Hi Tina--Thanks for sharing, and that's a good idea about finding out how many of us have CIs. Though I wear binaural hearing aids right now, it will be great to have a resource as my hearing loss progresses and I may consider CIs. I have a genetic hearing loss and several of my family members are getting close to considering it, so I may have lots of questions as this is an area in which I am not an expert by any means.
In a message dated 7/21/2008 11:22:15 PM Central Daylight Time, MChildress@advanced bionics.com writes:
Hi all,
Just curious, how many of you have cochlear implants?
I have Advanced Bionics devices and got my first in August 2000 and went bilateral in December 2005. I am a late-deafened adult who actually went into audiology FIRST and then lost my hearing due to AIED.
I currently work as an Education Specialist for Advanced Bionics and prior to that, I was an educational audiologist.
Thanks!
~ Tina ~