Same situation here. I haven't looked at the state of the art in about 2 years, though. I was told that I was not a candidate for CI since the auditory nerve is damaged. What I found back them was some early research into cell transplantation as neural regenerative therapy, but there wasn't much activity that I could find.
replyDo you worry about having an increased risk of Alzheimers/Dementia?
replyNo, not really. Why?
replyThere are reports that hearing loss correlates with dementia. I can't evaluate the reports but I'm aware of them.
replyMeh ... I'm demented already. :-D
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