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Old 03-21-2009, 02:55 AM   #19 (permalink)
Hear Again
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Originally Posted by ncff07 View Post
and whoever can knock cochlear implants all they want but damn it they work!
They sure do.

Despite the fact that I had severe-profound hearing loss for 10 years prior to receiving my first CI, I was able to score 95% for sentences in quiet and 90% for sentences in noise.

From what I've been told, if someone has been severely to profoundly deaf (or profoundly deaf) for more than 3-5 years, it will take time before they notice any significant improvement with the CI.

My results above were achieved within a year following my activation.
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Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Freedom BTE
(Implanted: 12/22/04 | Activated: 1/18/05)
Right ear - Nucleus Freedom
(Implanted: 2/1/06 | Activated: 3/1/06)

Deafblind/Postlingual
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