If you’re not comfortable with your audiologist, find a new one. It’s very important to build a good relationship with your audiologist because;

• You should be able to explain how things sound to you
• Confidence in your audiologist helps you to explain your hearing better

Questions to ask your audiologist during your cochlear implant assessment:

• How long have you been doing CI mappings?
• How many have you done?
• What are your expectations for my being a successful CI user?
• What do you consider successful in relation to speech recognition?
• What do you consider successful in relation to musical enjoyment?
• How easy is it to contact you with questions?
• Can I email you?
• What would the response time be?
• If I have an issue with my mapping, how soon can I get an appointment with you?
• I plan to request a (X manufacturer’s)  implant.
• How many (X manufacturer) patients to you see?
• Are you fully skilled with (X manufacturer) products?
• How long does a typical mapping session last?
• Given my type of loss, how successful to you expect my results to be?
• What do you consider “success” when it comes to speech recognition?
• Ask the audiologist to write answers down for you

– Deanna Seigler