Debrieana Jackson 2095 Packard Rd.

Ypsilanti, MI 4819 December 16, 2013 Cochlear North American Headquarters 13059 East ea!"ie# A"enue Centennial, C$ %0111 Dear Cochlear, & ha"e been doin' research on cochlear im(lants recentl)* & #anted to as! )ou all some questions to understand more about Cochlear &m(lants, and the com(lete (rocess* lease ans#er the +ollo#in' questions, 1* -hat is the screenin' (rocess to determine i+ someone is trul) eli'ible +or cochlear im(lants. lease s(eci+) the s(eci+ic thin's loo!ed +or in this screenin' (rocess, and an) scales used +or measure* 2* -hat is the com(lete sur'ical (rocess +or insertin' cochlear im(lants. lease s(eci+) an) +ittin' and measurin' +or cochlear im(lant, as #ell as t)(es o+ doctors in"ol"ed in the (rocess* 3* Are there s(eci+ic a'e requirements +or cochlear im(lants. /ost sur'ical (rocedures ha"e a'e cuto++s, s(eci+icall) the )oun'est and oldest )ou can be in order to ha"e the (rocedure* 0* A+ter someone has the sur'er) +or a cochlear im(lant, ho# lon' does it ta!e +or them to reco"er and ad1ust. 5* -hat is meant b) 2turnin' on3 the cochlear im(lant. &s that a s(eci+ic (rocess +or initial acti"ation and use o+ the cochlear im(lant. -hen & #as researchin', & sa# in+ormation on that, but & am still unsure o+ #hat it means* Ho# lon' a+ter a (erson has the cochlear im(lant sur'er) is the turnin' on (rocess done. A+ter a (erson has there cochlear im(lant turned on, ho# do the) ad1ust to hearin' throu'h the cochlear im(lant. Durin' m) research, there #ere statements about sound soundin' 2+u44)3, 2static5)3, and unclear* &+ this is so, ho# is this (roblem resol"ed* 6he ans#ers )ou 'i"e to these questions #ill be 'reatl) a((reciated* lease res(ond as soon as )ou can* 6his #a), & can ha"e m) research com(leted and insert the in+ormation into m) editorial* 7incerel) )ours, Debrieana Jackson Debrieana 8ac!son