and HA

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Hi again :

I saw your post " Just recently I've noticed how nicely the sound of the

DigiFocus II combines with my CI. Today I jokingly told audi that I felt like I

was 15 years old again because I could hear binaurally for the first time in 20

years. LOL! "

I also wore my transposition HA (it crunched high pitch sounds down to where I

had hearing) with my CI for a number of years prior to receiving my second

implant. I could always tell when the HA batteries went out becuase there was a

sudden change in how things sounded (flat, less full) and that I would have to

listen harder. Music sounded terrible with just the CI compared to with both CI

and HA.

You are just discovering what many of us have already discovered - binaural

hearing is usually better. I do recall in the beginning the HA seemed to

overwhelm the CI in noise - but we quickly adjusted the HA settings and I wore

both the CI and HA at lower settings than when worn alone.

I enjoy reading your posts! You are making wonderful progress!

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Carol in WI