RE: Rechargeables

[Guest guest]

Me too! I love the rechargeables because it's simply a morning/bedtime

routine. No changing batteries any time during the day ever! There is no

difference in sound quality to me. When I go away, I'll use the disposables.

In a message dated 12/11/2006 7:51:53 PM Eastern Standard Time,

cindy4baskets@... writes:

,

Me again

I just wanted to comment on the rechargeables for Freedom. I LOVE

having this " freedom " of not hearing those annoying " batteries

expiring soon " beeps.

Now I just pop in a newly charged battery in the morning and at night

stick it in the charger. I ordered the kit since it offered 2 batteries.

[Guest guest]

The rechargeables do not last as long as disposables. My audie told me to

expect approximately 39 hours with disposables and about 14 hours with the

rechargeables. I'm getting more than 14 hours in constantly loud environments

so I

am happy about that, but that's why I set them in the charger every night.

Anyway so yes, if I were to use a higher speed map than I do now, then any

batteries I choose would last less time. It's an individual thing as far as how

much time you'll get either way.

In a message dated 12/11/2006 9:33:51 PM Eastern Standard Time,

lisak70@... writes:

Does a higher speed deplete rechargeable batteries faster?

[Guest guest]

and ,

Good news! A few minutes ago I checked my mail and received a Braille letter

(you can send free Braille letters through the mail via a website even if

you don't know Braille -- how cool is that?) and Christmas check from one of

my sisters! I won't tell you how much she sent, but let's just say if I

combine the amount with the money I have available this month, I can afford

to purchase a battery charger! Yay! Like you , I'm also looking

forward to not having to change batteries in the middle of the day! Looks

like Santa paid an early visit to my house this year! LOL!

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]

,

Great news! I'm sure you will like the rechargeables. You said that you were

using a 900 map, so they should work fine for you. I love the rechargeables.

They are so much easier to use than the disposables. However, like

said, if I go out of town, I prefer to use the disposables.

Lynn

Fairhope, AL

Nucleus Freedom

Surgery date: 9/6/06

Activation date: 9/27/06

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From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of

Kozlik

Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 7:27 PM

Subject: Re: Rechargeables

and ,

Good news! A few minutes ago I checked my mail and received a Braille letter

(you can send free Braille letters through the mail via a website even if

you don't know Braille -- how cool is that?) and Christmas check from one of

my sisters! I won't tell you how much she sent, but let's just say if I

combine the amount with the money I have available this month, I can afford

to purchase a battery charger! Yay! Like you , I'm also looking

forward to not having to change batteries in the middle of the day! Looks

like Santa paid an early visit to my house this year! LOL!

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,

That's correct -- I'm using ACE at 900 Hz on both processors.

Does a higher speed deplete rechargeable batteries faster?

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]

Oh , the rechargeable batteries are wonderful. No fiddling with removing

3 tiny batteries and then replacing 3 tiny batteries. Just pop the

rechargeable battery out and another one in. Presto!

[Guest guest]

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When I was trying different speed maps, the 2400 speed depleted the battery

at about 8 hours. The 1800 speed depleted it at about 15 hours-- usually

about an hour or so before my bedtime. At 1200 and 900, it lasted all day. I

have settled on 1200 now, and the rechargeable does fine for me.

Lynn

Fairhope, AL

Nucleus Freedom

Surgery date: 9/6/06

Activation date: 9/27/06

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From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of

Kozlik

Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 8:25 PM

Subject: Re: Rechargeables

Lynn,

That's correct -- I'm using ACE at 900 Hz on both processors.

Does a higher speed deplete rechargeable batteries faster?

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]

Yes a faster speed will deplete any batteries faster. Also remember that

faster is not always better.

Connie

Kozlik <lisak70@...> wrote:

Lynn,

That's correct -- I'm using ACE at 900 Hz on both processors.

Does a higher speed deplete rechargeable batteries faster?

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

" 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]

,

That sounds so convenient! Even though I don't have any problems removing or

inserting batteries into my Freedom, it sure would be nice to be able to

charge the batteries at night and know I have 24 hour's worth of battery

power for the day! I think I'm really going to like using rechargeables!

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,

Exactly! When I was choosing CI brands, one of the things my former CI audi

told me was that not everyone prefers or performs well with a faster speed.

When I tried ACE at 1200 Hz, I couldn't make any sense of what I was

hearing. (Sounds/voices were extremely high pitched and garbled.) Once I was

brought down to 900 Hz, that change seemed to make all the difference.

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,

Thanks for sharing your experiences using rechargeable batteries. Reduced

battery life is something I'll have to keep in mind once I try them myself!

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 charge my Freedom batteries at the end of each day, whether they have died

or not. Mine actually don't last more than a day anyway. I had a couple of

extra long days, and my battery died shortly before I went to bed, or the

battery warning beeps were going off as I was getting ready for bed.

Lynn

Fairhope, AL

Nucleus Freedom

Surgery date: 9/6/06

Activation date: 9/27/06

Rechargeables

Are you recharging Freedom batteries when they die out or at the end of the

day even if they have not died out?

[Guest guest]

I recharge my Freedom batteries when they die - usually get 19 hours of use.

Rosemary in California (winters in Az.)

N24 11/99

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>Subject: Rechargeables

>Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:10:15 -0500

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>Are you recharging Freedom batteries when they die out or at the end of the

>day even if they have not died out?

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[Guest guest]

It depends on your mapping, how long the rechargeable lasts. I have

500 speed and I noticed I can go two days without having to

recharge. I was recharging at the end of the day.

Recently noticed that I can get an extra full day out of one complete

charge (19hrs) per day...

a in L.A.

Freedom implanted 8-06.

On Mar 12, 2007, at 2:40 PM, Lynn wrote:

> ,

> I charge my Freedom batteries at the end of each day, whether they

> have died

> or not. Mine actually don't last more than a day anyway. I had a

> couple of

> extra long days, and my battery died shortly before I went to bed,

> or the

> battery warning beeps were going off as I was getting ready for bed.

>

> Lynn

> Fairhope, AL

>

> Nucleus Freedom

> Surgery date: 9/6/06

> Activation date: 9/27/06

>

>

> Rechargeables

>

> Are you recharging Freedom batteries when they die out or at the

> end of the

> day even if they have not died out?

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>

[Guest guest]

Lithium Ion batteries benefit when you recharge them completely and more often.

The closer they get to being completely discharged, the more the battery

degrades. So don't let your battery discharge completely - charge it as much as

possible..

Nickel-cadimum batteries (a different type often used in cell phones) benefit

from being completely discharged.

Make sure you understand your battery - you can prolong its life a LOT.

Also don't leave batteries charging once they're already fully charged. This

can also decrease battery life.

Burton

[Guest guest]

I was implanted over 4 years ago and never received mine until I phoned the

company a couple weeks ago. They were in my mailbox in less than a week after

that phone call. I only received one size, but was given the chance to order

the other size at a discount.

Jaquita

From: skedi1@...

Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 09:46:22 -0700

Subject: Rechargeables

Hi,

Just wondering about the rechargeables for the N5.

Did everyone who got the N5 before the rechargeables were approved get theirs by

now? And do the ones like me who will be implanted with the N5 get the

rechargeables right away or do they wait till everyone else is caught up? And do

you get both sizes of rechargeables? I saw that there were two sizes. I'm

assuming, since the FDA approval for the rechargeables, that all newly implanted

N5 receipients will automatically get them in the kit/goodie box.

I absolutely love using the rechargeables. Every night I put them in the

recharger and alternate the batteries. I am looking forward to when the FM

system would be ready for it. I can use the Freedom MicroLink receiver for the

FM I use, but I also have the MicroMLxS receiver for the HA, too. I still have

another MicroLinkMLxS (when I fitted for FMs I had two HAs and the audie was

hoping that it would work with my hearing loss, but I was not picking up

anything in one ear (now implanted). So here's yet another question: What

adaptors can I use if there is one to work with the N5 till they have a FM

receiver for it??

Oh, and another question this time about the drying capsules...are they only to

be used with the N5? Can the briks still be used? Is there a different dry and

store thingy? I use them for the HA in the unimplanted ear for now. I do have

some hearing in it, but I really don't hear much difference with both on except

for volume. When I put in the HA alone, I'm not hearing very well with it. (I

know, it's probably a dumb question, but it's still nice to know.)

I was googling at Amazon.com ad they have the dry briks at $11 for a six-pack.

Not bad when you consider that Cochlear's Online Store sells them for $10 for a

three pack. That's almost double your money's value.

Thanks so much,

Shari in WI

[Guest guest]

Shari,

Holly had her first surgery in December and got her rechargeable batteries

quite awhile ago. Her second surgery was in July and she got rechargeables in

her goodie box. She really loves those batteries.

>

> Hi,

>  

> Just wondering about the rechargeables for the N5.

>  

> Did everyone who got the N5 before the rechargeables were approved get theirs

by now? And do the ones like me who will be implanted with the N5 get the

rechargeables right away or do they wait till everyone else is caught up? And do

you get both sizes of rechargeables? I saw that there were two sizes. I'm

assuming, since the FDA approval for the rechargeables, that all newly implanted

N5 receipients will automatically get them in the kit/goodie box.  

>  

> I absolutely love using the rechargeables. Every night I put them in the

recharger and alternate the batteries. I am looking forward to when the FM

system would be ready for it. I can use the Freedom MicroLink receiver for the

FM I use, but I also have the MicroMLxS receiver for the HA, too. I still have

another MicroLinkMLxS (when I fitted for FMs I had two HAs and the audie was

hoping that it would work with my hearing loss, but I was not picking up

anything in one ear (now implanted). So here's yet another question: What

adaptors can I use if there is one to work with the N5 till they have a FM

receiver for it??

>  

> Oh, and another question this time about the drying capsules...are they only

to be used with the N5? Can the briks still be used? Is there a different dry

and store thingy?  I use them for the HA in the unimplanted ear for now. I do

have some hearing in it, but I really don't hear much difference with both on

except for volume. When I put in the HA alone, I'm not hearing very well with

it. (I know, it's probably a dumb question, but it's still nice to know.)

>  

> I was googling at Amazon.com ad they have the dry briks at $11 for a six-pack.

Not bad when you consider that Cochlear's Online Store sells them for $10 for a

three pack. That's almost double your money's value.

>  

> Thanks so much,

> Shari in WI

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