Thursday, April 18, 2013

Rachel's getting closer...

Rachel is getting closer to getting the cochlear implant (hopefully)!  We are having to go through an evaluation process at The Center for Hearing and Speech here in Houston.  We have already met with the Audiologist.  We met with the social worker today and then in a couple of weeks we will meet with a speech therapist.  After that, the cochlear implant team will meet together the end of May and decide if Rachel is a candidate or not.  I don't see why she wouldn't be a candidate.  I'm hoping and praying they will decide Rachel is a candidate.  In the mean time, they did give us some informational brochures on two cochlear implants should they decide she is a candidate.  We have to choose either the Cochlear Nucleus system or the Advanced Bionics.  Has anyone had experience with either of these?  Which one is better or preferred?  If you would like to email us you can at stanseljourney@gmail.com.  Thanks in advance!

 


 
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4 comments:

  1. MicheleApril 19, 2013 at 5:58 AM

    Do you follow Jen's blog or have you talked with her? One of her micropreemie's had a CI done, and she'd be a wealth of info for you. http://www.ourmicropreemietwins.com/

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  2. AmandaApril 19, 2013 at 9:21 AM

    Yes I do follow her blog. I have not contacted her though. Thanks!

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  3. UnknownApril 21, 2013 at 2:57 PM

    Check out The Lawrence Triplets blog at thelawrencetriplets.blogspot.com Her son Cormac, who is a triplet, has cochlear implants and I'm sure she'd love to give you advice.

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  4. NicoleApril 27, 2013 at 7:50 AM

    I just got to this article on this blog...
    http://www.letsfillthevan.blogspot.fr/2013/01/incision-site.html

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