The Cochlear Implant Journey

Prognosis

Superficial siderosis can damage the cranial nerves which could prevent a cochlear implant from working. It wasn’t an easy decision to make by any means, I had so many questions, but it all came back to the point that having a chance to hear again, is better than not hearing at all. Cochlear implant surgery is classed as routine surgery unlike many of the high-risk neurosurgical operations I’ve had in the past. My mindset was, and still is, that if it works it’s a bonus, and ...