Very interesting. From the website, it seems that you need to have functional cochlear hair cells, which majority of the deaf people don't have. I sorely lack cochlear nerve hair cells, which is why CI works.
However, there has been some talk about fully implantable CIs as well. The problem I have with that is it may not be "upgradeable" processors, and I don't think I want to have a "battery" in my head, regardless. It still need maintainace. After a few years (maybe 10-15) of having the fully implantable CI on the market, it will be as much as an improvement as the CIs now compared to 15 years ago. Make sense?
I do wish you best of luck and hope you keep us updated on your progress!
