Re: Looking for cochlear implant users to participate in a research study

[Guest guest]

Hello myles

Well this certainly sounds like me. I was a hearing aid user in both ears until

my cochlear implant surgery in april this year. I was activated in may and the

implant Is great!! As for my right ear my audie told me to keep my hearing aid

out to get used to my implant on the left. Also I did NOT lose my natural

hearing in my left ear when I had my CI surgery I still have SOME sound in my

right but is very very minimal. I'm looking to go bilateral att some point in

the future, if I font I might as well chop my right ear off! Lol also ear I

understand you are in the USA? I love in london united kingdom otherwise I would

love to have taken part and help you.

Looking for cochlear implant users to participate in a

research study

I am a cochlear implant researcher working at the Hearing and Speech Lab in the

University of California, Irvine (www.healthaffairs.uci.edu/hesp/). We are

running a number of different research studies and are looking for cochlear

implant users to participate in these studies. At the moment I’m primarily

looking for cochlear implant users who still have some residual acoustic hearing

(i.e. use a hearing aid) in their non-implanted ear and who are based in

southern California. I’m also interested in hearing from people who use a

cochlear implant and hearing aid but live further away. If you can travel to

Irvine we may be able to cover flight and accommodation costs. Finally, I would

also like to hear from cochlear implant users who do live in southern California

but do not have any residual hearing.

Taking part in the study will involve coming into our lab at UC Irvine for a

number of testing sessions lasting a few hours each. We’ll ask you to listen

to a variety of different sounds and give your response. We’ll encourage you

to take plenty of rest breaks and a lunch break. Participation in the study is

reimbursed at $10 per hour plus travel expenses. Participation is entirely

voluntary and you can withdraw from the study at any time. If you’re

interested in getting involved please contact me either by posting a message

here or by email at myles.mclaughlin@...

Many Thanks,

Myles Mc Laughlin

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

It sounds like your exactly the type of users we're looking for. Unfortunately,

like you guessed I'm in the USA so London is a little bit too far. On the plus

side I am originally from Ireland and work together with a cochlear implant

group there. I don't have any definite plans at the moment but I will be back

there some time this year or next. If your interested in traveling over to

Dublin we could think about arranging some testing.

You mentioned that your thinking about going bilateral in the future but that

you still have some residual hearing in your non-implanted ear. As a researcher

I would advise you to think carefully about this decision. There is a growing

amount of evidence that shows the benefit of combining acoustic hearing with a

cochlear implant - particularly in noisy listening situations. The idea is that

they both provide different types of information. It gets a bit technical, but

your hearing aid will provide information about the fundamental frequency or

pitch of whoever is talking and your cochlear implant simply won't provide you

with this information.

Don't let me influence your decision too much. But its just something that you

should be aware of before you make the decision to go bilateral.

Myles

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> Hello myles

>

> Well this certainly sounds like me. I was a hearing aid user in both ears

until my cochlear implant surgery in april this year. I was activated in may and

the implant Is great!! As for my right ear my audie told me to keep my hearing

aid out to get used to my implant on the left. Also I did NOT lose my natural

hearing in my left ear when I had my CI surgery I still have SOME sound in my

right but is very very minimal. I'm looking to go bilateral att some point in

the future, if I font I might as well chop my right ear off! Lol also ear I

understand you are in the USA? I love in london united kingdom otherwise I would

love to have taken part and help you.

>

>

>

> Looking for cochlear implant users to participate in a

research study

>

> I am a cochlear implant researcher working at the Hearing and Speech Lab in

the University of California, Irvine (www.healthaffairs.uci.edu/hesp/). We are

running a number of different research studies and are looking for cochlear

implant users to participate in these studies. At the moment I’m primarily

looking for cochlear implant users who still have some residual acoustic hearing

(i.e. use a hearing aid) in their non-implanted ear and who are based in

southern California. I’m also interested in hearing from people who use a

cochlear implant and hearing aid but live further away. If you can travel to

Irvine we may be able to cover flight and accommodation costs. Finally, I would

also like to hear from cochlear implant users who do live in southern California

but do not have any residual hearing.

>

> Taking part in the study will involve coming into our lab at UC Irvine for a

number of testing sessions lasting a few hours each. We’ll ask you to listen

to a variety of different sounds and give your response. We’ll encourage you

to take plenty of rest breaks and a lunch break. Participation in the study is

reimbursed at $10 per hour plus travel expenses. Participation is entirely

voluntary and you can withdraw from the study at any time. If you’re

interested in getting involved please contact me either by posting a message

here or by email at myles.mclaughlin@...

>

> Many Thanks,

>

> Myles Mc Laughlin

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>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hello myles

Thank you for getting back to me, I understand and as for hearing aids my audie

told me to keep it out of my implanted ear. If you have a facebook account you

can add me at the following link: www.facebook.com/paul2v on my 'cochlear

implant journey' pictures folder I have my audiogram before and after my

operation. My 3 month follow up is on 10th october so will talk all about it

then.

Regards

Looking for cochlear implant users to participate in a

research study

>

> I am a cochlear implant researcher working at the Hearing and Speech Lab in

the University of California, Irvine (www.healthaffairs.uci.edu/hesp/). We are

running a number of different research studies and are looking for cochlear

implant users to participate in these studies. At the moment I’m primarily

looking for cochlear implant users who still have some residual acoustic hearing

(i.e. use a hearing aid) in their non-implanted ear and who are based in

southern California. I’m also interested in hearing from people who use a

cochlear implant and hearing aid but live further away. If you can travel to

Irvine we may be able to cover flight and accommodation costs. Finally, I would

also like to hear from cochlear implant users who do live in southern California

but do not have any residual hearing.

>

> Taking part in the study will involve coming into our lab at UC Irvine for a

number of testing sessions lasting a few hours each. We’ll ask you to listen

to a variety of different sounds and give your response. We’ll encourage you

to take plenty of rest breaks and a lunch break. Participation in the study is

reimbursed at $10 per hour plus travel expenses. Participation is entirely

voluntary and you can withdraw from the study at any time. If you’re

interested in getting involved please contact me either by posting a message

here or by email at myles.mclaughlin@...

>

> Many Thanks,

>

> Myles Mc Laughlin

>

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>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Further to my previous email I meant my NON implanted ear (right)

Looking for cochlear implant users to participate in a

research study

>

> I am a cochlear implant researcher working at the Hearing and Speech Lab in

the University of California, Irvine (www.healthaffairs.uci.edu/hesp/). We are

running a number of different research studies and are looking for cochlear

implant users to participate in these studies. At the moment I’m primarily

looking for cochlear implant users who still have some residual acoustic hearing

(i.e. use a hearing aid) in their non-implanted ear and who are based in

southern California. I’m also interested in hearing from people who use a

cochlear implant and hearing aid but live further away. If you can travel to

Irvine we may be able to cover flight and accommodation costs. Finally, I would

also like to hear from cochlear implant users who do live in southern California

but do not have any residual hearing.

>

> Taking part in the study will involve coming into our lab at UC Irvine for a

number of testing sessions lasting a few hours each. We’ll ask you to listen

to a variety of different sounds and give your response. We’ll encourage you

to take plenty of rest breaks and a lunch break. Participation in the study is

reimbursed at $10 per hour plus travel expenses. Participation is entirely

voluntary and you can withdraw from the study at any time. If you’re

interested in getting involved please contact me either by posting a message

here or by email at myles.mclaughlin@...

>

> Many Thanks,

>

> Myles Mc Laughlin

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Myles,

We are all so different. I had my worst ear implanted first. The “goodâ€

ear was able to hear sounds but I couldn’t understand anything with a strong

hearing aide. I did eventually get that side implanted and have been thrilled

with the results. Although I could understand well with the first implant, the

2nd one gives me a fullness of sound that only one could not do. It also has

helped me with directionality. The final thing it has done is give me back my

appreciation of music which was nil before I received my implant.

I would think that because each of us is different and each of our ears are

different, it is virtually impossible to categorize a hearing loss as fitting

into a particular mode.

Keep up the research. It may help others in the future. For me, I am thrilled

that I chose to have my 2nd ear implanted.

Happy Hearing!

Carol

Boca Raton, FL

Cochlear America Nucleus 24C - left ear - Sprint 12/11/01 then 3G then upgraded

to Freedom on 2/19/08

Cochlear America Freedom right ear -implanted 3/01/06 - activated 4/06/06

From: myles_mc_laughlin

Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 2:02 AM

Subject: Re: Looking for cochlear implant users to participate in a

research study

Hi ,

It sounds like your exactly the type of users we're looking for. Unfortunately,

like you guessed I'm in the USA so London is a little bit too far. On the plus

side I am originally from Ireland and work together with a cochlear implant

group there. I don't have any definite plans at the moment but I will be back

there some time this year or next. If your interested in traveling over to

Dublin we could think about arranging some testing.

You mentioned that your thinking about going bilateral in the future but that

you still have some residual hearing in your non-implanted ear. As a researcher

I would advise you to think carefully about this decision. There is a growing

amount of evidence that shows the benefit of combining acoustic hearing with a

cochlear implant - particularly in noisy listening situations. The idea is that

they both provide different types of information. It gets a bit technical, but

your hearing aid will provide information about the fundamental frequency or

pitch of whoever is talking and your cochlear implant simply won't provide you

with this information.

Don't let me influence your decision too much. But its just something that you

should be aware of before you make the decision to go bilateral.

Myles

>

> Hello myles

>

> Well this certainly sounds like me. I was a hearing aid user in both ears

until my cochlear implant surgery in april this year. I was activated in may and

the implant Is great!! As for my right ear my audie told me to keep my hearing

aid out to get used to my implant on the left. Also I did NOT lose my natural

hearing in my left ear when I had my CI surgery I still have SOME sound in my

right but is very very minimal. I'm looking to go bilateral att some point in

the future, if I font I might as well chop my right ear off! Lol also ear I

understand you are in the USA? I love in london united kingdom otherwise I would

love to have taken part and help you.

>

>

>

> Looking for cochlear implant users to participate in a

research study

>

> I am a cochlear implant researcher working at the Hearing and Speech Lab in

the University of California, Irvine (www.healthaffairs.uci.edu/hesp/). We are

running a number of different research studies and are looking for cochlear

implant users to participate in these studies. At the moment I’m primarily

looking for cochlear implant users who still have some residual acoustic hearing

(i.e. use a hearing aid) in their non-implanted ear and who are based in

southern California. I’m also interested in hearing from people who use a

cochlear implant and hearing aid but live further away. If you can travel to

Irvine we may be able to cover flight and accommodation costs. Finally, I would

also like to hear from cochlear implant users who do live in southern California

but do not have any residual hearing.

>

> Taking part in the study will involve coming into our lab at UC Irvine for a

number of testing sessions lasting a few hours each. We’ll ask you to

listen to a variety of different sounds and give your response. We’ll

encourage you to take plenty of rest breaks and a lunch break. Participation in

the study is reimbursed at $10 per hour plus travel expenses. Participation is

entirely voluntary and you can withdraw from the study at any time. If

you’re interested in getting involved please contact me either by posting a

message here or by email at myles.mclaughlin@...

>

> Many Thanks,

>

> Myles Mc Laughlin

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Carol,

I agree - every cochlear implant user is different, and the decision to go

bilateral needs to be made on an individual basis. I just wanted to put the

information out there as something to consider in that decision process.

Seems like that for you bilateral was a good choice. I'm glad to hear that your

doing well. I like finding out about individuals cochlear implant experiences.

It gives me a boost to continue with my research.

Myles

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> > Hello myles

> >

> > Well this certainly sounds like me. I was a hearing aid user in both ears

until my cochlear implant surgery in april this year. I was activated in may and

the implant Is great!! As for my right ear my audie told me to keep my hearing

aid out to get used to my implant on the left. Also I did NOT lose my natural

hearing in my left ear when I had my CI surgery I still have SOME sound in my

right but is very very minimal. I'm looking to go bilateral att some point in

the future, if I font I might as well chop my right ear off! Lol also ear I

understand you are in the USA? I love in london united kingdom otherwise I would

love to have taken part and help you.

> >

> >

> >

> > Looking for cochlear implant users to participate in a

research study

> >

> > I am a cochlear implant researcher working at the Hearing and Speech Lab in

the University of California, Irvine (www.healthaffairs.uci.edu/hesp/). We are

running a number of different research studies and are looking for cochlear

implant users to participate in these studies. At the moment I’m primarily

looking for cochlear implant users who still have some residual acoustic hearing

(i.e. use a hearing aid) in their non-implanted ear and who are based in

southern California. I’m also interested in hearing from people who use a

cochlear implant and hearing aid but live further away. If you can travel to

Irvine we may be able to cover flight and accommodation costs. Finally, I would

also like to hear from cochlear implant users who do live in southern California

but do not have any residual hearing.

> >

> > Taking part in the study will involve coming into our lab at UC Irvine for a

number of testing sessions lasting a few hours each. We’ll ask you to

listen to a variety of different sounds and give your response. We’ll

encourage you to take plenty of rest breaks and a lunch break. Participation in

the study is reimbursed at $10 per hour plus travel expenses. Participation is

entirely voluntary and you can withdraw from the study at any time. If

you’re interested in getting involved please contact me either by posting a

message here or by email at myles.mclaughlin@

> >

> > Many Thanks,

> >

> > Myles Mc Laughlin

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