Guest guest Posted January 12, 2005 Report Posted January 12, 2005 Congratulations, Tom. It is an exciting day and we never know what to expect from our own emotions. It’s a noisy world isn’t it? <smile> Enjoy your special day. Alice _____ From: forensictom2003 [mailto:forensictom2003@...] Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 2:37 PM Subject: My Activation Day Hi Everyone! Today was my activation day! WOW! It sure was an emotional day even though I told myself I was not gonna cry!! First my audie did the usual listening for tones and checking for lowest levels and the highest I was comfortable with. Then it was complete silence then NOISE!!! I couldn't believe it! My body was sweating and my heartbeat must have gone a million miles per hour! I was not prepared for the rush of sound and emotion that came with it. This was before anyone spoke cuz I was getting used to the background noise (fans etc). Everything, including voices sound all different to me so far. I have to get used to the delay between spoken voice and when I actually hear it. Hopefully my brain will be able to process a little bit better as time goes on as I'm not used to a delay when I wore a hearing aid. My wife and son and I went out for lunch afterwards then I was like Number 5 from Short Circuit.... More Input!!!! I went on a frenzy hooking up anything I could get my hands on.... an MP3 player, stereo hooked up to the TV, telephone (just to hear the dial tone) and others. I'm just trying to try different things for the first time. (And avoid the background noise which I need to get used to). Hopefully with time the background noise (even if its just a fan or a fridge) won't be too overwhelming! All in all its been a interesting experience. It should be interesting tomorrow as I work in a lab with lots of instrumentation and fans and alarms etc. Well, enough babbling about everything, but just wanted to mention what my experience was and that I survived the first few hours of activation!! Tom Activated a few hours ago, N24C Quote
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2005 Report Posted January 12, 2005 Tom, Congratulations on your activation! Have fun enjoying all of those new sounds!! Implanted: 12/22/04 Activation date: 1/18/05 (6 days and counting!) Deafblind/Postlingual BTE hearing aid user 19 years Severe-profound hearing loss 9 1/2 years Quote
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2005 Report Posted January 12, 2005 Congratulations, Tom! It will get better with time! I can't wait to hear all your subsequent experiences with the CI! activated 12/8 Quote
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Posted January 13, 2005 Tom, congrats on your activation day. I remember mine activation over 3 years ago and it is indeed a very emotional day.. no matter what you are or aren't hearing. I must admit, even though I had good hearing results right from the start, it was a super noisy world for the first few weeks.. very loud. I even scared myself walking through the house and hearing floorboards creak then laughing at when I realized what the noise was. I think it took me a good month or two to really adjust to the loudness of the world, then things kind of settled in to more tolerable levels.. Now, over 3 years later.. not much bothers me noisewise. It will take some patience, but you'll get there. Please let us know how you made out your first day at work. Best wishes for smooth adjustments to the hearing world. Warm Regards, Silly MI In , " forensictom2003 " <forensictom2003@y...> wrote: > > Hi Everyone! > > Today was my activation day! WOW! It sure was an emotional day even > though I told myself I was not gonna cry!! First my audie did the > usual listening for tones and checking for lowest levels and the > highest I was comfortable with. Then it was complete silence then > NOISE!!! I couldn't believe it! > > Tom > Activated a few hours ago, N24C Quote
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2005 Report Posted May 13, 2005 So THAT'S what a miracle sounds like! , That was a wonderful description of your hook-up experience. I am so excited for you, and for me, too. Mine is two weeks from today, and I vaccilate between elation and trepidation all the time. It is so encouraging to read stories like yours. Thank you for sharing this, and good luck along your pathway to hearing. Hugs, Marcy Quote
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2005 Report Posted May 14, 2005 - I cannot BEGIN to tell you what reading this post, as well as your follow-on one regarding your journey to the maze that is Wal-Mart (bows to retail gods) did for me - I was quite literally teary-eyed reading about your experiences hearing your children. often says he wants the first thing I hear upon activation to be (my oldest - 3 and a half years old) saying, " I love you Mom " - which says ALL THE TIME... with such emotion and sincerity in his face that I can only imagine what it sounds like in his sweet voice. Thank you for this - bless you!!! Cat =^..^= My name is a - but I go by Cat ) =^..^= Born sensorineurally profoundly deaf in 1977, two BTEs since 1980 CI Candidate, along with (born 11/11/2004, severe hearing loss) -- My activation day So THAT'S what a miracle sounds like! Quote
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Posted July 24, 2006 Larry, So happy for you that you had such a nice beginning this time round! Quote
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Posted July 24, 2006 Larry - You're entitled to toot your own horn with such great results!! Rosemary in California N24 11/99 >From: " larry wilson " <lwilson005@...> >Reply- >< > >Subject: my activation day >Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:12:13 -0500 > >Hello Everyone, > Today was my activation day for my Freedom implant. It was much >better than the second time around and I had speech understanding >immediately and was able to carry on a conversation with my audiologist, >Mark Everingham, and my family. I went to see my darling Sharon at the >nursing home and listened to a CD. The music sounded very clean and >wonderful with both implants. After coming home I used the telephone >successfully with my Freedom. I'm sorry if I'm blowing my own horn, but >I'm so full of joy! Larry > > Quote
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Posted July 24, 2006 Congratulation on your activation and I am glad you can hear better now. Do you have one for each ear? I am planning to get another CI for my left ear. -- my activation day >Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:12:13 -0500 > >Hello Everyone, > Today was my activation day for my Freedom implant. It was much >better than the second time around and I had speech understanding >immediately and was able to carry on a conversation with my audiologist, >Mark Everingham, and my family. I went to see my darling Sharon at the >nursing home and listened to a CD. The music sounded very clean and >wonderful with both implants. After coming home I used the telephone >successfully with my Freedom. I'm sorry if I'm blowing my own horn, but >I'm so full of joy! Larry > > Quote
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Posted July 24, 2006 Larry you have every right to blow your own horn and we all love hearing those CI activation stories. Keep it coming. Connie larry wilson <lwilson005@...> wrote: Hello Everyone, Today was my activation day for my Freedom implant. It was much better than the second time around and I had speech understanding immediately and was able to carry on a conversation with my audiologist, Mark Everingham, and my family. I went to see my darling Sharon at the nursing home and listened to a CD. The music sounded very clean and wonderful with both implants. After coming home I used the telephone successfully with my Freedom. I'm sorry if I'm blowing my own horn, but I'm so full of joy! Larry Quote
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Posted July 24, 2006 The implant on my right side, Freedom, was the one I had activated. I was very successful with the 3G on the left side. Larry my activation day > >>Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:12:13 -0500 > >> > >>Hello Everyone, > >> Today was my activation day for my Freedom implant. It was much > >>better than the second time around and I had speech understanding > >>immediately and was able to carry on a conversation with my audiologist, > >>Mark Everingham, and my family. I went to see my darling Sharon at the > >>nursing home and listened to a CD. The music sounded very clean and > >>wonderful with both implants. After coming home I used the telephone > >>successfully with my Freedom. I'm sorry if I'm blowing my own horn, but > >>I'm so full of joy! Larry > >> > >> Quote
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Posted July 24, 2006 Congratulations, Larry. You deserved this. I'm glad you had such a special day and look forward to reading more from you. This must have been a special day for Sharon too. Alice http://www..com > > Hello Everyone, > Today was my activation day for my Freedom implant. It was much better than the second time around and I had speech understanding immediately and was able to carry on a conversation with my audiologist, Mark Everingham, and my family. Quote
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Posted July 24, 2006 Thats excellent news, Larry. I'm glad you chose IMO, the sensible and non litigious way out of the problem. The legal route could have dragged on for years with no one wanting to take responsibility. Common sense prevails.....sometimes :-). Ted F. > > Hello Everyone, > Today was my activation day for my Freedom implant. It was much >better than the second time around and I had speech understanding >immediately and was able to carry on a conversation with my >audiologist, Mark Everingham, and my family. I went to see my darling >Sharon at the nursing home and listened to a CD. The music sounded >very clean and wonderful with both implants. After coming home I used >the telephone successfully with my Freedom. I'm sorry if I'm blowing >my own horn, but I'm so full of joy! Larry Quote
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2006 Report Posted July 25, 2006 good morning, Alice, Thank you and everyone else for the support. I will go for further mappings next week. My audiologist said he had never heard of a surgeon not providing an indention for a person's implant, but that is precisely what happened to me. I also asked him about my four consecutive days of constant hiccups and dehydration and he told me it was the result of the anesthesia. I am so happy the pain is over and I can look forward to better hearing. For some reason, I am not panicky about the booth test. have a rewarding day Larry Re: my activation day > Congratulations, Larry. You deserved this. I'm glad you had such a > special day and look forward to reading more from you. This must have > been a special day for Sharon too. > > Alice > http://www..com > > > >> >> Hello Everyone, >> Today was my activation day for my Freedom implant. It was much > better than the second time around and I had speech understanding > immediately and was able to carry on a conversation with my > audiologist, Mark Everingham, and my family. > > > > > > Quote
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2006 Report Posted July 25, 2006 Larry, Go ahead and play a symphony! Such good news! Congratulations! ___________________________ A.Weinzapfel PURCHASING DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA 812.464.1848 JWEINZAP@... ________________________________ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of larry wilson Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 4:12 PM Subject: my activation day Hello Everyone, Today was my activation day for my Freedom implant. It was much better than the second time around and I had speech understanding immediately and was able to carry on a conversation with my audiologist, Mark Everingham, and my family. I went to see my darling Sharon at the nursing home and listened to a CD. The music sounded very clean and wonderful with both implants. After coming home I used the telephone successfully with my Freedom. I'm sorry if I'm blowing my own horn, but I'm so full of joy! Larry Quote
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2006 Report Posted July 25, 2006 Congratulations, Larry! That is great to hear that your activation is turning out real well for you! Kent --Mekutochi Left Ear -- Cochlear Nucleus Freedom Implanted: August 15, 2005 Activated: August 23, 2005 Right Ear -- Pending --------------------------------- Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free. Quote
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