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Urgently looking for a Cochlear Nucleus 7 (CP1000) or Nucleus 8 (CP1110) for my little sister

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I am writing this post hoping that somehow it will reach someone who can help us.

My little sister has a Cochlear CI622 implant. Her sound processor gave her the ability to hear, learn to speak, communicate with our family, and experience the world around her.

She is still a child, and very soon she will be starting school.

We live in Belarus, where regular schools are unfortunately not well adapted for children with hearing loss. Even with her processor, school will be challenging: she needs to hear her teacher in a noisy classroom, understand speech, communicate with other children, and continue developing her hearing and speech.

Recently, something devastating happened to our family: she accidentally lost her sound processor.

The processor she had was already something our family could not afford on our own. We were able to get it only because of a charity fundraiser and the kindness of many people who helped us.

Now it is gone, and our whole family is heartbroken.

She is just a little girl. Children lose things. But when another child loses something, it may mean losing a toy or a phone. For my sister, losing this small device means losing the ability to hear.

So now I am looking for absolutely any possible way to help her hear again.

We are looking for:

Cochlear Nucleus 7 / CP1000
or
Cochlear Nucleus 8 / CP1110

Her internal implant is Cochlear CI622.

We are interested in used processors, especially processors that someone may still have after upgrading from Nucleus 7 to Nucleus 8.

The device does NOT have to be a complete kit.

If you have a working CP1000 or CP1110 processor, please contact me.

If you have a processor and a coil but no battery — please contact me.

If some components are missing, that is also okay. We will try to buy the missing battery, charger, magnet, coil or other components separately and assemble the complete system ourselves.

Even if you are not sure whether what you have can help us, please send me a photo and I will try to find out.

We are willing to buy a used device. Location is not the most important issue right now — Europe, USA, Canada or another country. If we find the right device, we will try to figure out shipping.

Maybe someone has an old Nucleus 7 sitting unused in a drawer after receiving a Nucleus 8. Maybe someone knows a family, clinic, charity or organization that has a spare processor. Maybe you know another place where I should ask.

Please tell me about any possibility.

I also want to apologize if my English sounds unusual. I do not speak English well, and I wrote my message in my own language and used ChatGPT to translate it into English.

I am simply an older sister trying every possible way I can think of to help my little sister hear again.

If you cannot help with a device, sharing this post in Cochlear implant communities or with someone who has upgraded their processor could help us enormously.

Thank you so much for reading.

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If you do find a processor do you have an audiologist that will program a used processor?

I have seen processors on eBay. @Deaf_piper has shared a site that sells used CI equipment.

Daria Cochlear have stop manufacturing N7 and it’s necessary spare parts. The N8 batteries fit the N7 but the N8 coils don’t fit the N7

There’s a company in Springfield Illinois USA that you can get Cochlear parts from.

Was your sister’s processor lost inside your house? The Nucleus Smart app on someone’s phone has a function “find my processor” Have you tried this?

Aus has a regulations where batteries cannot be sent through the normal postal service. Other countries might have the same rules.

@Daria said:

Recently, something devastating happened to our family: she accidentally lost her sound processor.

Perhaps it should be at the beginning of the post for more clarity, but there’s short description of situation.

In reply to @Raudrive

Hello! Thank goodness there are specialists in Belarus who install cochlear implants. We were supposed to have an implant upgrade, as my sister’s was installed over five years ago, but we missed the opportunity due to the sanctions. But I’m glad I found this forum. It’s so wonderful to have such a community. In Belarus, there aren’t many opportunities for the integration of people with hearing loss into society, and I’m worried, but in the future, my sister will feel alone. But thanks to platforms like this, I think she’ll feel better.

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@Deaf_piper said:

Daria Cochlear have stop manufacturing N7 and it’s necessary spare parts. The N8 batteries fit the N7 but the N8 coils don’t fit the N7

There’s a company in Springfield Illinois USA that you can get Cochlear parts from.

Was your sister’s processor lost inside your house? The Nucleus Smart app on someone’s phone has a function “find my processor” Have you tried this?

Aus has a regulations where batteries cannot be sent through the normal postal service. Other countries might have the same rules.

Daria Cochlear have stop manufacturing N7 and it’s necessary spare parts. The N8 batteries fit the N7 but the N8 coils don’t fit the N7

There’s a company in Springfield Illinois USA that you can get Cochlear parts from.

Was your sister’s processor lost inside your house? The Nucleus Smart app on someone’s phone has a function “find my processor” Have you tried this?

Aus has a regulations where batteries cannot be sent through the normal postal service. Other countries might have the same rules.

If the phone wasn’t local to the processor then that information may not be when it was lost, but when the processor went out of range from the phone (like last seen at home while child was at the park when it was lost). Unless these processors have both a gps and a means of signaling beyond range, I’m afraid the phone would have to be right there. Even then, the diameter of the last seen ring can leave a lot for desire in finding a lost device. But “better than a sharp stick in the eye.”

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I have a pair of cochlear sound processors.1 has very little use and the other no use.I have 4 battery's and the charger also I believe this is a nucleus 7(I am implanted with )

This is for my dad who is 86 years old. He has many medical issues including cognitive issues. He broke his current coil on the N7 and I truly wanted to buy two (one for a back up) He has a few medical procedures scheduled and I don't know if after the first of the year I will be able to go through the process of a new unit either way. But yes I would rather him have an N9. Right now he really needs to hear us. Thank you J

@jewel80 said:

He broke his current coil on the N7 and I truly wanted to buy two (one for a back up)

At the top of Cochlear Implant page you will find a pinned post. Telling you where you can purchase spare parts for all 3 companies processors. It’s in USA. Good luck.

Hello,I don't know if your problem has been solved.I have 2 N7(CP1000)low use on 1 and none on the other.I also have 5 battery's and chargers.I am in Arizona

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