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Title: Baha...should I contact House???????
Post by: Pembo on March 14, 2005, 10:26:35 am
I had my surgery here in Ohio. When the dr said he did 20 surgeries a year I thought that was alot. Fear and wanting to have this thing out kept me from researching thorougly.  After 9 months I am researching the Baha. My dr does do them but should I go to House???????
Title: Re: Baha...should I contact House???????
Post by: Raydean on March 14, 2005, 03:32:47 pm
You might want to contact the company   www.entific.com for a list of doctors in your area that is trained to do the surgery.  Since it is a smaller surgery (outpatient, in and out) in can probably be safely done in your area.  As I understand it, it's a 2 part process, placement/surgery for the plate and abutment followed by the hearing device a few months later. 

Good luck with this and I am excited for you.  Please let the list know how this works out for you.

Best to All
Raydean
Title: Re: Baha...should I contact House???????
Post by: mlwitte on March 27, 2005, 11:28:24 pm
Quote from: Pembo on March 14, 2005, 10:26:35 am
I had my surgery here in Ohio. When the dr said he did 20 surgeries a year I thought that was alot. Fear and wanting to have this thing out kept me from researching thorougly.  After 9 months I am researching the Baha. My dr does do them but should I go to House???????

Would you take your car to a shop that only repaired 20 cars a year? I just got diagnosed but one thing I know for sure - I want the best with someone working on my brain as a team. At least go see House. Or contact Stanford.

Marcus
Title: Re: Baha...should I contact House???????
Post by: marcy on April 06, 2005, 04:20:26 pm
Hi,
I am planning to go to the House for my AN surgery.  This is the first time I have heard about the BAHA.  Do you have any information on it?  I don't know if I would be a be able to have it implanted.  I already have lost most of my hearing before the surgery.

Marcy
Title: Re: Baha...should I contact House???????
Post by: rntiggergirl on May 07, 2005, 10:03:14 pm
go to the entific website at entific.com, they are the manufacturer and have alot of information on the website. I have had my Baha for almost a year and really like it, it has made a significant difference in my life, it gave me the ability to return to work as a nurse.

Cheryl
Title: Re: Baha...should I contact House???????
Post by: debo on May 16, 2005, 01:03:39 pm
Quote from: rntiggergirl on May 07, 2005, 10:03:14 pm
go to the entific website at entific.com, they are the manufacturer and have alot of information on the website. I have had my Baha for almost a year and really like it, it has made a significant difference in my life, it gave me the ability to return to work as a nurse.

Cheryl

[Hi Cheryl
I am 1 year post op translab. I am still having trouble with tinnitus, dizzyness and adjusting to deafness. I am also a nurse and am considering the baha. Can you tell me how it has helped you with your work? Where did you get your baha done? I hear that it makes the scalp very sore while it is healing. Has it helped with trying to place where the sound is coming from?
Deb/quote]
Title: Re: Baha...should I contact House???????
Post by: MyrnaB on May 16, 2005, 07:06:52 pm
My doctor is going to have me go through a simulator which will help me know if a BAHA is even what I would want or if it feels right to me before going through anything else yet.  I imagine anyone who does this can tell you where to go through a simulator similiar.  He said this will give me the feeling of whether I am even interested in considering this procedure.  Myrna