actually, i have been trying to find a doctor willing to implant a bone anchored hearing aid (baha) for quite some time. the biggest problem is that i don't have a hearing problem. about the best advice i've gotten from just about anyone i've asked (from transhumanists to singulatarians), is to try and go overseas. i'd prefer tokeep it in the u.s., but if it comes down to it i'll end up doing just that...
i'm surprised that they are so leery about performing an operation i'm completely comfortable paying for, even if i sign any waivers that might be needed to protect themselves with.
in the end, all i want is a 3mm titanuim screw implanted into the mastoid bone behind my jaw. does anyone know of where i might be abel to get one of these? i've seen bone spikes, coral implants, glass beads and all sorts of things, but i've had very little luck finding anything thats not just cosmetic.
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actually, i have been trying to find a doctor willing to implant a bone anchored hearing aid (baha) for quite some time. the biggest problem is that i don't have a hearing problem. about the best advice i've gotten from just about anyone i've asked (from transhumanists to singulatarians), is to try and go overseas. i'd prefer tokeep it in the u.s., but if it comes down to it i'll end up doing just that...
i'm surprised that they are so leery about performing an operation i'm completely comfortable paying for, even if i sign any waivers that might be needed to protect themselves with.
in the end, all i want is a 3mm titanuim screw implanted into the mastoid bone behind my jaw. does anyone know of where i might be abel to get one of these? i've seen bone spikes, coral implants, glass beads and all sorts of things, but i've had very little luck finding anything thats not just cosmetic.
medgadget was even nice enough to give me a small writeup last year.
if any of you can help, it would be greatly appreciated.
same here. figures, i just got it working too...