The Results are In.

A few weeks ago I wrote about the possibility of getting hearing implants. After some tracking down records, getting them to the right place, getting a hopeful response from the initial person from Envoy.  My records were reviewed in detail along with my medical history by the audiologist that makes the decisions. It’s not that they don’t believe Envoy will someday help me….. It just won’t be right now.  The voice discrimination... Read More

Putting Hope to the Test

There’s the good news and the bad news. I was always a fan of getting the bad news first. I sent a copy of the results of my last hearing test, called an audiogram, over to Envoy to see if I qualified. I already knew I was within range but they needed to confirm, etc. The not so bad news (edited after @dungeekin pointed out it’s not so bad news): They will only implant on one ear for the clinical trial. One would be paid for and the... Read More