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This should be already solved in Cochlear's newest processor, N6 - it has wind noise reduction. I wish my N5 could have it too .. the sound of wind blowing directly into processor's microphones is super annoying :)

I don't know the book, but the sentence you are quoting seems a bit biased to me. Don't take it as a fact, but as the writer's opinion. Even people with CIs can know sign language and be part of Deaf culture, although they probably won't be "highly valued members of the Deaf community", just a...

BAHA can be used for single-sided deafness, as NaidaUP already said. "+''+"

Yeah, still working. Got some servicing a few years ago and it's still like a new one :) And yes, we have this policy here .. hopefully not for long, we have to fight for change. I got my N5 2 years ago after 12 years with SPrint and I'm not really looking forward to waiting 8 more years to get...

I'm pretty sure that all CI manufacturers are working and will work on making new processors available for older implants. They can't tell people with 20 years old implants "we don't care about you". Anyways, Cochlear isn't so perfect with making upgrades available neither. I have a friend, she...

Here in the Czech Republic we have to pay for most of CI stuff. The surgery and sound processor is paid by health insurance (only one implant), but accessories like remote (for N5), rechargeables, audio cables etc. are not covered, so we have to buy it ourselves or not at all. Upgrading to new...

Phoenix, people can change their minds after cooling down. That isn't anything new. Do you really want to force her to leave again? She said her opinion, you said your opinions. She might have been too pro-CI for you. You might have misinterpreted it. I don't know. But don't argue about...

No idea about other companies, but Cochlear has something called "monitor earphones" which you plug into the processor and the hearing person can hear how your processor provides sound. It is used mainly for checking if everything is okay, not for laughing at the quality of sound :D But it isn't...

People here in the Czech Republic (central Europe) are already receiving N6, since last week or so.

I think it wouldn't do nothing much. When the processor is set, there are upper limits of loudness. So it would be loud, but not harmful.

ecp, you should go for CI. Don't wait until you become 100% deaf, you would miss lots of things during that time. I still heard something with my HAs when I got my CI, but the sound was just something extra to make lipreading a bit easier. CI is definitely better and although it isn't perfect...

I don't think there is any difference. I had normal hearing for the first 2 years of my life, then 10 years with HAs and then I got a CI. Although I'm really happy with it, I know that my hearing with CI isn't as good as it is for someone who got CI soon after becoming deaf or for someone who...

soutthpaw: as I already said, I don't want to make any conclusions.. I'm just curious if there are some differences between brands or not :) I guess not, but it can still be interesting. And I'm also curious if there are any differences between results with audio cable/loudspeakers/headphones...

Hi, I've found this site recently: Adaptive Pitch: Measure your pitch perception abilities and I tried the test. I'm quite curious what results can other CI users achieve :) If you want, could you try it and share your results? And add info what brand (implant/processor) do you use and what...

I don't have Med-El, but if I try telecoil with my N5 processor, I need to put my phone close to the processor. If I put it to the "standard" position which hearing people use, I don't hear anything from the phone. So I don't understand how can it work with Rondo which is even farther from the...

green, thanks for your answer. Just another question - if I remember it correctly, you have 2 CIs - one older (N24), one newer (N5?)? Do you have these interrupting problems only with one or with both implants?

Hi, I have a small problem with my CI and I would like to ask if anyone else experienced something similar. Sometimes the sound provided by my CI stops for a moment and then continues. But it is happening more and more often :/ My internal implant is Nucleus 24, implanted almost 14 years ago...

This kind of magic works for me too. However, sometimes I get angry because captions are different from the sound and it is really disturbing -.- But it also works in a more interesting way - when I'm watching a movie in English with Czech captions, I sometimes understand even spoken English ...

Same here! I remember getting a small pink bouncy ball when I was a child :D

I'm pretty sure that having a hearing memory is quite a big advantage. At the beginning you will probably say "omg that sounds terrible", but your brain will get used to it. Your hearing as you describe it seems that CI could give you significantly bigger benefit than HAs. So good luck with...