AUS - WHEN IS A REDO NEEDED AND CAN IT BE DONE?

tvwohio

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Joined : Sep 2010

Posts : 179

Posted 11/5/2016 6:46 PM (GMT 0)

Had an AUS implanted 1/11/2011 and activated 3/9/11. It has worked good but notice little leakage, nothing major but just a little.

Does anyone know what the average life year is for the devices before they fail?
Can they be replaced or updated?

dkob131

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Joined : Apr 2008

Posts : 364

Posted 11/6/2016 2:27 AM (GMT 0)

TV: I had an AUS installed a couple of years ago and it has been working great up to this point. Obviously everyone is different but I have heard the average shelf life for an AUS is between 7 and 10 years. I've spoken to quite a few guys who have had the installation and some have needed a tune up from time to time tightening of the cuff or a mechanical issue but overall they are suppose to last for sometime.

Good luck
David

Big Mac

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Joined : Jul 2012

Posts : 2036

Posted 11/7/2016 1:32 PM (GMT 0)

I have one and my doctor said 10-12 years average.
One of his patients went 16 years.
Bill from Florida

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