Re: Re: update on 6 days post hook up

[Guest guest]

Hi.. I go back tomorrow for my next mapping (3d one end of 2 months) and

thought I would chime in here. I have started getting use to the sound of

the water and both the plastic bags and cars are better. I guess it has to

do with what you get use to. I would say my first month and half were the

worse. So give it some time.

susan & hobbes

michigan

At 10:13 AM 5/27/2004 +0000, you wrote:

>Robin,

> I don't know all your specifics but like you water and tires on the

>road are still LOUD for me after 1 map and 3 weeks of sound. If you

>are using all ACE programs? Have your audie give you a CIS to try. I

>have a couple since my first mapping and find that they are MUCH more

>quiet for some reason. I am trying them all day at work starting

>today as work is my noisiest place in the world now :-) I joke with

>co-workers that this is the Noisiest place I have ever worked :-)

>I am so glad you are liking the CI so far and I feel the same way.. I

>have blown way past where I was with a hearing Aid after about 3-4

>days. I am now starting to use a regular phone with out the phone

>adaptor. Music is sounding better all the time and I have my helmet

>modified so it fits comfy with my CI.. Can't wait to try it out on a

>motorcycle and on my snowmobile when winter comes..

>

>

>Cheers,

>Evel

>

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > I still have been in my honeymoon stage of my 1st part of hook up

>day

> > 6. This has all been very exciting to me just to hear anything

>again.

> > But, I also have found sounds that I could be happy without. I only

> > had one mapping and will have another next week. I wanted to know

>if

> > the sounds for example: rain, water running and sounds of driving

>in

> > a car will lessen in strength of those sounds. Have others found

> > those sounds not to be so loud and irritating after awhile? I never

> > thought of running water to be so loud and not so comfortable of a

> > sound to me. Has anybody found as your brain adjusts and learns

>these

> > new sounds that thay may seem so loud but to go to a more normal

>mode

> > of a background sound.

> >

> > I am very happy to be able to hear the things I have already so

>early

> > on. I can't tell you how shocked I was to hear my son talk to me

>for

> > the first time this past weekend on my daughter's cell phone. It

>was

> > a very simple conversation to follow, but to hear this man's voice

> > who is my baby son..lol it was very emotional to me.

> >

> > I just want to share along with all of us that had are first days,

> > first sounds again that this is truely a miracle! My family and

> > friends have been just in disbelief on what this CI has given back

>to

> > me. If this is just all that could work for me, I will not complain

> > as it is more than what I could ever had hope for again.

> >

> > Hugs to all,

> > Robin

[Guest guest]

but if you can hear over 50% of words with the first implant do they allow

you a second implant?

i have another question. some of my deaf freinds say they have one ear that

is totally non functional that hearing aids dont even help, but on thier other

ear they get enough from a hearing aid to hear on phone , to some extent.

would these people qualify for a ci if they seem to be " getting by " with their

better ear?

joni

preling

[Guest guest]

For those who are interested in having their 2nd side done, there is a minimum

wait of 6 months between the 2 sides per protocols. this is done so that you can

give the implant side a chance. The 2 sides are 10 months apart in my case. It

is tuffer to get insurance getting the 2nd one approved but it can be done. The

qualifications are the same as for the first.

--

Snoopy

bilateral

RI

[Guest guest]

I believe they would qualify. I have profound loss but I comprehend appr. 50%

However, I just make the cut off. In th elast several years they have moved

the requirements down so to speak because of the ability they have found the CI

to have. I am sure if they get the right doctor and persue this they will

qualify. make sure they request a recorded voice for both the word list and

sentence test. That made my numbers go down significantly. My doctor will

implant my 2nd ear if all goes well with the first ear. Today they can also

save what residual hearing we have left. I test 0 and 8% at 120 db. With the

aid I test 20% recorded test at 50db. With live voice I am between 42-62% at 50

db with both aids. i hear on a phone and cell phoine with no amplification

devices and I qualify. So there is hope! Taryn

Jonikt4@... wrote:but if you can hear over 50% of words with the first

implant do they allow

you a second implant?

i have another question. some of my deaf freinds say they have one ear that

is totally non functional that hearing aids dont even help, but on thier other

ear they get enough from a hearing aid to hear on phone , to some extent.

would these people qualify for a ci if they seem to be " getting by " with their

better ear?

joni

preling