Update:
My implant surgery was January 12. 2020. Activation 2/3/2020. Mapped 2 times then Covid hit, usual mapping appointments cancelled.
Today I was mapped again after extensive testing.
In November, on the Monosyllabic Word Test Key (CNC List 1) MTSB CD Track 14 my results were 4 out of 50 words, 49 of 150 Phonemes or 32.6%.
Today, 5/12 same test, list 6: 44 our of 50 words, 142 of 150 phonemes or 95%.
In November on the AZBio Sentence Test, List 5: I scored .01% correct.
Today, I scored 95% without my HA in my non-implanted ear, in the booth.
With the advent Coronavirus and masked communication and electronic get togethers with family and friends, I’m very aware of how lost I would have been in these frightening times were I still relying on my HAs. Now, because I have a CI I am not afraid, I can hear through masks, communicating on Zoom and FaceTime are amazing experiences (I spend hours with my grandchildren every week).
We renovated and sold our house in the middle of all this and are living in our RV again preparing to cross to the West from the South and look for our new home. Even with Covid-19 restricting my life severely (renal transplant - immunosuppression - and A-fib), I feel grateful for my now incredible hearing!
I never guessed a CI could be so transformative.