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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Yes it does help. My hearing is pretty difficult in both hears.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for sharing with story with me.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFB-DB <nfb-db-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Westbrook via NFB-DB<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 25, 2022 6:40 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List <nfb-db@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Chris Westbrook <westbchris@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-DB] Iplants<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have a cochlear implant in my right ear and a hearing aid in my left ear. I know they make a few different kinds of cochlear implants, but the one I have is worn just like a hearing aid and is just about as visible. I love my CI and it has given me results way better than a hearing aid in that ear, but your results may vary depending on how much language you have. The best thing to do is go get evaluated for one. You will have a thorough hearing test, and the audiologists can answer your questions based more on your specific situation. As far as recovery, there was very little pain, but it took me about three months before I really felt comfortable using it. I had to basically learn to hear again out of that ear. I hope this helps.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 3:14 PM jmail201586--- via NFB-DB <<a href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">nfb-db@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hi everyon,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I’m thinking about implants and I wanted to ask some questions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Howvisible are the implants?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Are they totally better then hearing aids?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Do you like them versus hearing aid? How long was the recovery process?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thanks, <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>NFB-DB mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NFB-DB@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">NFB-DB@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-db_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-db_nfbnet.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>