Question about loudness causing discomfort.....

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I have a question for the group about my Nucleus Contour 24 3-

G. I had this for 13 months now and was remapped several weeks ago

and everything went fine. But yesterday, I began to notice that

sudden sounds causes some minor discomfort to me below the area of

my transmitter coil. My Audi told me at my last mapping that I am on

the Sensitivity program. My volume control is set at about 5 1/2 or

5 3/4 and I hear quite well at that level for two months now. I was

wondering if anyone

can relate to this? Could it be possible I am at a level too high

and I am over doing it? I do appreciate the input and reading all

of the posts almost everyday. Thanks..........Barry in PA.

[Guest guest]

Barry,

This sounds more to me like a magnet issue. Your skin flap may have gotten

thinner which would require you to lessen the power of the magnet. Have you

done this yet since you were activated? If not, I suspect this is the problem.

Check with your audiologist on this if lowering the stength of the magnet does

not eliminate the discomfort.

Alice

From: Barry

Hello,

I have a question for the group about my Nucleus Contour 24 3-

G. I had this for 13 months now and was remapped several weeks ago

and everything went fine. But yesterday, I began to notice that

sudden sounds causes some minor discomfort to me below the area of

my transmitter coil.

[Guest guest]

---Dear Alice,

Hello and thank you for your response. Not all of my

recent post message appeared. My magnet strength (2 magnets) have

never been changed and I kept my volume, since my last mapping two

months ago, between 5 1/2 and 5 3/4. If I create a noise, like

scrapping a pail across the floor, I feel the slight discomfort in

the coil area. This only happens when a louder sound comes into play

and I tried lifting up my coil by hand to create an air gap between

the coil and my skin to see if this would be like removing a magnet,

but the problem, although slight,is the same. So, you really suggest

I remove one magnet for instance, and hope that my coil stays

attached to my head. You don't thing anything serious is going on?

Thanks..........Barry In , " Alice "

<justagram@c...> wrote:

> Barry,

>

> This sounds more to me like a magnet issue. Your skin flap may

have gotten thinner which would require you to lessen the power of

the magnet. Have you done this yet since you were activated? If

not, I suspect this is the problem.

>

> Check with your audiologist on this if lowering the stength of the

magnet does not eliminate the discomfort.

>

> Alice

> From: Barry

>

> Hello,

> I have a question for the group about my Nucleus Contour

24 3-

> G. I had this for 13 months now and was remapped several weeks

ago

> and everything went fine. But yesterday, I began to notice that

> sudden sounds causes some minor discomfort to me below the area

of

> my transmitter coil.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Barry,

It's possible that one or more electrodes are too high on the

comfort level and you should contact your audiologist to see if

together you can figure out the cause.

I only saw part of your post too so I'd have thought as Alice did

with the magnet.

You may just need the comfort level of an electrode brought down a

little.

Hope you get it figured out.

It doesn't sound serious to me, but I'm not the expert.<smile>

anything of concern to you should be brought to your audi's

attention.

Keep us posted.

Hugs

Silly MI

In , " Barry " <mish_354@y...> wrote:

> ---Dear Alice,

> Hello and thank you for your response. Not all of my

> recent post message appeared. My magnet strength (2 magnets) have

> never been changed and I kept my volume, since my last mapping two

> months ago, between 5 1/2 and 5 3/4. If I create a noise, like

> scrapping a pail across the floor, I feel the slight discomfort in

> the coil area. This only happens when a louder sound comes into

play

> and I tried lifting up my coil by hand to create an air gap

between

> the coil and my skin to see if this would be like removing a

magnet,

> but the problem, although slight,is the same. So, you really

suggest

> I remove one magnet for instance, and hope that my coil stays

> attached to my head. You don't thing anything serious is going on?

> Thanks..........Barry In , " Alice "

> <justagram@c...> wrote:

> > Barry,

> >

> > This sounds more to me like a magnet issue. Your skin flap may

> have gotten thinner which would require you to lessen the power of

> the magnet. Have you done this yet since you were activated?

If

> not, I suspect this is the problem.

> >

> > Check with your audiologist on this if lowering the stength of

the

> magnet does not eliminate the discomfort.

> >

> > Alice

> > From: Barry

> >

> > Hello,

> > I have a question for the group about my Nucleus Contour

> 24 3-

> > G. I had this for 13 months now and was remapped several weeks

> ago

> > and everything went fine. But yesterday, I began to notice

that

> > sudden sounds causes some minor discomfort to me below the

area

> of

> > my transmitter coil.

> >

> >