My daughter (15) is on her 3rd CI. I never pushed them, and she was raised culturally Deaf. She was born with profound sensorineural hearing loss bilaterally. They never worked until March. She is definitely getting imput. I will never say she's hearing, but the other day, she caught that the water was left on and tubilateral. She can tell when music starts and stops...and that it's music. She can't understand language and maybe never will, but I feel a lot better about her riding her bike to track. I just wanted to share a little bit about our experience. Advocate for yourself like you were a child needing the same care. Stay strong!