neecy said:
nope - I stand by what I said - NOTHING is perfect - but that is no reason to not use them, as I stated in another thread there's maybe a 4-5% failure rate - its like you are totally disregarding any of the successes.
Neecy,
Maybe not exactly disregarding the successess. Sure, I know there are successess and many of them.
I too, am in fact trying to decide if I want to get a CI or not. That shows right there that I am not against them. But, even though I know there are successes, I do not want to focus on that part.
Why? you ask? Simply, because I know there are successess. Some, more so than others.
I want to hear the failures, why they failed, and how they failed. Why? Because how can I make a well rounded decision about my own implantation if I dont know what could go wrong?
Noticed I havent asked any of you here about a CI? Simply, because I want a straight shoot answer and dont feel i would get it from any of you here.
I have talked to some that have a CI and most are very happy with theirs, they gave me alot of straight answers on what to expect from a CI.
Keep in mind, that although the success stories are wonderful to read about, and they do weigh in a persons decision to get one, a person also knows that NOTHING is 100% without failures.
And that isnt just a CI, I am sure there are failures with a HA, failures in transplants, ANYTHING has its failures. As I stated earlier, too much goodness can have the opposite effect and turn someone off the topic. Try putting in some negatives about a CI so someone gets the true story.
The more I ask people about a CI the more I think I may go for one. Why? Not because of anything said here. But, because I feel that those people I have chatted with about a Ci h as given me straight answers on what to expect and on their own experiences.
Neecy, you and I are alot alike, we are both latened-deaf, probably both have the same feelings about not being able to hear, and probably both experienced the same feelings when we initially lost our hearing. You would be a perfect one for me to go to for advice on a CI, but yet I dont ask you, because all I see out of you is how wonderful they are. Im sure they are, but Im also sure there were times when you werent overly happy with your CI. Just like when I could hear with a HA, there were times when I wasnt overly happy with my HA.
Try giving me some straight shoot answers and I would be more apt to listen to you. I even went so far as to schedule the appointment to start my qualification process for a CI. I am a perfect candidate for one or so I have been told by my audiologist.
So, my arguement does not come from wanting one but being told I cant have one. Mine comes from someone who wants pure straight knowledge. Not just a push.
Thanks,
Bear