Well the first step: get an up to date test of your hearing. Profound loss? DEAF-one/both ear?
Examination of your ear re suitably of the operation. Can you "tolerate" a 3 hour operation?
How and who will cover the cost of an Implant/operation/hospital care?
If accepted/suitable it takes about 4 weeks for your head to heal- after the operation. Then the externals are hooked up. Turned on-mapped to you and will your brain accept.?
One doesn't get back to "normal hearing" but does have an improvement to when one used Hearing aids.
That succinctly is my experience at Sunnybrook/Toronto- almost 6 years ago.
Aside: their experience since 1984: 3000 adults tested. 2000- unsuitable-variety of reasons Of the balance-1000 only 18 were unable to benefit by their Implant-why?
Statistics: till late 2011- a patients meeting.
I became bilateral DEAF December 20, 2006 and the operation was July 12, 2007
Much success in your new journey re Cochlear Implant
