How good does the sound through a cochlear implant sound? As one with an ear going deaf, the idea is intriguing through beyond my means for now. Is it realistic? Is a normal telephone intelligible and natural sounding?
it takes about four or five mappings to get to your sound and pitch levels but once you reach that final mapping you adjust and hearing is wonderful and using a phone takes practice but you can handle that..I talk on the phone often and daily to my adult kids..
the first thing I hear was rain on a window pane, oh what a beautiful sound.
sometime I just sit out doors (we live in the country) and just enjoy birds, gravel under my shoes, a baby giggle, or so many sounds and they are normal..I have difficulty with music...I use to love to listen to my cd as I drove, but not as much
I highly recommend a cochlear implant if you get tested and the audiologist and doctor agree..My implant audiologist is so fantastic, the patience of an angel..my doctor told me hearing will not be perfect but it is better than not hearing at all and living in a world of silence.. will I think it is pretty darn near perfect...
I have my final mapping in March.
my doctors hands have surly been touched by the MASTERS HAND. he is darn near perfect too....
so never feel you don't qualify...search it out..I have NUCLEUS 5 implants..
did you know if you live in PA. and are hearing impaired you can quality for a Cap tel phone, they run programs off and on..each state is different check out your state to see what they offer sever hearing impaired