Recent content by nichola

hi there, im nichola. im from ireland.im 29 yrs old and i had my surgery two weeks ago and i got switched on yesterday. are u in the states? i had to stay in hospital for 7 nights as that is the way the way they do it in ireland. do u use aids in both ears? im doing quite well and progress...

f1885- best of luck for ur switch on tom. go girl......

hi guys and gals i got implanted over a week ago and my switch on is on friday 8th. im curious to hear what ur opioions are with regards to continue wearing my other hearing aid or weather to keep it out to get my implant to adjust faster. what do u think? is it true that u adjust faster...

over the pond, thanks for feedback. im excited about switch on as its the start of my new ears!!!! but im also afraid to get too excited as people are telling me it will take alot of time and patience. everyone is different i surpose . i just hope i dont regret this. nichola

bbaseballboy. thanks for the description . this really helps. i know switch on is different for everyone but what are peoples views of it? is the progress so steady that u dont even notice or do people find that after a few weeks they are progressing? i dont know what to expect , i want to...

i too got implanted recently. im switched on 8th april. i was wondering would anyone have input of what they think are most valuable items amoungst this list of items i can choose for in my kit or even an explanation of what each piece is used for. lapel microphone personal audio cable mains...

zebadee- great to hear ur going guns. over all so far has it reached ur expectations? are u happier how things have went or disappointed? also have ur family and friends noticed an improvement in hearing ? the reason i ask this is because i think that when we miss out on so much sounds etc...

zee. how long did u take off work? are u back in work yet?? what wud people think is a good time frame to take off?

zee- keep up the hard work, hopefully ul reap the benefits. iv ebeen wearing two aids for years and ive finally gotten used to them. they are the latest tech and u can barely see them,then i seen the processor and my heart sank.... but the nuc five is alot neater than ab, it will kill me...

do u feel an overall improvement ? or is it still too early days to tell? what was ur speech regonition scores before and after? have u any regrets? im due surgery in march and im still so interested and amazed at how people get on post activation. best of luck to you

hi there, well done . u sound like one of the lucky ones. this is great news. please do tell us more. keep up the rehab.from what i read its meant to be a huge help. best of luck in next few weeks,

adam, i agree with u that all companies are good. there are many ways of gettin biased information and it took me 6 months to decide on my future ci brand. each company will say there product is the best. its all down to personal choice at the end of the day. i hate when people bash other...

good luck. hope it all goes well. hope to hear from you when ur feeling good.

over the pond- im due my pre op on wed so il let u know my exact hearing loss levels then. i know one ear is worst. i think if i qualify then maybe it must be better than aids, the reason i qualified was because they lowed the criteria in ireland two yrs ago. if i was in a car in the dark i...

im wondering alot about when i get the ci . will be worth it or not ? i know that no one can give me a crystal ball and tell me . but is there any people out there that felt they were better off before going the ci route or would you definitley think things are better now after getting ci ?