I honestly don't see how the hearing world sees CI's as a way to fix the deaf. If you've been deaf you are going to stay deaf. A CI is not going to change that. It can help you to hear, not become hearing. I don't get the impression that the hearing world in general believes there is a fix anymore than they did with Hearing Aids.. and those that ever did are just plain ignorant.
Most people have been touched by hearing loss through elderly family members at least. Both those experiencing it directly and those on the outside trying to communicate with them learn very quickly that a hearing aid has limits and is not like glasses.
Where the two differ; CI's can give significant hearing to those who would otherwise not have any useful hearing beyond basic environmental sounds through a hearing aid.
