# Severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss

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#  Severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss 

 

##  Indications 

- Severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss
- Unilateral, bilateral
- Hearing threshold 65 dB across all frequencies for air and bone conduction. See chart
- Intact, functioning auditory nerve
- Where appropriate, prior use of optimally fitted hearing aids
- Minimal or no benefit from acoustic amplification
- Realistic expectations
- Willingness to do rehabilitation
 
 

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## Sam: Experience with the Cochlear Implant

Experience with the Cochlear Implant

Sam’s hearing progressively deteriorated in his teenage years, and he started wearing hearing aids. After some years, however, he did not derive enough benefit from them and stopped using them altogether for five years.

After five years of relying on lip-reading, Sam realized that his hearing was too poor for his professional life. After extensive research, he decided to get a cochlear implant.

 

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