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DamonK · 06-04-2012, 06:55 PM

So..

What about cochlear implants?

Anyone got 'em? Opinions?

Rockinonahigh · 06-04-2012, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by DamonK

So..

What about cochlear implants?

Anyone got 'em? Opinions?

Hi DamonK.My audiologist has this recording of what it would be like to hear from an implant,it sounds like an old radio to me,I know folks who have them that say to them its more clear than that and they were glad to have them put in.Also I was told haveing an implant put in will destroy what ever hearing you do have..so its a trade off of keeping what you have in hearing or going another rout.

Viola · 06-07-2012, 03:29 PM

How can I have youtube video here: I've tried so many ways...

Have you heard of...

http://www.envoymedical.com/

http://www.envoymedical.com/

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdBzjR-i9E0"]How the EsteemÂ® Works (Animation) - YouTube[/nomedia]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdBzjR-i9E0

I wonder if this is better then cochlear implants?

http://www.envoymedical.com/hear-from-esteem-recipients

How the Esteem® Works (Animation)

I'll try again this youtube video, I really want this to work so bad, please work please, let this youtube video show here, where one doesn't need to go else where...

Anyways, I wonder how this is different form the cochlear implants...

How to Add Youtube Videos
When posting videos, just paste the full URL (address) from YouTube into your post. For example, if you were going to post a video of the Village People's YMCA video you would paste the URL [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS9OO0S5w2k"]YMCA - YouTube[/nomedia] into the post. The system renders it, if it's allowed to be embedded, into the video (you may not see it in the preview).

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdBzjR-i9E0

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdBzjR-i9E0

[nomedia]http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdBzjR-i9E0[/nomedia]

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdBzjR-i9E0"]How the EsteemÂ® Works (Animation) - YouTube[/nomedia]

maybe this will work....

STill I wonder which one is better this esteem or cochlear

Maybe,

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Originally Posted by DamonK

So..

What about cochlear implants?

Anyone got 'em? Opinions?

DamonK · 05-30-2012, 11:54 AM

On phone so sorry for mistakes.

When I was little, dad would get mad cuz I would sign to him. Well not really, mad as "babe, you know I don't know that stuff".

My mom can do some alphabet, crackers, beautiful, I love you.
Dad can do I love you.

Crackers is cuz my favorite....saltines.

There were times my hearing aid would break and mom would have to send them in to be fixed. I would be left deaf. Entirely. Unless you yelled.

That is absolutely miserable. Deaf for weeks. In a hearing school. With absolutely no one that knew sign.

Here is an idea of my level of loss. Hearing folk, have someone speak right in your ear, like to whisper a secret, in a normal tone and volume. Fucking loud, isn't it? If you do it to my right ear, its comfortable. It's how I imagine hearing folk hear normally. Do it to my left ear... 1. You have no business being that close to that ear unless you're on an extremely short list of trusteds, which my parents aren't even on and 2. I will starti laughing cuz it tickled and I don't hear anything.

To date, I've had two ear surgeries... Both on left ear. I had numerous infections as a kid. I was a regular at my ENT. Like, usually 3+ times a year. Ever had a doc clean an infection out of a cut? Try the ear. If you can wrap your head around that, you can understand why no one touches that ear.

I had two cholesteatomas. Fun.

I get tired of hearing. It's so much work. It wears me out. Sometimes I wish I'd lose the rest already. It's always been known I would. It's just a matter of when. And it keeps coming faster and faster.

06-04-2012, 06:55 PM	#1
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05-30-2012, 11:54 AM	#4
DamonK Senior Member How Do You Identify?: . Preferred Pronoun?: . Relationship Status: . Join Date: May 2010 Location: . Posts: 2,199 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,527 Thanked 7,762 Times in 1,881 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	On phone so sorry for mistakes. When I was little, dad would get mad cuz I would sign to him. Well not really, mad as "babe, you know I don't know that stuff". My mom can do some alphabet, crackers, beautiful, I love you. Dad can do I love you. Crackers is cuz my favorite....saltines. There were times my hearing aid would break and mom would have to send them in to be fixed. I would be left deaf. Entirely. Unless you yelled. That is absolutely miserable. Deaf for weeks. In a hearing school. With absolutely no one that knew sign. Here is an idea of my level of loss. Hearing folk, have someone speak right in your ear, like to whisper a secret, in a normal tone and volume. Fucking loud, isn't it? If you do it to my right ear, its comfortable. It's how I imagine hearing folk hear normally. Do it to my left ear... 1. You have no business being that close to that ear unless you're on an extremely short list of trusteds, which my parents aren't even on and 2. I will starti laughing cuz it tickled and I don't hear anything. To date, I've had two ear surgeries... Both on left ear. I had numerous infections as a kid. I was a regular at my ENT. Like, usually 3+ times a year. Ever had a doc clean an infection out of a cut? Try the ear. If you can wrap your head around that, you can understand why no one touches that ear. I had two cholesteatomas. Fun. I get tired of hearing. It's so much work. It wears me out. Sometimes I wish I'd lose the rest already. It's always been known I would. It's just a matter of when. And it keeps coming faster and faster.