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Hmm, not sure what the CI24M is.  Is it the Nucleus 24 that you have?
Probably.  The N24 is the "tried and true", well established version of
the Nucleus CI.  When I had the chance to go N24 or Contour for my son,
I chose the N24.  Don't worry about it.  Remember, there are people
doing very well with the N22, the predecessor of the N24.  You got a
very good CI ...

In article <8tt4ak$31f$1@bob.news.rcn.net>,
  "David Glaser" <glaser@ma.ultranet.com> wrote:
> Hmmm,
>
> I have a CI24M implant from nucleus.  Does this have that fancy
telemetry
> the contour
> feature?
>
> I can't tell from looking at the web site.
>
> -david
> ============================
> "Martin Eden" <Martin-Edenn@home.com> wrote in message
> news:FojM5.76140$hD4.17483446@news1.rdc1.mi.home.com...
> > This is the one that *I* want.  It's funny, I called the company
last week
> > inquiring as to when this device would be approved by the FDA.  They
had
> no
> > idea when the FDA would approve the Contour.  What's below is from
the
> > company website.
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > FDA APPROVES NEXT GENERATION COCHLEAR IMPLANT SYSTEM
> >
> >    Nucleus 24 Contour Cochlear Implant System Significantly Broadens
> > Eligibility
> >    Criteria For Severe-To-Profoundly Deaf Adults and Children
> >
> >    DENVER (November 1, 2000) - Cochlear Corporation announced today
that
> the
> > U.S. Food
> >    and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Nucleus 24 Contour
cochlear
> > implant system.
> >    This system broadens the eligibility criteria for cochlear
implant
> > candidates to include infants
> >    as young as 12 months and individuals with more residual hearing.
The
> > device - the latest
> >    development in cochlear implant technology - provides closer
contact
> with
> > the hearing nerves
> >    for improvements in sound quality, speech recognition and power
> > efficiency.
> >
> >    The Nucleus 24 Contour's unique self-curling electrode array
matches
> the
> > curvature of the
> >    average cochlea, allowing closer proximity of electrodes to the
hearing
> > nerve fibers. The
> >    device has the ability to stimulate 22 sites along the cochlea,
> allowing
> > a broad pitch range of
> >    sound, which can enhance speech recognition. The small size of
the
> device
> > simplifies
> >    surgery and reduces pressure on cochlear structures making it
well
> suited
> > for very young
> >    children.
> >
> >    "The Nucleus 24 Contour cochlear implant system is a significant
> advance
> > in the field of
> >    cochlear implant technology because it broadens the candidacy
criteria
> > allowing younger
> >    children and those with more residual hearing to restore or
experience
> > the sense of hearing,"
> >    said Ron West, President, Cochlear Corporation.
> >
> >    "Early implantation is important because research has shown that
it
> > allows auditory and
> >    verbal development at rates comparable to the child's hearing
peers."
> >
> >    "The unique design of the Nucleus 24 Contour places the
electrodes
> closer
> > to the hearing
> >    nerves," said Noel Cohen, M.D., Professor and Chairman,
Department of
> > Otolaryngology,
> >    New York University Medical Center. "The device is smaller than
the
> > previous design,
> >    making it appropriate for younger children. The new electrode is
much
> > simpler to insert thus
> >    decreasing the likelihood of trauma to the cochlea."
> >
> >    Additional Nucleus 24 Contour Design Features
> >    The Nucleus 24 Contour also offers the following additional
features:
> >
> >
> >          A choice of two speech processors: ESPrit Ear Level Speech
> > Processor, worn
> >          behind the ear. The SPrint Speech Processor, a body-worn
> processor.
> >
> >          It is the only cochlear implant with Neural Response
Telemetry
> > (NRT), a
> >          technological breakthrough. NRT provides information
concerning
> the
> > hearing nerves
> >          response to stimulation by the implant.
> >
> >          Broadest choice of speech coding strategies (CIS, ACE and
SPEAK),
> > the software
> >          programs used to convert pitch, loudness and timing of
sound into
> > useful electrical
> >          signals.
> >
> >
> >    More than forty medical centers across the United States
participated
> in
> > clinical trials for the
> >    Nucleus 24 Contour. To date, more than 450 people in the United
States
> > have been
> >    successfully implanted with the device with a total of over 600
> > worldwide.
> >
> >    How a cochlear implant works
> >    A cochlear implant bypasses damaged hair cells and directly
stimulates
> > the hearing nerve
> >    fibers in the cochlea (inner ear). A small, directional
microphone
> > located in the headset at
> >    the ear picks up sounds. Sound is carried through a cord to the
speech
> > processor, which is
> >    a powerful miniaturized computer that filters, analyzes and
digitizes
> > sounds into coded
> >    signals and sends them to the transmitting coil. The transmitting
coil
> > sends them as FM
> >    radio signals to the cochlear implant located under the skin.
> Appropriate
> > electrical energy is
> >    delivered to the array of electrodes, which has been inserted
into the
> > cochlea, stimulating
> >    the auditory nerve fibers. Sound is sent through the auditory
system to
> > the brain for
> >    interpretation.
> >
> >    Candidacy requirements
> >    Candidates for the Nucleus 24 Contour cochlear implant system
must meet
> > the following
> >    criteria: age 12 months and older (no upper age limit);
> > severe-to-profound sensorineural
> >    hearing loss in adults and profound sensorineural hearing loss in
> > children in both ears; and
> >    no medical contraindications.
> >
> >    Denver-based Cochlear Corporation is the U.S. headquarters of
Cochlear
> > Limited, the world
> >    leader in cochlear implant technology.
> >
> >    For more information about the Nucleus 24 Contour cochlear
implant
> system
> > call the
> >    Cochlear Implant Information Center at 800/458.4999 (voice),
> 800/483.3123
> > (TDD) or visit
> >    their website at www.cochlear.com.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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