Comments on: Cochlear Implant Class Action Lawsuit

By: Cody Durlin

Cody Durlin — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 18:31:29 +0000

I was illegally implanted in my ears when I was 8. during a “tubes” sergury. Since, I have been hearing disturbing voices and have in the past 5 years been fried. severe torture has taken place. I believe PG&E is responsible for the communicating and the voices on the lines are from everyday citizens. My life could and I believe is in danger now because of this area being heavily operated by gangs and cult activity. so these are the types of voices I hear daily. the pain is severe I can hardly tolerate it. they hook me up to PG&E Chico Ca. And PG&E Livermore Ca. My life has been ruined because of these voices beyond belief or repair. I lost a child, I lost my family, I lost my good name, I have a lot to add and need a consultation. please call me.
thank you
Cody Durlin

By: Brie Kearney

Brie Kearney — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 20:28:31 +0000

I have always had hearing problems from an infant. I was born with a rare bone condition that made my ear canals smaller then what they should be. I have had a total of twelve sets of ear tubes in my life time. I am now 24 years old. I went to a E.N.T. Specialist in Durham, North Carolina as a new patient. He told me from my first appointment that I had moderate hearing loss in both ears. He suggested the Cochlear tube for my right ear. Since my right ear was the worst out of both of them. He also told me that it would increase my hearing in my right ear. He never mentioned that it would create further hearing loss in my right either. I went in for Surgery March 20th, 2015. Everything was great. I could hear better, people’s voices were more pronounced and I could hear people across the room. That great result did not last as long as I hoped it would. The Cochlear implant never fell out but it did give me hearing loss. I am prone to ear infections. I have at least three ear infections a year. In 2017 I was suffering from normal signs of an ear infection. So I went back to my specialist. Come to find out; it was not an ear infection at all. It was the cochlear implant hanging out of my ear drum. After he removed the Cochlear implant, I could hear a little better. But I still had the fullness and hard of hearing in that ear. He then told me that the Cochlear implant causes hearing loss and that I should consider buying hearing aids. My hearing in my right ear has not been the same since.
I would like to know if I have a case? If I can file a lawsuit against Cochlear implants.
Thanks,
Brie Kearney

By: Elizabeth Harris

Elizabeth Harris — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 01:27:04 +0000

I have Cochlear Inplants on both sides in June of this year I burned very bad behind my right ear by my processor I had to have another surgery because there was stack and I was in a lot of pain right now I am still in a lot of pain and the surgery was on the 21 of August and it still has not healed I have been shocked only to be told that it’s inflammation I have had facial dropping and several processors replaced I cannot believe that no one will take my case please please I need help I feel as if I am wasting away and no one will listen I also keep migraine headache that I had to have medicine for It feels like I have a constant motor running all the time in my head

By: Attorney Gerald L. Hall

Attorney Gerald L. Hall — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 16:33:16 +0000

I am an attorney practicing in Pekin, IL.

I have a client who has a Med-El Cochlear Optima Concept Flex 24 implant that was surgically implanted on October 15, 2014 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.

He started having problems with the device about 15 months ago when he started to have various body infections and piercing and other pains in his ear.

I see from your website that you are investigating the possibility of a class action or even individual actions.

Would you be interested in speaking with my client?

And, of course, would you pay me a referral fee :-).

Let me know.

Thanks.

Gerald L. Hall
524 Court Street
Pekin, IL 61554

By: Jennifer dennee

Jennifer dennee — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 19:57:57 +0000

I had a Baja cochlear implant A few years back. I lost all my hearing completely. The device is unusable. I went to a surgery for nothing and still have the titanium plate in my head. I would like to start a lawsuit

By: Thomas E. Smith

Thomas E. Smith — Mon, 15 May 2017 19:05:08 +0000

I met with my regular ear doctor on Jan. 2016 at St. Vincent’s One Nineteen for ear exam. Dr. Lay informed me that he could no longer benefit me with my hearing loss. He suggested that I might consider a Cochlear implant and recommended Dr. Rodgers also at St. Vincent’s hospital. At this time I had approximately 15% hearing in both ears however it hadn’t declined in several years. We scheduled a consultation with Dr. Rodgers on Mar. 29, 2016. After a hearing exam Dr. Rodgers told my wife and I that I had low hearing in both ears with the right ear being slightly lower. He recommended a Cochlear implant in the right ear. I and my wife questioned him extensively on the hearing quality of this implant after surgery. He told us that he was the (quote) Architect of Cochlear implants and assured both of us that I would hear with the same clarity just as we were speaking at the time. He told us that the voice sounds would be perfect just as I was hearing him at the time. He told us that I could carry on a conversation in a round table setting with no problems and that I could hear a plain conversation with two or more people across a room. He told us that I would be able to hear things that i hadn’t heard for years. He was correct on that statement because I have heard (noises, screams, popping, etc.) that I haven’t heard in my entire life. He reiterated strongly that all voices and sounds would be natural. He said that I would be pleasantly surprised at the natural quality of voices and sounds. On April 29, 2016 I had surgery to implant the cochlear. It was very painful 2-3 days after the surgery. I really think something went wrong during the surgery. After the surgery, Dr. Rodgers met with my wife and she told me that he was very evasive about the surgery. On May 26, 2016 I went to have the stitches removed. Dr. Rodgers was still evasive about my questions concerning extended pain around the surgery area. On June 8, 2016, I met with the audiologist to activate the implant with the external receiver. It was extremely noisy, very loud and all voices sounded like cartoon characters or a foreign language. Background noises were absolutely astounding. All the audiologist would tell me was that I would adapt to all of this in time. On July 12, 2016, I met again with the audiologist to check the operation of the unit. I complained about the voice quality sounding like Mickey Mouse talking in a can; very inaudible with extreme background noise. She said that she made some adjustments and that I would hear better over time. She said that constant wearing of the receiver would improve in time and sound more natural. On December 15, 2016, my wife and I met with Dr. Rodgers and the audiologist and I expressed my experiences to both. Dr. Rodgers met with us momentarily and seemed unconcerned when I asked if the unit could be defective. All he would tell my wife and I was that I needed a diuretic and quickly left the room. He never tested the unit. I then met with the audiologist for adjustments and she informed us that no other adjustments were necessary. After conversation concerning the sounds and excessive background noises, she finally told my wife and I “the sounds that you are experiencing will never change and that I would just have to live with them and adapt”. She said the cartoon sounds would be the norm. She said the vertigo was a separate issue and I would have to address that with my family doctor. I remove the receiver at night and the sounds in my implant ear area sound like rushing water, raining on a tin roof, train whistles, electric buzzing and etc. After months of wearing this unit the voices remain the same along with the background noises. The headaches, pain, dizziness and vertigo have increased. This unit is impossible to wear and I have tried to wear it 2 or 3 times since January 2017 and the pain, unbalance and noise continues even after removal of the receiver. This has been a very painful and uncomfortable experience and I am very concerned that this unit may cause me to fall or possibly have a stroke. The sad part is that the doctors, audiologist and Cochlear are not up front and completely honest about the possible short and long term dangers of these implants. Seems like their only concern is selling another implant and continued parts sales. I really need this implant removed at Cochlea’s expense and medical concerns in the future.

My implant is a Nucleus CP910 and CP920 Sound Processor Hybrid Hearing Supplement.

By: Gloria soto

Gloria soto — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 21:38:16 +0000

I want to see if i have a claim , I had several surgeries already . Due to being in pain at time, swelling, infections, and possible nerve damage. My last surgery the cochlear was removed because of the pain and swelling. I now have no hearing at all. Before the implant I had some with a hearing aid. The implant has been out for about 6 months now , but the pain and swelling is still there. My Dr. still don’t know what is causing this or how to threat this. Im in constant pain and don’t know what to do.