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As above title says, just throwing the thought around to others who've had listening tests at the hospital/clinic. I seem to find that my listening is better in the morning when I feel fresh and not so tired that the results come back marginally better but if I have it in the afternoon, it's...

Just out of curiosity as I know that having operations the body tends not to sleep on it until it becomes OK to sleep on it. I just had my CI op last week (21st May 09) and still can't sleep on the operated side as it's very uncomfortable at the moment. Had no need for a recliner as I could...

I got a letter giving me a date for my CI op 21st May 2009 last week, and then got another letter a few days later asking me to drop by on the 14th May to choose the CI brand. I spoke to the center and they said it only takes a day or two to order it in. I thought it would take longer as I...

Just out of interest for those who are wearing different branded cochlear implants notice any different with the implants, i.e. one better than the other or not? And for those who've had their implant replaced with a different branded CI - has it made any difference? It's recommended that...

Am in the final stages before the op. Just wanted some reassurance or some helpful pointers. I have shoulder length hair *sob sob*- a good small portion of it will be shaved off for the op. Plus I wear glasses. 1. How would one normally deal with long hair post op, I'm sure the surgical site...

Hi everyone, came across this forum by accident despite being deaf since birth and having constant access to the internet! lol I was born with sensi-neural profound deafness from Rubella aka Measles from my mother in utero. I wear two powerful BTE aids and am currently undergoing thru the...