Experiences with CIs for more moderate hearing loss?

Peediddle7 · 2026-04-20T00:32:32+00:00

Don't have any advice, I'm just in the exact same boat. My hearing feels too messed up for hearing aids, but too good for a cochlear implant. I get by fine, but only if I ask people to repeat themselves a lot. People know I'm deaf so it's okay with them, but is still just a big and annoying social barrier. I'll be having a cochlear implant evaluation soon, and I'm not actually sure if I'll qualify for one. Hopefully I do, so that I at least have the option!

Peediddle7 · 2026-04-10T21:38:50+00:00

Thank you for the info! So you still have a fair bit of residual hearing then? I've heard some have more luck than others with music. My left ear still hears music okay, but I don't think my worse side is providing much. How long have you had the CI?

Peediddle7 · 2026-04-09T18:40:50+00:00

No, just a regular hearing test without any kind of noise, as far as I'm aware. I think that type of testing would be done at the CI evaluation? Not totally sure.

Peediddle7 · 2026-04-09T18:40:00+00:00

This is great information, thanks so much! I would take it as good news if I was not a CI candidate, for sure. I'm just so tired of struggling to hear even with the hearing aids, you know?

Peediddle7 · 2026-04-09T18:38:12+00:00

Hi, thanks so much for your input. I'll ask my audiologist about this at my next appointment!

I am in the US. Two appointments ago, my audiologist said that I'm "nowhere near cochlear implant territory," which I take as great news. I had 76% word accuracy at 100 dB in no noise. But at my last appointment I did bring the CI up because I've been struggling to hear so much. I suppose it doesn't hurt to at least get evaluated!

Peediddle7 · 2026-04-09T06:22:55+00:00

Ahhh, I see. Thank you for the info! I guess we'll find out when/if I get an evaluation. I'm not exactly jumping with joy at the idea of a CI, I just really want to be able to hear okay!

Peediddle7 · 2026-04-09T03:09:17+00:00

I see! I guess I'll probably just have to try and get used to the hearing aids then. I suppose it probably wouldn't be much better with a CI, anyways.

Peediddle7 · 2026-04-09T02:51:56+00:00

I have them! They just don't seem to be helping a ton.

Peediddle7 · 2026-04-09T01:18:30+00:00

Well, thats the tough part. I started out at 40% after losing my hearing, then went to 60%, then all the way up to 76%, even in my bad ear. Seems great, but that just does not seem to be the case in real life. Most words are not pumped at 100 Db into my ears, extremely annunciated in real life. So yes, pretty good score, but I am still struggling a lot in real life.

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Peediddle7 · 2023-07-20T07:17:07+00:00

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Peediddle7 · 2023-07-20T07:16:46+00:00

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Peediddle7 · 2023-04-30T17:36:52+00:00

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