Richard Pocker*
Producer of the Cochlear Implant Basics Website and Bilateral CI Warrior Facebook Site, USA
*Corresponding Author: Richard Pocker, Producer of the Cochlear Implant Basics Website and Bilateral CI Warrior Facebook Site, USA.
Received: June 05, 2021; Published: June 23, 2021
The author had a progressive hearing loss from the age of seven as a possible result of Scarlet Fever. He wore hearing aids until he experiences a sudden, total collapse of his residual hearing when he was 30. He was totally deaf, depended on lip reading for 35 years. He received bilateral cochlear implant surgery before his 65th birthday. His speech comprehension went from zero to 85% with rehabilitation.
Citation: Richard Pocker., et al. “Cochlear Implant Myths Dispelled". Acta Scientific Otolaryngology 3.7 (2021): 46-48.
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