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Originally Posted by shel90
My dB level is 120 in both ears but I rely on the little residual hearing I have heavily to communicate with hearing people. Without my HAs, I cant hear cuz my hearing loss is so severe. However, many audis I have encountered get shocked by how well I use the little residual hearing I have. I guess I was wired to a more auditory approach than my brother was. LOL!
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Exactly. My son, even though 120dB in the right ear, and 110dB in the left ear, is able to use his residual hearing as you do. But it could not be determined how well he would be able to use that residual hearing until he had been aided for quite a while, and reached the developmental stages necessary to demonstrate that. Whether or not a deaf child will be able to use their residual hearing is not something that can be determined in 2 or 3 months, and it is very dependent on the individual. By contrast, there are people with more actual residual hearing than either you or my son have, and they cannot functionally use it as well.