Yes, I know. However, it does seem that part of the "growth" in implants is " off label"use.
Not nessarily folks with "hoh losses" but more like people who wouldn't qualify right off the bat. (ie they can still get benifit from HAs, but can't hear well in all situtions)It's true that a lot of insurance companies/doctors use the FDA criteria as guidelines, but not strict guidelines. Heck under FDA guidelines someone with a moderately severe loss could get implanted if they used the dinky (ITE and smaller) aids for the qualifying test.
