Long term who knows, short term I have moderate hearing loss for the next 4 months or so. I’ll have another surgery in a month where they remove my ear bones completely with a prosthetic, and then it will likely be about 3 months of healing where I slowly start to regain hearing. She said I should only be 10-15db less than I was previously so it shouldn’t be perceptible, but the implant may need adjustment if it moves or bends over time. They basically stick a miniature titanium pogo stick from my ear drum to the inner ear…wonder if theres a Bluetooth version available.