How does cochlear implant work

[Pedro De La Garza]

Excellent explanation:

http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/cochlear/implantpop.html

[Admin]

Pedro:

Thanks for posting that explanation of how a cochlear implant works.

How is it going with you? I know you were looking into BAHA also.

[Pedro De La Garza]

Pedro:

Thanks for posting that explanation of how a cochlear implant works.

How is it going with you? I know you were looking into BAHA also.

Admin:
I am waiting to recover hearing in my right side, after that I´m going to try digital hearing aid (sumo dm). If some thing doesn´t work well I´m going to look for baha option.

I have found a San Antonio Texas clinic that is a Baha qualified dispenser.

Saludos

[Admin]

Pedro:

Good to hear you have found someone that does BAHA as an option for you nearby.

Yup, the Oticon Sumo would be one of the few that would be powerful enough for you.

We all wish you the best!!!

[morkelkey]

Hi dear friends,
What does the future hold for cochlear implants? With advancements in technology and continued follow-up studies with people who already have received ...
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[jesusnyc]

Cochlear implants work by surgically implanting a device in the middle ear which is then attached to a device that is externally attached to the patients head; around the area of the brain that helps you hear sound. This type of surgery is typically reserved for SEVERE hearing impairment, and a candidate has to go through a battery of tests before they are considered a successful candidate for the procedure. This type of surgery typically works best with kids and infants since with them, it's possible to insert the implant during a time when their brain is still learning to differentiate sound. Whereas, in an adult, they will be more likely to tell the difference between a dog barking from a doorbell, but they will never really learn to hear.</p>

While this may seem like a wondrous invention for the hearing impaired important risks or dangers should be noted. I came across this article when I was doing research on the topic Risks of Cochlear Implants (http://www.weitzlux.com/failed-cochlear-implants_1937570.html) I think that it's worth reading for the content sake, and give you the ability to make an informed decision before you take such a drastic step for either your self or your child.</p>

[TomHay]

My Mom, near 90 years old just had the inplant. She was considered a perfect candidate, Medicare covered it. They will be fitting her for a Hearing Aid in about 4 weeks and turning eveything on.

Now mind you, not looking for a miricle, she is deaf in one ear and 90% gone in other. I would say about 3 years.

I found this forum and forwarded it to her via email. Now she may come in and see stuff that will scare her.

I would much rather see a warning post from someone who had it done, or success or failure from someone THAT HAD IT DONE.

Someday you will read how something you ate all your life is SUSPECTED of giving cancer and someone will show a link with a bad review on it. It does not make it true, just worries people.

Usualy Spammers do this sort of thing so people will buy into something else.

[kretsh]

My Mom, near 90 years old just had the inplant. She was considered a perfect candidate, Medicare covered it. They will be fitting her for a Hearing Aid in about 4 weeks and turning eveything on.

Now mind you, not looking for a miricle, she is deaf in one ear and 90% gone in other. I would say about 3 years.

I found this forum and forwarded it to her via email. Now she may come in and see stuff that will scare her.

I would much rather see a warning post from someone who had it done, or success or failure from someone THAT HAD IT DONE.

Someday you will read how something you ate all your life is SUSPECTED of giving cancer and someone will show a link with a bad review on it. It does not make it true, just worries people.

Usualy Spammers do this sort of thing so people will buy into something else.

My daughter (age 35) had a CI implant this past August and was activated early September. Her pregnancy caused her mild loss to become severe-profound. She is doing fabulously well with it. The only problem she has encountered is when she is also wearing her hearing aid, the sound delay is annoying to her, so she choses not to wear the HA - just the CI.

She's a pediatric ENT surgeon, and lipreading is not an option in the OR.

[TomHay]

Wow, thank you so very much. I was not aware of a sound delay but oh well. I am looking forward to having a conversation with my Mom. I wear 2 Hearing Aids, she has not been able to hear for quite some time. When I visit her (300 miles) we communicate by email, LOL. IMO to be able to hear at all after losing the ability is fantastic. Thanks.

[kretsh]

Wow, thank you so very much. I was not aware of a sound delay but oh well. I am looking forward to having a conversation with my Mom. I wear 2 Hearing Aids, she has not been able to hear for quite some time. When I visit her (300 miles) we communicate by email, LOL. IMO to be able to hear at all after losing the ability is fantastic. Thanks.

The sound delay is the difference between the Sound Processor for the implant and a Hearing Aid.

I believe you mean they will be fitting your Mom with a Sound Processor and activating it. With a single "anything" there is no delay.

Good Luck & Happy Holidays!

[Deaf123]

ABR is very risky brain surgery. I would never get ABR, it doesn't give much hearing anyway. How much can you hear with HAs?

[Ear Specialists]

Here is an interesting article on starting young children with cochlear implants. I hope you find it helpful.

http://www.hearinglossweb.com/tech/ci/kids/young2.htm

[LMastree]

I was recently reading something about a Hybrid Cochlear Implant. I don't completely understand it but in simple terms, it will help with the high frequency loss without destroying the other frequencies when you still have hearing in those frequencies. I would like to know more about this if anyone has additional information on it. I believe it was a Hearing Institute in Kansas that was doing this procedure.

[flyingvee]

I was recently reading something about a Hybrid Cochlear Implant. I don't completely understand it but in simple terms, it will help with the high frequency loss without destroying the other frequencies when you still have hearing in those frequencies. I would like to know more about this if anyone has additional information on it. I believe it was a Hearing Institute in Kansas that was doing this procedure.

I realize, this answer is a year or two late, but I found your post by searching for the hybrid CI. I have virtually nothing in my right ear above 1k; my ent mentioned a hybrid CI. He is at University of Iowa Hospitals (where they've been doing CIs for a long time) - now they're working on the hybrid. From what he told me, the HCI device basically acts as a tweeter - you keep your normal existing hearing, and then the CI device feeds the high frequencies - yielding the same effect as the tweeter on a high fi speaker.

HOWEVER - after reading the above, if there is indeed a processing delay - I can't imagine that working - a 200 (or even 50) mS delay between the lows and the highs would drive me absolutely crazy. I'll be sure to ask about this at my next appointment. IF the delay problem has been fixed, it could be a good deal. I'll be checking here for more info, also.