Dave and Penny, I am going through the same research process as Dave. Was approved for CI in left ear a month ago and have been talking to all of my contacts at HLAA (about 20 have CI's) to get as much info as possible. All are happy they did it. My left ear sounds like yours Penny - about 25% word recognition down from 55% a year before. Right ear is at 55% now. Getting left ear to the 90th% range would be amazing. I have a surgeon lined up at Penn in August but my final research is to talk to all 3 CI mfgrs. at the HLAA Convention. I'm leaning to AB because I have had Phonak aids and Roger mics foe almost 10 years but I want to keep an open mind.
Penny would you mind emailing me with your blog as well? I would love to read it. mikemiles_19087@yahoo.com
Thanks so much. This is why I love this forum.
Mike