[graciegirl]

Pam.

I have always wondered about having Cochlear implants. My hearing loss is genetic and it began in my forties, just like my dad. I have loss in both ears. Did you have both done? Did you have it done in your home state or in Florida? I would like to know more about it.

I just had my hearing aids recased. They were fitted so they have longer extension down into the ear canal. It is a marked improvement. I go to an audiologist and she is very good. I got my first pair which were analog through her and I like them the best. I got the second pair which are digital when she was on maternity leave. I didn't like them. They shut down due to wind noise in car and just everything seemed muffled. I fooled around for long time getting new ones again. They are SO expensive, right around two thousand dollars each and you really don't know what you are getting until you have them, and then...you have to wear them for awhile. It isn't like glasses where you can't see well and then you can. It is hard to explain.

Anyway the audiologist that I like and trust took my first ones and had them recased so they reach further into the canal and it cost about $500 for the pair and I hear better than I have in years.

But Please tell us all more about the implants. How they do it. How you feel after, the cost if you don't mind. Anything that comes to mind.

Thank you for sharing your experience. This is what I love about living among people of a "certain" age.