How is cochlear implant and which & where is it available the best?
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Visit 3 known cochlear implant companies, they have listings of implant clinic nearby where you live.  Also it gives features and details of implants so you can decide which suits best for you.\n\nVisit these links:\nhttp://www.cochlear.com\nhttp://www.advancedbionics.com\nhttp://www.medel.com
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I use Yahoo! Messenger.  It's the cheapest out there and lets me call Australia for 1c per minute and the UK for 1.5c per minute.\n\nAll you need is the latest version of Messenger, together with a credit or debit card to order call minutes.  They offer $10 or $25 bundles.  You can even elect to have it automatically recharge your account.\n\nYou also need a simple VoIP headset from Plantronics or Logitech.  They's as cheap as $10 in places like Best Buy.\n\nHopefully you have a broadband connection as this makes a big difference to the call quality you get.\n\nAs I said, I use it - the sound is great and it saves me a fortune.  Below is the address for the latest messenger and the call rates for the countries you want to call.
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It depends on the cause and extent of the conductive hearing loss. An ENT Surgeon (Ear, Nose & Throat) will assess you and discuss the advantages and disadvantages with performing surgery. Sometimes their advice is to not to operate, and use hearing aids instead. Also, be aware that some surgeries e.g. a stapedectomy to treat otosclerosis may reverse over a number of years, and the hearing loss return. However, if your ENT surgeon is confident that surgery is the best option, go for it.
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Dental and Laser eye surgery is very safe nowadays. My cousin got her dental implants and lasik surgery in India by a company called Forerunners Healthcare. The Price for dental and lasik surgery is very less in India. She paid 25% of the price she was quoted in America.\n\nForerunners Healthcare is very famous in India They arrange Dental surgery, jaw surgery, lasik eye surgery, Dental Implants etc for foreign patients in India. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and magazines- about their patient stories.\nThey arrange financing for USA, Canadian, UK and other international patients who plan to have surgery abroad for low cost, as dental and eye surgery is not covered by insurance. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. There are huge cost savings. As a doctor I personally believe that surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available In India is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.\n\nhttp://www.forerunnershealthcare.com\nHope this helps.
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hearing aids are good devices that have been developed to meet today's human demands.\nif the cause of hearing loss is correctable, surgery can be a nice option!
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I have one dental implant and it's been in for around 2 years now and I've had no problems with it. I travel by air a lot and haven't once set off a metal detector.\n\nThe metal used is clinical grade titanium and doesn't rust and has no imperfections so it's perfectly safe.\n\nThey are expensive though. I paid £2100 for the one I had - so I guess that'd be about $3500.\n\nBut the results are amazing, and if you go to a reputable surgeon it should be relatively quick and you wont really suffer much afterwards.\n\nMy surgery took around 45 mins and was done under local anaesthetic. Taking Ibuprofen staved off the pain after the anaesthetic wore off. A week later the stiches were out. Had the crown attached a couple of months later and I've had no problems whatsoever with it. If you can afford it, I totally recommend it.
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omg u no they have hearing aids these days??!! if ur deaf and hav one then ur not deaf!!
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There is some good advice listed above.\n\nNetworking with other deaf people is a good way to hear about companies that hire the deaf.\n\nChecking with the State Department of Rehabilitation or Disabled Services or whatever its called in your state is probably the best idea.\n\nHow are his sign language abilities? A deaf friend of mine just graduated from college and she is now a substitute teacher at the state school for the deaf. Another deaf friend has very little education and he is a stock man at a warehouse.\n\nMy wife is very hard of hearing and she makes a very good living as a computer software consultant, most of which is done at home in front of a PC.\n\nHelp him to stay positive and have confidence in himself. Deaf people can do anything they want, except hear.
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hearing aid compatibility
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Get a doctors appointment now, within the 21 days.  The hearing aids may, in fact, be appropriate.  If they are not, return them and pay the 10%.  Let it be a cheap lesson.
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This newpaper article states what I have been saying for years (and my mother before me RE: transistor radios).\n\nhttp://www.hearinglossweb.com/discus/messages/11/807.html?SundayMarch1920060829am
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there is so many info goarmy.com is a good one and so is earmyu.com  if you want or need specific info.  or more just email me and ask.
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I've got bad hearing loss and severe tinnitus.\n\nI cannot understand anyone talking to me from across an average sized room from all the "noises"\n\nYou can run yourself broke trying various medicines and concoctions to treat it.......heck,,even just to find something that helps.\n\nWhat works for one person may not necessarily work for another\n\nOne thing that I just stumbled upon which helps a bunch for me,,\nand everyone I've suggested it to claims to have gotten noticeable results...\n\nZINC>>a buncha Zinc.\nI take a zinc tablet 2~3 times a day.\n\nPotassium>>I take one tablet a day\n\nVitamic C>>I always take a bunch,,a huge bunch-- I dont even know how much,,I practically "snack" on vitamin C tablets\n\nB-100 complex>>one a day\n\nIt works SLOW,,,barely noticeable on a day to day basis.\nThen in about a week I notice that the noise is very minimal.\n\nIf I quit/skip(which I do too frequently),,in 3~4 days the noises become extreme again,,,\nand only THEN do I realize how much improvement had been  made.\n\nI think the Zinc has the most profound effect.\nPotassium is probably 2nd.\nB-100,,probably ties with Potassium\nVit C,,I cant tell,,I've taken so much for so long it's hard to say.\n\nOne thing I've been Told 1st hand by several people who swear it helps THEM,,but I never tried it myself,\nis an herbal thing called Black Cohosh Root.\n\nIt's commonly promoted for female hormonal probs during menopause.\nThere's been several studies which "prove" it's effectiveness for that app.\n\nI read a little about the stuff and it's effects,,,and it made sense to me.\n\nIt's influences are not so much a "female health thing",,,\nbut how it influences a variety of symptoms that females just happen to experience during those conditions\n\nI've intended to give it a try for several years,,\nand have no reason why I haven't,,,\nexcept that maybe the noise is satisfactorily under control for me most of the time.\n\nI take all the other stuff anyway for other reasons,,and my ears stay "good enough" to be bearable\n\nIt's fairly cheap,,\nYou may wanna read up on Black Cohosh for TINNITUS,,and see what ya think.\n\nZinc & Potassium  I am CERTAIN it helps ME a bunch with the prob.\nC & B complex,,I beleive it helps me a good bit\n\nGood Luck,,hope you get some releif
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You can try Dragon Naturally Speaking.  I just spoke with somebody who is implementing the medical version of it for the pathology department at the hospital I work at.  He said out of the box the accuracy rate is around 98%.\n\nIt can both take your voice dictation into Microsoft Word, and read back what you write.  It costs about $180.
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Easy. Get one that is computer controlled and add voice recognition.\n\nBut a problem will be when it is used in noisy situations it may malfunction. You need to invent one that works from thought.
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Yes, there are.  They have become very sophisticated.  You should go to a hearing spcecialist and have yourself fitted for one, or two.  You will be amazed at the difference.  Just remember it will take a few days to get used to it.
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I've had it all sweetheart! NOO FUN! It must stink to not be able to here. I don't really know how long it took me to get my hearing back. I don't know if I have lost all my hearing from this. But then again I am deaf and wear hearing aids! POOR YOU!! Hope you get feeling better fast!