Cis Are Not The Only Hearing Implants

Those aren't covered under insurance, and works more like a hearing aid than a CI. It still works off amplification. AND the battery is good for only like 6 years or something I forget and you have to have another surgery just to change the battery and that's not covered by insurance either.

On top of that it's no good for profound loss. It only works for moderate to severe loss.
 
It just happened to be out there and seemed like something someone might find interesting. As for insurance these days they don't seem to cover to much of anything (Except taking people's money).
 
Yes, there are also middle ear implants that work with something that's a bit like a BAHA, except with magnets. So you don't have the battery problem. And also BAHAs with magnets. But BAHAs don't go loud enough for profound loss and middle ear implants can't be used if you have a history of fluid in the ear or a progressive loss (because you'd need another surgery for a CI later).
 
I thought BAHAS were just for bone conduction loss. It's not always the degree of hearing loss that's a factor for devices but kinds of hearing loss, bone conduction or sensorineural.
 
BAHAs work for anyone but they're less effective than air conduction aids. So they tend to be worn by people with conductive losses or people who a very allergic to ear moulds.
 
C-NICE said:
It just happened to be out there and seemed like something someone might find interesting. As for insurance these days they don't seem to cover to much of anything (Except taking people's money).
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Don't you remember when we had the offical Spokesperson for Esteem posting here? ALL it was/is, is a reintroduction of an existing product. They were hoping that the reintroduction of the product would spur a lot of business, (a la the BAHA and CI) since the medical device market is extremely lucrative.
 
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