4yr daughter won't wear implant, help!!!

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

My 4yr old daughter just got her implant turned on this past

tuesday. When they first turned it on she went wild, she cried and

got sick. I knew she might cry some but nothing like she did.

The appointment was set for 3hrs but we we're only there about 45

minutes, that's how bad it was.

The audiologist said to try to turn it on when we got home but not to

expect her to respond to sound because they had it turned down so low

she didn't think she would hear anything but for us to try and get

her to at least wear the head and ear piece.

When we got home I try to put the head piece on and she wouldn't have

it. If she even seen any part of it across the room she would start

crying and shaking her head no! After many attempts I got the head

piece on but didn't turn anything on.

After a little bit when she was watching TV I turned everything in

the house off and muted the TV and turned the implant on but turned

the box down to (0). The second I hit the on button she screamed and

grabbed her head and went in the floor.

I don't know what to do, How will she ever get use to it if I can't

even turn it on, I can't hardly even get the head piece on without

her fighting & crying and when I get it on her she starts rubbing her

head against anything she can find to get it off, she acts almost as

bad over wearing it without it being on as she does when I turn it on.

She really hates the sight of it.

Does anyone have any advice about getting her to wear her implant?

I need all the help I can get.

Sorry this was so long.

Prissyrose

[Guest guest]

I would let her wear it not turned on to get used to that idea.

Also, I never put the coil on and then turn it on. hates it. I

always turn it on first and then put her coil on.

Did she react to the sounds to develop the map?

I dealt with over stimulation for long enough to know that I would insist

that they give her a map with very low settings and work up from there.

When is her next appt.? Does this center have a lot of experience with

kids? Has she ever heard sounds before?

I am sure it is disappointing to start this way. But as Kat said here

recently, it should be termed activation month(s). It takes some time. Try

when she is not tired and not just waking up. But as I learned the hard

way, trust the kid.

Good luck and keep posting questions. You will get it worked out.

Mom to 10, 5 (n24 4/00) and 2

[Guest guest]

Hi

My advice is dont give up.let her wear it for a week with out it

turned on. I know you are excited for her to hear but she has been

deaf for four years whats one more week.It will take time but it

will happen.Dont feel guilty about making her wear it.

When you finally do turn it on dont exspect her to wear it all day it

may be 5 min at a time at first

good luck

debbie

courtney 5.10 years n24c 1-17-00

...., " Kerryn " <kerrynperry@o...> wrote:

> I'm sorry I have no advice for you, but on reading your message,

really feel for you and what you must be going through. It sounds

really difficult and I just wanted to send you my good wishes and

thoughts and hope it gets easier.

>

> I could try and guess at ideas to help your daughter try her new

gear, but I'm sure there are lots of CI parents here who will write

soon with good suggestions.

>

> Keep us posted of your progress or just to vent when you're feeling

down.

>

> Take care and hang in there,

> Kerryn

> 4yr daughter won't wear implant, help!!!

>

>

> Hello all,

> My 4yr old daughter just got her implant turned on this

past

> tuesday. When they first turned it on she went wild, she cried

and

> got sick. I knew she might cry some but nothing like she did.

> The appointment was set for 3hrs but we we're only there about 45

> minutes, that's how bad it was.

> The audiologist said to try to turn it on when we got home but

not to

> expect her to respond to sound because they had it turned down so

low

> she didn't think she would hear anything but for us to try and

get

> her to at least wear the head and ear piece.

> When we got home I try to put the head piece on and she wouldn't

have

> it. If she even seen any part of it across the room she would

start

> crying and shaking her head no! After many attempts I got the

head

> piece on but didn't turn anything on.

> After a little bit when she was watching TV I turned everything

in

> the house off and muted the TV and turned the implant on but

turned

> the box down to (0). The second I hit the on button she screamed

and

> grabbed her head and went in the floor.

> I don't know what to do, How will she ever get use to it if I

can't

> even turn it on, I can't hardly even get the head piece on

without

> her fighting & crying and when I get it on her she starts rubbing

her

> head against anything she can find to get it off, she acts almost

as

> bad over wearing it without it being on as she does when I turn

it on.

> She really hates the sight of it.

> Does anyone have any advice about getting her to wear her implant?

> I need all the help I can get.

> Sorry this was so long.

> Prissyrose

>

>

>

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Each post is the intellectual property of the author and therefore

subject to copyright restrictions.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I'm sorry I have no advice for you, but on reading your message, really feel for

you and what you must be going through. It sounds really difficult and I just

wanted to send you my good wishes and thoughts and hope it gets easier.

I could try and guess at ideas to help your daughter try her new gear, but I'm

sure there are lots of CI parents here who will write soon with good

suggestions.

Keep us posted of your progress or just to vent when you're feeling down.

Take care and hang in there,

Kerryn

4yr daughter won't wear implant, help!!!

Hello all,

My 4yr old daughter just got her implant turned on this past

tuesday. When they first turned it on she went wild, she cried and

got sick. I knew she might cry some but nothing like she did.

The appointment was set for 3hrs but we we're only there about 45

minutes, that's how bad it was.

The audiologist said to try to turn it on when we got home but not to

expect her to respond to sound because they had it turned down so low

she didn't think she would hear anything but for us to try and get

her to at least wear the head and ear piece.

When we got home I try to put the head piece on and she wouldn't have

it. If she even seen any part of it across the room she would start

crying and shaking her head no! After many attempts I got the head

piece on but didn't turn anything on.

After a little bit when she was watching TV I turned everything in

the house off and muted the TV and turned the implant on but turned

the box down to (0). The second I hit the on button she screamed and

grabbed her head and went in the floor.

I don't know what to do, How will she ever get use to it if I can't

even turn it on, I can't hardly even get the head piece on without

her fighting & crying and when I get it on her she starts rubbing her

head against anything she can find to get it off, she acts almost as

bad over wearing it without it being on as she does when I turn it on.

She really hates the sight of it.

Does anyone have any advice about getting her to wear her implant?

I need all the help I can get.

Sorry this was so long.

Prissyrose

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