Author Topic: Tinnitus and cochlear implants  (Read 3344 times)

mcrue

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5/19/2015 - 40% sudden hearing loss + tinnitus right ear

6/26/2015 - AN diagnosed by MRI - 14mm x 7mm + 3mm extension

8/26/2015 - WIDEX "ZEN" hearing aid for my catastrophic tinnitus

12/15/2015: 18mm x 9mm + 9mm extension (5mm AGGRESSIVE GROWTH in 5 months)

3/03/2016:   Gamma Knife - Dr. Sheehan

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Re: Tinnitus and cochlear implants
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2016, 12:02:37 pm »
Cochlear Implants (CIs) aren't typically given to those with ANs who have lost hearing. 

BAHA implants are the norm.

BAHAs have no affect on tinnitus.  They won't cause it if you don't have it.  They won't eliminate it if you suffer from it.  They won't increase or decrease it.

Jan 
Retrosig 5/31/07 Drs. Battista & Kazan (Hinsdale, Illinois)
Left AN 3.0 cm (1.5 cm @ diagnosis 6 wks prior) SSD. BAHA implant 3/4/08 (Dr. Battista) Divino 6/4/08  BP100 4/2010 BAHA 5 8/2015

I don't actually "make" trouble..just kind of attract it, fine tune it, and apply it in new and exciting ways