Re: About the hook up - what will it be like on first day of swithc ...

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Please do not go in with any expectations! That's what I did and I was

pleasantly surprised! Please remember that everyone has different experiences.

A.

In a message dated 2/24/04 4:11:22 AM Pacific Standard Time,

minnie2000cc@... writes:

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[Guest guest]

Minnie, you asked alot of good questions. No one had same CI hook up

experience. I didn't had " mickey mouse " experience and I heard low pitches as

well

as high on first day. One thing I can tell you that you MOST likely will

experience, you will have " very confused brain " for a short time, it could be

few

minutes or hours or days. How confused you will be, no one can say.

Please for your sake, do not expect anything, let nature take it course. It

will get better, one way or another. Your audiologist will be BEST person to

advise what restriction you should look for.

Lee

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Minnie

everyone's hookup day is different i was hooked up before i found

this forum so i really had no idea what to expect but i was told so many

times i would never really hear speech again that i really didn't expect to hear

much since i was without any sound for a long time i was just thrilled

i heard something and even that was confusing at first i didn't

know if i was sensing something or vibrations or real sounds i think i heard

all frequencies but to me it all sounded like garble mind you awesome

garble just hearing this first time was great like julie said my

hearing changed with time and new mappings

don't expect anything ... it's only up from there

after hookup i did notice that just hearing was at times exhausting i

wanted to hear all .. everything ... but those first few weeks by midafternoon

i felt really tired i guess i was my brain just trying to sort all

these wonderful sounds just knowing this was normal and ok made me adjust

but again with time i was no longer so tired other than this it's

been an awesome journey

susan

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Hi Minnie,

Sorry to have to say this but....my switch on was horrible!!!! I couldn't

understand anything in my implanted ear and all I could hear was beeps,

squeaks and hissy noise. Three years ago there wasn't as much information as to

what could happen on hook-up day as there is now. There is a great range of

possible experiences so no matter what happens just remember that it all gets

better!!