tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180057032090956532024-03-24T16:32:21.718-07:00CI South West (United Kingdom)For cochlear implant candidates and users in the South West of EnglandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2918005703209095653.post-40475516514166882962024-02-29T08:42:00.000-08:002024-02-29T08:48:12.200-08:00<p>Despite this website being quiet, I would like to assure you that we are still a very active group, and since Covid have resumed social events for cochlear implant users and candidates several times a year. </p><p>We regularly host CI socials in Bristol, Weston super Mare, Taunton, Exeter, and Plymouth, and would like to return to Bath if anyone has ideas for a suitable venue. </p><p>I hope that no one is using this website as their main information source for CI South West socials - if you would like to be on our email notification list for socials please email us at cisouthwest@yahoo.co.uk <br /><br />You are also welcome to ask questions via email which we can answer personally, or share in our Facebook group and report back to you with the group's answers. <br /><br />If you are on Facebook please do join our group there even if you rarely use FB. You will then automatically be invited to all of our socials, and can also ask questions or share information there whenever you feel like it. <br /><br />Very best wishes, </p><p>Katherine, Dave, and Tom</p><p>CI South West</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2918005703209095653.post-20210677807705824882020-12-28T09:16:00.001-08:002020-12-28T09:16:17.063-08:00<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I wanted to wish everyone in our group the very best for a happier and healthier New Year in 2021! </span></span></p><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is hard to believe we actually had two in-person CI socials in 2020 - one in Exeter in January and one in Bristol on 29th February - they both seem so long ago! </span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Who knows when we will be able to meet up again, but if anyone would like to do an online Facebook chat, let me know and I can set one up on a day and time that works for you. </span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Take care and stay healthy everyone!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51WYsooUQ07yKboGCEupcDk6GeVRigYWEjbFmk7hS4kbhCVdfwrzVn5wPodnNBHgVjNS-ysdRqlj4YUchPX0XZD6unm7iaeA1AITJGcACIlF44wubNcf77ogmErrGr9VIwkdK2NtXrA/s550/HappyNewEars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51WYsooUQ07yKboGCEupcDk6GeVRigYWEjbFmk7hS4kbhCVdfwrzVn5wPodnNBHgVjNS-ysdRqlj4YUchPX0XZD6unm7iaeA1AITJGcACIlF44wubNcf77ogmErrGr9VIwkdK2NtXrA/s320/HappyNewEars.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2918005703209095653.post-35900459480422212312017-10-31T00:57:00.003-07:002017-10-31T00:57:39.617-07:00Should you let your CI battery go flat before recharging? No, and here's whyAn excerpt from the <i>New York Times</i> explaining why lithium rechargeable batteries should be kept "topped up" rather than letting them drain before recharging:<br />
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Tech Myth 2: A battery should be at zero before you recharge it</h4>
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The idea that you should always completely discharge a battery before charging it up again has legitimate origins, but it doesn’t apply to current technology. Years ago, when nickel–metal hydride (NiMH) and nickel-cadmium (NiCad) batteries were common, they suffered from an issue called “<a href="http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/archive/memory_myth_or_fact" style="color: #326891;">battery memory</a>”: Unless the battery was completely spent before being recharged, it would “remember” how much power it had used and only charge back up that amount. If done repeatedly over time, the battery would never charge totally again.</div>
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Fortunately, the lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery that’s probably in your phone or laptop right now doesn’t suffer from this issue, at least <a href="http://www.androidauthority.com/battery-myths-688089/" style="color: #326891;">not in any significant way</a>. In fact, with Li-ion batteries, you can actually do more harm than good by letting them die before charging them again, because they have a limited number of charge “cycles” (meaning times you can completely discharge and recharge them) before batteries start to hold less overall power.</div>
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Luckily, <a href="http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries" style="color: #326891;">according to Battery University</a>, the solution is pretty simple: Charge your devices from time to time before they fully die. These so-called shallow discharges mean you don’t use a full charge cycle every time you top off your phone after carrying it for a few hours or plug in your laptop after working on the couch for the afternoon. In reality, the biggest enemy of modern batteries is temperature. The cooler you can keep your battery, either while charging it or while it’s in use, the more you can prolong its life.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2918005703209095653.post-48919926507368051802017-04-26T09:22:00.001-07:002017-04-26T09:22:39.453-07:00TravelCI South West member and frequent traveller Serena Cant has provided us with lots of useful information regarding disabled/deaf discounts for train, coach, and bus travel plus additional accessibility info - visit this page for more: <a href="http://cisouthwest.blogspot.co.uk/p/travel-deaf-people-are-entitled-to.html">http://cisouthwest.blogspot.co.uk/p/travel-deaf-people-are-entitled-to.html</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2918005703209095653.post-82895581941376812772016-08-11T11:41:00.000-07:002016-08-11T11:41:23.852-07:00New CI South West general flyer<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">We have a new CI South West general flyer ... please feel free to print out copies and distribute as you see fit ... local audiology units, deaf clubs, other group gatherings, anything you can think of! For a .pdf copy email cisouthwest@yahoo.co.uk and we'll send you a copy of the file.<br />Many thanks.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2918005703209095653.post-4440863457465888782016-06-08T14:20:00.002-07:002016-06-08T14:25:09.985-07:00Updated CI comparison chart<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Just discovered that this CI comparison chart has recently been updated (May 2016)... it may be helpful for those of you currently deciding which CI to get (don't worry if you don't understand everything, most people don't! :-) </span><i class="_lew" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" title="smile emoticon"><span aria-hidden="true" class="_4mcd" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px;">:)</span></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">) </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"><br /></span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Visit this page, then click on "comparison chart" to download the .pdf file:</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://cochlearimplanthelp.com/cochlear-implant-comparison-chart/">https://cochlearimplanthelp.com/cochlear-implant-comparison-chart/</a></span><br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2918005703209095653.post-58141889070173980832016-03-11T12:21:00.003-08:002016-03-11T12:21:40.083-08:00CI Battery Recall<span style="font-family: inherit;">FYI if you use disposable CI/HA batteries:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-size: 14px; line-height: 12.88px;">MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT - from MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products regulatory Agency)</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-size: 14px; line-height: 12.88px;"><br />All ZeniPower mercury free hearing aid and cochlear implant batteries - low risk of batteries exploding during use or if depleted.</span></span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-size: 14px; line-height: 12.88px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Do not use batteries with a best before date of '08-2018' and '09-2018'. This date is on the outer blister packaging.</span></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 12.88px;">For more information: <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/ya8jrbnirqvqykb/MDA-2016-003_final[1]%20Zhuhai%20Zhi%20Li%20Battery%20Co%20Ltd.pdf?dl=0">https://www.dropbox.com/s/ya8jrbnirqvqykb/MDA-2016-003_final[1]%20Zhuhai%20Zhi%20Li%20Battery%20Co%20Ltd.pdf?dl=0</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />This new list is a work in progress -- please let us know if you spot any problems such as broken links, or if you know of other UK CI blogs that we should include!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><b>UK CI Blogs</b><br /><a href="http://cisouthwest.blogspot.co.uk/p/uk-ci-blogs.html">http://cisouthwest.blogspot.co.uk/p/uk-ci-blogs.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many thanks,<br />Katherine</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2918005703209095653.post-88457991497385137112014-07-24T10:01:00.003-07:002014-07-24T10:01:54.080-07:00The latest from WEHIP (Bristol) on their move to St Michaels - including new telephone numberFor Bristol CI folks:<br />
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The latest news from WEHIP (formerly WECIP, the new name includes BAHA and other implants as well as CIs!) about their move to St. Michaels. In particular, notice the new telephone number:<br />
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WE ARE MOVING!<br />
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The West of England Hearing Implant Programme adult team will be moving to St Michael’s Hospital in the autumn to join our paediatric colleagues.<br />
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Clinic appointments with ENT Consultant Surgeons will commence at St Michael’s Hospital from September 2014. All other appointments will remain at Southmead Hospital until November 2014 when they will also move to St Michael’s Hospital.<br />
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Please check your appointment letter carefully to ensure you attend the correct hospital.<br />
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As from August 1st 2014 our new contact telephone number is:<br />
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>0117 3421191<br />
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Our email address remains the same:<br />
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>wecip@uhbristol.nhs.uk<br />
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Kind regards<br />
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West of England Hearing Implant ProgrammeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2918005703209095653.post-3096827124738507182014-03-14T06:41:00.001-07:002014-03-14T06:41:17.905-07:00CI audiology at Southmead is moving in May...<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">For Southmeadians: the CI audiology unit at Southmead will be moving to the new Brunel building (aka "new" Southmead Hospital) on May 15 and 16 so the audiology unit will be closed those dates. The Audi's don't know yet if this move is permanent, they may have to move again! The old Audi unit was originally due to be razed but will now be offices due to the merger of Southmead and Frenchay hospitals. Public service announcement now over... </span><i class="_4-k1 img sp_anoj7w sx_6b25fb" style="background-color: white; background-image: url(https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/rsrc.php/v2/yz/r/KJjJRC51dWY.png); background-position: -136px -688px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: auto; color: #141823; display: inline-block; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 16px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"></i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2918005703209095653.post-58821112632800382632013-07-04T15:11:00.001-07:002013-07-04T15:41:16.318-07:00Useful CI Links<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">
<b style="line-height: 21.81818199157715px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">Useful CI Links</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">Below are some links to various websites which may be of use. Please let us know if you find any broken links, inappropriate content, or have suggestions for other resources.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;"><b>CI South West (UK) Facebook Group Page - join us!</b></span><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/cisouthwest/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21.81818199157715px;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">>https://www.facebook.com/groups/cisouthwest/</span></a></div>
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<b style="line-height: 21.81818199157715px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">Southmead Audiology **NEW** email as of Spring 2013 </span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">wecip@uhBristol.nhs.uk</span></div>
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<b style="line-height: 21.81818199157715px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #444444;">West of England Cochlear Implant Programme Website (Southmead/BRI)</span></span></b><br />
<a href="http://www.uhbristol.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/your-hospitals/other-services-in-bristol/the-west-of-england-cochlear-implant-programme/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21.81818199157715px;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">http://www.uhbristol.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/your-hospitals/other-services-in-bristol/the-west-of-england-cochlear-implant-programme/</span></a></div>
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<b style="line-height: 21.81818199157715px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">Southmead CI Blogs </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">Written by people who have received their CI at Southmead. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://davesdeafhead.wordpress.com/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;" target="_blank">http://davesdeafhead.wordpress.com/</a></span><br />
<a href="http://deaflinguist.wordpress.com/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial; line-height: 21.81818199157715px;" target="_blank">http://deaflinguist.wordpress.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://graysdeafblog.wordpress.com/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21.81818199157715px;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">http://graysdeafblog.wordpress.com/</span></a></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 17.27272605895996px;">Manufacturer Websites</span><span style="line-height: 17.265625px;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">In addition to the primary product site, each CI manufacturer hosts an user forum for CI users and candidates to share experiences and ask questions. These forums can often be very helpful when you want to find answers to specific questions when researching CIs. </span></div>
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<b style="line-height: 21.81818199157715px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">Advanced Bionics </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">Main Website (UK) </span><a href="http://www.advancedbionics.com/uk/en/home.html" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;" target="_blank">http://www.advancedbionics.com/uk/en/home.html</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">Hearing Journey user forum </span><a href="http://www.hearingjourney.com/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;" target="_blank">http://www.hearingjourney.com/</a></div>
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<b style="line-height: 21.81818199157715px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">Cochlear Corp. </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">Main Website (UK) </span><a href="http://www.cochlear.com/wps/wcm/connect/uk/home" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;" target="_blank">http://www.cochlear.com/wps/wcm/connect/uk/home</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">Cochlear Community user forum</span><b style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;"> </b><a href="http://www.cochlearcommunity.com/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;" target="_blank">http://www.cochlearcommunity.com/</a></div>
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<b style="line-height: 21.81818199157715px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">Med-El </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">Main Website (UK) </span><a href="http://www.medel.com/uk/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;" target="_blank">http://www.medel.com/uk/</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">HearPeers user forum </span><a href="http://www.medel.com/uk/hearpeers/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;" target="_blank">http://www.medel.com/uk/hearpeers/</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">There is also a fourth CI manufacturer,</span><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;"> </span><b style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;">Neurelec</b><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">, based in France which is not available through Southmead/BRI.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 17.265625px;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: normal;"><b>Cochlear Implant Comparison Chart</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Many people find this chart helpful in understanding the differences between the various makes of CI. It was put together by a group of CI users and aims to be impartial. </span><a href="http://cochlearimplanthelp.com/cochlear-implant-comparison-chart/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;" target="_blank">http://cochlearimplanthelp.com/cochlear-implant-comparison-chart/</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">This related website includes some links that you may find useful when researching CIs: </span><a href="http://cochlearimplanthelp.com/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;" target="_blank">http://cochlearimplanthelp.com/</a></div>
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<b style="line-height: 21.81818199157715px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;"><br />British Cochlear Implant Organisations</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;"><b>British Cochlear Implant Group (BCIG) </b> </span><a href="http://www.bcig.org.uk/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;" target="_blank">http://www.bcig.org.uk/</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;"><b>Safety Guidelines for Cochlear Implant Users</b> <a href="http://www.bcig.org.uk/downloads/pdfs/2012%20safety%20final.pdf" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; line-height: 19.09090805053711px;" target="_blank">http://www.bcig.org.uk/downloads/pdfs/2012%20safety%20final.pdf</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;"><b>National Cochlear Implant Users Association (NCIUA) </b> </span><a href="http://www.nciua.org.uk/index.php" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;" target="_blank">http://www.nciua.org.uk/index.php</a></div>
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<span class="messageBody" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38;">CI South West is a social group made up of Cochlear Implant (CI) users and candidates in the South West of England, including those who received their CI at Southmead/BRI Hospitals in Bristol, UK.<br /><br />The main purpose of this group is to provide an opportunity for CI users and candidates in the South West to meet each other, ask questions and share experiences. Partners and friends are welcome too.<br /><br />We plan to organise CI social events in Bristol, Exeter, and Taunton (and also elsewhere in the South West if there is demand).<br /><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><br />A secondary purpose of this group is to share information and experiences about Southmead/BRI surgical and audiology units.<br /><br />We welcome people from a wide variety of backgrounds -- whether you are born deaf, late deafened, sign or don't sign or a bit of both. All CI makes are welcome (Advanced Bionics, Cochlear, Med-El and undecided). We look forward to hearing more from you!<br /><br />We can also be contacted on cisouthwest@yahoo.co.uk</span></span></h5>
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