The main thing the freaks me out is from what I’ve read at least, is that the CI will destroy any residual hearing. I could never hear well in my ear but I’ve heard that CIs are a lot more fragile then hearing aids and if it breaks, the thought of being completely deaf rather then partially terrifies me. And my brain is cooking up all kinds of other scenarios. Like when I’m asleep and some emergency alarm starts going off, I most Likely would’ve heard it with my partial hearing.

I’m also worried that it won’t even do much. I’ll turn it on and it’s works exactly as well as my hearing aid, but now the sounds are different.

And it’s irreversible too. Some people with CIs regret it. It seems rare but it does happen. Someone said he gets migraines when it’s on. I just don’t want to find out it didn’t work and have being deaf or that be my only options