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<blockquote data-quote="BOBDUK" data-source="post: 2550423" data-attributes="member: 99810">Hello:&nbsp; 30 years ago (at age 40), I received my cochlear ear implant after the nerve hairs in both ears died.&nbsp; I believe I've only had 3 different processors in those 30 years ... mainly because as technology improved, my OLD implant wasn't compatible.&nbsp;&nbsp; Recently, I experienced horribly loud explosions when I tried wear my processor so the doctor decided to operate and replace my implant.&nbsp; I've gone without any hearing for the last 2 months until yesterday when they turned it on.&nbsp; I was excited thinking I'd hear so much better, but so far all I'm getting is background noise but can barely make out voices.&nbsp; I hear what sounds like a belt buckle in the dryer and popcorn popping in the microwave ... but voices (even my own) are barely audible.&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm supposed to wear this new processor consistently for a week and then go in for another programming session, but I desperately want to take it off.&nbsp; I guess my main questions are:1)&nbsp; has anyone experienced this sudden unbearable exploding sound necessitating immediate ? 2)&nbsp; what adjustments need to be made to this new processor to improve the sound?I'd appreciate any help/suggestions you have to offer.&nbsp; TY</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BOBDUK, post: 2550423, member: 99810"] Hello: 30 years ago (at age 40), I received my cochlear ear implant after the nerve hairs in both ears died. I believe I've only had 3 different processors in those 30 years ... mainly because as technology improved, my OLD implant wasn't compatible. Recently, I experienced horribly loud explosions when I tried wear my processor so the doctor decided to operate and replace my implant. I've gone without any hearing for the last 2 months until yesterday when they turned it on. I was excited thinking I'd hear so much better, but so far all I'm getting is background noise but can barely make out voices. I hear what sounds like a belt buckle in the dryer and popcorn popping in the microwave ... but voices (even my own) are barely audible. I'm supposed to wear this new processor consistently for a week and then go in for another programming session, but I desperately want to take it off. I guess my main questions are: 1) has anyone experienced this sudden unbearable exploding sound necessitating immediate ? 2) what adjustments need to be made to this new processor to improve the sound? I'd appreciate any help/suggestions you have to offer. TY [/QUOTE]

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