My surgery was today at 2 and came home at 7. Throat is sore but my balance is fine, tinnitus unchanged, and my ‘turban’ is annoying. (Can’t wear glasses for the next 24 hours). So far so good!
I've been single sided deaf for about 8 years - some hearing in the deaf ear but no speech discrimination - and I've been using a BICROSS hearing aid. In May my good ear became unstable and my ENT recommended I at least investigate a cochlear implant. Since I have a pension provided Medicare Advantage plan I expected denials and appeals for weeks if not months. But I had the MRI Tuesday and on Thursday the implant coordinator called to say the insurance company approved it and we've scheduled the surgery for Oct 9. I could have had an earlier date but I opted for the surgeon's preferred hospital. So now I just have to see my cardiologist and PPC to sign off and then stew for 6 weeks.
I already have audiobooks and books lined up and I've been using closed captioned TV since May. What apps do you all recommend for sound recognition? I'm open to any and all ideas - scared and excited.