Here are a variety of websites where you can find sound samples for listening with CI. I have a CI myself (recently activated) and have found several of these sites to be quite helpful.
Other sources for Audio Books - www.recordedbooks.com Look for those with
no background music such as the following that other cochlear implant users
have found effective:
Dr. Phil's Life Strategies
Bill O'Reilly's The No-Spin Zone
William J. Bennett's Book of Virtues
Noddy Theater - Play a video clip from each of the episodes or sing along
with the "Noddy" puppet songs and fairy tale songs - six animations are
featured. Listen to audio clips of the Noddy Songs - http://www.pbs.org/kids/noddy/theater/index.html
Music Lyrics Websites: See the lyrics of popular songs to help with music
enjoyment with your cochlear implant. The International Lyrics Server, http://www.lyrics.ch
800 Directory - Find businesses (such as AMTRAK) that provide toll free
recorded messages for listening practice http://www.inter800.com/
800 numbers with pre-recorded messages:
1-800-829-4477 -- IRS
1-800-772-1213 -- Social Security
1-800-872-7245 - Amtrak
1-800-366-1655 -- American Dietetic Association
1-800-555-8355 - General
Excellent websites for listening practice:
Ellen Rhodes, Cert. AVT - Resource for newly implanted teen or adult -
independent listening practice - Music, sentences, animal sounds - www.auditoryverbaltraining.com/websites.htm