Guest guest Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 Thanks for your help. I have hearing that comes and goes. I can have my hearing tested on a Monday and I am not a candidate. Go back on Friday and I am. Very frustrating. Teresea > > Hi Theresea, > The reason for top posting is because we have several deafblind > members, and it's hard for them to find the question if you post the > previous response part first. Not a big problem, just the way this forum > runs. > You are in excellent hands at U Mich with their implant program. > I'll post more about them later. > Your testing for the implant is done at the facility by the mall. > It is not part of the research protocol. It is totally different from > the research testing. Tests to determine candidacy concentrate on how > much you do or don't hear, if your auditory nerve is intact and so forth. > They don't accept you as a candidate for research until you've been > activated for a year. I've participated for several years. First with > one implant, and now as a bilateral. > Good luck with your journey back to hearing, > > > Sorry about top posting, this was my first time. I hope I did it right > this time. > , > Did you go to the main hospital or the cochlear center by the mall? > I am currently close to being a candidate and I go to the one by the mall > for testing. > > Thanks, > Teresea > ____________________________________________________________ > Groupon.com Official Site > 1 huge daily deal on the best stuff to do in your city. Try it today! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4de2e51ad389f13e640st06duc > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Well, for what it's worth, it's not a test you want to try to hard to pass, if you know what I mean. We deafies are GREAT at guessing and filling in the missing parts, but that doesn't mean we HEAR them. So if your hearing is fluctuation, do what my first implant surgeon suggested. " If you aren't absolutely, positively, 100% sure you HEARD what was said, don't guess " . Works for me. Of course by the time I got my implant I had NO hearing in either ear. That was the criteria 14 years ago. Thanks for your help. I have hearing that comes and goes. I can have my hearing tested on a Monday and I am not a candidate. Go back on Friday and I am. Very frustrating. Teresea ____________________________________________________________ Groupon & #8482 Official Site 1 ridiculously huge coupon a day. Get 50-90% off your city & #39;s best! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4de552356c2d31990d6st05duc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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