At most CI centers, the requirement for CI candidacy is 80 dB or greater across all frequencies. However, this varies from one CI center to another. While one CI center may not implant someone with a loss beginning at 70 dB, another will. I even read a blog on the Internet from the parent of a child who had moderately-severe loss in one ear and profound in the other and was implanted.
dBHL stands for "decibel hearing level." I *think* this means the lowest decibel level you can hear. A dBHL of 60 means that the lowest dB level you can hear is 60 dB.
I can imagine how frustrated you are -- especially since you missed the qualification criteria by only 10 dB.
Did the CI audi you saw encourage you to come back for another evaluation in the near future?
