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Nancy Drew

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Re: Hearing in AN ear is unpredictable
« Reply #15 on: June 04, 2008, 09:12:27 pm »
Jan,

Good advice, and I will keep it in mind about the hearing devices.  I am so new to all of this AN talk that I get a little lost, and I think I would benefit from some research in BAHA and the other devices you suggest.  I am clueless at this point.  I do know that hearing loss runs in my family.  My mother and maternal grandmother wear hearing aids, but they didn't need hearing aids until age 70.  I am 48 so I have a ways to go yet.  Nancy
12/05 AN diagnosed left ear 4.5mm
06/08 6mm
Gamma Knife 10/21/08
1 year MRI  6.8mm x 5.5mm
2 year MRI  5.9mm x 4.9mm
3 year MRI  6.5mm x 6.0mm 
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Re: Hearing in AN ear is unpredictable
« Reply #16 on: June 04, 2008, 10:08:00 pm »
Nancy -

I'm 46 1/2 and was clueless too about hearing devices going into my AN surgery.  I chose retrosigmoid with the off chance that I could keep some of my hearing.  The off chance didn't pan out and I was left SSD.  At that point I started doing a little research on the forum and also talking to my doctor.

There lots of BAHA and TransEar users here, so if you ever want more info we will be glad to give you our input.

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

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