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    Cochlea America coming out with a new Processor?

    I was implanted in April 2008 and switched on a month later (Nucleus Freedom). I asked my audiologist last week about upgrading to the new system and she said that I couldn't unless there was some terminal failure in my current speech processor (which rendered it beyond repair and was not my...
  2. M

    ci and tinntis

    My CI TOTALLY blocks out my tinnitus when I'm wearing it. Mind you, it comes back with a vengeance at night when I take it off.
  3. M

    Post your CI surgery and activation date

    Surgery date 7th April 2009 Switched on 6th May 2009.
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    After surgery and recovery for CI

    I was kept in for a week. Apparently it's standard procedure in Ireland. I felt OK the day after but the doctor said I had to stay for a week until they removed the staples from the incision. Man, that was one long week!!!
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    Which CI brand did you get and why.

    Nucleus Freedom for me. Switched on a month ago and truly amazing.
  6. M

    Hello there

    I'm from Mullingar in County Westmeath in Ireland. I had perfect hearing up to 5 years ago when problems started after a head injury in a car crash. My hearing gradually diminished over a period of 2 years and I developed severe tinnitus. I was wearing hearing aids in both ears and my...
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