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Cochlear Implants

Hearing Loss | Last Active: Oct 18, 2021 | Replies (119)

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@happy2bhear

I've been wearing HA for 30 years. First make sure you love your audiologist - someone who never rolls their eyes when you say you want to try one more. Then I have learned that each brand has their own kind of sound.
Example is that one may sound more metallic to you, another may sound more comforting or soft. So, a preference for what works for you - not an audiologist is best. I have Widex and discovered it again after leaving for another brand.
I am however, very close to getting a CI. Maybe a hybrid?... I need to up my courage and decide that it's time. I have all the bluetooth I can manage and still need closed-captioning, a quiet room to talk face to face and pray daily that masks go away very very soon. I've been locked out of society with those disgusting hearing impairments everyone is wearing. But the real issue is my hearing and finding an aid that sounds good to me, that allows me to hear somewhat is crucial to stopping early dementia - none of us need that to add on to not hearing. Good luck with your process.

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I just got the results back from the CT scan and apparently everything normal - Yeah! Off to see the surgeon this morning.

Thank you, @happy2bhear
My audiologist is great. She's not only a good audiologist but I think she really cares about her patients and I could tell when we discussed the possibility of me getting a cochlear implant that she felt terrible telling me that. When I see her I really feel like she's a friend.

Masks do make it more difficult but I would much rather have people wearing them to protect my health than to not be wearing them. Masks provide the most protection to the people who are speaking or with the mask wearer. I stopped going to a fruit and vegetable stand that I liked a lot because the owner will not wear a mask. To me, and to others I know, that is basically saying he does not care about his customers. Not acceptable. I will deal with the problems they pose, they help to protect my health.
JK