Posted on Sep 23, 2016
Cochlear implant opens up the world for Army colonel
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I'm totally deaf in my left ear. I have had ear drum transplant surgery, which didn't work. I think I can live with the deafness, but I'd give anything if I could get rid of this tinnitus, I'd be a happy camper.
FORT CARSON, Colo. — In the past 12 years, Army Lt. Col. James Morrison has seen ear, head and neck, and neurology specialists at the six posts where he was stationed, but to no avail. None of them could determine what caused the deafness in his right ear; their best diagnosis was that a virus destroyed his inner ear.
"In 2004 I woke up one morning and I had a bad case of vertigo, the whole room was spinning and I had lost hearing in my right ear," said Morrison, the U.S. Army Medical Department Activity - Fort Carson troop commander. "I went to the emergency department and they treated me. The vertigo eventually went away and never came back, but the hearing never came back."
FORT CARSON, Colo. — In the past 12 years, Army Lt. Col. James Morrison has seen ear, head and neck, and neurology specialists at the six posts where he was stationed, but to no avail. None of them could determine what caused the deafness in his right ear; their best diagnosis was that a virus destroyed his inner ear.
"In 2004 I woke up one morning and I had a bad case of vertigo, the whole room was spinning and I had lost hearing in my right ear," said Morrison, the U.S. Army Medical Department Activity - Fort Carson troop commander. "I went to the emergency department and they treated me. The vertigo eventually went away and never came back, but the hearing never came back."
Cochlear implant opens up the world for Army colonel
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Wow! What a great idea! I wonder if they VA will do this for some of the veterans that have severe hearing problems or trauma. I will have to mention this to my father who suffers from tinnitus as well. I wonder how much the Cochlear implant costs?
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SPC Britanny *Winnie* Balthaser, Is he a disabled vet with 60% or higher disability rating?
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Great news, thanks for the share. Medical procedure at it's best.
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I wonder if that can be done for me, SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth? It would be awesome to not have tinnitus and to not have to wear hearing aids. I'm going to check it out,and see what my VA does.
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