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Cochlear Implants: How well do they work at an older age?
Hearing Loss | Last Active: Aug 7, 2022 | Replies (143)Comment receiving replies
Good luck to you, Sounds like you have all your 'ducks in a row'! That test thing is very real. I always refer to hearing tests as 'the test I know I'm going to fail no matter how hard I study for it'. That really bothers 'the teacher in me'. I have taken it so many times I pretty much can fill in the blanks too. Even the 'nonsense sentences'. I know several CI recipients who did not qualify for the surgery when first tested due to the 'fill the blanks' thing. The SPIN test (Speech in Noise) is the one that usually reins us in. As the noise gets louder and louder it becomes impossible.
Again, good luck to you. Keep us posted. PS: Ask for an anti nausea patch prior to the surgery. They usually don't just give it to you. Best advice I had pre CI surgery.
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On the noise test I got an F minus! I could not hear one single word with or without a new hearing aid.
When do you ask for the anti nausea patch? Thank you for the suggestion. I didn't have a problem when I had my tear duct surgery about a year and half ago (out patient). Headed for lunch as soon as my daughter 'sprung' me. I was starving! I am a constant nibbler in order to keep weight on. That way all my life. Fortunate that way as I love to eat - especially dark chocolate! See's!