You mean receivers for the general population? Oy... My CI speech processor acts as a digitally programmed receiver - here's more info -- http://www.cochlearamericas.com/Products/2012.asp As you can see, they receive sounds and transmit to the brain, where the sounds are received and interpreted. Kat Meir Weiss wrote: > Kat > > SOOOO COOL > > ---------------- > > I'm perplexed abour the > > Lack of noise distortion tech?-------- > > If all these current slew of hi tech earplugs for the masses > > Ie skullcandy etc > > http://www.skullcandy.com/shop/titan-p-82.html > > Why not for something as ESSENTIAL as thereceiver with the implant? > > But I fanaticize about a perfect world....................to come..... > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Tamar Raine > Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 01:10 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Upcoming Surgery > > Kat, that's great. unfortunatey the distortion in noisy places seems to be > the bane of hearing aids as well. Curious to hear what happened to your > hearing when you were 5?? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://www.zazzle.com/TamarMag* > Tamar Mag Raine > [log in to unmask] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Kathy <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:17:20 PM > Subject: Re: Upcoming Surgery > > Thanks, Kyle! I've loved playing music on my Ipod which is connected > directly to the CI controller in my left ear.No one else can hear it so I'm > sitting there at my desk at work waiting for a report to finish and bopping > along with the tune in my head. But I solemnly aver that music has kept my > sanity.(well for the most part!) > > Kat > > > > KE Cleveland wrote: > >> That's wonderful, Kat! I've got some music to share with you as a >> > present. > >> Kyle >> >> Sent from Kyle Cleveland's Palm IIIc >> >> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 12:19 PM, [log in to unmask] >> > <[log in to unmask] > >> >> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >> >> >>> Hey all, >>> >>> Some of you will probably recall that I had a cochlear implant done in my >>> left ear last year - the results have been great for the most part, >>> > except > >>> in one big area - speech disrimination and sound discrimination in noisy >>> environments (not that I ride a motorbike or anything like that, you >>> understand! ;) ). >>> >>> Anyway, I went through testing back in July and my audiologist determined >>> that I qualify for a bilateral implant - that is, an implant in the other >>> ear - and the surgeon agreed with her when I saw him last month. >>> Fortunately the surgery was precertified by my insurance company and I am >>> to have it done on Sept. 29 - so close! I'm really excited about this >>> because hopefully I shall be hearing fully in stereo for the first time >>> since I was five. >>> >>> I will be home for 2 weeks following the surgery and then go back to work >>> fulltime. The surgery is outpatient and I will be in the hospital for >>> > one > >>> night. >>> >>> So exciting....! (even if it is the second time!) >>> >>> Kat >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> mail2web.com - Microsoft(R) Exchange solutions from a leading provider - >>> http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange >>> >>> ----------------------- >>> >>> To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: >>> >>> http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy >>> >>> >>> >> ----------------------- >> >> To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: >> >> http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy >> >> >> >> > > ----------------------- > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > > ----------------------- > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 3436 (20080911) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 3436 (20080911) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > ----------------------- > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > > ----------------------- To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy