In the last 10 months I have been getting better at lip reading.......with my hearing aids I can hear sounds, as I may have said before, I can hear clocks ticking, birds singing, and in a quiet environment I can hear voices, but it is distorted.......without my aids, next to nothing.
The local hospital were going to arrange a referral for a cochlear implant no no nope.....not having holes drilled in my head at my age........I/we will manage as we are.