# A Crisis of Thresholds **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 12, 2003, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crisis-of-thresholds/188007 "2003-07-12T17:53:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crisis-of-thresholds/188007/21 "2003-09-10T01:35:05Z")
I’m sending good thoughts your way. _hugs_ Hang in there. ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crisis-of-thresholds/188007/22 "2003-09-10T01:39:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LilyoftheValley \* > **Atreyu, best of luck with your surgery and the worrying time between now and then. I hope that you have been able to keep in touch with your distant family via e-mail and IM?** My brother and sister-in-law in Oregon have e-mail. My dad and stepmom in Colorado have e-mail. My grandparents in Florida do not even own a computer, but I’ve kept in touch with them secondhand by sending e-mails to my cousin. My mom in Oregon doesn’t own a computer, either, so she’s had to get new information secondhand through my brother. ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crisis-of-thresholds/188007/23 "2003-09-10T02:30:04Z")
Good luck, Atreyu. The girl who sits in the cube beside mine at work had a cochlear implant back in May, and the difference has been like night and day for her. Again, best of luck. At least you’re armed with the best information and facilities. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crisis-of-thresholds/188007/24 "2003-09-10T02:40:55Z")
All the best wishes **Atreyu** , may everything turn out for the better. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crisis-of-thresholds/188007/25 "2003-09-10T03:16:35Z")
I’ll be thinking of you as well **Atreyu** and looking forward to a spectacular update/future. BIG {{{hugs}}}!! ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crisis-of-thresholds/188007/26 "2003-09-10T03:47:10Z")
I’m so very sorry **Atreyu**. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crisis-of-thresholds/188007/27 "2003-09-10T03:51:29Z")
I hope all goes well with the cochlear implant, **Atreyu** , and that it provides you with a measure of useful hearing again. And having just had a general anesthetic a few days ago (for knee surgery), I can tell you that these days they time that stuff to the minute and it’s amazing how quickly you can recover from the anesthetic itself. I hope your experience with it is as good as mine was! ---
**Author:** ![Dragonblink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dragonblink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragonblink)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crisis-of-thresholds/188007/28 "2003-09-10T06:17:28Z")
I’m sorry, **Atreyu**. I really hope things go as well as they can. Good luck. – Dragonblink, owner of a hearing problem that will probably never be diagnosed. ---
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crisis-of-thresholds/188007/29 "2003-09-10T06:58:40Z")
Damn. Best o’ luck **Atreyu**. I’ll just quickly second **Mama Tiger** on general anesthetics. They’re a boatload better, in terms of recovery times, and effectiveness (at least IME) recently than years ago. Still, the idea of _any_ surgery is never real appealing. We’ll be thinkin’ of ye. ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crisis-of-thresholds/188007/30 "2003-09-10T14:58:04Z")
**Atreyu**. Best wishes and warm thoughts. Keep us posted. I hope your surgery results will exceed your expectations! ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crisis-of-thresholds/188007/31 "2003-09-10T15:03:01Z")
Well, that really sucks, **atreyu** ; i feel for you. You say in your OP that “Hearing loss resulting from rubella normally remains stable throughout the person’s lifetime.” Have you heard of any other cases similar to yours, with late-onset hearing loss after a long period of stable hearing levels? Best of luck with the surgery. ---
**Author:** ![mlerose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@mlerose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlerose)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crisis-of-thresholds/188007/32 "2003-09-10T16:02:19Z")
As someone with significant hearing loss from a combination of factors (I’ve been reading lips in crowded situations since I was three years old), I can sort of imagine how scary this might be. Completely losing my hearing is probably what scares me most. Good luck; my thoughts are with you. I hope the cochlear implant helps you hear better than ever. _note to self: get hearing checked. You know you should. You know it’s getting worse. bleah._ ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crisis-of-thresholds/188007/33 "2003-09-10T16:49:37Z")
I am amazed and impressed by your calmness, **Atreyu**. I understand that the implant - even though it is the most sensible thing - is a real leap into the unknown for anyone. Best of luck, and I wish I had half your courage. ---
**Author:** ![smoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smoke)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crisis-of-thresholds/188007/34 "2003-09-10T17:15:08Z")
Best of luck, **Atreyu** - my thoughts are with you. ---
**Author:** ![YWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/6f9a4e/32.png) [@YWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YWalker)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crisis-of-thresholds/188007/35 "2003-09-10T17:23:06Z")
My best wishes to you, **Atreyu**. I hope this comes out far better than your expectations. I’ll be thinking good thoughts for you between now and mid-October. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crisis-of-thresholds/188007/36 "2003-09-10T17:28:44Z")
Good vibes coming your way! As scary as surgery is (I’ve been under general anesthetic three times) it’s also pretty amazing what can be done in medicine these days. Amazing to me, anyway. Keep a positive outlook and know that we’re pulling for you! ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crisis-of-thresholds/188007/37 "2003-09-10T21:40:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mhendo \* > \*\*Well, that really sucks, **atreyu** ; i feel for you. > > You say in your OP that “Hearing loss resulting from rubella normally remains stable throughout the person’s lifetime.” Have you heard of any other cases similar to yours, with late-onset hearing loss after a long period of stable hearing levels?\*\* There are a number of cases similar to mine, where individuals born with severe to profound hearing loss lose the remainder of their usable hearing later in life. Oftentimes, the cause is never determined. The order for the cochlear implant was sent out today. I’m probably the first person to ever fill out the order form for their own cochlear implant. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crisis-of-thresholds/188007.md?page=1)