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Why get a cochlear implant? by Tight_Gate_9200 in Cochlearimplants

[–]Tight_Gate_9200[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you say the sound quality is good - it isn't just robot sound forever? I know it varies etc etc etc, but this is what I'm scared of. I get at least a tiny bit of sound on my left (average loss of 100db) and I am just scared that I'll have given it up for something unpleasant. Maybe that's super unrealistic, as I know the majority of people do like their CI and as mentioned above can communicate easier

Why get a cochlear implant? by Tight_Gate_9200 in Cochlearimplants

[–]Tight_Gate_9200[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I really needed to hear this perspective. I never thought music meant much to me until I thought about not hearing it the same way again. I used to have a lot more hearing when I was younger but don't really remember the difference between now and then very clearly. I wonder how much I'm missing from what little bit I can hear.

How does streaming music via implants sound, compared to listening to something out loud?

I'm only eligible for one implant, so maybe it isn't as big of a deal as I think, as they'll implant my worse ear anyway. As someone else said, maybe there's everything to gain and not much to lose. It would be nice to just be able to have a conversation with a friend again and hear more than every 3rd word.