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If you actually watched the movie, you'd know that the woman derived virtually no benefit from her CI. The man could make out sounds such as birds chirping, but it's not like he suddenly had normal hearing when the CI was turned on. And these were 2 people who grew up in hearing households...

I've had the same earmolds on my hearing aids for 8 years now. Good as new. The trick is to not use them. Ever.

Good point, you are absolutely right. The same issues of trying to "learn how to hear" would affect a prelingually deaf person whether with a cochlear implant or some kind of future stem cell cure. Interpretation and comprehension of sounds would prove challenging, even with a fully-functioning...

"Success" is relative when discussing the efficacy of cochlear implants in pre-lingually deaf adults. Cochlear implants will enable them to perceive and recognize a few sounds, and if they are adept at lip-reading, CI's can aid in that. But they aren't suddenly going to hear music in the way...

Go to Costco. Seriously. Their hearing aids aren't ideal for those with severe to profound hearing loss or difficult fits, but for mild to moderate loss you can't beat them in terms of value.

Considering that they are going to drill a hole in your head and plant the damn thing in your skull, I would think that you should have some say in which device they opt for.

If you have sensorineural hearing loss and no deformities of the cochlea, then yes, you're probably a candidate. The cause of your hearing loss, be it genetic, environmental our whatever else, is largely irrelevant as long as it's not from conductive issues or tumors. You recently...

I posted several comments on the "Cochlear Implants and Hearing Aids" section, only to have a message flash on my screen that my post must be reviewed before it will appear. 3 days later, 2 of my posts still haven't shown up. It sounds like you don't know what you're talking about.

By almost all metrics, the US enjoyed solid growth and stability throughout the 80s, 90s and 00s leading up to the 2008 financial crisis, and a lot of it was due to fiscal and monetary policies that "smoothed over" the inherent volatility of the business cycle. Of course I don't support the...

Well, we had a nice run from about 1983 to 2007. The "Great Moderation" and all that. Central banks aren't inherently bad, but they must be regulated and limited in their involvement to prevent the temptations of excessive credit and inflationary policies. Germany learned this lesson more than...

Bilateral profound hearing loss (deafness) above 750 mHz here, normal hearing below 500 mHz. I don't currently use hearing aids, but I am looking to get a pair that are bluetooth enabled so that I can amplify the audio signal of my phone directly. As of now, I can converse fine on my phone...

What is wrong with Med-El? Curious because I am a potential candidate for one of their clinical trials.

Aha. I'm no fan of the current republicans, but this was pretty funny. I do agree that the pendulum needs to swing back to the left. The financial crisis and current economic malaise is the result 3 decades of neoliberalism taken to it's extreme.

Hrm. I posted something more than 2 days ago, and something else yesterday, and they still haven't shown up. Not sure what's going on here.

I signed up last week. Why do my posts have to be reviewed by a moderator before they post? How long will this continue?

This sounds like a form of tinnitus. I see that you are located in California. If you're in Southern California, Dr Randall Bartlett is one of the leading experts in the field. His website is here: Hearing Aids Newhall, Mission Hills, and Santa Clarita, CA | Audiology Services of Newhall

You are correct that the FDA recommends the Esteem for those with moderate to severe hearing loss and (hearing-aided) word recognition scores at no less than 40%. However, there is mounting evidence that Middle-Ear-Implants such as the Esteem can treat severe-to-profound hearing loss in the...

The Esteem is fundamentally different from the Vibrant Soundbridge and other middle-ear-implants (MEI) in that it does not have a microphone, or deal with sound at all. It intercepts the vibrations of the small bones in the inner ear and amplifies them. It only came to market in the US less than...