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Hi, I recently was implanted with a Ci in May of 2008 so I've had it for about 3 months now. I was implanted at age 29 but wore hearing aids all my life prior being implanted. I too, was born with hearing as an infant and up until age 2 I was sick with a high fever which caused me to lose...

Thanks everyone! The input you all gave were very helpful. It is getting better each day. My audie didn't turn on the high frequency sounds yet, as she thought it may be too much for me to begin with since I have 3 small children ages 5, 3 and a 8 month old baby...they can be loud. I hear a...

Hi! I was activated 3 days ago. When my audie first activated me I heard a bunch of loud beeping sounds, it was crazy! The voices sounded deep and kinda like vibration. I am now at day 3 and sounds are becoming a lil clearer, but my own voice sound deep. I can hear speech sounds like "ch"...

skullchick...?? I'm curious, do you wear a Hearing Aid on the non-implanted ear? How much hearing do you have on the non-implanted ear? I read about the ribbon-like Cochlear implant and am curious as to when they'll be ready to be put in humans. Can you feel the implant on your head? Or is...

?? Is that a new type of digitial hearing aid?

thanks so much for the info!

Hi, I was wondering if any of you CI user could give me some advice. How does music sound after having a CI? I am having a surgery done on May 6th for my right ear to be implanted with Nucleus freedom, therefore, am curious how music will sound. I love listening to music and dancing...pop and...

Ci... Hi! Hi I read your post and I too am having a CI surgery May 6th! I am both nervouse and excited as I know it will be a journey for me. I too, grew up with hearing aids and used oral speech. I can hear sounds with my hearing aids but have trouble comprehending what is being said and...

Why NOT choose a CI: Well...In my opinion there are lots of reasons and everyone has their own reasons why...everyone is different and unique in their own ways. I am actually considering a cochlear implant and it took me a year and a half to decide. However, I feel this topic "why not...

voice The best thing to do is look at yourself in the mirror and watch your own lips when you talk. I never use ASL, but had speech therapy ever since I was a little girl..so basically I wore my Hearing aids to hear along with lip-reading to comprehend. Can you lip read? I remember my speech...

thanks! I checked out your Blog. Interesting! Gave an idea of what to expect..as far as how it will look behind the ear. How many days were you on Vicodin? I am a breastfeeding mom and will pump and dump after surgery but planned to breastfeed after 24 hrs. My son is 7 months now. If I...

scrapbooking HI, I was just reading the comments and when you said you cut out some magazine pics, I was thinking since you choose a pink receiver...possibly, if it wear somewhere near the scrap of magazine pics....since its oink you could have picked it up on a pile of scrap magazine pic and...

Nucleus Freedom Hi, How are you doing with the Nucleas Freedom? Are sounds becoming more clearer? I am havng surgery May 6th and will also be getting nucleas freedom. Did you get the Standard BTE or the Mini? How is hearing now sinice you've been implanted in Febraury?

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