I RECEIVED MY IMPLANTS AT UPMC PITTSBURGH, PA.
I WAS 68 YRS.OLD WITH THE FIRST ONE AND THE SECOND ONE CAME A YEAR AND SEVEN MONTHS LATER.
AND YES I HAD MEDICARE PLUS A SECONDARY INS. SO AMERICANS ARE NOT DENIED THIS SERVICE...BUT LET ME ADD Medicare did deny me at first and the doctor went to bat for me and filed a second request (appealed my denial) and Medicare informed me that they reconsider my request and granted approval...this doctor is a ‘fighter’ for what he feels is right...so grateful for him and his crew..I love them deeply.
my implants have given me a fresh life and to my children and husband RELIEF...I began losing my hearing in my early 50 and by 60 hearing aidS did nothing for me..after a serious ear infection my audiologist and ear doctor recommended that I be tested for an implant, they did all the paper work and arranging for me and I will be forever grateful to them also...
my cochlear audiologist is a Saint and after I got ‘turned on’ and tested I had 98% hearing comprehension. It is not an easy procedure and takes a long time, and a lot of patience.. oh but Dear Lord, it is so worth it...
many ask how this lady knew what a ‘high pitch’ was, well during the testing and mapping procedure you are subject to many, many different high pitch sounds before you are ‘turned on’ that testing is difficult for many of us..but you learn from it and the end result is ...YOU HEAR...
Rush Limbaugh says that conversations almost sound like they are computerized. And he can't hear music (at least in the sense that he used to). A song that he would recognize immediately, he can't identify.
Good for you. I’m glad to hear that. Are you able to discern music unknown to you before your deafness?