Cochlear Implant Hearing Aids.......?
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Depends on several things.  Did you lose your hearing?  Were you born deaf?  What is your speech like today.  Can people understand you?\n\nIf the study is used in  conjuction with the Cohclear organization its a thumbs up.  The implant runs about $80,000.00.  The sucess depends on how many wires can be attached and actually hooked up to the Cohclea, They take the place of the nerves than never formed or were damaged.  The new Nucleus power unit that has come out in the last couple of years, can actually be worn behind the ear now rather than on the belt with a wire running to the mic behind the ear and then to the transmitter.  Everything is now up behind the ear.  It also has a plug in for a Cd!!  Its now all wireless!  There are still units that you can get where the power unit is worn on the belt with a wire.  it believe they run at a slower pace.\n\nYou must remevber that the new unit runs at about 400 times faster than the old model.  It will take some getting used too.  Kinda like learning a new language.  You'll have to figure out what you hear and relate it to what you knew before!  I believe the unit now has 22 or 23 wires that can be connected. The more that work the more you will hear.   It will take about a year to get the unit tuned up after the implany
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I have Meniere's disease. What you describe happens to me. Loud voices and sounds are distorted and sometimes can be like finger nails on a chalkboard. I think that this could be because...as a result of the Meniere's, I've lost my low range hearing. I especially can't understand what's being said in a noise filled room weather it be sound or voices. I have learned to compensate through lip reading. I didn't realize just how much I was doing this until I went for a hearing test. I was reading the guys lips when he told me to repeat words that he was saying. I was doing O.K. until he figured out what I was doing and covered his mouth. It was down hill from there. There are other symptoms that go along with having this disease and I hope that this is not what you have. There are web sites that you can go to that will explain all that is involved..including the hearing distortions. I hope that I've helped.
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Yes, no and yes.\nThe hearing part is really sensing vibrations, but they don't ACTUALLY hear.
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I use hearing aids whenever i feel like suffering and wearing them. Don't like them. I have a VCO phone which I don't use either b/c it's annoying and lame. Has anything greater been invented for me yet, no. I think it would awesome to have a hand held thing that translates any sounds around me into words as if it's a movie, for me. I think there's one invented...dunno...probalby not cheap... and probably not that great yet either.
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I would look into fitted plugs - check your area for an audiologist who can make them for you.  They are comfortable since they are fitted to your ear, and they can give you filters with varying levels of protection.
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Well I have the same thing as you pretty much. From what I understand, putting a hearing aid in your deaf ear won't do much. You can't hear out of that ear, so there's no use in spending the amount of money a hearing aid costs. Just put it in your normal ear, and it'll increase your hearing. So if you're going to get a hearing aid, just get one and put it in your normal ear. Although if you want further information, go to a doctor's office.\n\nMonkey- I know if you have some hearing in that ear a hearing aid will work, but if you're totally deaf in that ear (like I am) then a hearing aid won't work. I've tried it, and it didn't help. So it was just easier to have one hearing aid for the normal ear.
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I`ve heard it was thought to improve their hearing.
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Well yeah, id think so. Since they really arent talking with their mouths, but their hands. Thatll definitely be a question I have ask to my deaf friends. Thanks
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Earplugs. Seriously, they are lifesavers. Get the ones that have 32 decibels of attenuation. You'll never be bothered again.
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Well,l can't tell you the amount but it would be quite costly.About 40,000 US dollars would be my estimate...most people have insurance cover as this is quite a sum.\nSorry to hear about the NHS delay...it's probably because there are so many children who need implants.They give preference to children you know,since the earlier they hear their  first sound,the better the outcome.\nGood luck!
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You don't specify where you are in NY, so I can't give more specific suggestions than these.  I'm assuming you're in the city, which has a VAST amount of resources, so which boro you're in would help us help you.  Whichever Audiologist you consult should have additional resources for you.\n\nhttp://www.thecityofnewyorkcity.com/hearingaid/index.html\n\nhttp://www.lhh.org/ \nNew York League for the Hard of Hearing has Audiology and Hearing Aid services, as well as job placement.  The links page will help you find programs closer to you, including colleges and universities that may offer lower fee services.\n\nLexington School for the Deaf (my web search turned up bad links)\nLook in the phone book or call information - the school has a long history and will likely offer sign language classes, and may also have hearing tests and services.\n\nhttp://www.signlanguagecenter.com/\n\nhttp://deafness.about.com/od/travel/a/nycdeaf.htm
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Any hearing aid can fit too tight, too loose, or otherwise badly.\n\nReal hearing aids (with a couple of unusual exceptions) are made by taking an impression of the ear.  This special rubber like material creates a copy of the shape of the ear, and hearing aids are built from this impression.\n\nIf the impression is not taken properly or becomes warped or damaged, or the factory does not do a good job processing the impression, the hearing aid may not fit well.\n\nThe best thing to do in this case is to take it back to your hearing professional and ask them to change the shape.  If they cannot modify the aid themselves they should take a new impression and try again.\n\nDo not blame your hearing professional as it is not always their fault if this happens.  For example if the impression is left in a very hot place for a long time during transit it could be warped before the factory ever get to see it.\n\nSo just go back and tell them about the fit and the problem should be easily rectified.\n\nKeep in mind also that sometimes aids seem a little tight at first, it's like getting a new pair of shoes.  But if you don't get used to it soon, go back.
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I cannot hear i am deaf
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APPEAR in front of me and:\n\nFor 24 hours, make me hear like a hearing person, so I know what it is like to hear "normally" before making me deaf again.  I am very curious about how hearing people actually "hear" with their ears without an aid, but would not want "normal" hearing for the rest of my life, though.  \n\nThen I might believe.\n\n(My deafness is genetic, not caused by disease or cancer or injury and never can be cured in my lifetime.)
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Yes, on average.\nRemember that the cochlear implant lets one distinguish 22 levels of sound (in basic models).  The dramatic difference in male (bass) versus female (tenor) allows that to be distinguished.\nHowever, I have a female friend with a deep voice (relatively).  Someone with an implant would have difficulty making that out.
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This site:  http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/auditory.asp\n\nIs the best resource for this question.  There is no need to quote it, and just please go read it :)
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This is asked about a lot.  Take a look at some of these answers.  The second one I listed even had an Audiologist who works in an Ear, Nose and Throat Doctors' office answer.\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=ApwuAU9_XmjIIVgf6E8McfEjzKIX?qid=1006010502423\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=Atfuo7xDIu6YTYt16G2Ir.AjzKIX?qid=1005122201945\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=AjYcX.0Zqw5PkNILpeGy0CAjzKIX?qid=1005121604715\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=AmfrUd96EGbGhcN4R040YoUjzKIX?qid=1005122201944\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=ApwuAU9_XmjIIVgf6E8McfEjzKIX?qid=1005121803531