That is the reason my insurance company, Univera, will most likely deny authorization to cover my other ear. Nope, I am not giving up…not by all means. I don’t quit; its not an option. As far as I am concerned,…
Cochlear Implants
Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Position Paper on Cochlear Implants
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Cochlear Implant Position Paper reprinted with permission from the Hearing Loss Association of America, www.hearingloss.org. Hearing Loss Association of America Cochlear implants (CI) are designed to provide a person access to acoustic information while completely bypassing the normal route of…
Running
The Freedom Run
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My line for the Freedom Run… 29. Sam Spritzer 0:22:28 0:07:14 3/M50-54 28/M It was definitely NOT a runner’s kind of day, weather-wise…humid, mid 80s and a bearing down sun. The course which winds through the Audubon part section of…
Cochlear Implants
CI Updates – Going bilateral!
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Today, I visited Dr. Diaz-Ordaz’s office for the express purpose of taking the steps necessary to have the other ear (left) implanted. While I originally considered the cochlear implant last year, Dr. Diaz-Ordaz and I were discussing whether to do…
Running
Buffalo Marathon Relay – 1st Place!!
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Click here to see the Buffalo Marathon results. I don’t want to make much ado about this since Steph was suppose to be one of the runners but her hip kept her on the sidelines. Peggy, the gal on the…
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CI reflections
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Not much has been happening over the past couple of weeks CI-wise. So, I thought I would take this opportunity to reflect on the past and what the CI has meant to me, thus far. To refreshen, the implant date…