Cons, as well as pros, of Cochlear implants

Hyperion357 said:
I've been to House, and approved as candidate for Cochlear Implant.

My right ear is in the clear ... there are some of the beginning signs of ossification in the left ear.

Given the delay I experienced in getting my referral to House, they have marked my file as an "emergency".

Now, I'm just waiting for the insurance company to approve.

... If I have to put up with people sounding like Darth Vader for awhile, until my brain gets adjusted to it, that will be an improvement. My wife and I have learned a little ASL, and we have notepads and dry/erase boards in every room of the house, but its just not *equivalent*.

Are any of you musicians? If so, what has been your experience, in terms of being able to play, or listen to, music again?
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Wow, that is great news! I hope you can get your surgery expedited before any further ossification.

There is actually currently an article in Esquire magazine about a musician called Richard Reed who went deaf and got a CI. I think you have to buy the mag but here is the link to a synoptis. What It Feels Like...to Regain Your Hearing - Esquire
 
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