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Well again, nice to meet you. :-) It sounds like you have the right

idea. Changing habits and lifestyle is key! Then you don't just lose

weight but it stays off! We'll be here for you.

Gena :-)

> Hi! Thanks to several of you for the nice welcome :) I look forward

> to the group support. I'm going to need it! lol

> Well, like I said, I'm . I'm 31 and live in WV with my dh and

> our 9 month old little boy. I am trying to lose weight using the WW

> points program. This seems to be the one for me. I know that I need

> to take the weight off slowly and CHANGE my habits in order to keep

> it off, so that's the road I'm taking. I have QUITE a bit of weight

> to lose so it's going to be a long road...but I've decided that I

> need to change some habits, get some new improved ones and be patient

> and not look at the big picture...take it in steps.

> Glad to be a part of the group!

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Welcome! I was a newbie myself 6 weeks ago!

First of all, I was wondering what tests you had for your dr to give

the dx of BU? BU & SU are often confused, especially if you only had

an hsg. (I ask because SU is more often associated with early

miscarriages). I had an hsg & u/s & my RE couldn't confirm whether I

had BU, SU, or UU. With hsg, you only get the inside view of the

uterus, and the outside view is what confirms it - if you have a dip

in the top of the uterus from the outside, it's a BU - you can see

two completely separate sides. If the top is flat, then it's SU, &

you have a whole uterus & it's only the fibrous band of tissue on the

inside that separates one side from the other, but it can be removed.

A lap/hyst is absolutely the best way to get a correct dx. Is that

the surgery your dr was referring to? I had a lap/hyst on Mar 12.

My RE resected a very large septum & basically tripled the size of my

uterus! I was back to work in 4 days & pain killers kept the pain to

a minimum.

My RE labeled my surgery as being for " pelvic pain " - there's a more

technical word for it, but I don't know how to spell it! The release

I signed mentioned things like removing any adhesions, polyps, etc.

that he might find. He did find a small amount of endo on my ovaries

& removed that, along with doing the resection. My insurance is

covering my surgery.

If you have any other questions I could help with, please don't

hesitate to ask. I'd also encourage you to research the archives -

other women have asked similar questions as you, and there are so

many helpful women on this board who have helped & continue to help

us figure things out!

Sandy, 31

SU, resected 3-12-04

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Welcome! I was a newbie myself 6 weeks ago!

First of all, I was wondering what tests you had for your dr to give

the dx of BU? BU & SU are often confused, especially if you only had

an hsg. (I ask because SU is more often associated with early

miscarriages). I had an hsg & u/s & my RE couldn't confirm whether I

had BU, SU, or UU. With hsg, you only get the inside view of the

uterus, and the outside view is what confirms it - if you have a dip

in the top of the uterus from the outside, it's a BU - you can see

two completely separate sides. If the top is flat, then it's SU, &

you have a whole uterus & it's only the fibrous band of tissue on the

inside that separates one side from the other, but it can be removed.

A lap/hyst is absolutely the best way to get a correct dx. Is that

the surgery your dr was referring to? I had a lap/hyst on Mar 12.

My RE resected a very large septum & basically tripled the size of my

uterus! I was back to work in 4 days & pain killers kept the pain to

a minimum.

My RE labeled my surgery as being for " pelvic pain " - there's a more

technical word for it, but I don't know how to spell it! The release

I signed mentioned things like removing any adhesions, polyps, etc.

that he might find. He did find a small amount of endo on my ovaries

& removed that, along with doing the resection. My insurance is

covering my surgery.

If you have any other questions I could help with, please don't

hesitate to ask. I'd also encourage you to research the archives -

other women have asked similar questions as you, and there are so

many helpful women on this board who have helped & continue to help

us figure things out!

Sandy, 31

SU, resected 3-12-04

ttc #1

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Welcome! I was a newbie myself 6 weeks ago!

First of all, I was wondering what tests you had for your dr to give

the dx of BU? BU & SU are often confused, especially if you only had

an hsg. (I ask because SU is more often associated with early

miscarriages). I had an hsg & u/s & my RE couldn't confirm whether I

had BU, SU, or UU. With hsg, you only get the inside view of the

uterus, and the outside view is what confirms it - if you have a dip

in the top of the uterus from the outside, it's a BU - you can see

two completely separate sides. If the top is flat, then it's SU, &

you have a whole uterus & it's only the fibrous band of tissue on the

inside that separates one side from the other, but it can be removed.

A lap/hyst is absolutely the best way to get a correct dx. Is that

the surgery your dr was referring to? I had a lap/hyst on Mar 12.

My RE resected a very large septum & basically tripled the size of my

uterus! I was back to work in 4 days & pain killers kept the pain to

a minimum.

My RE labeled my surgery as being for " pelvic pain " - there's a more

technical word for it, but I don't know how to spell it! The release

I signed mentioned things like removing any adhesions, polyps, etc.

that he might find. He did find a small amount of endo on my ovaries

& removed that, along with doing the resection. My insurance is

covering my surgery.

If you have any other questions I could help with, please don't

hesitate to ask. I'd also encourage you to research the archives -

other women have asked similar questions as you, and there are so

many helpful women on this board who have helped & continue to help

us figure things out!

Sandy, 31

SU, resected 3-12-04

ttc #1

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>>>>> I had an hsg & u/s & my RE couldn't confirm whether I

> had BU, SU, or UU.

Hi Sandi,

I'm butting in on your and 's email. Hope you don't mind. *g*

I've never heard the differences between diagnosing the anomaly the way you

explained above. It got me thinking.

I've been diagnosed with uu from a HSG alone. It did not show up on either an

abdominal or transvaginal sonogram. I'm seeing a specialist at the end of the

month and I imagine he'll send me for a MRI. But I've already been diagnosed.

Does anyone know if there's a possiblity it's wrong? The HSG report says

" unicornuate uterus and markedly narrow uterus " , so they sound pretty definite.

Appreciate any feedback!

Jen

34, UU, ttc #1,

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>>>>> I had an hsg & u/s & my RE couldn't confirm whether I

> had BU, SU, or UU.

Hi Sandi,

I'm butting in on your and 's email. Hope you don't mind. *g*

I've never heard the differences between diagnosing the anomaly the way you

explained above. It got me thinking.

I've been diagnosed with uu from a HSG alone. It did not show up on either an

abdominal or transvaginal sonogram. I'm seeing a specialist at the end of the

month and I imagine he'll send me for a MRI. But I've already been diagnosed.

Does anyone know if there's a possiblity it's wrong? The HSG report says

" unicornuate uterus and markedly narrow uterus " , so they sound pretty definite.

Appreciate any feedback!

Jen

34, UU, ttc #1,

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>>>>> I had an hsg & u/s & my RE couldn't confirm whether I

> had BU, SU, or UU.

Hi Sandi,

I'm butting in on your and 's email. Hope you don't mind. *g*

I've never heard the differences between diagnosing the anomaly the way you

explained above. It got me thinking.

I've been diagnosed with uu from a HSG alone. It did not show up on either an

abdominal or transvaginal sonogram. I'm seeing a specialist at the end of the

month and I imagine he'll send me for a MRI. But I've already been diagnosed.

Does anyone know if there's a possiblity it's wrong? The HSG report says

" unicornuate uterus and markedly narrow uterus " , so they sound pretty definite.

Appreciate any feedback!

Jen

34, UU, ttc #1,

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Does anyone know if there's a possiblity it's wrong? The HSG report says

" unicornuate uterus and markedly narrow uterus " , so they sound pretty

definite.

Jen,

Yes! There's a possibility it's wrong. I had an HSG over two years ago.

I've had four doctors look at my films and say, " Yup, that's a classic DES

t-shaped uterus. " In my records, you can read the words " t-shaped with

diminished capacity " twenty times. But on April 1st, I met with one of the

best doctors in my area who believes that they didn't pull down on my uterus

during the HSG and so it appears t-shaped when it really is not. He's doing

a hysteroscopy when I get AF. Needless to say, I'm in shock. I've thought

one thing for over two years and it could be wrong. I've worried about

pre-term labor, the need for a cerclage, and IUGR. I've worried about

having a third miscarriage for anatomical reasons. I've worried for perhaps

no reason at all. This could change everything. I would not rely on the

results of an HSG. That is, of course, just my opinion.

-Kathy D., 29

t-shaped???

2 m/c

waiting for AF

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Does anyone know if there's a possiblity it's wrong? The HSG report says

" unicornuate uterus and markedly narrow uterus " , so they sound pretty

definite.

Jen,

Yes! There's a possibility it's wrong. I had an HSG over two years ago.

I've had four doctors look at my films and say, " Yup, that's a classic DES

t-shaped uterus. " In my records, you can read the words " t-shaped with

diminished capacity " twenty times. But on April 1st, I met with one of the

best doctors in my area who believes that they didn't pull down on my uterus

during the HSG and so it appears t-shaped when it really is not. He's doing

a hysteroscopy when I get AF. Needless to say, I'm in shock. I've thought

one thing for over two years and it could be wrong. I've worried about

pre-term labor, the need for a cerclage, and IUGR. I've worried about

having a third miscarriage for anatomical reasons. I've worried for perhaps

no reason at all. This could change everything. I would not rely on the

results of an HSG. That is, of course, just my opinion.

-Kathy D., 29

t-shaped???

2 m/c

waiting for AF

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and advice. http://gerd.msn.com/default.asp

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Does anyone know if there's a possiblity it's wrong? The HSG report says

" unicornuate uterus and markedly narrow uterus " , so they sound pretty

definite.

Jen,

Yes! There's a possibility it's wrong. I had an HSG over two years ago.

I've had four doctors look at my films and say, " Yup, that's a classic DES

t-shaped uterus. " In my records, you can read the words " t-shaped with

diminished capacity " twenty times. But on April 1st, I met with one of the

best doctors in my area who believes that they didn't pull down on my uterus

during the HSG and so it appears t-shaped when it really is not. He's doing

a hysteroscopy when I get AF. Needless to say, I'm in shock. I've thought

one thing for over two years and it could be wrong. I've worried about

pre-term labor, the need for a cerclage, and IUGR. I've worried about

having a third miscarriage for anatomical reasons. I've worried for perhaps

no reason at all. This could change everything. I would not rely on the

results of an HSG. That is, of course, just my opinion.

-Kathy D., 29

t-shaped???

2 m/c

waiting for AF

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Persistent heartburn? Check out Digestive Health & Wellness for information

and advice. http://gerd.msn.com/default.asp

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Dear Kathy & Sandy,

Thank you so much for your replies!!! It gives me a little hope (although

amazing since my doctor was SOOOOO DEFINITE I was/am uu!!), but now I'm worried

about the HSG. What are the chances I have to go through that again? Please

tell me there are different, better tests? :( I know my experience is not the

norm, but I was in horrendous pain (and I have a high tolerance) which was

blamed on me being uu. I ended up with a fever of over 101 within a few hours

and am currently cd22 with no period or LH surge yet (had it done on cd9). I'm

still experiencing twinges of pain/discomfort believe it or not.

The thought of going through that again....*sigh* They'd have to knock me out I

think. :)

Thanks again for the feedback. You ladies are amazing!

Jen

34, uu, ttc #1

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Dear Kathy & Sandy,

Thank you so much for your replies!!! It gives me a little hope (although

amazing since my doctor was SOOOOO DEFINITE I was/am uu!!), but now I'm worried

about the HSG. What are the chances I have to go through that again? Please

tell me there are different, better tests? :( I know my experience is not the

norm, but I was in horrendous pain (and I have a high tolerance) which was

blamed on me being uu. I ended up with a fever of over 101 within a few hours

and am currently cd22 with no period or LH surge yet (had it done on cd9). I'm

still experiencing twinges of pain/discomfort believe it or not.

The thought of going through that again....*sigh* They'd have to knock me out I

think. :)

Thanks again for the feedback. You ladies are amazing!

Jen

34, uu, ttc #1

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--- You wrote:

I am new to the listen up list serve. I can't believe it took me four years to

find this website. I have a five year old son with hearing loss. He is in

Kindergarten and uses total communication.

He was diagnosed at 14 months with mild-moderate hearing loss. His hearing loss

remained stable until about 18 months ago when his loss rapidly sloped more and

more. He now has a mild loss in low tones (500 DB) and drops to severe

profound. He no longer benefits from aids in the high frequencies.

I found this website while looking at additional options for my son, with the

hopes that the hybrid CI becomes available for children soon. I am now checking

out the AVR Impact that transposes or compresses sound.

I look forward to getting to know everyone.

--- end of quote ---

Hi Theresa - welcome to Listen-up! Your son's loss sounds somewhat like my

older son's (although Tom's hasn't been progressive). I've heard good things

about the AVR impact hearing aids - Tom wears Supero 312 (I think that's the #)

by Phonak and does well with them. With any hearing aid - and you probably know

this - you can " test drive " them for a month or so.

Glad you're here!

Barbara

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--- You wrote:

I am new to the listen up list serve. I can't believe it took me four years to

find this website. I have a five year old son with hearing loss. He is in

Kindergarten and uses total communication.

He was diagnosed at 14 months with mild-moderate hearing loss. His hearing loss

remained stable until about 18 months ago when his loss rapidly sloped more and

more. He now has a mild loss in low tones (500 DB) and drops to severe

profound. He no longer benefits from aids in the high frequencies.

I found this website while looking at additional options for my son, with the

hopes that the hybrid CI becomes available for children soon. I am now checking

out the AVR Impact that transposes or compresses sound.

I look forward to getting to know everyone.

--- end of quote ---

Hi Theresa - welcome to Listen-up! Your son's loss sounds somewhat like my

older son's (although Tom's hasn't been progressive). I've heard good things

about the AVR impact hearing aids - Tom wears Supero 312 (I think that's the #)

by Phonak and does well with them. With any hearing aid - and you probably know

this - you can " test drive " them for a month or so.

Glad you're here!

Barbara

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--- You wrote:

I am new to the listen up list serve. I can't believe it took me four years to

find this website. I have a five year old son with hearing loss. He is in

Kindergarten and uses total communication.

He was diagnosed at 14 months with mild-moderate hearing loss. His hearing loss

remained stable until about 18 months ago when his loss rapidly sloped more and

more. He now has a mild loss in low tones (500 DB) and drops to severe

profound. He no longer benefits from aids in the high frequencies.

I found this website while looking at additional options for my son, with the

hopes that the hybrid CI becomes available for children soon. I am now checking

out the AVR Impact that transposes or compresses sound.

I look forward to getting to know everyone.

--- end of quote ---

Hi Theresa - welcome to Listen-up! Your son's loss sounds somewhat like my

older son's (although Tom's hasn't been progressive). I've heard good things

about the AVR impact hearing aids - Tom wears Supero 312 (I think that's the #)

by Phonak and does well with them. With any hearing aid - and you probably know

this - you can " test drive " them for a month or so.

Glad you're here!

Barbara

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Welcome to the list.

I am Jill, mother of two. My 14-year-old-son is HOH. He has a bilateral

conductive loss which is degenerative. We discovered his loss very very late --

he was 7. He is aided in both ears, he is mainstreamed and a freshman in high

school.

This list is a great place with many ust about any communication modality

discussed. Ask just about any question and someone can give you some

infomration. SO, don't be shy. There are old parents (guess I'm one) and new

parents,

all here to share their experiences.

Welcome!

Jill

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Welcome to the list.

I am Jill, mother of two. My 14-year-old-son is HOH. He has a bilateral

conductive loss which is degenerative. We discovered his loss very very late --

he was 7. He is aided in both ears, he is mainstreamed and a freshman in high

school.

This list is a great place with many ust about any communication modality

discussed. Ask just about any question and someone can give you some

infomration. SO, don't be shy. There are old parents (guess I'm one) and new

parents,

all here to share their experiences.

Welcome!

Jill

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Theresa,

Welcome to listen-up. It has helped me over and over. The parents and kids

have such varied backgrounds.

Are there any oral programs in your area?

What do you mean hybrid CI?

Mom to 12, 7 (n24 4/00) and 4

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I found this website while looking at additional options for my son, with the

hopes that the hybrid CI becomes available for children soon. I am now checking

out the AVR Impact that transposes or compresses sound.

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Theresa,

Welcome to listen-up. It has helped me over and over. The parents and kids

have such varied backgrounds.

Are there any oral programs in your area?

What do you mean hybrid CI?

Mom to 12, 7 (n24 4/00) and 4

----- Original Message -----

I found this website while looking at additional options for my son, with the

hopes that the hybrid CI becomes available for children soon. I am now checking

out the AVR Impact that transposes or compresses sound.

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Well, honestly, needs what works best for her. Some parents have seen

benefit from a sound feild system, but our experience was a disaster. Also,

with a middle school child who is changing classes, they would have to set up

and maintain soundfield systems in each room. I would recommend the personal

one like our son has.

Ian has had a personal FM system since the beginning of 6th grade. It

consists of little receivers ( " boots " ) that clip onto his aids and the

microphone

is worn by the teacher. The boots are powered by the hearing aid batteries, so

those now last only a week. The micorphone has a rechargable battery and it

is plugged in every evening to recharge. The style of micropohone that they

have is about the size of a small candy bar and is worn on a cord around the

teacher's neck.

The teacher's voice is sent directly into Ian's ears. This allowed him to

look down as he took notes instead of trying to keep an eye on the teacher's

face for cues and writing at the same time. Note taking is very hard for a

D/HOH kid and the FMs were a godsend.

My son did not do at well with a soundfield system. It did nothing but make

the entire classroom louder. One teacher talked louder and louder as if to

talk over herself. The kids in the room felt free to be louder as well. Chairs

were shoved around, papers were shuffled while people were talking, because

the hearing kids could hear even with the additoinal noise.

For our son it was a horror story. The amplified teacher's voice only added

to the ambient room noise and it was not isolated from the classroom noise,

just added to it. There was no benefit to him. In fact, I believe it made

things much much worse for him.

The only time there was any benefit at all was when they passed the

microphone around as they read aloud. At that point everyone was expected to be

very

quiet and listen.

Now, when kids read aloud, they pass the microphone around as well. Same

benefit, but everything else is better with the personal system. Ian carries the

microphone from class to class. He hands it to the teacher as he walks in and

gets it as he walks out. He drops it off in the guidance office on his way

out to the bus, and the school's 504 officer plugs it in for recharging.

In the same office there is also a computer for his use. He uploads the

notes he has taken on his Alphasmart (a study laptop like PDA device) so that

they can be printed out or used in Microsoft Word.

Hope this helps,

Jill

PS: For those who heard about the smart boards: They're re-installing those

smart boards one by one. He now has them in English and Math. Hopefully next

year will start more smoothly.

In a message dated 11/3/2004 7:02:56 PM Eastern Standard Time,

beccamont@... writes:

Thank you! I have wondered about personal FM systems vs. the soundfield

system. will soon be in middle school going from class to class and will

need a system that will go with her. What do you recommend?

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Well, honestly, needs what works best for her. Some parents have seen

benefit from a sound feild system, but our experience was a disaster. Also,

with a middle school child who is changing classes, they would have to set up

and maintain soundfield systems in each room. I would recommend the personal

one like our son has.

Ian has had a personal FM system since the beginning of 6th grade. It

consists of little receivers ( " boots " ) that clip onto his aids and the

microphone

is worn by the teacher. The boots are powered by the hearing aid batteries, so

those now last only a week. The micorphone has a rechargable battery and it

is plugged in every evening to recharge. The style of micropohone that they

have is about the size of a small candy bar and is worn on a cord around the

teacher's neck.

The teacher's voice is sent directly into Ian's ears. This allowed him to

look down as he took notes instead of trying to keep an eye on the teacher's

face for cues and writing at the same time. Note taking is very hard for a

D/HOH kid and the FMs were a godsend.

My son did not do at well with a soundfield system. It did nothing but make

the entire classroom louder. One teacher talked louder and louder as if to

talk over herself. The kids in the room felt free to be louder as well. Chairs

were shoved around, papers were shuffled while people were talking, because

the hearing kids could hear even with the additoinal noise.

For our son it was a horror story. The amplified teacher's voice only added

to the ambient room noise and it was not isolated from the classroom noise,

just added to it. There was no benefit to him. In fact, I believe it made

things much much worse for him.

The only time there was any benefit at all was when they passed the

microphone around as they read aloud. At that point everyone was expected to be

very

quiet and listen.

Now, when kids read aloud, they pass the microphone around as well. Same

benefit, but everything else is better with the personal system. Ian carries the

microphone from class to class. He hands it to the teacher as he walks in and

gets it as he walks out. He drops it off in the guidance office on his way

out to the bus, and the school's 504 officer plugs it in for recharging.

In the same office there is also a computer for his use. He uploads the

notes he has taken on his Alphasmart (a study laptop like PDA device) so that

they can be printed out or used in Microsoft Word.

Hope this helps,

Jill

PS: For those who heard about the smart boards: They're re-installing those

smart boards one by one. He now has them in English and Math. Hopefully next

year will start more smoothly.

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beccamont@... writes:

Thank you! I have wondered about personal FM systems vs. the soundfield

system. will soon be in middle school going from class to class and will

need a system that will go with her. What do you recommend?

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Theresa,

My son Caleb also has a sloping loss - worse in the high frequencies.

The Hybrid CI sounds interesting.

When Caleb was diagnosed, we were told that he was not a candidate for

CI because he had " so much " hearing.

Now at five, he still struggles with discriminating between those

consonants that all sound the same (to him).

Thanks for sharing.

,

, 7, hearing

Caleb, 5, bilateral SNHL , aided

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Theresa,

My son Caleb also has a sloping loss - worse in the high frequencies.

The Hybrid CI sounds interesting.

When Caleb was diagnosed, we were told that he was not a candidate for

CI because he had " so much " hearing.

Now at five, he still struggles with discriminating between those

consonants that all sound the same (to him).

Thanks for sharing.

,

, 7, hearing

Caleb, 5, bilateral SNHL , aided

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It is interesting what you write about Caleb not being an implant

candidate with " too much " hearing. We were also told in 1998 that

was not an implant candidate because he got " some " benefit

from hearing aids, meaning he could hear a little with them. But as

time went on, the CI candidacy criteria changed, and unbeknownst to

us, he became a candidate probably at least two years before he got

his implant not because his hearing dropped (it didn't) but because

the criteria changed. (Actually, he probably was a candidate all

along had we only pushed for it. Also, his hearing was tested in an

unconventional way that may have underestimated his high frequency

loss.) My only regret is we didn't get one for him sooner.

Now today, kids with a lot more hearing than ever had,

including some with sloping losses are getting implants. If Caleb

is really struggling to listen, it might be worth checking back with

your implant center from time to time on what they think of him as a

candidate and also to get the latest scoop on the availablity of the

hybrid CI and who it's intended for.

Lydia

, almost 8, implant 1/01 at age 4

and Colin, almost 11, hearing

> My son Caleb also has a sloping loss - worse in the high

frequencies.

> The Hybrid CI sounds interesting.

> When Caleb was diagnosed, we were told that he was not a candidate

for

> CI because he had " so much " hearing.

> Now at five, he still struggles with discriminating between those

> consonants that all sound the same (to him).

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It is interesting what you write about Caleb not being an implant

candidate with " too much " hearing. We were also told in 1998 that

was not an implant candidate because he got " some " benefit

from hearing aids, meaning he could hear a little with them. But as

time went on, the CI candidacy criteria changed, and unbeknownst to

us, he became a candidate probably at least two years before he got

his implant not because his hearing dropped (it didn't) but because

the criteria changed. (Actually, he probably was a candidate all

along had we only pushed for it. Also, his hearing was tested in an

unconventional way that may have underestimated his high frequency

loss.) My only regret is we didn't get one for him sooner.

Now today, kids with a lot more hearing than ever had,

including some with sloping losses are getting implants. If Caleb

is really struggling to listen, it might be worth checking back with

your implant center from time to time on what they think of him as a

candidate and also to get the latest scoop on the availablity of the

hybrid CI and who it's intended for.

Lydia

, almost 8, implant 1/01 at age 4

and Colin, almost 11, hearing

> My son Caleb also has a sloping loss - worse in the high

frequencies.

> The Hybrid CI sounds interesting.

> When Caleb was diagnosed, we were told that he was not a candidate

for

> CI because he had " so much " hearing.

> Now at five, he still struggles with discriminating between those

> consonants that all sound the same (to him).

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