[sasi] Hello

[jeffrey]

hi mike ,
the implant you are talking about
is called  an ABI (AUDITORY BRAIN STEM IMPLANT)
IT IS NOT AS GOOD AS A STANDARD  COCHLEAR IMPLANT
AND IS ALSO A DANGEROUS PROCEDURE AND VERY UNRELIABLE,
THE DANGER IT IS IMPLANTING ON TO THE BRAIN STEM WHICH
IS ESSENTIALLY BRAIN SURGERY AND THE BRAIN STEM ALSO CARRIES MANY
OTHER SIGNALS TO THE BRAIN IN ADDITION TO AUDITORY.
JEFF AND INCREDIBLE DOCKER

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Keithley" <mlkeithley at comcast.net>
To: <sasi at acb.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: [sasi] Hello


> Hi,
>
> I don't think that brain device you mentioned gives natural hearing. It's 
> probably the variant where an implant can't be placed at the end of the 
> auditory nerve because the nerve itself is defective. So we just bypass 
> it. But the experience is still like a normal CI.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cindy Flerman <cflerman at verizon.net>
> To:  <sasi at acb.org>
> Date: Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 06:09:18 PM
> Subject: [sasi] Hello
>
>>
>>
>> Hello to everyone,
>>
>> Thanks to those of you who gave me some tips and ideas from my recent 
>> post.
>>
>> It is indeed a challenging world when more than one sense is affected, 
>> and
>> it seems that the posts I'm reading indicate that we are trying to do our
>> best to work with what we have.
>>
>> I do know that the BrailleNote Apex cannot be connected to the Deafblind
>> communicator.  I think the mPower units can be.
>>
>> In talking about cochlear implants with the audiologist who did my 
>> monthly
>> audiogram today, she indicated what I have thought, which is that I'm not
>> yet to the level of needing the implant.  I don't have the figures in 
>> front
>> of me (they're in print with my audiogram and I have not yet reviewed 
>> them
>> with a reader.)  She also feels that cochlear implants are a final step, 
>> as
>> there is no going back once they are implanted, and that better hearing 
>> aids
>> can be another solution for awhile.
>>
>> In my situation, with a steroid responsive hearing loss where we are now
>> cutting back on the steroid, I will have unstable levels for awhile 
>> anyway,
>> so it's not a good time to make a decision. The gist of the conversation 
>> is
>> something we probably all know on this list: that no implant or hearing 
>> aid
>> at this point is as good as natural hearing.  The positive side is that
>> technology is always improving.
>>
>> I saw a news story recently where for about 50 thousand dollars a man
>> obtained a device that works with his brain that the report states was 
>> just
>> like natural hearing, but I don't know where we would find out more about
>> this, and how many of us could actually afford it if we did.
>>
>> If I win the lottery I'll look into it further.  (LOL).
>>
>> Thanks again to those of you who were kind enough to send along some 
>> ideas.
>>
>> Cindy Flerman & Yellow Lab Pedro
>>
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