Freedom is > > even better. It has all the features that my old > > body worn processor > > had, but in a behind the ear size. > > I would recommend getting an implant in a second. > > What are you > > waiting for? The time to hear is now. And you can > > always turn it off if > > the kids get too loud!! > > Any questions, feel free to ask. > > > > The Original > > > > > > Hello, > > My name is Glotzbach. I live in Floyds > > Knobs, IN (Southern > > Indiana, near Louisville, KY). I lost my hearing 8 > > years ago this > > December. The doctor hasn't really ever said a > > cause and just > > termed it Sudden Nerve Deafness. I have been using > > a hearing aid > > during this time, but it has been difficult. I can > > no longer hear > > music like I used to, occasionally I can hear a old > > familar tune. I > > don't go to the movies anymore, and I have to use a > > phone with an > > amplifier on it. > > Going to get togethers are difficult because I can't > > follow group > > discussions very well. I usually do pretty good in > > a small group > > setting or one on one. When I loss my hearing, I > > had no hearing > > whatever in my right ear since birth and had always > > depended on my > > left ear and now that is gone. The doctor said I > > have 4% hearing in > > my left ear and have told me that I'm a good > > candiate for the CI. > > I'm really concerned that I will eventually loss my > > 4% and the > > doctor has said that the CI would get me back up to > > around 50%. > > When I first lost my hearing, I was pregnant with my > > first child and > > was really nervous about having the CI done with a > > newborn. Since > > then, I now have two kids ages 7 and 3. I would > > love to be able to > > hear my kids better. I feel like I have missed out > > on a lot, but I > > also feel I have kept a good outlook. I'm 33 and I > > think maybe I > > should consider having the surgery. I would love > > some feedback. > > Thanks, > > Glotzbach > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > http://mail. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Thanks, Dale, I DO have a hypothyroid (Hashimotos autoimmune) but I am told my levels are fine by my endocrinologist. I just finished wearing a heart monitor for 24 hours but I really didn't have an episode again...so it probably won't tell them anything. Other than the inflammation around the pericardium, it could be the severity of the anemia or stress--my guesses, not my GPs. I cut out caffeine as it was one of my flare triggers, so it's not that. My heart seems normal, no blockages that they can tell from the EKG or Xray. My aunt died three years ago from a sudden bloodclot in her arm that her doctor poo-poo'd her on that day. She complained she had fallen into a piece of furniture and her right arm hurt more than it should and her heart were 'acting funny'. So I am very aware how sudden these things can happen. Thanks for all the good thoughts! G [ ] G Chest pain and dizziness need to be addressed. I am shocked your GP did not recommend you to a cardiac specialist to at least perform a stress test. This would be a test under monitoring to attempt to elicit your symptoms. Do you have a high caffiene intack? If so, I would start tapering down as they can elicit all your symptoms by throwing you into PVCs. At the least a cardiac specialist may place you on a Holter monitor which would record your heart rate and rhythm over 24 hours. I used to be a cardiac RN in a unit. I can't tell you how many times young folks like yourself had told their physician of symptoms that were poo pooed because they were too young. A second item that needs to be checked otu is your thyroid as it could be dumping hormones irratically into your system. A t3 t4 and uptake tests may be in order as well. Not trying to suggest you have a thyroid issue, however, again thyroid is oftern over looked and can affect heart rate. Dale Ellen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.862 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3193 - Release Date: 10/12/10 13:37:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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