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Debbie Entsminger- A Long History of a Progressive Hearing Loss Which Became So Severe Cochlear Implants Were the Only Option
Debbie is a bilateral Cochlear Nucleus 7 recipient. Is also an amazing person. Her hearing loss was gradual so she does not know when it began but it was diagnosed when she was in college.
At the time it was a 10% loss. An annoying inconvenience. Next time she was tested it was 20%. With each successive test, her hearing loss grew and grew until it was 80% or more.
Now it was a severe handicap. Debbie persevered and continued her career albeit at a difficult and exhausting pace.
Eventually she considered getting a cochlear implant but she had a major complication, a condition known as Bing Siebenmann Dysplasia which lessened her chance of a successful activation.
Again, with her deep faith, she moved forward to achieve remarkable results and later decided for a second surgery to become bilateral. She now has 95% speech comprehension. TRANSCRIPT IS AVAILABLE AT COCHLEARIMPLANTBASICS.COM
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By Richard PockerDebbie is a bilateral Cochlear Nucleus 7 recipient. Is also an amazing person. Her hearing loss was gradual so she does not know when it began but it was diagnosed when she was in college.
At the time it was a 10% loss. An annoying inconvenience. Next time she was tested it was 20%. With each successive test, her hearing loss grew and grew until it was 80% or more.
Now it was a severe handicap. Debbie persevered and continued her career albeit at a difficult and exhausting pace.
Eventually she considered getting a cochlear implant but she had a major complication, a condition known as Bing Siebenmann Dysplasia which lessened her chance of a successful activation.
Again, with her deep faith, she moved forward to achieve remarkable results and later decided for a second surgery to become bilateral. She now has 95% speech comprehension. TRANSCRIPT IS AVAILABLE AT COCHLEARIMPLANTBASICS.COM