Guest guest Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 On Tuesday I was activated and became the first person in the United States to have Bilateral Hybrid CI's!! Activation went smoothly and having been through it was pretty routine, the one difference from the first time being we did not go CI only but just activated from 500 to 7500 on the array. The other big difference was I was able to understand speech immediately albeit with poor quality (to be expected). This was my " good " ear so my expectations are very high. I'm supposed to just use the Right implant as much as feasible for the first month or so to maximize the stimulation. Again not doing great but I am able to use my DAI/Bluetooth and speak on the phone already. I can hold a one on one conversation but in groups at work I'm going bilateral which is Loud, not bad loud but wow I hear everything loud.. Now I just need to keep working, listen to pod casts and get some books on tapes. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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