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I still can hear with my implanted ear with the use of HA, although sounds are indeed muffled compared to pre-op. On my activation day, I walked into the clinic with TWO hearing aids on :cool2: The hearing test a couple of days post-activation showed my hearing in the implanted ear was the...

Hz-------125-----250----500----1000----2000----4000----8000 Ear-------80------90-----95------95-------85-----70-------75 HA----------------40-----45------35------45------55 CI----------------20------25------30------25------20--20 (at 6000 Hz) That was on day 3 after activation, 20...

This is exactly what is engraved on my MedicAlert watch. So I think this will do :)

I do wear my CI and HA together and love it. Sure, HA produces much weaker sounds than CI and does not give much benefit with regards to speech comprehension, but it enables me to hear some lower frequencies I cannot get with the implant, simplifies recognizing surrounding sounds, permits me...

As a natural born pessimist I did worry a lot that something might go wrong and I would not be able to hear with my CI even as good as with my HAs, though by the moment of surgery I could not make out much with them :roll: In reality, however, on the day of activation I started hearing lots...

N22 first appeared on the market around 1982... Human body is a good conductor, and this is the reason why you cannot jam too many electrodes on an array - if two electrodes get too close together, the interference between them will lead to confusion rather than improved sound perception...

Some lower frequencies cannot be heard with a CI. So far as I can remember, my own map starts at around 137 Hz, and some lower sounds, such as the humming of the fridge, are not heard. However, these sounds can be amplified very well with a hearing aid. If you have enough usable hearing in...

I, too, started sleeping with one HA on after my son was born and still keep this habit, though it is no longer necessary. As for the speech processor, I always take it off for the night... Reason: first, after 24 sequential hours of wearing it its performance nearly falls to the floor...

Congratulations on your success and all the best of luck at your new place! Hope I will be able to perform on par with you at an interview when time comes for me to seek a new job :giggle: As to what you wrote about your phone perception, you probably should try using a phone set with...

Kim, I faced the same issue recently and hope my experience could help you a bit :) Post your phone number AND e-mail address on your resume and have someone (a friend or a family member) respond to the calls. Have this person jot down all the messages addressed to you and forward them to...

I, too, am interested in using a handheld speech-to-text convertor for everyday communication. To my understanding, current technology makes development of such a device absolutely feasible, at least, for English-speaking environment. Speech-to-text convertors, such as NaturallySpeaking, are...

Kim, are you going to have your surgery next Monday? If so, I wish you all the best of luck with it and quick recovery :fingersx: Please keep us posted about your experience. BTW, I recently passed (that is, failed with flying colours ;)) the CI evaluation, was declared a candidate, and...

Congratulations, kimpossible!! :kiss: May your surgery be scheduled ASAP... and wish you all the very best of luck with it! You mentioned a recent drop in your hearing - could you please post the latest results of your audiogram and speech recognition test? For a person who is still in...

Well, I guess this waiting time is just an estimation... Hope it is overly pessimistic and you will get your CI sooner than you expect!

Kimpossible, may I ask who told you about 18 month long waiting list? In December I was told it would normally be one year long, and that word came from an audie at St Paul's hospital. Some people who are not considered eligible for an MSP-covered CI or do not want to wait too long, go across...