I am rated 70% disabled by the VA for my hearing. I am considering a Hybrid Cochlear Implant and was wondering if any of you have a cochlear implant or someone close to you has one. I lost almost all my hearing on Guam working on equipment in a small room with squirrel cage blowers to keep it cool for 12 hrs 6 days a week. I can't understand most people, like most people I do a lot of guessing what they say and occasionally I get it right, I can't understand my grand kids, or people on the phone. I see the Dr. next Tuesday I already had the appropriate tests, scans, MRI etc. I refuse to go to VA for the procedure in Houston. I hear Medicare coupled with my private insurance should cover it.
I am basically interested in finding out if they work well for you, I think until my brain kicks in everything will sound like a chipmunk movie.
Please don't think I am looking for sympathy I have been like this since the late 70's and now they came out with a new thing Hybrid Cochlear implants that you keep what you can hear, and the implants will only make the high frequencies heard.
As a suggestion anyone that was in the service and has lost their hearing please get it evaluated by the VA at least they do well giving hearing aids if needed.
I am basically interested in finding out if they work well for you, I think until my brain kicks in everything will sound like a chipmunk movie.
Please don't think I am looking for sympathy I have been like this since the late 70's and now they came out with a new thing Hybrid Cochlear implants that you keep what you can hear, and the implants will only make the high frequencies heard.
As a suggestion anyone that was in the service and has lost their hearing please get it evaluated by the VA at least they do well giving hearing aids if needed.