High Frequencies and Dizziness

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hi everyone,

lately i've noticed that whenever i hear high frequencies of a certain pitch i feel dizzy and lightheaded. is this normal after having my first ci for 4 years and my second for 2?

i wonder if this could be remedied by having my audi turn off some of the higher frequency electrodes?
 
Hear Again said:
hi everyone,

lately i've noticed that whenever i hear high frequencies of a certain pitch i feel dizzy and lightheaded. is this normal after having my first ci for 4 years and my second for 2?

i wonder if this could be remedied by having my audi turn off some of the higher frequency electrodes?
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no but the high frequencies does trigger my ears to ring.
 
That is a new thing, never heard of it but you might be better contacting your audi asap. it might just be the mapping needs changing or your sensisitivy levels have changed. I have never experienced this in 8 years. Hope the problem is easily solved!

But during mapping when the noise is high pitch(i think) the room spins and i do feel a bit dizzy but I'v never told anybody about this. I do experience a quite few problems during mappin and CI check up.

Let us know!
 
From my perspective, there should never be a reluctance to hold information from your Audi when going through the mapping process. If something develops over time, it would be beneficial to make a call for advise. Maybe this is in the form of turning down the volume or that a new mapping session is needed to fix what ever is going on.

I see this the same as a patient with a hearing aid. I am quite sure that over stimulation or amplification can cause uncomfortable results and may contribute to difficult hearing situations.

Hear Again,
I don't get a dizzy feeling but I can feel a "fullness/pressure" sometimes depending on the stimulation levels. "Very Very High" I would think you could accomplish the same by turning down some of the electrodes. You may have to push the max a little during a mapping session to figure out this electrodes are contributing to the feeling.

Deffteen 90,
Yes, I would imagine during the mapping process you will push the loud levels to a point where you may feel something else but make sure you tell your audi what you are feeling and when. They will probably back off the electrodes that are contributing to the feeling.

My audi typically makes some slight adjustments after I go through the equilization process where I try to make all the loud tones about the same intensity volume level. If I feel an electrode, we make sure it gets turned down. Early on in the process before I knew what to say, I did have moments during high stimulation levels that I would start getting an uncomfortable feeling/twitching/slight head ache. We talked about that and I no longer experience anything that I can't fix with turning the volume or sensitivity levels down or up and changing the max stimulation on various electrodes.

Steve
 
steve,

what is the equalization process? i keep hearing ci users talk about going through "a sweep of the electrodes," but i've never had this done with either of my ci's.
 
i'd rather not turn my sensitivity down because the sounds i hear are clear and i don't want to sacrifice clarity.
 
Is there where they test the electrodes one by one and you have to respond when you hear it?
 
hi again everyone,

now i'm starting to be concerned. i'm feeling really dizzy at the moment no matter what sound i hear. i hope there isn't anything wrong with either of my ci's. the only thing i don't understand is why is this happening to me now?? by the way, i'm not running a fever or am nauseous, so i know it isn't the flu.
 
Maybe take your ci's off or turn them down till you can get in touch with an audi or is removing them for a while not an option for you?
 
Deafteen90 said:
Maybe take your ci's off or turn them down till you can get in touch with an audi or is removing them for a while not an option for you?
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i took off both processors about 10 minutes ago, but the silence is driving me crazy. *sigh*
 
faire_jour said:
Are both of them causing the discomfort? Can you wear one?
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it's more pronounced with my right ci than the left (since i'm able to hear more high frequencies with my right ci as opposed to the left), but they both are causing the dizziness.
 
Maybe f you put the left one on, there wont be as much diziness, til tomorrow?
 
Maybe a side effect of some of your new medication?

If not possible maybe you should go to an ER to rule out the possibility of stroke. Not to be alarmist but dizziness is one of the signs. Sorry.
 
It could also be an ear infection, even though you said you weren't running a fever. They can play havoc with your balance/equilibrium.
 
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