Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 e, Congratulations on what seems to be a very good activation. I'm excited to have you posting about your experience using a Med-El implant on one side and the Nucleus Freedom on the other. I hope you keep posting your experiences as there are so many of us who would love to hear all about this. It's very interesting reading. I've traveled quite a bit with my processors and quite frankly, I prefer to take the little plastic containers when on a trip. Actually, I took the descant out of a very old hearing aid dryer and put it into a plastic container with a tight lid (tupperware or similar) but large enough to put more than one processor in. This has worked well for me for several years. Have a safe and wonderful trip and very special holidays. Hopefully, you can share a report on that as well. <smile> Alice http://www..com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 e, Congratulations! That is so exciting! I'm " rilly, rilly, thrilled " for you! Now you can hear the trills? I would just take along the plastic bag with me -- in my kit for my 3G I got a little red plastic bag with a drying aid inside it, that's folded over a few times to lock the seal at the top. I'm not sure if it is included with the Freedom kit, other people on here can chime (er, trill?) in here! Enjoy your trip out East! Chris On 12/7/06, e Goforth <agoforth@...> wrote: > Yesterday I finally had my bilateral Freedom hooked up (Med-El is in > the other ear). My audiologist was sick on my original activation date > (November 28), giving me an extra 8 days to worry about everything. > > All went well. I have ADRO with three progressively louder programs > and a fourth on autosensitivity. I've only been on the first program > so far. I'm hoping to get to my CDs today. All I managed to listen to > yesterday was TV. I am experiencing what some others with bilaterals > have mentioned: a " tinny " quality to the sound in the new implant > that'll eventually go away with more practice and more mappings. My > older implant sounds much more natural. I guess my brain has to learn > to deal with both implants over the next three months. The two > implants together sound very nice, though. They're better than a > single implant. Its early days yet, but I think I am hearing the > components of various sounds better I did with a single implant. Next > mapping is December 18, followed by a third mapping on January 4. > > So here I sit with that HUGE cardboard box full of Freedom stuff to go > through. Last night I only managed to set up the drier. Boy, that's > some drier! All I have for the Med-El is a little plastic container > with a silicone thingie in it. I " m wondering how I'm going to get the > Freedom drier through the airport security on December 19, though. > We'll be in Virginia and Kentucky until January 3, leaving on > Southwest from Spokane. I certainly don't want to pack the drier in my > checked luggage. It's too expensive and that bulb would probably > break. If I try to take it through security they may not permit it > because it seems to be quite flammable from the little I've read in > the manual so far. I have two of those plastic containers from Med-El. > Perhaps I should just take those and hope the Freedom will survive for > a couple of weeks without it's own designated drier. Anybody have any > experience with this at the airport? > > Thanks, > > e > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Hi e, Great news about your hook up and hope everything goes smoothly from here. I took my dry and store machine in my checked luggage all the way from Australia to the UK. It went through 4 different international airports both ways. I had no problems, even though my suitcase itself was damaged on the return journey. I packed it in the original box and surrounded it with soft clothes. You might want to put something soft inside as well such as sock. > > Yesterday I finally had my bilateral Freedom hooked up (Med-El is in > the other ear). My audiologist was sick on my original activation date > (November 28), giving me an extra 8 days to worry about everything. > > All went well. I have ADRO with three progressively louder programs > and a fourth on autosensitivity. I've only been on the first program > so far. I'm hoping to get to my CDs today. All I managed to listen to > yesterday was TV. I am experiencing what some others with bilaterals > have mentioned: a " tinny " quality to the sound in the new implant > that'll eventually go away with more practice and more mappings. My > older implant sounds much more natural. I guess my brain has to learn > to deal with both implants over the next three months. The two > implants together sound very nice, though. They're better than a > single implant. Its early days yet, but I think I am hearing the > components of various sounds better I did with a single implant. Next > mapping is December 18, followed by a third mapping on January 4. > > So here I sit with that HUGE cardboard box full of Freedom stuff to go > through. Last night I only managed to set up the drier. Boy, that's > some drier! All I have for the Med-El is a little plastic container > with a silicone thingie in it. I " m wondering how I'm going to get the > Freedom drier through the airport security on December 19, though. > We'll be in Virginia and Kentucky until January 3, leaving on > Southwest from Spokane. I certainly don't want to pack the drier in my > checked luggage. It's too expensive and that bulb would probably > break. If I try to take it through security they may not permit it > because it seems to be quite flammable from the little I've read in > the manual so far. I have two of those plastic containers from Med- El. > Perhaps I should just take those and hope the Freedom will survive for > a couple of weeks without it's own designated drier. Anybody have any > experience with this at the airport? > > Thanks, > > e > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 e, Congratulations on your activation! It sounds like you're off to a great start! My experience was the same as yours in terms of my first CI sounding more natural than my second CI. By 6 months post activation, the sound of both CIs started to blend together and at this point in time, both CIs sound equally natural (although my Freedom sounds clearer than my N24CA). Just as a word of warning...For the first couple of months, I had some difficulty understanding speech clearly with my new CI. This improved over time and I'm now at the point where I'm able to understand speech with either CI when used alone. Please keep us posted on your experiences! I'd love to compare notes! <smile> P.S. There is nothing like being bilateral! I love it! Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with 3G Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05 Right ear - Nucleus Freedom Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 e, cleared things up for you looks like. As to the bulb, you could remove it, wrap it kleenex or such and put it back in the container. But, in these times of high security, I would pack it in checked luggage. The less weird things you take in carry on, the better, especially during the busy holidays.. I traveled from Oregon to Ontario Canada in May. It was not a direct flight both ways, so my luggage went thru lots more handling plus I was crossing the border. The Dry n Store was in my checked luggage. It survived just fine and I did not use the kleenex. Actually that bulb is more for hearing aids, as it will sanitize the ear molds. Have a great trip. *---* *---* *---* *---* *---* What do batteries run on? & Dreamer Doll (Guide Dawggie) Newport, Oregon N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup rclark0276@... http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Thanks, . I'll keep you posted. It's nice to hear that there are others with experiences similar to mine. e > > e, > > Congratulations on your activation! It sounds like you're off to a great > start! > > My experience was the same as yours in terms of my first CI sounding more > natural than my second CI. By 6 months post activation, the sound of both > CIs started to blend together and at this point in time, both CIs sound > equally natural (although my Freedom sounds clearer than my N24CA). > > Just as a word of warning...For the first couple of months, I had some > difficulty understanding speech clearly with my new CI. This improved over > time and I'm now at the point where I'm able to understand speech with > either CI when used alone. > > Please keep us posted on your experiences! I'd love to compare notes! > <smile> > > P.S. There is nothing like being bilateral! I love it! > > > > Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with 3G > Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05 > > Right ear - Nucleus Freedom > Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Thanks, , for your good wishes. I'll take your very helpful advice into consideration. e > > > > Yesterday I finally had my bilateral Freedom hooked up (Med-El is > in > > the other ear). My audiologist was sick on my original activation > date > > (November 28), giving me an extra 8 days to worry about everything. > > > > All went well. I have ADRO with three progressively louder > programs > > and a fourth on autosensitivity. I've only been on the first > program > > so far. I'm hoping to get to my CDs today. All I managed to listen > to > > yesterday was TV. I am experiencing what some others with > bilaterals > > have mentioned: a " tinny " quality to the sound in the new implant > > that'll eventually go away with more practice and more mappings. > My > > older implant sounds much more natural. I guess my brain has to > learn > > to deal with both implants over the next three months. The two > > implants together sound very nice, though. They're better than a > > single implant. Its early days yet, but I think I am hearing the > > components of various sounds better I did with a single implant. > Next > > mapping is December 18, followed by a third mapping on January 4. > > > > So here I sit with that HUGE cardboard box full of Freedom stuff > to go > > through. Last night I only managed to set up the drier. Boy, > that's > > some drier! All I have for the Med-El is a little plastic > container > > with a silicone thingie in it. I " m wondering how I'm going to get > the > > Freedom drier through the airport security on December 19, though. > > We'll be in Virginia and Kentucky until January 3, leaving on > > Southwest from Spokane. I certainly don't want to pack the drier > in my > > checked luggage. It's too expensive and that bulb would probably > > break. If I try to take it through security they may not permit it > > because it seems to be quite flammable from the little I've read > in > > the manual so far. I have two of those plastic containers from Med- > El. > > Perhaps I should just take those and hope the Freedom will survive > for > > a couple of weeks without it's own designated drier. Anybody have > any > > experience with this at the airport? > > > > Thanks, > > > > e > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Hi Thanks for your good wishes, my old friend! Not sure if I'm hearing the trills or just echoes of the trills. It's a long way from Rochester to Viola, Idaho. It's the thought that counts though. No, I don't have that plastic bag, as far as I know. I'm still digging through that big cardboard suitcase from Cochlear, so maybe it'll show up later. Thanks, also, for wishing me a good trip East. Hope the weather holds, and we don't get caught in one of those notorious ice storms. All the best! e > > Yesterday I finally had my bilateral Freedom hooked up (Med-El is in > > the other ear). My audiologist was sick on my original activation date > > (November 28), giving me an extra 8 days to worry about everything. > > > > All went well. I have ADRO with three progressively louder programs > > and a fourth on autosensitivity. I've only been on the first program > > so far. I'm hoping to get to my CDs today. All I managed to listen to > > yesterday was TV. I am experiencing what some others with bilaterals > > have mentioned: a " tinny " quality to the sound in the new implant > > that'll eventually go away with more practice and more mappings. My > > older implant sounds much more natural. I guess my brain has to learn > > to deal with both implants over the next three months. The two > > implants together sound very nice, though. They're better than a > > single implant. Its early days yet, but I think I am hearing the > > components of various sounds better I did with a single implant. Next > > mapping is December 18, followed by a third mapping on January 4. > > > > So here I sit with that HUGE cardboard box full of Freedom stuff to go > > through. Last night I only managed to set up the drier. Boy, that's > > some drier! All I have for the Med-El is a little plastic container > > with a silicone thingie in it. I " m wondering how I'm going to get the > > Freedom drier through the airport security on December 19, though. > > We'll be in Virginia and Kentucky until January 3, leaving on > > Southwest from Spokane. I certainly don't want to pack the drier in my > > checked luggage. It's too expensive and that bulb would probably > > break. If I try to take it through security they may not permit it > > because it seems to be quite flammable from the little I've read in > > the manual so far. I have two of those plastic containers from Med-El. > > Perhaps I should just take those and hope the Freedom will survive for > > a couple of weeks without it's own designated drier. Anybody have any > > experience with this at the airport? > > > > Thanks, > > > > e > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Hi Alice, Thank you very much for your good wishes and for sharing your way of dealing with the drying process. I've been learning a lot from this wonderful forum. I'm so glad you started it. I will keep you all posted. I probably won't have another progress report until after January 4. It is highly unlikely that I'll become one of the top performers because I was profoundly deaf for 38 years before my first implant in 1989, but I've made more progress prior to this implant than I ever expected. Whatever . . . I'm going to bust my backside practicing as soon as I get all this stuff sorted out. I am just so relieved that all the electrodes are working. This wasn't a run-of-the-mill surgery because it involved explanting the old Ineraid electrodes, which I now understand can be iffy. I forgot to mention Eeeuuuwww! Oddly enough, that's what is in my Med- El processor, but it doesn't translate into the same thing in the Freedom. Very special holidays to you too! e > > e, > Congratulations on what seems to be a very good activation. I'm > excited to have you posting about your experience using a Med-El > implant on one side and the Nucleus Freedom on the other. I hope you > keep posting your experiences as there are so many of us who would > love to hear all about this. It's very interesting reading. > > I've traveled quite a bit with my processors and quite frankly, I > prefer to take the little plastic containers when on a trip. > Actually, I took the descant out of a very old hearing aid dryer and > put it into a plastic container with a tight lid (tupperware or > similar) but large enough to put more than one processor in. This > has worked well for me for several years. > > Have a safe and wonderful trip and very special holidays. Hopefully, > you can share a report on that as well. <smile> > > Alice > http://www..com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Hi Lydia, Thank you for your good wishes. I've been following all your messages on the forum. I always enjoy hearing about the children. I think it's so wonderful what can be done for them today, compared to nothing when I was your son's age. Re the " flammable " bit, you've probably read Katy's message. That was my misconception. I've lost luggage at various airports on more than one occasion so I'm going to parade through security with all my equipment and hope for the best! e > > > > ...I certainly don't want to pack the drier in my > > checked luggage. It's too expensive and that bulb would probably > > break. If I try to take it through security they may not permit it > > because it seems to be quite flammable from the little I've read in > > the manual so far. I have two of those plastic containers from Med-El. > > Perhaps I should just take those and hope the Freedom will survive for > > a couple of weeks without it's own designated drier. Anybody have any > > experience with this at the airport? > > > > Thanks, > > > > e > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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