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Should I consider a Cochlear Implant at 52?
I have a heredity hearing loss. I started wearing hearing aids 5 years ago but I am already to the point with my hearing aids in where I must read your lips to see what you are saying, I used close captioning on my TV, and even a normal alarm clock I do not hear and I haven't been able to hear on the telephone for more than a year. I am looking into the cochlear implant although I must admit the idea of surgery on my head freaks me out. Do you think this type of surgery would be worth it at my age? Do you think there would be enough of an improvement for me to overlook the fear of it and have it done?
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- ?Lv 78 years ago
I've seen many questions about the Cochlear implant on this board in the last couple of years. I've never seen anyone answer who has had it done. How about talking to your doctor to have him/her recommend others who have had it done? Ask for some who liked it and some who hated it, so you can get first-hand advice? I think I'd do that if I ever had to face that decision, simply because basing such a personal decision from a stranger giving me general biases just doesn't help me make such a big decision.
I mean, I'm pretty sure which way I'd go, but I'm not you.
- 8 years ago
Cochlear's are far less likely to help at your age. I'm surprised you haven't used lip reading long enough to be completely conversant with it. I would work on perfecting that - it would be far more likely to help. Cochlear implants do not restore hearing. First they destroy every bit of hearing you do have by removing your existing cochlear and then they put in an implanted device that mimics sound. You then have to learn to interpret the sound. It's like learning a foreign language.
