Is it too late to get cochlear implants at late 20s or older?

You need to get an assessment at a hospital that has been doing the implant for a long time. If you are a good candidate it can take up to 6 months to a full yr to be hearing / understanding words. read more

The cochlea in your ear has to get scanned to see if the implant will be successful. I should mention that sound is heard from the 'get go' when the transmitter is fitted which is usually about a month after the implant surgery. read more

That couldn’t be further from the truth: the benefits of a cochlear implant can be huge, and most age-related health issues aren’t something which will preclude receiving a cochlear implant. They might have had a progressive hearing loss develop over the past decades, or it could be a sudden hearing loss due to disease or trauma. read more