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Originally Posted by Almyra
Riley hosp had me wait several months for my evaluation also. Then another two months for surgery date. It was about five weeks for my insurance to authorize cochlear implants, but only one. Not two.
The wait is long. I used my time to send away for packages from Cochlear America, Med-El & Advanced Bioincs, join their forums (and this one). At the evaluation they want you to decide which brand you want either right then or within a few days. Now I am only six weeks away from surgery. Yay.
You say your appointment is at Riley. Is your doctor Dr Miyamoto?
- Almyra
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At my CI center, I didn't have to decide which CI brand I wanted until a week before surgery (and my entire CI evaluation took 6 months to complete due to testing equipment malfunction).
In my case, my CI evaluation took place within a month after submitting my audiogram and CI application.