vincegamer
Active member
It\'s not just a choice of \"correcting\" the disability though.
Hearing gained through the implant is not perfect, but it\'s functional. If done early enough, one can learn to speak normally (without the softening characteristic of speach of those hard of hearing).
However, it\'s a trade. You have a piece of metal implanted into your skull. It breaches to the outside. Therefore you have various heigene issues to deal with. Also, it\'s my understanding that the device is painful. At least the external part is. There is a problem with giving it to young children in that they keep pulling off the external part because it hurts.
If you could just have it done and live like the majority, that would be great, but there\'s a cost.
I don\'t know what your disability is, but my wife has a chronic illness, and I know she\'d be with you in beating down the door to get it fixed, even if it were a painful fix.
Hearing gained through the implant is not perfect, but it\'s functional. If done early enough, one can learn to speak normally (without the softening characteristic of speach of those hard of hearing).
However, it\'s a trade. You have a piece of metal implanted into your skull. It breaches to the outside. Therefore you have various heigene issues to deal with. Also, it\'s my understanding that the device is painful. At least the external part is. There is a problem with giving it to young children in that they keep pulling off the external part because it hurts.
If you could just have it done and live like the majority, that would be great, but there\'s a cost.
I don\'t know what your disability is, but my wife has a chronic illness, and I know she\'d be with you in beating down the door to get it fixed, even if it were a painful fix.
