CI evaluation

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Hello everyone. This is Glotzbach. I went for

my CI evualuation yesterday and was approved. I have

a question about the results of one my test. On the

test in which you had to repeat back the words. Out

of 50 words, I answered 6 correctly which was a score

of 12%. But then they also factored in hearing some

of the sounds of the word correctly. For example I

was suppose to say wheel and I said peel. They gave

me 2 points for that (3 points for the correct answer)

and on some I got 1 point. When the audi factored

those in I had a score of 42%. This test was using a

hearing aid. Then she said the " average CI patient

scores range from 50 to 60%. I know I should have

asked and I will, but is that based on what a CI

patient answered correctly or is that factoring in

getting some sounds right. I just want to understand

the results better. If you consider my 12% and that

would jump to 50 to 60%. That is amazing. But if we

are talking about my score of 42% improving to 50 to

60%, that doesn't seem that great. If anyone would

mind sharing how you did on the test using your

hearing aid or whatever hearing you had left and also

how you have done on them since having the CI. I

definitely want to be able to understand what others

are saying better and to hear my children better.

There are a lot of things that I heard that some of

you are doing now, that I can't do like going to the

movies, listening to music, watching TV without

captions, talking on a regular phone. I go on Jan. 20

to have a cat scan, MRI, and blood work done, then I

go back to meet with the surgeon. Any information you

can share would be helpful. Thanks,

Glotzbach

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