First of all, one doesn't hear right away with a CI. One has to learn how to hear witht he CI. And many people don't hear so-so with an HA; they hear well enough to be functional and satisfied with what they do hear. And the successof the CI is not guaranteed any more than success with an HA is guaranteed.
Rather than focusing on early implantation, we should be focusing on early langauge development. The CI does nothing to correct language deprivation, and that is the problem causing variable when talking about deafness.
