My hearing aids allowed me to function well enough,
but I began to notice that I could not understand words I heard. When I removed my aids I was in a world of
silence. That’s not all bad. It’s great to close off all noise, but of
course I needed to hear and understand.
I began to hear about Cochlear Implants, but I heard
some negative comments so I didn’t pursue that at that time. A couple of years ago, I met a new friend at
church who had a Cochlear Implant for about five years. She encouraged me to consider an implant and
I did due to her success. She has gotten
an implant in her other ear since then.
The more I researched CI’s I really thought an implant would help me. However, my insurance company said my word
recognition was not low enough to qualify and they would not cover it. Bummer!!
I had to wait until I got another provider before I
could continue trying.
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