I was in your situation 18 months ago and decided to go the Cochlear route. NHS in UK will only supply one CI which I have how had switched on for two months.
All I can say is it had been utterly life changing and I wish I had done it years ago instead of spending £000s on slightly better aids every few years.
I have Nucleus 8 CI in right ear and Resound Omnia in the left and they work bimodally for phone, TV and streaming.
In the UK the evaluation and preparation process took nearly a year and is extremely thorough and they don’t proceed unless all lights are green. I had six months waiting for the surgery after being given the go.
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Have you considered all the options such as reprogramming it and use a better outer scull device?Its an expensive ordeal either you or Health Insurance decided to spend thousands on it so think of what can make it better,would you be better off without it and have a good life?
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That’s truly a lot to consider. Thank you very much.
I’m considering the same issue. Hate to spend money on something and not get full value. On the other hand none of us knows how much time we have left. If new aids this year provide better hearing I think that its worth it.
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I 've spent thousands of dollars at my Audiologist’s over the years, but I’m really hoping to find out that Costo will be what I need. Almost $6,000 is just outrageous.
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Out of curiosity, do you still have residual hearing after your surgery? I am a Nucleus 6 user, but today I received an email that I will get the N8 on October 19th. 
I have been waiting for it for almost a year.
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A little, not useful. After the surgery I was evaluated to see if there was enough residual hearing to make it worth having a hybrid (Cochlear and HA) device. I was considered marginal and I was not keen, partly because my right ear was selected for the implant because I have had chronic itching problems in my right ear but never my left which has near identical audiogram.
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