in reply to @arrowshooter Thanks. Had the company not lied to me about being able to hear from day one, I might have more respect for them. As I mentioned, or not, a friend received an implant years ago, and it was not until about a year ago that she was able to "try to listen to music." Music is very important to me, especially now with this post concussion thing, But I am going to go through the evaluation, and then I will talk to my hearing aid dealer, who has "adopted me." My sister has some very expensive bluetooth hearing aids, is planning to get new ones, and the hearing aid dealer, Betty, who we both see, said that my sister's aids would work well for me. I am doing quite well with one hearing aid, really don't care if I hear or not, given I live alone in a noisy apartment. Sometimes the silence is welcoming, if you know what I mean. But boy, that pressure is really over the top, even when I called them out on the lie...even tho the woman agreed with me that I would not hear normally once the implant is turned on post surgery, 20 minutes a day of listening therapy is more than I bargained for , and this is why I want to gather as much information as I can before I make an informed decision. MY sister's neighbor, also a Vietnam veteran, also suffered hearing loss in the war, bought hearing aids at Coscto, but I would am not interested in a Coscto hearing aid for obvious reasons. I would rather pay more money and get great customer service from my friend Betty who I have known for years.
Thanks again and happy holidays