So... I outperformed the average CI user
Really not a happy bunny any more. I cannot be bothered to go into great detail with regards to the initial assessment appointment that I had on Monday - here goes. Appointment started at 3. We discussed: - My hearing history: how long I've worn HAs, what sort of education I've had and whether I felt that my hearing had deteriorated in recent years. - I explained that while I don't think my hearing has changed, my environment has and that I am facing challenging situations on a regular basis which are starting to really make me question whether I function effectively. - She did a hearing test.. y'know, bleep and click the button. Yawn. She then sat me a metre away from a speaker in front of me, slightly elevated and told me to repeat what I heard, left ear only/right ear only and then both. Heard very little with only the left, however I did manage to identify that most - if not all of the sentences began with 'the.' The sentences were all at most 6-