Comments on: Residual hearing post Medel CI

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:10:15 +0000

The M not considered a hybrid, just shorter than the standard Med-El electrode which is longer than the other brands… so the M isn’t much different than the other brands… just more flexible… or something like that.

By: PinkLAM

PinkLAM — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:15:37 +0000

Just clarifying- were you implanted with the hybrid implant but use the normal processor? Or is the M not considered a hybrid, just shorter? Or am I missing something here..?

My surgeon is in a hybrid trial with Cochlear, and he has started using some sort of technique to preserve more residual hearing on all of his patients (but with the normal electrode array with non-hybrid patients.) He did it with my second ear, but not my first. I originally had more hearing in my 2nd ear, but after both implants were put in, it seems I have more residual hearing in the first ear that was implanted. Go figure…
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By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:26:56 +0000

It should be noted that Kumar Singh above is posting from a computer whos IP address resolves to weitzlux.com. The same site that his link is from. If it’s really your cousin, fine. Otherwise you’re lying to attract people to your law firms website. Pretty sketchy. You should have disclosed that.

By: Kumar Singh

Kumar Singh — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:20:29 +0000

Hi! I have a cousin who will be implanted with a cochlear implant soon. I have been researching cochlear implants and learned that there are reports of certain cochlear implants being defective. I've read that some signs of a defective cochlear implant are: sudden popping sounds or sudden feelings of discomfort. This site has a longer listing of the signs of a defective cochlear implant. Any one experience any popping sounds or discomfort with their cochlear implant?

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:07:21 +0000

In my case, at 2 weeks after surgery my implanted ear was still pretty full of fluid – the tympanogram wasn’t normal. They didn’t check the hearing in that ear again until 6 months.

I was given steroids after surgery to try to prevent swelling and preserve hearing as well. Not sure how much that helped.

Lastly, my surgeon is part of the MedEl EAS trial for the ‘hybrid’ CI. He used a shorter electrode (M, Medium) for my CI in order to try to preserve the hearing I had below 1000 Hz. He did a good job, I have the same plans for the other ear.

By: PinkLAM

PinkLAM — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:59:27 +0000

It’s so interesting how initially, 2 weeks after, it got worse, and then it got better! Must say the human body is pretty amazing… I haven’t ever had an audiogram with my residual hearing post-CI, but I have noticed it getting better, rather than worse. I’d have thought it would be the contrary…
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By: kim

kim — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:30:03 +0000

Interesting!! Thanks for posting this. It’s clear the Med-El didn’t change your residual hearing much.