Did you know HEARING JOURNEY offers TWO ways to learn about Advanced Bionics technology directly from AB recipients and share your cochlear implant experience with others? We encourage you to visit both HJ CHAT and HJ FORUM for the best Hearing Journey experience.
HJ CHAT meets every Thursday evening from 7-10 pm ET/4-7 pm PT for a live exchange of questions, answers, and support. Please join by logging in and clicking on the green "US Weekly Chat" box on the home page. **Once in the chatroom, if you are prompted to log in again and cannot with your HJ username and password, please log in as a Guest, but with your HJ Username.
HJ FORUM is available all day, seven days a week. You can read discussions from others or add your own posts. Sign up for the Forum's DAILY DIGEST to receive a brief summary of the day's discussions by email. Want to read the most recent discussions? Log in and click on LATEST TOPICS. Want to start a new discussion? Log in and click https://hearingjourney.com/post/discussion
HJ CHAT meets every Thursday evening from 7-10 pm ET/4-7 pm PT for a live exchange of questions, answers, and support. Please join by logging in and clicking on the green "US Weekly Chat" box on the home page. **Once in the chatroom, if you are prompted to log in again and cannot with your HJ username and password, please log in as a Guest, but with your HJ Username.
HJ FORUM is available all day, seven days a week. You can read discussions from others or add your own posts. Sign up for the Forum's DAILY DIGEST to receive a brief summary of the day's discussions by email. Want to read the most recent discussions? Log in and click on LATEST TOPICS. Want to start a new discussion? Log in and click https://hearingjourney.com/post/discussion
GirishJ ✭
I am Girish Jamdar father of Karunya Jamdar who is bilateral CI implantee. She has undergone her 1st CI for right ear in May 2015 and second CI in April 2016.earlier she has used Harmony and April 2016 onwards she is using Nada Q 70 which was upgraded to Q 90 in September 1st week. She has shown very good progress in her speech in this 2yrs.
About Me
I am the proud father of Karunya who is a bilateral implantee. We came to know that she has severe-to-profound hearing loss in both ears when she was 15 months old. We decided to go for the first CI in 2014 for the right ear after observing poor response on using Behind-The-Ear hearing aids. She first got her harmony and carried on very well, showing good progress, hence our Audiologist suggested for a second Implant which was done in April 2016. We further upgraded it to Q90 for both years. Now, she is attending a preschool past last one and a half years and her progress has been very good. She can speak in long sentences, is very talkative in fact, loves music, dance and painting.
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My favorite thing about my AB Cochlear implant is
It is handy and gives proper indication regarding the status of the battery and the processor connection with the implant. Whenever one does not need the processor, it can be easily removed from the ear. Also with the Q series processor, it has opened doors for using the latest technologies like Bluetooth for various applications like mobile, T.V., etc.
With my AB cochlear implant, I can
Listen to the whole world and not feel deprived from listening to the nature's sound.
My favorite sound is
When my daughter narrates her day in school. It is really exciting and amazing to hear it from her!
I chose AB because
After deciding for a CI, we tried to gather as much information as possible from the Audiologist, met with people who had undergone a CI surgery and learnt about their experiences with various processors and brands. The major positive aspect which influenced us in selecting AB was that it had zero failures, at least in our region.
I am a BEA Mentor because
I want to share my experience and motivate people for a CI as it gives a lifetime boon to a child and can change his/her life forever.
I can help cochlear implant candidates by
Having one-to-one meeting personally or converse over the telephone. I can guide them to the required path and avoid mistakes that we have done.