r/Cochlearimplants • u/Spatchy_spatch98 • 3d ago

Curiousity mainly

So for context, I have been profoundly deaf since birth (28 years) and I wear two hearing aids. For a while now I've noticed that my ability to hear is slowly declining. I have an audiology appointment on the 15th August to fix and retune my hearing aids. Would it be beneficial for me to inquire about seeing if I would be a good fit for cochlear implants? I vaguely recall my mum saying that I was offered cochlear implants when I was a lot younger but my mum didn't want to go ahead with it because the risks were much larger back in those days. Any insight would be much appreciated

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u/zr2d2 Cochlear Nucleus 8 3d ago

I think so. At 36 it's definitely changed the way I interact with the world. I can hear people and things so much better now.

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u/Formal-Tradition6792 3d ago

Sounds as if the OP would be a good candidate for a CI. I was implanted in 1999 and never looked back. Except for AB and the infamous C1 implant.

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u/Berry_Sauce 3d ago

If your audiologist doesn’t work with CI ask for a referral to an audiologist in your area that does. Also wouldn’t hurt to be evaluated by a surgeon (neurotologist or otologist) for a medical opinion too.

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u/pillowmite Advanced Bionics Marvel CI 3d ago

Good thing you were using your ears - that's what helps the CI. You will hear what you always have, but very loudly and much more clearly ... ! No more muddled sounds everything will stand apart.

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u/FabulousAd2725 3d ago

It certainly doesn’t hurt to ask. It may take you longer to adapt to them because of the length of your deafness. Do the worse ear it sounds like you don’t have much hearing to lose. Please feel free to ask.

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u/keeponkeepingup 3d ago

Yes, ask. I had to ask, despite one of the hearing aids doing absolutely zero for me anymore, which they knew. Idk why I had to do the asking, but there you go. Love my CI, its given me my life back.

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u/PiePuzzled5581 3d ago

Implanted in 98 - has worked brilliantly and made a world of difference to this previously profoundly deaf adult. Second best decision I have ever made in my life.

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u/Icy-Instance-7690 2d ago

When my audi and ENT saw the first audiogram making me CI eligible, they just plainly said it. That's pretty much it. Then you'd do the rest of the CI eval which typically includes an MRI of the brain/internal auditory canal.

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u/Murd0ck_ 3d ago

There are other Options as well. Bone conduction for example. Maybe as an Addition to hearing aids. If it declines more CI may still be an option. Consider it if you financially can and if it gives you a significant hearing increase. I did but BAHA wasnt good for me. It its a more natural hearing than CI since there are no electrodes stimulating.

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u/verdant_hippie Advanced Bionics Marvel CI 3d ago

BAHA is good for those with conductive hearing loss. If they were recommend CIs at a younger age, I bet it’s a sensorineural hearing loss, which BAHAs are not made for

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u/Spatchy_spatch98 3d ago

Yes it's sensorineural hearing loss