RE: Question about Freedom Audio Cable

[Guest guest]

,

The upgrade kit has fewer components than the kit given to those implanted

with the Freedom.

Steinerman

[Guest guest]

The shorter audio cable is very pricey. If I recall correctly, it is $130,

or maybe more.

[Guest guest]

I'm not entirely sure of your question, but I do have

a shorter audio cable, separate from the tv audio

cable. It's much shorter than the tv cable!

Deb

--- Kozlik <lisak70@...> wrote:

> Carol,

>

> What an excellent suggestion! Thanks!

>

> As long as I'm writing this e-mail, I'll post my

> question to avoid sending a

> separate message to the list.

>

> Is the same audio cable (for FM systems and battery

> powered devices) used

> with the Freedom and 3G -- or are we required to use

> the TV Hi-Fi cable for

> use with the Freedom? If we're required to use the

> TV

> Hi-Fi cable, I really wish there were an alternative

> as the cord is

> extremely long.

>

>

>

> Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Freedom

> BTE

> Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05

>

> Right ear - Nucleus Freedom

> Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06

>

> Deafblind/Postlingual

>

>

>

________________________________________________________________________________\

____

Have a burning question?

Go to www.Answers. and get answers from real people who know.

[Guest guest]

Deb and

it is my understanding that when people upgrade to the Freedom that they do

not receive an protable audio cable (the short one) and a tv audio cable but

that they only receive the TV cable which can be used also with portable

devices. I believe the thought was that one cable would do the job for all

devices.

Thanks!!!

Connie

Deborah C <gypsyheart1963@...> wrote:

I'm not entirely sure of your question, but I do have

a shorter audio cable, separate from the tv audio

cable. It's much shorter than the tv cable!

Deb

--- Kozlik <lisak70@...> wrote:

> Carol,

>

> What an excellent suggestion! Thanks!

>

> As long as I'm writing this e-mail, I'll post my

> question to avoid sending a

> separate message to the list.

>

> Is the same audio cable (for FM systems and battery

> powered devices) used

> with the Freedom and 3G -- or are we required to use

> the TV Hi-Fi cable for

> use with the Freedom? If we're required to use the

> TV

> Hi-Fi cable, I really wish there were an alternative

> as the cord is

> extremely long.

>

>

>

> Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Freedom

> BTE

> Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05

>

> Right ear - Nucleus Freedom

> Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06

>

> Deafblind/Postlingual

>

>

>

__________________________________________________________

Have a burning question?

Go to www.Answers. and get answers from real people who know.

" The Miracle at Ohio State "

aka Nucleus Freedom

Implanted 10/04/2005

Activated 11/1/2005

Surgery: Ohio State University

Surgeon: Dr. Bradley Welling

http://internalmedicine.osu.edu/article.cfm?ID=2021

[Guest guest]

Deb,

Did you receive the shorter cable as part of your Freedom welcome kit? All I

received was the TV Hi-Fi cable.

I apologize for not being clear with my question. Is there a shorter audio

cable available for the Freedom? (I'm looking for a shorter audi cable to

use with my Comtek FM system and Freedom processors.)

Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Freedom BTE

Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05

Right ear - Nucleus Freedom

Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06

Deafblind/Postlingual

[Guest guest]

Connie,

I was implanted with the Freedom this February and received two Freedom

processors. However, I did not receive a shorter audio cable as part of my

welcome kit.

Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Freedom BTE

Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05

Right ear - Nucleus Freedom

Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06

Deafblind/Postlingual

[Guest guest]

,

You were implanted with the Freedom in your right ear, so you should have

gotten the shorter audio cable for it. My welcome kit had both the TV Hi-Fi

cable and the shorter audio cable for use with battery powered devices.

Lynn

Fairhope, AL

Nucleus Freedom

Surgery date: 9/6/06

Activation date: 9/27/06

_____

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of

Kozlik

Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 8:05 PM

Subject: Re: Question about Freedom Audio Cable

Deb,

Did you receive the shorter cable as part of your Freedom welcome kit? All I

received was the TV Hi-Fi cable.

I apologize for not being clear with my question. Is there a shorter audio

cable available for the Freedom? (I'm looking for a shorter audi cable to

use with my Comtek FM system and Freedom processors.)

Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Freedom BTE

Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05

Right ear - Nucleus Freedom

Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06

Deafblind/Postlingual

[Guest guest]

Lynn,

Apparently there are a number of things I didn't receive in my welcome kit.

(i.e. extra microphone covers, shorter audio cable, extra batteries). I

don't fault Cochlear or my audi for this. As some of you may remember, I was

hospitalized before and after my second CI activation. To make things

easier, my audi only gave me the accessories she thought I would need while

in the hospital (two packages of batteries and the TV Hi-Fi cable).

Unfortunately, I never asked her about the accessories I was missing --

although I did mention this to my current audi who is in the process of

ordering what I don't have. It looks like I will have to ask her to order a

short audi cable in addition to the other accessories I didn't receive.

Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Freedom BTE

Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05

Right ear - Nucleus Freedom

Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06

Deafblind/Postlingual

[Guest guest]

,

I was implanted with the Freedom in February, so I should have received more

accessories than the TV Hi-Fi cable, plastic battery holder and Cochlear

tote bag.

The short audio cable *is* expensive. I checked Cochlear's website tonight

and was shocked at the price. Hopefully my audi can order one for me for

free (since I didn't receive one in the first place).

Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Freedom BTE

Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05

Right ear - Nucleus Freedom

Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06

Deafblind/Postlingual

[Guest guest]

,

You cant order a short audio cable. There isnt one. There is just the

audio cable.

(wonders if she will throw a talking clock at my head for that one? the

dreamtime clock might be the perfect choice!) LOL

*---* *---* *---* *---* *---*

No Appointment Necessary, We Hear You Coming.

--sign outside a muffler shop

& Dreamer Doll (Guide Dawggie)

Newport, Oregon

N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup

rclark0276@...

http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/

[Guest guest]

,

I was trying to differentiate between the TV Hi-Fi cable and audio cable.

Apparently I'm not communicating effectively today. It's been one of those

days... LOL!

, who could use a mocha -- or 2 or 3

Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Freedom BTE

Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05

Right ear - Nucleus Freedom

Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06

Deafblind/Postlingual

[Guest guest]

,

You need to make a list of all the things you did not receive with your

Freedom. It may be lost at your audiologist's office or the hospital. Some

of my things got misplaced at the hospital, and others were backordered, but

they found them and gave them to me at my 2nd mapping. In any event, you

should have received a number of things with your Freedom kit. In addition

to the audio cable and the TV Hi-Fi cable, there is a lapel mic, a set of

monitor headphones for someone else to listen to your processor, extra

microphone protectors, ear hooks of assorted sizes, extra coil, Dry & Store

unit, and your manuals. I also received the rechargeable kit, 2 boxes of

implant plus batteries and 2 battery cages. Since you were implanted prior

to the rechargeables, you should have gotten a lot more boxes of batteries.

Maybe you can persuade them to *give* you the rechargeable kit if you didn't

receive your due amount of batteries.

Lynn

Fairhope, AL

Nucleus Freedom

Surgery date: 9/6/06

Activation date: 9/27/06

_____

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of

Kozlik

Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 9:41 PM

Subject: Re: Question about Freedom Audio Cable

Lynn,

Apparently there are a number of things I didn't receive in my welcome kit.

(i.e. extra microphone covers, shorter audio cable, extra batteries). I

don't fault Cochlear or my audi for this. As some of you may remember, I was

hospitalized before and after my second CI activation. To make things

easier, my audi only gave me the accessories she thought I would need while

in the hospital (two packages of batteries and the TV Hi-Fi cable).

Unfortunately, I never asked her about the accessories I was missing --

although I did mention this to my current audi who is in the process of

ordering what I don't have. It looks like I will have to ask her to order a

short audi cable in addition to the other accessories I didn't receive.

Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Freedom BTE

Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05

Right ear - Nucleus Freedom

Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06

Deafblind/Postlingual

..

<http://geo./serv?s=97359714/grpId=7962067/grpspId=1705013490/msgId

=50716/stime=1165981388/nc1=3848443/nc2=2/nc3=3>

[Guest guest]

Hands 2 mochas to , one for each ear. You are doing fine, I just

take advantage of situations to jump in and have some fun. LOL

Yep, 130 clams for that audio cable and 180 for the tv cable. That is a

lot of clam chowder.

*---* *---* *---* *---* *---*

I'm not tense, just terribly, terribly alert.

& Dreamer Doll (Guide Dawggie)

Newport, Oregon

N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup

rclark0276@...

http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/

[Guest guest]

Hi Deb,

At the time of my activation I was in the hospital. For that reason my audi

only gave me the accessories she thought I would need at the time. Even when

I received my welcome kit a few weeks later (i.e. upon my release from the

hospital), I found that it did not contain the accessories I mentioned. I

should have said something to my audi about this sooner, but I didn't know

what accessories should have been included.

Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Freedom BTE

Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05

Right ear - Nucleus Freedom

Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06

Deafblind/Postlingual

[Guest guest]

Lynn,

Based on your post, it looks like I can add several more items to my list.

Since my welcome kit was kept at my CI center until my release from the

hospital, perhaps they have my missing accessories. I'll have to discuss

that with my audi. Regardless, I plan to write a list with all of the items

I'm missing. Asking Cochlear for a battery charger in place of the

accessories is a good idea, but I'd rather have the accessories I'm missing.

Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Freedom BTE

Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05

Right ear - Nucleus Freedom

Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06

Deafblind/Postlingual

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I see! Well let us hope they can give you the missing

pieces without a lot of hassle. Let us know, please.

Deb

--- Kozlik <lisak70@...> wrote:

> Hi Deb,

>

> At the time of my activation I was in the hospital.

> For that reason my audi

> only gave me the accessories she thought I would

> need at the time. Even when

> I received my welcome kit a few weeks later (i.e.

> upon my release from the

> hospital), I found that it did not contain the

> accessories I mentioned. I

> should have said something to my audi about this

> sooner, but I didn't know

> what accessories should have been included.

>

>

>

> Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Freedom

> BTE

> Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05

>

> Right ear - Nucleus Freedom

> Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06

>

> Deafblind/Postlingual

>

>

>

________________________________________________________________________________\

____

Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know.

Ask your question on www.Answers.

[Guest guest]

,

Check e bay!! Maybe someone is selling your missing pieces! LOL.

This is a JOKE, folks.

But seriously, there should be a list of components that should have

been included in the welcome kit, and if they are not there, then they

need to be accounted for.

Lynn,

Apparently there are a number of things I didn't receive in my welcome

kit.

(i.e. extra microphone covers, shorter audio cable, extra batteries). I

don't fault Cochlear or my audi for this. As some of you may remember, I

was

hospitalized before and after my second CI activation. To make things

easier, my audi only gave me the accessories she thought I would need

while

in the hospital (two packages of batteries and the TV Hi-Fi cable).

Unfortunately, I never asked her about the accessories I was missing --

although I did mention this to my current audi who is in the process of

ordering what I don't have. It looks like I will have to ask her to order

a

short audi cable in addition to the other accessories I didn't receive.

[Guest guest]

My welcome kit had both also.

Connie

Lynn <HibiscusBelle@...> wrote:

,

You were implanted with the Freedom in your right ear, so you should have

gotten the shorter audio cable for it. My welcome kit had both the TV Hi-Fi

cable and the shorter audio cable for use with battery powered devices.

Lynn

Fairhope, AL

Nucleus Freedom

Surgery date: 9/6/06

Activation date: 9/27/06

_____

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of

Kozlik

Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 8:05 PM

Subject: Re: Question about Freedom Audio Cable

Deb,

Did you receive the shorter cable as part of your Freedom welcome kit? All I

received was the TV Hi-Fi cable.

I apologize for not being clear with my question. Is there a shorter audio

cable available for the Freedom? (I'm looking for a shorter audi cable to

use with my Comtek FM system and Freedom processors.)

Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Freedom BTE

Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05

Right ear - Nucleus Freedom

Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06

Deafblind/Postlingual

[Guest guest]

The TV/HI cables and the Personal Audio Cables are electrically the same,

except the former includes surge protection circuitry for use with

line-powered devices and a volume control.

The cables for the Freedom and the 3G are not interchangeable.

For the 3G, in addition to either the TV/Hi-Fi or Personal Audio Cables, an

accessory adapter is required as well.

Once you are set up with the proper cables from Cochlear for each processor,

then an off-the-shelf splitter from RS will allow bilateral mono from the

Comtek ALD.

Bob