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Originally Posted by jackiesolorzano
You are wrong. My children do not read lips and they have cochlear implants. I am not saying that all implant people have the skills my children have but I have meet many children and adults that do nor read lips with the use of their CI> My children are able to talk on the phone both with cell phones and land lines. Again not all implant users can do this but I have met many that are able to do this.
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I am the same way but I sometimes miss a lot. With most people I can communicate on the phone and dont need to lip read but not always.
My hearing loss is not severe enough where a CI would help. Even with my hearing aids I miss a significant amount of speech.
In ideal situations my comprehension is good among people I know. You remember words and phrases they like to use. My comprehension is significantly less with people I dont know. This is a serious problem during job interviews, meeting new clients, customers etc.
I dont have CI's but my audiologist told me they have a way to go before they match normal hearing. I applaud you for trying to help youre kids as much as possible. Just dont assume the ci's give your children normal hearing.