Donna52

This post wasn't mine, but I've been advised to have these implants by my ENT. My hearing is very bad, even aids don't help that much. I could hear fairly well in elementary school/high school. The only time I had problems was in group conversation. I also could not hear someone whispering to me....all I could hear was what sounded like air blowing into my ears. I am now in my early 50's, and my hearing has gotten much worse in the past 8-9 years.

I don't know your ages or at what ages you were when you first had your hearing loss or received the implants. I don't want to have this done and be greatly disappointed because this implant won't be what I expected. I'm told it is NOT normal hearing, and that voices sound "mickey mouse" like. It's bad enough wearing hearing-aids that are very noticable..... I don't want something stuck to the back of my head in plain sight for the world to see.

I have small grandkids that I can't understand what they are saying to me, and I miss hearing my music like you wouldn't believe!! BTW, how does music sound with these implants???

I have been given a few email addresses of recipients who have had CI's. I've emailed only one so far. This lady had been hearing impaired since she was very small. Her hearing was alot worse than mine when I was young, so when she says that everything sounds like "normal" hearing to her with this CI, that doesn't help me a bit. I know what normal hearing sounds like, this girl never did. So, I need to speak with someone who for the most part of their life, did have pretty close to normal hearing. Her answers sounded more like a sales pitch to me, which makes me wonder if she and other recipients are paid to promote these CI's???