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Originally Posted by shel90
I said , "I think..".meaning I am not sure. Of course, it takes a while for the word to get around and then so on and on..when the FDA changed the criteria, not a majority of the public really knew about CIs and then it was a gradual increase in awareness...that is just from my own personal experience cuz I graduated from Gallaudet in 2002. Back then, the awareness wasnt like it was today. I am wondering if it was cuz of the changes that the FDA made that started a domino effect.
Keep in mind, it is just an opinion..doesnt mean I am right. Just something that I have noticed since graduation...
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I think 99% of the population have no idea what a cochlear implant is, even today. I think if you asked 1000 random people VERY few would have even heard of it, let alone know who can get one or what the risk/benefits are. I had never heard of them, or seen one, before Miss Kat was 18 months old. (in retrospect I remember that they talk about it in ER once, but it meant nothing to me.)