& cord length

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Don't order the cord yet. You'll get 2 with your 3G, and as long as

one hasn't been opened, you can return it for a longer one. One cord is

short, and the other is shorter. Audi can measure and figure out which

of the shorter cords you need, and then you call Cochlear and order the

long one and tell them you'll be returning a short one in its place.

They will send you the long cord, and a pick up slip that you put on an

envelope and mail back to them.

I'm just a wealth of information. While in Michigan this week doing

implant testing I told a woman about the longer cord. She had NO idea it

existed, and said she hates driving because she can't hear her kids. I'm

thinking, " This is NOT a bad thing!! Who wants to hear 'gimme that'

'Mom, Jimmy bit me' and so forth. Anyway, told her about the longer

cord, which I use when driving with the windows down, or when I want to

listen to a passenger and so forth.

The Microlink is a great system, and it just hooks into the bottom of

the 3G. Incredible for something so small. And it was MADE to work with

the 3G. 's suggestion of the Sound system is also a good

one. Listen to him - well, maybe NOT in all things. But the

system impressed me when I tried it out.

Can't wait to read how your first mapping goes.

Nucleus Volunteer

Post lingual - Auto Immune disorder

Subject: Re: cord length for

,

I've decided to order an 11 inch cord for times when I'm riding in the

car

with family or friends. My left ear will be implanted and the added cord

length (as you said) would allow me to hear better in a noisy environment

when people are standing/sitting to my right.

I'm also going to take a look at the Microlink system you mentioned. That

sounds (no pun intended <grin>) like it would work perfectly for me at

school this fall as it would eliminate my having to carry a separate

transmitter, receiver, batteries and extra microphones.

Implanted: 12/22/04

Activation date: 1/18/05 (3 days and counting!)