Well yesterday was exciting in more ways than not. I had a visit to UNC for my three month mapping and testing as well as my pre-op for my second implant. I will start with my first implant testing results.
The audiologists are going to have to try and find a new test for me as I have done extremely well. They mentioned this new test they want me to try the next time I am in the office. It uses real human voices and is more real-life than the current HINT and CNC tests that are used.
My scores at 3 months post activation:
HINT in Quiet-100%
HINT in Noise-97%
CNC-78%
Otherwise I had my pre-op and all is well. Apparently my surgeon thought my surgery was today instead of a couple more weeks. I say this because he initialed the side of my head, this is required at UNC or they will not take you into the OR. He also gave me a great big hug. Anyways, I still have four weeks until surgery....APRIL 7th. That day can not get here fast enough!!
Until next time....
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Lauren,
I sure ask alot of questions but they are informative. There is still so much I need to know about CIs. What was your audiogram unaided and aided before CI? What were your expectations and the odds given for improvement/benefit? Did you have trouble hearing environmental sounds?
It sure seems that more and more people are experiencing CI tresholds better than 40db average I read about. I don't know exactly what determines how well a person can hear with CI and what limits the tresholds at each respective frequency. It's possible that how the electrode is implanted, how healthy the cochlea, auditory nerve and how responsive the brain is as well as the quality of the mappings contribute to CI aided scores.
Shouldn't a person only consider CI if itll be better/louder than HAs at all frequencies? Ive always thought I had way too much residual low frequency hearing and up till now, every CI story, blog or case study I read, they have worse hearing than me, usually 90db to 110db, and NR above 1000Hz to 2000Hz as well. They always talk about their hearing aids not working, everything too quiet and how they struggle to hear sounds.
I could never relate to those who got CI because I hear the majority of sounds with my HAs as they hear with CI. The only difference appears that they appear to understand speech comphrension better than me. Ive wondered if I just need more auditory training as my audiologist told me in order to improve my speech.
Ive also wondered how people with normal hearing and those with exceptional CI results understand 90% to 100% of speech.
I am prelingual, born deaf and have no understanding of what normal hearing is like(well now I do at 500Hz and below with those Phonak Naida V UP HAs) I always thought sounds weren't loud enough to be heard or understood and that if they can make a hearing aid that amplifies to the point that my aided hearing is equal to a person with normal hearing, id hear as well as normal.
I am now getting that at 500Hz and below but still need to find out why my gains are so low at mid/high frequencies and why transposition either isn't working or is set beyond what I can hear. If I can make my new HAs work great for me, they should work that much better for Sara who has drastically better hearing at 1000Hz and below than me.
Sara says she hears 30-45db aided, I await her most recent unaided/aided audiogram so I can compare. If Sara is getting 45db aided at 2000Hz, this is something I should also get, not the 80db aided I probably am getting now.
If a cure comes out in 10, even in 25 years who will want a CI?
That makes sense you aren't self concious of your CI since you and your students are deaf and proud of yourselves. Ill ask some more questions on your own blog.(im pasting the answers to your blog)
Very nice HINT and CNC score! Is there a website online I can test my speech/word recognition? Maybe I can improve it with practice from those sites.
Were you scared of your surgery? How painful was it and any complications? How much of the cost is insurance funding for the first implant? The second one?
What frequencies can you hear with CI, do you hear anything below 250Hz or above 8000Hz? Are sounds like with HA or mechanical, like from speakers?
What was your audiogram unaided and aided before CI? What were your expectations and the odds given for improvement/benefit? Did you have trouble hearing environmental sounds?
How are your two students doing with CI, do they have 1 or 2? How bad was their hearing and what about the one with a HA? Also do you know anyone else with CI and how was CI for them, how bad was their hearing unaided/aided before CI and aided with CI?
deaf123a...I understand all of your questions and they are all legit questions. It would be easier to talk about your concerns/questions through IM. My aim name is ballard28655. When you have a chance find me on aim and we can talk then.
Lauren
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