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Just an update: After some confusion with my insurance company, I should be getting the Freedom 22 in-hand in a couple of weeks, with programming hopefully shortly thereafter. I haven't been in this thread, so I don't know what-all got removed, but I don't want to get involved in any sort of...

This is one of the neatest things that happens to me with my implant - even 18 years post-implantation. I was actually just thinking about that the other day - my wife called "do you want gravy on your mashed potatoes" unexpectedly from in the kitchen, and I completely got what she said without...

Yeah, seriously. I was implanted in 1990 (profoundly deaf in the other ear, no HA), excelled academically in mainstreaming, went to undergrad at Notre Dame, and am now in law school at Case Western. But you know what? I don't think the implant has too much to do with it - I wanted to do that...

If there were a totally implanted device that had its own battery power or something like that, I really hope there'd be a way to turn it off via remote! One of the really nice things about having an implant is the ability to skip out on the undesirable sounds - significant other snoring, loud...

Regarding contact sports, extreme things, I've been told it's best for each person to talk to their audiologist/doctor individually. The reasoning is that everyone's situation may not be exactly identical. For example, I didn't fly on an airplane until I was a freshman in college, because my...

Anecdotally, I'm told this has gotten MUCH easier over the years. I know in 1990, right after FDA approval, our insurance company tried to balk at paying for my implant. They eventually gave in, but only after a call from our local representative, who was involved in some type of legislation...

Yeah, I've actually already started the process through Cochlear's upgrade website. I'm really glad to hear the software has improved like that. I don't use telecoil, honestly - my wife and I both just have cell phones, we don't see any sense in paying for an extra house phone. What I'm...

Thanks for the input! I am planning to get the N22 Freedom processor, but I guess I'm wanting to know that there's something behind it that's worth the time and money beyond just Cochlear's always-slick marketing. Is it just me or has it gotten worse over the past 5 years or so? I know when I...

Hi! I'm new to this board, but it looks like there's a lot of great people here and a lot of information - hence my posting. Let me start off with a little background... I'm now 24, implanted left ear with a single N22 in Dec. 1990 at age 7, hearing loss partial at 2 1/2, profound in both...