Re: for Rhonda, My CI story.

July 14, 2011

Thank you, , for your story. I am getting on the ball now. The surgery

cant come fast enough for me now. So glad your life was changed for the better!

Thanks again!

>

> Hello Rhonda.

> With CI's there is a whole new world of hearing waiting for you.

> I was in the 80-100 db loss range from my early twenties, when I was given

> an overdose of meds, 15 X the amount I should have been given.

> I got my implant, N 24C in August 2002, I was 62 years old, and deaf for

> most of my life.

> It was a life saver for me, I was not really able to do my job very well,

> I got home every night , exhausted, stressed, and in tears.

> The CI turned my life around.

> I did so much better with the 3G for nine years, but now, with my recent

> upgrade to the N5, I can clearly hear voices, with four programs to work

> from, and the ease of using the remote, the sound is fuller, more rounded.

>

> Music, wasn't very good with the 3G, but with the N5 it is great. I can

> hear the lyrics and the back ground music.

> I have switched off the captions on my TV, because if they are there, I

> will read them, instead of trying to LISTEN.

>

> ..........

>

> N24C 3G August 2002. N5 upgrade July 2011

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>

> 5. HA vs CI

> Posted by: " Rhonda " rhondafaye1@... rhondafaye1

> Date: Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:10 pm ((PDT))

>

> I am thinking about getting CIs. I am scheduled for the serial testing

> and CT scan. Lots of quetions un through my mind, but the one that stand out

> is this:

> I am in the 80-100 db loss range. have had progressive HL all my life.

> Now with HA, I can hear some sounds but I just cant understand speech at

> all! That is the main reason I want CIs. Can anyone tell me their story, esp

> if it is similar to mine? Thanks!

>

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