How many of you have two cochlear implants? - Page 2

Hanna_13 · 06-16-2008, 06:02 PM

I will go Bilaterial i think

R2D2 · 06-16-2008, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by AmyCy

My left ear was implanted in Sept. of 04. I just got my right ear implanted this past Tuesday. I don't have headaches so far. just a lot of ringing in my ears. both of them. Anyone have that problem??

It happened with my first. Hopefully it will pass.

Yes, I had bad ringing after my first surgery too. It improved over the three weeks and then started up a bit more after activation, before decreasing significantly over the following months. Very normal and very common. It will likely improve for you within weeks after activation.

LadySekhmet · 06-16-2008, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Hanna_13

I had Magnet # 4 since i had my CI turned on i think, and after few year it caused me to have pain on my manget area in my head. So i had to get Manget# 2 and its much better! But it leads to other problem, since i am older now and the manget #2 falls off cuz i have SPrint Bodyworn. I hate it! So we Are waiting for Lions Club To approve the funding to help to have the Upgrade To the Freedom BTE.

I am sooo Jealous of my Friend cuz she is Bilaterial and she has the Freedom. She recently got activated last week i think.

if you do consider of getting bilateral. You will get two freedom processors. So, you don't have to pay for the upgrade. You can use your old one to fall back on in case if something goes wrong with the Freedom. I am bilateral, and I have 4 freedom processors. :-)

SouthFella · 06-18-2008, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by AmyCy

My left ear was implanted in Sept. of 04. I just got my right ear implanted this past Tuesday. I don't have headaches so far. just a lot of ringing in my ears. both of them. Anyone have that problem??

It happened with my first. Hopefully it will pass.

Hello fellaress Georgian, Hope all is well in Georgia today ( got married , kidnapped to Colorado) .. Yes I have ringing in my CI sided ear for the first few weeks after I was fitted with the processor. Now, 2 months later it is not so loud in the ringing dept. My tinnitus did come back somewhat though( drats ).

Many people with HA/CI get stress related headaches from straining all day to comprehend the sounds/speech they are trying to understand all day. It is one of the reason's I went ahead and got the CI, I was giving myself headaches from straining too much everyday just to hear with my 2 HA,s . Now with the CI and HA, I rarely get as severe as a headache as I did the last 2 years with 2 HA,s ( hmm maybe getting married and moving from my beloved south gave me the headaches ) I will ask wifey about that one lol

deafmama78 · 06-25-2008, 06:37 PM

I thought I replied a long time ago to this, but guess I forgot.

I am a bilateral CI'er, as in I have two CI's.

06-25-2008, 06:37 PM	#35 (permalink)
deafmama78 Deaf Mama! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Somewhere in the US. Posts: 398	I thought I replied a long time ago to this, but guess I forgot. I am a bilateral CI'er, as in I have two CI's. __________________ -DeafMama78 Implanted [right ear]: May 17, 2007 w/ Freedom! Activated: June 21, 2007 & lovin' it! Implanted [left ear]: May 8th, 2008 w/ Freedom! Activation: May 28th, 2008 Offically a bilateral CI'er!

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06-16-2008, 06:02 PM	#31 (permalink)
Hanna_13 Cochear Implant user!!! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Albany, Oregon Posts: 24	I will go Bilaterial i think

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