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After having my CIs for 4 (Left) and 6 (Right) years and talking with a lot of CI users, the only response I know to give is that no ones / ear situation is "normal". I am Bilateral and each of my ears is different in how the controller is programmed / mapped. Each ear hears good on their...

Skullchick, I completely understand what your saying about voices being higher or lower in pitch. I do notice this between map speeds a little. The audiologist might be able to help you a little with this. Have they played with the "equilizer" when your getting mapped? They can turn up...

Hopefully a positive outlook. SkullChick, I'm not sure where to start. I can't tell you what to do nor to continue trying. I'm not an audiologist by any means but I am bilateral CI implanted in 2006 Left and 2008 Right. I could hear prior to loosing my hearing so I know what things should...

I have been diagnosed with Menieres Syndrom also. Sorry to hear your going through a similar situation. I've lived with Menieres Symptoms most of my life but have been lucky in that I've never really had long bouts of Vertigo but sure know what it is like. The hearing in my left ear...

Telecoil use Comments about electrical field is right on. You may have been sitting right next to some electrical wiring that was creating a field that your T-coil was picking up. If you move your seating position, you could get out of the field and not hear it any longer. The center seat...

Ron, This is some pretty crude calculation and I'm no expert but makes sense to me. Keep in mind that the max stimulation rate is 3500 times per second that the signal is sent to the internal processor to provide individual electrode stimulation. So if you break this down per electrode, it...

Experiences with CIs December 14th is not far off. You'll be going through this surgery 4 years minus 2 days from my first CI surgery. I lost my hearing over roughly 18 month with the last 2 being very difficult with talking to others. I grew up hearing like you. As far as surgery, it...

This is a good read and very good recommendations. Passing along for your information. Steve I couldn't past the link so I copied the address. Hope it works. The Expanding World of Sigrid Cerf.

There can be so many reasons for vertigo attacks. Some can be controlled with medication, eating habits, learning what works for you. I lost my hearing and a lot of my balance from most likely Menieres. You may want to take a look at Menieres.org. There are a lot on that board who have it...

Ron, This is awsome. Glad your happy with your decission. If you don't mind me asking, were you using the T-coil setting or Microphone?

Recovery- less than a week. Some people go back to work immediately, I stayed out for a week. Day of surgery, not much was done other than rest. Day 2, took it really easy, watched TV, sat around the house. Day 3+, Muscle stiffness in neck for couple days, not bad at all. Biggest problem...

Set2, Thanks for the review. I'm hoping to get my N5 upgrade in the next couple months. I'd like to hear from others who have receive their upgrade N5 and who has had good experiences with their Freedom.

I too have been looking for an unbiased opinion due to the high cost. I would love to give it a 15-30 day trial just to see how much different it is. I think there is a trial period but it is still a lot of $$$. For me, I'm mostly interested in the additional water resistance ratings...

Does being with others help? If so, check with the Audi to see if someone can sit with her. I would think the Audi would be understanding and would allow anything that helps. Hope there are things that can be done to get a good test.

If you hear the security sensors, wiring, over head high power lines, computer transformers, some cordless phone transformers, car electronics, there is a high likely that the Telecoil is turned on or the audiologist has turned it on mixed with the microphone and has not said anything. My...

Caffeine and salt can be triggers for some. Lemon can help tinnitus to a degree but it is a combination of a lot of stuff. Surgery also as you know trigger it for some time. I find that when I go in for mapping sessions, I can most of the time hear a faint ringing start off frequency when...

Call the company, explain the situation. They may be willing to give you one this time only. They did for me, totally unexpected as I was willing to purchase one. Similar situation, battery died while I was out one weekend and I lost it on the way home. My company was extremely generous and...

Glad to hear surgery went well. Four weeks turns into a really long time but if all goes well, you'll be hearing by Christmas and hopefully will be able to hear the New Years Eve count down. What a great Christmas Gift. It reminds me of my CI's. December 16, 2006 (Left) and December...

I notice tension headaches can cause a slight change to my ability to hear along with changes to my eye sight so that makes a lot of sense. I have never had it contribute to being over sensitive to the stimulation but I can see how it is possible. Have you thought about having your audi...

It has been a couple days but if you are still having problems, try turning down sensitivity and volume levels. I feel the stimulation when I have my sensitivity and volume levels really high and get around loud noises. Loud noises may not be high volume but sounds like a glass being set on a...