CI recall by Advanced Bionics

[Guest guest]

Hi Alice

Hopefully you've already heard all about this, but just in case: I saw a

tiny piece on CNN Headline News just now, about a recall of certain CIs made

by Advanced Bionics. Something about moisture getting in them, I think.

Steve D.

> Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 08:02:21 -0600

>

> Subject: Re: Multiple Symmetrical Lipomatosis (MSL)

>

> Hi Steve.

>

> Welcome to the group. I sincerely enjoyed reading your post and hope it's

just the beginning and that we will hear much more from you. Yes - this

group is familiar with MSL. I know it is not an easy thing to deal with. I

have concerns about the size and location of this lipoma and whether it's

causing my CI (cochlear implant) to be useless to me. Right now, no one

knows why it doesn't work. I've had two surgeries on that side and the

first one worked beautifully for 3 months before sound started to become

more and more distant. We thought the first one was defective so I had a

second surgery done. When we tried to activate the implant, I had nothing

and I still have nothing. I am deaf and the CI is my only hope of regaining

the world of sound.

>

> I hope that helps explain what a CI is but if you want further

explanation, I can share that too. Please just ask.

>

> Alice