Guest guest Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 , so GOOD to hear from you! I'm glad the Freedom is doing great! Keep with the updates! I love 'em! HUGS P Frederick, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 P., It feels GREAT to be back on the list again! I really missed you guys! <hugs> I plan to keep a CI journal regarding my bilateral activation, so stay tuned for further updates. 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 March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 , You can ehar me now...in stereo! What a thrill it has to be. Oh yes a thrill to hear me. LOL So interesting how the two initial experiences differ yet both have been good ones. Now get caught with emails and dump some lists so I dont have to wait a week or a month to get replies. LOL (rumples Tigger's ears since would not want hers rumpled!) *---* *---* *---* *---* *---* Who yelled, " Coming are the British? " Reverse & 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 March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 , How's this for a quick reply? LOL! To make this list related, I haven't forgotten about helping you obtain bilaterals. I plan to talk to my audi next week. Please feel free to send me an e-mail reminder if you wish. <smile> 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 March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 hi , I thought I would jump in here and say I also love my Freedom! I am also looking forward to the Freedom becoming available for the n24C. I have also noticed more clarity in music with bilateral hearing. I have also been able to hear much better in crowds, restaurants, and while sitting in the back of a car. I know our experience will get better. What a blessing! Larry Bilateral Activation > Hi everyone, > > As promised... <smile> > > When my audi first turned on the Freedom, one of the things that > immediately > struck me was how much different speech sounded compared to my first CI > activation. When my N24C was activated, speech sounded metallic. When the > Freedom was activated, speech sounded very high pitched and as if my audi > swallowed helium. I did not have speech recognition the first day. > However, > I started to understand some speech about a week following activation. > > It was wonderful being able to hear binaurally. These past few weeks have > been amazing -- especially when it comes to traveling indoors and > outdoors. > Music listening listening has also taken on an entirely new dimension in > that I am now able to appreciate the finer details of music as well as the > bass and treble qualities it has. Music lyrics are 90% understandable to > me > even with background instrumentals, I should emphasize that this is with > familiar music. I haven't experimented with unfamiliar vocal pieces or > songs > as of yet. However, once I do, I will report on my experience. > > These past few weeks have been amazing!! I'm loving my " Freedom " and can't > wait until the day it is released for the N24C!! > <smile> > > > > 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 March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 (scribbles off a reminder and sends to via private courier) *---* *---* *---* *---* *---* Santa Claus has the right idea ... Visit people only once a year. -- Victor Borge & 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 March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 , Interesting how our initial experiences with similar CIs can be so different. For the Freedom it was high pitch for you and it was low pitch, basey for me. Your first CI was metallic whereas I only recall hearing unrecognizeable noises and could not recognize speech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Hi ! I really enjoyed reading your post about going bilateral. I don't know what that is like so I really enjoy when people post their experiences about hearing out of both sides of their heads. I'm thrilled that the Freedom is working out so well for you! Continued success to you! Patti Surgery Day 11/25/02 (What A Day!) Hook Up Day BWP 1/2/03 (A Happy Day!) 3G 1/31/03 (An Even Happier Day!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Hi, I think it depends on the clinic. Some do and some don't. My clinic has let me use both CIs from the beginning. One is over 5 years old, the other was activated in early December. Your audiologist would probably be the best person to ask. e > > Hi, > When they activate the newly implanted CI for the first time do they > turn off the other CI for a length of time? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 My audi asked me to turn off my first CI during the activation of my second CI. This allowed her to determine how well I could understand speech with the second CI. It also gave me a chance to compare the sound quality between the first and second CI. Once my T and C levels were set for the second CI and my audi learned that I could not understand speech with my second CI, I was permitted to turn on the first CI (which also allowed me to tell if both CIs sounded balanced). From that day on, my CI audi encouraged me to use both CIs together, but to also practice with the second CI alone from time to time so that I could develop my speech understanding. 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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