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A member asked:
Epilepsy has made me totaly deaf and e.n.t won't give me hearing aids as they won't work as it's to do with the brain would a cochlear implant work?
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Depends: It really depends on the level of hearing loss and the specifics of your audiogram. If you are profoundly deaf, you may be a candidate for a cochlear implant. Some people who can't benefit from cochlear implants, can get a brainstem implant. You need to see a neurotolologist, a sub-specialist of the ENT field.
Answered 12/28/2014
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