Possible Middleground In The CI Debate

rockdrummer said:
Deafness is defined as

1 : lacking or deficient in the sense of hearing

Deficient is defined as;

1 : lacking in some necessary quality or element <deficient in judgment>
2 : not up to a normal standard or complement : defective <deficient strength>

Based on that, deafness can include folks that have the ability to hear enough to understand speech. Deafness (by definition) does not have a clear cut off point. I think that HOH and deafness could be considered one in the same. I am sure some people will disagree with that but it is my personal observation.
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You have a good point. Hard of hearing incidates that a person has a hard time hearing. I can hear some but it is harder so I guess I could be hard of hearing! :lol:
 
deafdude1 said:
I looked into this and it appears that 75db is the cutoff where half do better with CI and half do better with HAs. Of course there's no way I would touch a CI nor ever give anyone a CI with less than around 100db HL. I used to have a 100db HL in the mid frequencies in 1998 and was aided to 35db with HAs. If my loss today was still 100db instead of 120db, id be aided to 25db with my powerful Phonak Naida HAs. I will have to scan that audiogram from 1998 to show everyone. CI candidacy requirements back then were proper and not too lax.
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That is your choice, but there are people, like my daughter, who are NOT benefitting from aids, well above 100 db. That is why the candiacy has changed. If they can do better with a CI, why should they not get one?
 
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