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Ah so you weren't born deaf! That would explain how you get tons of benefit with an implant! Glad it worked out well. :)

wow! amazing! what's your hearing history like? were you born hard of hearing or profoundly deaf or? I'd be happy with one implant provided I still get to wear my hearing aid in the other ear.

If you kind folks can inbox me or even type on here your experiences transitioning from wearing HA to CI, I would really appreciate it. I want to get as big a picture as possible of what I am possibly getting myself into. Thanks all :) X

I shouldn't have gotten a dead ear from my operation... it was blundered/something happened, so I feel like my hearing was taken away from me... it will be a double blow if they reject my candidacy. My brother who was born deafer than me, also actually has an implant. I just feel like the NHS...

(when I say my better ear is still slightly too good to be implanted, I meant in general, not that that ear was going to be implanted - I wish for the ear that's been dead for 6 months to be implanted and keep my hearing aid in the other ear)

Sorry for the late reply! It's been a busy few days and I've been a bit under the weather. Well, I was referred a couple of weeks ago, do you all know how long it'll take for the appointment to come through? I'm terrified they'll reject me as a candidate... they say my better ear is still...

Thanks for the welcome by the way! :)

I would be very happy with an implant in my worse ear and a hearing aid in the other - i've heard (with hearing aids) out of both ears my entire life...it's a shock only suddenly hearing out of one ear which isn't that great to begin with. I was coping fine until now... the imbalance in hearing...

I am 24 :)

Yikes! I never quite thought I would be referred for an implant... I was born with a severe hearing loss in both ears and wore hearing aids all my life - I heard well enough to use the telephone depending on who was speaking and speak to most people with relative ease. Unfortunately, my...