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What's your review of Cochlear Osia 2 System?
Hearing Loss | Last Active: Mar 7 10:25am | Replies (180)Comment receiving replies
My cochlear implant surgery was done in 2005. I was in the operating room for less than 3 hours. I had requested 2 weeks off from work but went back in 5 days because I was feeling fine and healing well. My cochlear implant was activated a month later. While everyone tends to react differently when it comes to relearning to hear, it took me less than a month to realize how much easier my life was! I was in my mid 60s then.
Now, nearly 2 decades later, cochlear implants and the surgery involved has progressed to being less invasive and far more successful. The candidacy to qualify for CI surgery has been lowered so more people can have CIs. At one time, those with single sided deafness did not qualify.
I'm curious to know where you have gotten your information about cochlear implant surgery?
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Hi , Thank you so much for taking the time to tell me about your cochlear implant , i really appreciate comments and life experience from real people that had gone through it , I went to a place called Costal hearing in Neptune NJ they have audiologist, and 3 ENT that also do surgery, after i beed examined again after 7 years they at first thought i'd be a candidate for OSIA but after the hearing test i was not a candidate for osia , so the only thing they would recommend is the new cochlear implant to give me a better hearing in my bad side , but i am doing ok with one good ear at least for now so i may not want do go and do that unless i really feel i need it , I am not sure after the surgery if i will have head aches , or other discomfort or how i will really hear on my bad side , they did say is never going to be like a normal hearing ..... and on top of that after having the surgery i would still have to ware these things on my ear and head ... i wish i could actually experience a similarity hearing to see if i would be ok with it .. so that makes me stay put of the unknown after the fact . I am glad you doing fine with it and wish you the best . I hope some a bit better will come out in a few more years . I already suffer of allergies and head aches so that is a bit skeptical too . thank you again .