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Well I had quite a Friday yesterday. I had my 3 month post activation appointment with the CI audiologist. This appt consisted of a variety of hearing tests both unaided and with the CI. The unaided test was the normal "beep" test which indicated I am still losing hearing in my right...

Hi all...been a while since I have posted on here, I guess I have been busy experiencing the world of sound once again. Please note my experience is not 100% typical, there are so many factors that combine to determine how well a candidate will do with an implant....this is just my...

Hey I was just wondering how long peoples CI batteries are lasting them... All brands of processor are welcome and both disposable and rechargeable batteries if you know. Ill start. With my current mapping which apparently will suck up the juice since I am just in the early programming...

Well here I am after about 5 days of being activated. I blasted through the first program on the CI in just about 3 days...now I am on to program two and am probably going to max that one out before friday when I go for my next mapping. As I have said before I am hearing all kinds of...

Hi All As most of you know today was my activation day... Everything went great... Started with a hearing test (unaided) on the implanted ear only and the audi confirmed what I already knew....there is still some residual hearing in my implanted ear, although it has dropped some but I...

Well it has been a pretty quick few weeks since my surgery and I am going on Thursday for my activation appt. I am feeling pretty good now, still some tenderness around the ear but that is to be expected. The scar has lessened significantly and I am hoping it will completely flatten out...

Ok so for me, communicating to other passengers in my vehicle can be quite difficult especially when I am driving as I dont want to take my eyes off the road long enough to lip read the person talking to me. Quite often this results in the look of death (j/k or not really) from my fiance as she...

k....I know I have too much free time on my hands but I have been trying to stick a magnet to my head for hours in an attempt to figure out where the implant is actually located. No luck....must need a stronger magnet....I think I have some speakers around here that I can rip apart lol...

Heres a pic of the "scar" after just getting the staples out today.... To me it seems like he went a lot further down than he needed to, and you cant really see it in this pic but the incision is fairly lumpy at the tail. ike it is almost rolled over on itself. Hopefully that flattens...

Yayyyy Still pretty tired but not in too much pain. The Dr said they got the electrode all the way in and he was hopeful that he was able to save at least some of my residual hearing. I figure it is too soon to say on that front though....still very swollen but there might be something...

I go next Thursday for my implant...yikes... I cant believe how fast time flies...Hopefully the month until activation goes as quickly.

I happened across this while doing some internetting and found it to be a very well written and interesting article about the trials and tribulations of listening to music with a CI.. It really shows what is possible given time and research by dedicated individuals. Keep in mind that this...

Well I had my pre-op exam today and went pretty well, just waiting for some minor bloodwork and if that doesnt show anything weird, I should be set for my surgery on April 14th. I cant believe how time flies....when you have something to look forward to that is...

FYI....a few interesting articles regarding todays announcement by the Provincial Government to provide a one-time cash injection into CIs in Ontario. Looks like they will almost double the number of implants done in 2011/2012. Child hears parents' voice for the first time | Canada | News |...

Another thread I am posting in brought to mind a question... For those that are late deafened or late HOH...how long did you wait before finally admitting that you were having hearing troubles.. I dont mean to your close loved ones, but to everyone else...obviously you cant hide it from...

Any Med-El users around....i see lots of AB and Cochlear.... Am likely getting a Med-El implant based on the recommendation of the CI Audi and am curious what actual users think of them...not interested in what people have heard from someone else...

Anybody good at reading these things...this is my most recent Audiogram with the exception of the one the CI Audi did...didnt get a copy of that one... I was never really explained what it all means...

I was just wondering if there are any other HOH or Deaf members that are currently or were previously employed by the Canadian Government and had accomodation measures implemented for your job. Specifically I am wondering about the Fitness To Work process through Health Canada...as I am...

Hey there...long time lurker, first time poster... A bit of background on me...I started losing my hearing about 2.5 years ago after contracting a nasty cold. At first it was just a minor annoyance and gradually it kept getting worse to the point that I am now Moderately/Severely Hard of...