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Implants for senior person wearing Phonak bi-cross audeo paradise aids
Hearing Loss | Last Active: Sep 10, 2023 | Replies (11)Comment receiving replies
I'm 76 and have a Bi-Cros also but I am not eligible for a Cochlear because my word recognition is too high in my "good" right ear to qualify under Medicare Insurance even though the good ear has moderate to severe hearing loss. The left ear is severe to profound. It's upsetting to me because I can't understand 85% of speech if there's any ambient background sound of any kind yet they base the word recognition score in a sound proof booth which isn't a true indicator of real life.
Judy
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Who is telling you that you are not eligible for a cochlear implant? Have you been tested at a cochlear implant surgery center? Tests done there are more in depth than they are in a base audiology office.
I ask those questions because the criteria standards have been lowered considerably to include people with single sided deafness and also people with moderately severe hearing loss. Sadly, some hearing healthcare professionals don't seem to be aware of these new standards.
If you qualify for a cochlear implant and have problems getting insurance or Medicare to pay their share of the costs, the cochlear implant manufacturers have advocates that will work on that for you.
I encourage you to go to http://www.acia.org for further information.