Surgery date!

Over a year ago, not too long after our son Peter (age 10) got his second cochlear implant, the first implant from 2000 started acting funny. He'd get very upset and refuse to wear it. Voices sounded like fax machine bird chirps. So we experimented with changing out the processor and giving him a new "map" (that's the unique computer program loaded on his processor). When we didn't get anywhere, we tried one last ditch effort to trouble shoot by having the audiologist put him on yet another processor. He could detect tones, but couldn't make out any speech. The manufacturer, Advanced Bionics, agreed to cover the cost of a replacement. The good news is that the implant he'll be getting is a newer model than the implant he received in 2000, thus better technology, clearer & crisper sound, and more "cup holders," as my husband calls them (bells & whistles in the design and storage containers). Peter's so excited! Only 33 more days to his October 1 surgery date! Woo-hoo!