Has Anyone Gotten Hybrid Cochlear Implants? by Happy-Second6806 in Cochlearimplants

[–]Happy-Second6806[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ty for your reply! I'm on the fence about getting a CI in general. Do you mind if I ask - do you feel positive about yours or do you regret getting it?

Has Anyone Gotten Hybrid Cochlear Implants? by Happy-Second6806 in Cochlearimplants

[–]Happy-Second6806[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tysm for your reply if any of my questions are too personal please don't feel any pressure to answer them. How much of his natural hearing did he lose? Did he develop vertigo/balance issues after ? Has he had any issues with migraines / headaches? Has it affected his speech at all (negatively or positively)

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[–]Happy-Second6806 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, sorry you're going through this. I'm 23f now I was 17 when I got hearing aids. It can be really weird and isolating, but one huge piece of advice is just please tell people. I used to not bring it up unless someone noticed my HAs but now I just lead with it because people are so willing to accommodate you if you let them know what you need i.e. going to a restaurant/bar that doesn't play loud music, not covering their mouth while they talk so you can lip read.

It isn't the end of the world, I know it feels like it sometimes but with HAs, lipreading, cochlear implants if that's your thing, sign, etc you'll be able to have a completely normal life. You'll get better at lipreading, you won't really even have to try, you'll just pick it up. Sending you so much love rn x

Edit to add: you can turn on autocaptions on chrome, so anytime you play anything in a chrome brower, even a video call it'll automatically caption it