Cochlear Implant Clinic Closed
- 1081 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6 Get directions
-
Phone : 604-806-9616Phone: 604-806-8660Fax: 604-806-8435
Preparing for your visit
Am I a candidate for a cochlear implant?
If you are 18 years or older, with moderate to severe hearing loss in both ears, you can benefit from cochlear implants if:
- You have moderate to severe hearing loss in both ears.
- You have had limited benefit from well-fitting hearing aids.
- You have hearing loss that developed after learning speech and language, and before learning speech and language if you communicate orally.
- You don’t have any health issues that would prevent you from having surgery or using a cochlear implant.
- You have realistic expectations and a desire to be a part of the hearing world.
Note: As of January 2020, the BC Adult Cochlear Implant Program expanded the cochlear implant candidacy criteria to include patients with single-sided deafness, asymmetrical hearing loss, and bilateral sequential cochlear implantation for those who no longer benefit from amplification on their non-implanted side.
If you are in this group, you will need to be assessed to see if you can be a candidate. If you have been referred and documents are being requested from you, you have been identified as a possible candidate for assessment. Once the completed documents have been received, the cochlear implant team will review your situation to see if a candidacy assessment is appropriate.
Test day
Surgery day
Switch-on day
We schedule switch-on appointments over a period of up to two days. We encourage you to bring a family member or a friend to support you during these appointments. We will cover a lot of information. Due to limited space, we can accommodate up to two support people.