Can weather change cause you to have a hard time communicating people with CI?

coolgirlspyer90 · 04-26-2012, 08:11 PM

The weather has been changing A LOT, and everytime the weather changes my allergies act up, i notice i have a bit of a hard time trying to communicate with people. I lipread a lot, but I noticed that I had a bit of a hard time discriminating sounds. Sometimes with lipreading my eyes kind of gets tired from trying to communicate with them and end up having a hard time understanding them. Does anybody have problems understanding hearing people when the weather changes and your CI acts up from the weather? is that even possible?

green427 · 04-27-2012, 07:51 AM

Yes, it is possible. The following items affect how well I can understand speech:

Migraine headaches - sounds are louder
Ibuprofen/Naproxen - sounds are more clear
Zyrtec (allergy med) - sounds are quieter and less clear
Common cold - sounds are less clear
Common allergy attack - sounds are less clear
Fatigue - sounds are less clear

Talking with hearing people...they get similar results, but they still can hear speech better than we can.

Frisky Feline · 04-27-2012, 08:01 AM

how come no one reply to this, and i am curious about it.

drphil · 04-27-2012, 08:55 AM

duplicate

drphil · 04-27-2012, 08:56 AM

From my experience with my Cochlear Implant-almost 5 years- haven't noticed a "weather change" in "hearing"-so far.
Don't "appear" to have any allergies.

04-26-2012, 08:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
coolgirlspyer90 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,635	Can weather change cause you to have a hard time communicating people with CI? The weather has been changing A LOT, and everytime the weather changes my allergies act up, i notice i have a bit of a hard time trying to communicate with people. I lipread a lot, but I noticed that I had a bit of a hard time discriminating sounds. Sometimes with lipreading my eyes kind of gets tired from trying to communicate with them and end up having a hard time understanding them. Does anybody have problems understanding hearing people when the weather changes and your CI acts up from the weather? is that even possible?

04-27-2012, 07:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
green427 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cooch's Bridge Battlefield Posts: 1,630	Yes, it is possible. The following items affect how well I can understand speech: Migraine headaches - sounds are louder Ibuprofen/Naproxen - sounds are more clear Zyrtec (allergy med) - sounds are quieter and less clear Common cold - sounds are less clear Common allergy attack - sounds are less clear Fatigue - sounds are less clear Talking with hearing people...they get similar results, but they still can hear speech better than we can. __________________ Warning: Anything I post may not make any sense. All advice is for entertainment value only. Sarcasm might be present. Interpret at your own risk.

04-27-2012, 08:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
drphil Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Toronto Ontario Posts: 4,113	duplicate __________________ Get Real:Implanted Sunnybrook/Toronto -Advanced Bionics-Harmony activated Aug/07 Last edited by drphil; 04-27-2012 at 08:57 AM. Reason: duplicate

04-27-2012, 08:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
drphil Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Toronto Ontario Posts: 4,113	From my experience with my Cochlear Implant-almost 5 years- haven't noticed a "weather change" in "hearing"-so far. Don't "appear" to have any allergies. __________________ Get Real:Implanted Sunnybrook/Toronto -Advanced Bionics-Harmony activated Aug/07

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04-27-2012, 08:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
Frisky Feline Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 20,232	how come no one reply to this, and i am curious about it.