Guest guest Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 To all bilateral implantees: I am considering going bilateral since my insurance now covers bilateral implants. Would like to hear from those who have already gone bilateral. How has it helped? Would you do it again? I have had a wonderful experience with my current CI. I was implanted in my good ear which still had some hearing and its been great. Have been profoundly deaf in unimplanted ear since birth. What can I expect. Karyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Karyn I'm a bilateral CI implanteee, since 29th Oct 2007. I've been doing reall well and here is proof! I was born profoundly deaf in my right ear and seriously to profoundly deaf in my left ear and it deterioriated in 2004, underwent a CI trip and was switched on Sept 2005, it failed in June 2006. Was asked if I would like to go bilateral and was finally approved and had the simultaneous bilateral CI op in Sept 2007. This test was done on 7th Jan after having the CIs for three months. All sound tests at level of 65dB Cuny sentences (lipreading and listening to the man) left CI score of 99% BKB sentences (listening to man only & no lipreading) left CI in quiet score of 95% BKB sentences ( -----------ditto --------------------) left CI in noise score of 85% CUNY sentences (lipreading & listening to the man) right CI score of 75% BKB sentences (-----------ditto---------------------) right CI in quiet score of 19% BKB sentences (listening to man only & no lipreading) right and left adptive noise of speech v noise SNR of 0.5 dB BKB ---------------------------ditto-----------------left adoptive noise of speech v noise SNR of 2.5dB AB words (listening to man say one word at a time & no lipreading) right and left CI in quiet 81% AB words (----------------------ditto----------------------------) left CI only in quiet 62% So all in all the two implants are working together and the right ear having had tests of just listening to the man with no lipreading at 19% might not sound much but having never heard out of that ear ever since I was little is showing that I'm practising hard with my right ear. And to lipread with the right ear on its own is brilliant too. I am so chuffed how well I did in these tests after a hectic Christmas and birthdays!! So it is pretty good for my right ear is doing all as it had been a " dead " ear for 35-37 years!!! Elaine http://elaineci2007.blogspot.com/ Karyn wrote: > > To all bilateral implantees: > > I am considering going bilateral since my insurance now covers > bilateral implants. Would like to hear from those who have already gone > bilateral. How has it helped? Would you do it again? I have had a > wonderful experience with my current CI. I was implanted in my good ear > which still had some hearing and its been great. Have been profoundly > deaf in unimplanted ear since birth. What can I expect. > > Karyn > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Elaine Thanks for your quick response. My hearing loss history is almost identical to yours. Since I am wondering if the length of deafness has an impact on how soon/well a person will hear due to long term profound deafness in at least one ear, your story is exactly what I am looking for. > > > > To all bilateral implantees: > > > > I am considering going bilateral since my insurance now covers > > bilateral implants. Would like to hear from those who have already gone > > bilateral. How has it helped? Would you do it again? I have had a > > wonderful experience with my current CI. I was implanted in my good ear > > which still had some hearing and its been great. Have been profoundly > > deaf in unimplanted ear since birth. What can I expect. > > > > Karyn > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Karyn In answer to your question. Yes the length of deafness does have an impact on how well a person learns to hear but with practise and practise, it should all help. By setting a routine each day should help to practise your learning to hear. As far as a routine for me, I don't have the time as have my boys to care for as well as being a housewife. However, I do try to fit in where I can. I find that also following audio books helps. I can give you tips where to get them but I'm from the UK, however, entirely up to you. It's great to " meet " someone else who has a similar hearing history as me. Elaine Karyn wrote: > > Elaine > > Thanks for your quick response. My hearing loss history is almost > identical to yours. Since I am wondering if the length of deafness > has an impact on how soon/well a person will hear due to long term > profound deafness in at least one ear, your story is exactly what I > am looking for. > > > > > > > > To all bilateral implantees: > > > > > > I am considering going bilateral since my insurance now covers > > > bilateral implants. Would like to hear from those who have > already gone > > > bilateral. How has it helped? Would you do it again? I have had a > > > wonderful experience with my current CI. I was implanted in my > good ear > > > which still had some hearing and its been great. Have been > profoundly > > > deaf in unimplanted ear since birth. What can I expect. > > > > > > Karyn > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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