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Paula Rosenthal
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Welcome!
I'm
Paula Rosenthal, the founder of this site. If you or your child is
hard of hearing or deaf, or you are a professional who works with people
with hearing loss, you've come to the right place. We are an online
community for the exchange of ideas and information on hearing loss and
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Independent Living with a Cochlear
Implant
by Paula Rosenthal, J.D.
In 2002 I underwent cochlear
implant (CI) surgery. I had worn two hearing aids for over
30 years and managed to do well with them until the early
1990s. As my hearing got progressively worse, I began to
rely heavily on lip reading and other coping skills. After
three years of not being able to hear on the telephone and
increasing frustration with daily tasks and general
socialization, I decided it was time to explore cochlear
implant surgery.
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Let Them Hear Foundation
is a free, nationwide insurance
appeal assistance program. This
program provides assistance for any
person who has been turned down by
their insurance company for coverage
of their hearing-related service or
device, regardless of whether the
person is a client of Let Them Hear
or the California Ear Institute. The
specific services they provide
appeal support with are: cochlear
implants (single or bilateral),
Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid
implantation, conventional hearing
aids, atresia repair, microtia
reconstruction, balance disorders,
and other hearing related surgery.
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