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Hearing Loss | Last Active: Aug 25 8:04am | Replies (64)
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Tom,

Here are some additional good links:

https://www.hearingtracker.com/ A forum for hearing aid users all over the world. There is a large group of CI users here also.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7199932/ A broad 2020 summary from NIH of studies of hearing improvement with CI.
https://cochlearimplanthelp.com/ This is a wonderful site and contains a very detailed comparison of the different CI available

Another responder made an excellent suggestion about preparing a list of expectations and determining whether these are realistic for you. I would add another. Prepare a list of accommodations this will require in your daily life to determine if you are comfortable with them.

Cheers
John

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Tom Lehman | @tlehman | May 2, 2023

Thanks, John, for that info and those links. My daughter had suggested to me the idea of expectations and whether they are realistic. I’m working through that. Your suggestion of a list of accommodation is excellent too. Beyond what I’ve been doing for a long time to accommodate my dependence on hearing aids, what do you see as accommodations I’d need to make for a CI?

One of the great benefits of a good forum like this is not only getting some answers and resources, but getting help asking the right questions. Thanks for your help with both.

Tom

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