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Oh I definitely will. We are really hoping to get the regular Nucleus 6 for the right ear which is totally deaf. Then, a Nucleus Hybrid for the left, which still has about 20% residual hearing, but she only has about 30% speech recognition at 80db, so the HA won't be good enough.

I have question about insurance coverage for cochlear implants. My doctor said he will most likely be able to get the insurance to pay for my daughters implant because she is post-lingual, and only 14yo. If insurance is known for paying for implants pretty commonly now, do they also pay...

This is my daughters latest audiogram. Left Ear- 65db - .25kHz 65db - .5kHz 70db - .75kHz 70db - 1kHz 75db - 1.5kHz 75db - 2.0kHz 80db - 3.0kHz 85db - 4.0kHz 90-95db - 6.0kHz 95bd - 8.0kHz Speech recognition in the left at 80db is down to ~35% Right ear - Totally Deaf. Her left ear is...

Just thought I'd let everyone know, I decided to join this forum, mainly to understand everything going on in the world of the hearing impaired. I personally am not hearing impaired to any degree, other than may a tiny bit of tinnitus from working around industrial equipment most of my life...