Should I get the implant?

Jimbuna · 05-22-08, 10:05 AM

A friend of mine has a son who had this operation and sadly it was a failure.

As already stated, get the most expert advice from as many qualified sources as possible before making a final decision.

Good Luck

AVGWarhawk · 05-22-08, 10:52 AM

Tough decision for sure. However, modern medicine is something else today. I recommend you do a google search on the device and find the pros and cons. Personally, if it was my decision, I would wait until my hearing was a complete loss. Then attempt this device. If that is a avenue you can take that is. However, you stated you right ear has completely lost it ability to hear noise, therefore, I would go for the right ear and see what happens. If it works

If not

then do not concider the left ear that you do have some hearing ability.

Oberon · 05-22-08, 11:08 AM

You should PM Genomariner, she has one.

JHuschke · 05-22-08, 11:49 AM

Thanks for the tips! What I really don't understand is the people who are big in "Deaf Culture" and they believe that if whoever gets the implant to hear is going against the will of God.

I don't know why they wouldn't want to hear, it makes things more difficult, but I guess not for them. I've never learned sign language and I hope I don't have to. I've heard of these Stem Cell Research programs that are trying to make things possible without any type of device being implanted.

AVGWarhawk · 05-22-08, 12:13 PM

I was not aware of any Deaf Culture. It is against the will of God? Geez, some people need to have their head examined.

My Dad got catarack (SP?) ...cloudy cornea in the eyes. He had both cornea replaced in both eyes. So, he should have lived the rest of his life looking through cloudy cornea because it is God's will? That is just crazy.

Like I said, if your right ear is completely without hearing, go for it. In reality, what do you have to loose that you have not already? What do you have to gain if it works? Hearing in that ear.

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05-22-08, 10:05 AM	#1
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,539 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A friend of mine has a son who had this operation and sadly it was a failure. As already stated, get the most expert advice from as many qualified sources as possible before making a final decision. Good Luck __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-22-08, 10:52 AM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Tough decision for sure. However, modern medicine is something else today. I recommend you do a google search on the device and find the pros and cons. Personally, if it was my decision, I would wait until my hearing was a complete loss. Then attempt this device. If that is a avenue you can take that is. However, you stated you right ear has completely lost it ability to hear noise, therefore, I would go for the right ear and see what happens. If it works If not then do not concider the left ear that you do have some hearing ability. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

05-22-08, 12:13 PM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I was not aware of any Deaf Culture. It is against the will of God? Geez, some people need to have their head examined. My Dad got catarack (SP?) ...cloudy cornea in the eyes. He had both cornea replaced in both eyes. So, he should have lived the rest of his life looking through cloudy cornea because it is God's will? That is just crazy. Like I said, if your right ear is completely without hearing, go for it. In reality, what do you have to loose that you have not already? What do you have to gain if it works? Hearing in that ear. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

05-22-08, 11:08 AM	#3
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	You should PM Genomariner, she has one.

05-22-08, 11:49 AM	#4
JHuschke XO Join Date: May 2008 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 432 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the tips! What I really don't understand is the people who are big in "Deaf Culture" and they believe that if whoever gets the implant to hear is going against the will of God. I don't know why they wouldn't want to hear, it makes things more difficult, but I guess not for them. I've never learned sign language and I hope I don't have to. I've heard of these Stem Cell Research programs that are trying to make things possible without any type of device being implanted.