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    CDs TO HELP RESTORE HEARING?

    Hello Kat05 I'm from Greece , and I can help you - I'm profoundly deaf , wore HA's all my life , and now I wear a CI for the past three and half years.I can help you with resources , advice , anything. my e-mail is emor@it.teithe.gr , you can email me anytime and ask me ANYTHING.I also...
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    NoizFree not compatible with Phonak Naida V ?

    Hello a friend's got these Phonak Naida V HA's ( binaural ) and when she tries to listen to music via NoizFree ear hooks she hears a continual growling noise. Another friend suggested to her she gets the icom.I think it is a mapping issue.Can you please enlighten us ?
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    Experiences the 1st week after CI operation?! Help!!

    Hello there :) I do agree RE the showering part.My surgeon didn't let me put water on my head for 3 weeks , and no swimming in sea for the whole summer ( that HAD me properly tiffed off though ) but it's better to be safe than sorry. As re meds...contact your doctors ASAP.Esp if you are...
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    corded ear gear

    Charlotte nice use.And here I was thinking to get another long coil...the one I have is abt to go bust..nice and inexpensive!
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    When do you put on your aid(s)/implant(s)?

    I wear my CI after I've washed up and had breakfast - I'm slow to wake up and I need that time to properly wake up ( CI is LOUD first thing in the morning! ) then I wear it most of day till I go to bed - I'll wear my glasses immediately after I wake up though or else I won't see clearly. Last...
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    My Mission to create a better "Snug Fit" (For CI and HA).

    Ron Jaxon - I'm VERY interested on your design - it would help me a lot.I hope you can make it - if you ever need Freedom beta testers I'm in!
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    What do you carry daily

    I've got a small handbag - in there I have purse ( has money and cards inside , plus a piece of topstick tape ) and another metal wallet with CI gadgetry ( long coil , long coil pouch , spare short coil , battery cage , the spare rechargeable battery , Phone cord , mp3 PAC and the babyworn cord...
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    My Mission to create a better "Snug Fit" (For CI and HA).

    Hm I'm certainly interested on that - my CI falls all the time , esp when I'm lying down. So I'd like to see if your solutions is gonna work!
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    Weird earmold experience

    I've had zits in my ears and boils and everything when I was a kid....it used to really hurt, but now with CI it doesn't bother me ...but I know how ya feel
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    Does the cold effect your CI?

    where my parents live it can get COLD! Brrr!!I always wear a warm wool hat..and scarf..it did affect my CI disposables..they always died prematurely..with recharges I 've got them only few months so I don't know if they'll act the same.. I also tend to wear shoulderworn with cold weather , bc...
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    Issues with BTE aids (hair scraping mic)

    I had widex which had the mic covered from the hair..the senso p38 and I never had problem with my hair!
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    Songs on way to CI surgery (iPods too)

    The HATIS dual earhooks worked for me with CI ( although I did had a mono which got stolen. and I didn't replace it yet.)
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    I have some questions after reading this CI blog.

    Well I want to put my 2 cents in : I had HA for a LONG time ( other ear was deaf ) and I was lipreading a lot..I used to be asleep by 10 pm.talk about tired. The first few months of CI was the same and even harder at the start , because my brain had to figure it out! Also had to get used to...
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    what are some funny things that sticks to your implant?

    Fridge magnets.I often use them to decorate my coil when I'm in a mood to do so..have some pretty ones. also the pins and needles for sewing.basically anything that is metal.
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    NEW nucleus 5

    I saw the pdf again.Processor was removed with new controller :P
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