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Posted August 12, 2006 · August 12, 2006

My daughter was around three when I had my operation. She was fine

with the recovery. As a matter of fact, she walked around with a

cotten ball in her ear off an on for about a month - it was

hysterical!

> >

> > na,

> >

> > I love you bubbly humor. Reading your email was

entertaining.

> What is your major?

> > You sound like a trooper, you'll do fine. Sounds like you

have a

> good husband too. I am your age so I know what you're feeling.

My

> ear problems started when I was younger. This last tumor taken

out

> was 2 1/2 inches. The reconstruction and hearing that I had gained

was

> ruined this time. Who knows I might have another surgery and he

will

> try again and maybe do something different. Welcome to the group.

> >

>

Posted August 21, 2006 · August 21, 2006

Congratulations on a great activation. Isn't it

amazing how fast our brains adjust to the sounds we

are hearing.

You are in the infant stages of an amazing journey and

with each day things will get better.

One thing that I always suggest to people who have

just been activated that helped me so much was to

listen to books on tape. What I did was go to the

library and get a book and the corresponding tape. I

would listen to the tape as I followed along in the

book and it really seemed to help. You can use your

audio cable that comes with your welcome kit to hook

up a cd player or tape player to your processor.

Keep us posted on your CI moments.

Connie

--- rayvan12000 <rayvan12000@...> wrote:

> Well I've been lurking for quite some time, thought

> I had better

> formally introduce myself. I was first diagnosed

> with a sensory

> neural hearing loss in the second grade. I didn't

> start wearing

> hearing aids until I was in my 30s, although I

> needed them much

> earlier. I am curently 47. Hearing started taking a

> turn for the

> worst about 5 years ago, tried several types of

> hearing aids etc

> with some success but the last few years really

> couldn't understand

> speech, relied allot on my lipreading abilities,

> started to get

> really stressed at work.

>

> I decided to go with a ci and was implanted July 31,

> 06 at Texas

> Tech University Medical Center. Dr. Johassen Cordero

> was the surgen.

> Surgery went great. Recovery went smooth minimal

> pain, had a hard

> time getting comfortable going to sleep at night not

> being able to

> lay on my right side.

>

> I was activated Aug. 16th so its been 6 days since

> activation. When

> the ci was first turned on it was real loud and

> sounded like very

> high tones repeating themselves over and over for a

> few minutes

> until I realized what I was hearing were people in

> the room talking.

> The tones slowly started to sound like speach. I was

> able to

> understand what was being said as long as I was

> looking (lipreading)

> at the person talking to me. Well its been six days.

> I had the

> volume increased a few days ago, picking up allot of

> environmental

> sounds, voices sound real, still need to look at the

> person talking

> to me, but the sound is much cleaner than with the

> hearing aids.

> From what I understand my initial mapping is very

> basic they just

> wanted me to get used to the sound. Will go back in

> few weeks for

> more adjustments.

>

> Will keep you updated as to my progress. I have

> really enjoyed

> hearing about everyones experiences.

>

> Freedom activated 08/16/06.

>

" The Miracle at Ohio State "

aka Nucleus Freedom

Implanted 10/04/2005

Activated 11/1/2005

Surgery: Ohio State University

Surgeon: Dr. Bradley Welling

http://internalmedicine.osu.edu/article.cfm?ID=2021

Posted August 21, 2006 · August 21, 2006

Connie, go for the second CI without guilt!

, you are off to a good start!

Colleen, please hang in there!

Posted August 21, 2006 · August 21, 2006

Welcome to the group, .

That sounds like a very good activation for you. Things will change

over the coming months and the mappings are important. I was

surprised to see you write that you would go back " in a few weeks "

for more adjustments. I would have thought it would be sooner than

that. Please keep us informed of your progress.

Ted F.

>

> Well I've been lurking for quite some time, thought I had better

> formally introduce myself. I was first diagnosed with a sensory

> neural hearing loss in the second grade. I didn't start wearing

> hearing aids until I was in my 30s, although I needed them much

> earlier. I am curently 47. Hearing started taking a turn for the

> worst about 5 years ago, tried several types of hearing aids etc

> with some success but the last few years really couldn't understand

> speech, relied allot on my lipreading abilities, started to get

> really stressed at work.

>

> I decided to go with a ci and was implanted July 31, 06 at Texas

> Tech University Medical Center. Dr. Johassen Cordero was the

surgen.

> Surgery went great. Recovery went smooth minimal pain, had a hard

> time getting comfortable going to sleep at night not being able to

> lay on my right side.

>

> I was activated Aug. 16th so its been 6 days since activation. When

> the ci was first turned on it was real loud and sounded like very

> high tones repeating themselves over and over for a few minutes

> until I realized what I was hearing were people in the room

talking.

> The tones slowly started to sound like speach. I was able to

> understand what was being said as long as I was looking

(lipreading)

> at the person talking to me. Well its been six days. I had the

> volume increased a few days ago, picking up allot of environmental

> sounds, voices sound real, still need to look at the person talking

> to me, but the sound is much cleaner than with the hearing aids.

> From what I understand my initial mapping is very basic they just

> wanted me to get used to the sound. Will go back in few weeks for

> more adjustments.

>

> Will keep you updated as to my progress. I have really enjoyed

> hearing about everyones experiences.

>

> Freedom activated 08/16/06.

>

Posted August 22, 2006 · August 22, 2006

Hi Connie

Will try to get by the library some time today and see

what I can find. I'm still having trouble with the

high tones, Womens voices are harder to understand.

But picking up new sounds all the time.

--- C J <cjcj05@...> wrote:

>

> Congratulations on a great activation. Isn't it

> amazing how fast our brains adjust to the sounds we

> are hearing.

> You are in the infant stages of an amazing journey

> and

> with each day things will get better.

>

> One thing that I always suggest to people who have

> just been activated that helped me so much was to

> listen to books on tape. What I did was go to the

> library and get a book and the corresponding tape.

> I

> would listen to the tape as I followed along in the

> book and it really seemed to help. You can use your

> audio cable that comes with your welcome kit to hook

> up a cd player or tape player to your processor.

>

> Keep us posted on your CI moments.

>

> Connie

>

> --- rayvan12000 <rayvan12000@...> wrote:

>

> > Well I've been lurking for quite some time,

> thought

> > I had better

> > formally introduce myself. I was first diagnosed

> > with a sensory

> > neural hearing loss in the second grade. I didn't

> > start wearing

> > hearing aids until I was in my 30s, although I

> > needed them much

> > earlier. I am curently 47. Hearing started taking

> a

> > turn for the

> > worst about 5 years ago, tried several types of

> > hearing aids etc

> > with some success but the last few years really

> > couldn't understand

> > speech, relied allot on my lipreading abilities,

> > started to get

> > really stressed at work.

> >

> > I decided to go with a ci and was implanted July

> 31,

> > 06 at Texas

> > Tech University Medical Center. Dr. Johassen

> Cordero

> > was the surgen.

> > Surgery went great. Recovery went smooth minimal

> > pain, had a hard

> > time getting comfortable going to sleep at night

> not

> > being able to

> > lay on my right side.

> >

> > I was activated Aug. 16th so its been 6 days since

> > activation. When

> > the ci was first turned on it was real loud and

> > sounded like very

> > high tones repeating themselves over and over for

> a

> > few minutes

> > until I realized what I was hearing were people in

> > the room talking.

> > The tones slowly started to sound like speach. I

> was

> > able to

> > understand what was being said as long as I was

> > looking (lipreading)

> > at the person talking to me. Well its been six

> days.

> > I had the

> > volume increased a few days ago, picking up allot

> of

> > environmental

> > sounds, voices sound real, still need to look at

> the

> > person talking

> > to me, but the sound is much cleaner than with the

> > hearing aids.

> > From what I understand my initial mapping is very

> > basic they just

> > wanted me to get used to the sound. Will go back

> in

> > few weeks for

> > more adjustments.

> >

> > Will keep you updated as to my progress. I have

> > really enjoyed

> > hearing about everyones experiences.

> >

> > Freedom activated 08/16/06.

> >

>

> " The Miracle at Ohio State "

> aka Nucleus Freedom

> Implanted 10/04/2005

> Activated 11/1/2005

> Surgery: Ohio State University

> Surgeon: Dr. Bradley Welling

> http://internalmedicine.osu.edu/article.cfm?ID=2021

>

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Posted August 22, 2006 · August 22, 2006

Thanks for the support!

--- <wdywms@...> wrote:

> Connie, go for the second CI without guilt!

>

> , you are off to a good start!

>

> Colleen, please hang in there!

>

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Posted August 22, 2006 · August 22, 2006

Hi Ted

They had a cochlear rep (Jenifer) there for my initial

mapping, it might be they are working around her

schedule. I thought the same thing that it would be

sooner.

But seem to be doing pretty well right now, trying to

take note of what I do and do not hear well so I can

let the let them know when I go back in.

--- " Ted F. " <ted.fletcher@...> wrote:

> Welcome to the group, .

> That sounds like a very good activation for you.

> Things will change

> over the coming months and the mappings are

> important. I was

> surprised to see you write that you would go back

> " in a few weeks "

> for more adjustments. I would have thought it would

> be sooner than

> that. Please keep us informed of your progress.

>

> Ted F.

>

> >

> > Well I've been lurking for quite some time,

> thought I had better

> > formally introduce myself. I was first diagnosed

> with a sensory

> > neural hearing loss in the second grade. I didn't

> start wearing

> > hearing aids until I was in my 30s, although I

> needed them much

> > earlier. I am curently 47. Hearing started taking

> a turn for the

> > worst about 5 years ago, tried several types of

> hearing aids etc

> > with some success but the last few years really

> couldn't understand

> > speech, relied allot on my lipreading abilities,

> started to get

> > really stressed at work.

> >

> > I decided to go with a ci and was implanted July

> 31, 06 at Texas

> > Tech University Medical Center. Dr. Johassen

> Cordero was the

> surgen.

> > Surgery went great. Recovery went smooth minimal

> pain, had a hard

> > time getting comfortable going to sleep at night

> not being able to

> > lay on my right side.

> >

> > I was activated Aug. 16th so its been 6 days since

> activation. When

> > the ci was first turned on it was real loud and

> sounded like very

> > high tones repeating themselves over and over for

> a few minutes

> > until I realized what I was hearing were people in

> the room

> talking.

> > The tones slowly started to sound like speach. I

> was able to

> > understand what was being said as long as I was

> looking

> (lipreading)

> > at the person talking to me. Well its been six

> days. I had the

> > volume increased a few days ago, picking up allot

> of environmental

> > sounds, voices sound real, still need to look at

> the person talking

> > to me, but the sound is much cleaner than with the

> hearing aids.

> > From what I understand my initial mapping is very

> basic they just

> > wanted me to get used to the sound. Will go back

> in few weeks for

> > more adjustments.

> >

> > Will keep you updated as to my progress. I have

> really enjoyed

> > hearing about everyones experiences.

> >

> > Freedom activated 08/16/06.

> >

>

__________________________________________________

Posted August 22, 2006 · August 22, 2006

Hello

I see you have the Freedom, I have the Freedom too. The Freedom has 4

programme slots. At my activation, my audiologist put what I call my

normal 2400 speed programme on Slot 1, then she put the same programme

on Slot 2, but with the Autosensitivity feature. I find autosensitivity

invaluable inside the car, it takes away the road noise and enables me

to hear what anyone is saying in the car. From memory, I think I had

the Beam feature put in Slot 3, this is a programme that is supposed to

be useful in noise. And in Slot 4 I had an 1800 speed programme.

I never took to the 1800 programme and since I was activated about 4

months ago, I have always used the 2400 speed. However, now that my

brain has become more accustomed to different sounds, at my next

mapping I want to try an 1800 speed programme again.

I currently am using ADRO at 2400 on (1)

Autosensitivity at 2400 on (2)

Whisper at 2400 on (3)

and Beam at 2400 on (4)

As its my least used programme, I will drop Beam for the time being and

try an 1800 with ADRO in that slot. Then, if I take to the slower

speed, I will have the programmes I currently use, put back to 1,2,3

and 4 but at 1800 speed.

Your maps will change quite a bit over the initial few months and

sometimes after a new mapping, they take a few days to get used to. At

some stage you might think that you are actually worse off, but it will

all sort itself out.

Continued good progress for you.

Ted F.

>

> Hi Ted

>

> They had a cochlear rep (Jenifer) there for my initial

> mapping, it might be they are working around her

> schedule. I thought the same thing that it would be

> sooner.

> But seem to be doing pretty well right now, trying to

> take note of what I do and do not hear well so I can

> let the let them know when I go back in.

>

Posted October 12, 2006 · October 12, 2006

Welcome Skydrum, I'm scheduled for my first surgery a week from today and still learning from people who've experienced the whole gamut already. I'm from Chicago so not familiar with the Dr. you speak of. skydrum1 <skydrum1@...> wrote: Hello Everyone!I will have my first visit to discuss my ctoma on the 25th of Oct.Has anyone have experience with a, Dr. Isaacson of Hershey Medical

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Posted October 13, 2006 · October 13, 2006

That's okay,

I am also, learning....

steve

> Welcome Skydrum,

>

> I'm scheduled for my first surgery a week from today and still

learning from people who've experienced the whole gamut already.

>

> I'm from Chicago so not familiar with the Dr. you speak of.

>

> skydrum1 <skydrum1@...> wrote:

> Hello Everyone!

>

> I will have my first visit to discuss my ctoma on the 25th of Oct.

>

> Has anyone have experience with a, Dr. Isaacson of Hershey Medical

> Center?

>

> Thanks, skydrum1

Posted October 25, 2006 · October 25, 2006

I've had absolutely no side effects what so ever. Lex. has been the best AD

I've ever been onWelcome to the groupsue CFrom: Lifer [mailto: lifer.lifer@...]To:

Lexapro@...: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:16:53 -0400Subject:

New Member

*Hello,****I have just joined the Lexapro group and would like to learn more

about theside effects of this drug since I've been on it for the last couple

ofyears.****Thanks,**Lifer*

Posted October 25, 2006 · October 25, 2006

Hi Bob,

I'm glad it's working for you. Do you notice any side effects? I'm

hoping to start next week.

I wonder if the female thing (if that is the case in this group) may be

that many men are less willing to seek group support? I know my brother

is on something for depression, won't tell me what and won't tell anyone

else in the family. I am just glad he got help because it definitely

runs in our family! Anyway, that's just my take on it.

Carolyn

Bob Lifer wrote:

>

> Hello Everyone,

>

> I just happened to find this group even tho I've been taking Lex for a

> couple of years now. I am on 20mg currently and my panic attacks have

> pretty much stopped.

> I also have a question... by reading previous posts it appears the

> membership here is primarily female? Because I am a 56 yr old divorced

> male.

> Well here's hoping everyone gets better and that all our troubles

> just seem to vanish.

>

> Lifer/Bob

>

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Posted October 25, 2006 · October 25, 2006

>

> Hi Bob,

> I'm glad it's working for you. Do you notice any side effects? I'm

> hoping to start next week.

>

> I wonder if the female thing (if that is the case in this group) may

be

> that many men are less willing to seek group support? I know my

brother

> is on something for depression, won't tell me what and won't tell

anyone

> else in the family. I am just glad he got help because it definitely

> runs in our family! Anyway, that's just my take on it.

> Carolyn

>

Hi Carolyn,

Well yes I do notice some side effects. But my problem is that I'm

taking so many different meds at this time that I'm not sure what

causes what anymore. I have some serious sleep issues, I usually can't

get myself to bed before 7am daily. Then I may sleep for 4 or 5 hrs

and I'm back up. I am disabled so thank goodness I do not have to work

any longer or I'd never make it. Well by the time 4pm or so rolls

around my computer finds me dozing off again, at my desk. The other

day it was if someone threw my on/off switch. One minute I'm wide

awake and typing, the next I was sound asleep and falling out of my

chair. That was no fun at all to wake up on the way down to the floor

just before the crash.

So I would have to answer your question with a resounding YES I do

have some side effects.

Take Care,

Bob

Posted October 25, 2006 · October 25, 2006

Hi Bob, I'm fairly new to the group too and have only been on Lexapro for

three weeks now. My doc told me that some men won't even seek help for

their depression/panic attacks/other for fear of being " labeled " . I would

have to agree. My husband would definitely benefit from an SSRI but refuses

to seek help. ( So, I agree with Carolyn in that many men must not seek

group support either.

Anyway, welcome to the group! Do you have many side effects? How long did it

take for you to start working? (I'm still not doing well and it's been 3

weeks.....I know it can take 6 though.)

Cyndi

On 10/25/06, Bob Lifer <lifer.lifer@...> wrote:

>

> Hello Everyone,

>

> I just happened to find this group even tho I've been taking Lex for a

> couple of years now. I am on 20mg currently and my panic attacks have

> pretty much stopped.

> I also have a question... by reading previous posts it appears the

> membership here is primarily female? Because I am a 56 yr old divorced

> male.

> Well here's hoping everyone gets better and that all our troubles

> just seem to vanish.

>

> Lifer/Bob

>

Posted October 25, 2006 · October 25, 2006

Anyway, welcome to the group! Do you have many side effects? How long did it

take for you to start working? (I'm still not doing well and it's been 3

weeks.....I know it can take 6 though.)

Cyndi

How are you doing on the meds Cyndi? Did you have any side effects and do you

feel any effects from them yet? Terry

Posted October 25, 2006 · October 25, 2006

There are men that belong to this group as well Sue CFrom: Bob Lifer [mailto:

lifer.lifer@...]Lexapro@...: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:50:52

-0000Subject: New Member

Hello Everyone,I just happened to find this group even tho I've been taking Lex

for a couple of years now. I am on 20mg currently and my panic attacks have

pretty much stopped.I also have a question... by reading previous posts it

appears the membership here is primarily female? Because I am a 56 yr old

divorced male. Well here's hoping everyone gets better and that all our troubles

just seem to vanish. :)Lifer/Bob

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Posted October 25, 2006 · October 25, 2006

May I ask whats your disability Bob?

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