Since I have been on the board, I have read several posts about residual hearing and how much is enough and all that. How much do u consider not to be enough?
I have a 120 dB loss in both ears so my residual hearing is very very small but I depend greatly on them. Without my HAs, it is near impossible for me to communicate with hearing people but with my HAs, the difference is there so some people do make good use of very little residual hearing. My point of asking that is hwo much do we know if babies/children will use their residual hearing no matter how little it is. I understand that the earlier the child gets implanted the better but who are we to judge for that child on how much they will be able to use whatever residual hearing they have? That's why it is sticky for me due to my experience of working with children who couldnt benefit from their CIs to the degree they are supposed to work.
Maybe that is why my view is different from many of u cuz I was able to put my little residual hearing in good use. suppose I got a CI and it didnt work for me and my residual hearing is gone forever? That's another reason why I wont get it. For some, it doesnt matter but this could be why I view it differently. 
