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--></style></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Cochlear implants are not a danger. You are assessed to your health and whether you would have any difficulty with surgery. Everyone makes the personal choice of going through surgery and there is no right choice, it is just a choice. For me, the two surgeries I had for both sides was no big deal. But I respect each person has the choice. once you decide you have the support of so many people. If you choose not to have an implant, technology will give you a lot up to a point!</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I would say that if you are making the choice later in life you might want to be careful and do it now, and not have to do a surgery later.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Yes, it is a pretty long surgery, and it is a personal choice.</p><p class=MsoNormal>Penny</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0cm'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">Jaye Marie Brown via NFB-DB</a><br><b>Sent: </b>April 26, 2022 7:14 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">nfb-db@nfbnet.org</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:jayeembe@aol.com">Jaye Marie Brown</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [NFB-DB] Iplants</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>They are a danger, as any surgery is a danger. Your life is put at risk. Is your hearing THAT important? <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Jaye Marie Brown<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br>From: jmail201586--- via NFB-DB <nfb-db@nfbnet.org><br>To: 'NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List' <nfb-db@nfbnet.org><br>Cc: jmail201586@yahoo.com<br>Sent: Mon, Apr 25, 2022 12:13 pm<br>Subject: [NFB-DB] Iplants<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=yiv1263573218><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Hi everyon,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>I’m thinking about implants and I wanted to ask some questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Howvisible are the implants?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Are they totally better then hearing aids?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Do you like them versus hearing aid? How long was the recovery process?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Thanks, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>_______________________________________________<br>NFB-DB mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NFB-DB@nfbnet.org">NFB-DB@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-db_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-db_nfbnet.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>