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The T-coil setting is available on any of the four program slots on the Freedom which is a small advange over other makes. You need to press both buttons on the bottom of the Freedom to turn on the T-coil. I use this method at work with a audio loop in the floor so that I can hear the phone...

I use a hearing aid on one ear and the CI on the other ear. I need both ears working if I was going to hear music. If I had a major change in the maps I will also change the hearing aid programing to match with the CI. I have not found a situation where turning the hearing aid off is better.

I just use the T-coil in my hearing aid and the T-coil in the CI with a inductor plates or a pair of music links to hear the sounds or music. I will then adjust the volume control on the hearing aid to match the T-colil pickup with the CI T-coil.

Well, that guy was very pessimistic from the start. A few things said were not quite true but anyway that his opinion. I hope that everyone has a Happy New Year. :wave:

The Nucleus 5 like all other CI external processors are still are not completely waterproof. Showering with all the chemicals, oils and conditioner will gum up the works and the microphone covers can be be pluged up as well. However the Nucleus 5 with the rechargeable battery is likely to...

I have not heard yet and by law FDA keeps its timetable a semi-secret and the manufactures are prohibited to say much untill the FDA makes its decision. I personal do not see a problem just a mater of when.

On the Nucleus 5 download the user guide here and the information you requested is on page 63 http://professionals.cochlearamericas.com/sites/default/files/resources/CP810%20User%20Guide.pdf

I can not take very serious anyone making comments like' CI may require regrowing a new cochlea(a 20+ year wait) Pulling information out of thin air to support his opinion.

The micophones are a bit better sounding as I was told by poeple that have upgrade to the Nucleus 5 from the Freedom. The Nucleus 5 is a bit better in noise since the Nucleus has a zoom feature that the Freedom does not have. Thats what I have heard.

Yeap, I have tinnitus for a while after the operation and it when away.

I was born HOH and worn hearing aids all my life. At first with the CI the high frequencies sounds were very sharp and piercing. It takes time for the nerves and the brain to be able to handle the signals loads that it has not been expose to for a long time. At the six months timeline I was able...

Ron, I did tried the Freedom Snugfit but it made my ear sore. I went back to my ear mold and it is very comfortable with it. I have the ear mold made by one of the best audiologist I ever work with and she knows that I would preferred not to have a ear mold so she made it comfortable for...

I did had some clear fluid drainage from my stiches for a week after the operation. You can always call the doctor.

I have a skeleton ear mold made of hard plastic to hold it in place. When I was a kid I had plastic surgery on my outer ear to keep my BTE from failing off the ear even with a ear mold. The surgery was not a complete success but it helped. I have my skeleton mold made to give me the most air...

It is hard to say but maybe Phonak is a better match since Advanced Bionics was sold previously to Boston Scientific but the owner did not like the way things ran and brought the company back. If I was already a AB user I would not worry about it. If I was geting a CI at this time I would look...

Ron, Good luck also!:wave:

Yes my Phonak superfont has been holding out very well. Sonova was the Phonak holding company and now owns the Unitron as well. Sonova wants to double the sales and increase the profit margin to 20%. To do this I think that Sonova will move the R/D department of Advanced Bionics to Europe as a...

Gee, Phonak not making hearing aids as well they used to?:hmm:

The article states: Chloe's hearing was tested two months after the procedure was completed on October 16, 2009. The results were spectacular This timeline does not make any sense to me.

recruitment is very common and tends to increase with more hearing loss but there are just a few that are recruitment tolerant to a degree.