Re: Re: Double Array (and Implant candidacy)

[Guest guest]

Lydia,

The children's hospital that we go to has an implant team, and I understand the

Dr. is pretty well known. My problem is, is that they have the audis seperated.

One audi handles ALL of the implant children, then they have 3 audis that deal

with the hearing aid children. I have tried to cross over the line they have

drawn so that we can talk to the implant side, but everytime I call and make an

appt, it is either cancelled, or one of the hearing aid audis sees us, even

though I specify which audi I want. That's why I was thinking maybe we should

just plan a trip to another hospital and get the full workup, including CT

scans, etc. This same hospital did my daughter's CT scan, but she is very

difficult to sedate, and she wouldn't stay asleep for the scan. What part of

the scan they did get they have lost! I guess you can say I've lost confidence

in them.

Thanks!

Robin

-------------- Original message --------------

Robin -- Was it a garden variety audiologist who told you this (see

below) or an implant center? If it was garden variety, while what

she or he said may have been true a few years ago, it isn't

necessarily true today. Implant candidacy criteria are constantly

changing and becoming more inclusive because of the good results

seen with implants.

Our hearing aid earmold audiologist has asked me some very odd

questions about 's CI processor, making it clear to me that

she is very poorly educated about implants in general -- like she

thought that switching from a body-worn processor to a BTE required

surgery! (And she is young and recently educated, too!)

Lydia

, almost 8, deaf with CI

Colin, almost 11, hearing

> ,

>

> I'm sorry that I don't know enough about implants to answer your

question about the double array. But when reading your post,

Peyton's audiogram numbers stood out to me. My daugther's is very

similar. 80-85db unaided after a recent drop (she dropped last year

too) and 25-45 db aided. When I asked about the possibility of an

implant, her audi said that they would never put an implant in her

with getting such good results from her aids.

All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is the

intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright

restrictions.