Using the phone before & after the implant

[Guest guest]

Before I got my CI, I hadn't used a phone since 1997. Now I make all the phone

calls I wish because I hear everything.

Happy Hearing!

Carol

Boca Raton, FL

N24C 3G left ear -12/11/01

N Freedom- right ear- implanted 3/01/06 activated 4/6/06

Using the phone before & after the implant

Hi,

Were some of you able to use the phone after getting a CI but weren't

able to do so before you had one ?

[Guest guest]

I used the phone, but didn't like to, because I only heard about 50%, at

best. Now I hear everything...and am gaining confidence every time I make a

phone call...it's so easy!

http://stereophonicbionic.blogspot.com/

On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 8:42 PM, Carol <carol@...> wrote:

> Before I got my CI, I hadn't used a phone since 1997. Now I make all the

> phone calls I wish because I hear everything.

> Happy Hearing!

> Carol

> Boca Raton, FL

> N24C 3G left ear -12/11/01

> N Freedom- right ear- implanted 3/01/06 activated 4/6/06

> Using the phone before & after the implant

>

> Hi,

>

> Were some of you able to use the phone after getting a CI but weren't

> able to do so before you had one ?

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Dan,

Before my CI, I hated the phone. It was such an ordeal to hear on

it. I really didn't have the speech distinction needed for the phone

so I only talked to close friends or family members when I had to so

not very often. I would grip the receiver with a death grip as if that

would help me hear and understand the other person on the phone. My

siblings used to get a kick out of how sweaty the receiver and I would

become after a short phone call. Since hook up day, 6 years ago, I've

come a long way with the phone. It took me a long time to pick up the

phone and talk to someone once my CI was hooked up. The Fall after

my hook up, I decided I was going to start conquering the phone and I

called each of my 8 siblings on their birtdays and surprised them with

a happy birthday greeting. My dad got such a kick out of my first

phone call to one of my brothers. I was sooo proud when I hung up. He

said to me, " You know, Patti, most people don't call long distance just

to say hi and then spend the rest of the time in silence with a happy

look on their face. " I couldn't help it. I had blown my brother away

by calling him and it was just sooo good to hear his voice on the

phone. I'm still not a phone person but I can answer it and do very

well with those who know me and last week I was very surprised to find

out that I also do very well with total strangers on the phone even

calling the oil company to order a refill with no problems at all.

Have a great day!

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!)

>

> Hi,

>

> Were some of you able to use the phone after getting a CI but weren't

> able to do so before you had one ?

>

[Guest guest]

Dan,

I was using the phone prior to getting the CI, but should not have been. I

missed quite a bit and it was very frustrating (and this was with 2 ears

using the Phonak Microlink FM system). After getting the CI, I was able to

use the phone right away with my t-coil. In fact, I listened to some voice

messages the night of activation. I was talking on the phone during the

first week.

Lynn

Fairhope, AL

Nucleus Freedom

Surgery date 9/6/06

Activation date 9/27/06

Using the phone before & after the implant

Hi,

Were some of you able to use the phone after getting a CI but weren't able

to do so before you had one ?

[Guest guest]

Hello,

Prior to getting my CI about 2 years ago, I used my VERY poweful

hearing aid on the other ear to use the phone. It was a HUGE

struggle. I now use my " CI ear " for the phone and it is no longer a

struggle. Prior to getting the CI, my " CI ear " was unable to ever use

the phone.

It did take several months for the " CI ear " to gain the understanding

to use the phone, but now it is fine.

Regards,

Jim S.

>

> Hi,

>

> Were some of you able to use the phone after getting a CI but weren't

> able to do so before you had one ?

>

[Guest guest]

I hated the phone as a teenager. I guessed at most of what was being said. My

washing machine broke yesterday and I called a stranger to get it repaired. That

is something I would never have done before. No problem. I am now 51 years old.

I still have problems with someone speaking too fast.

Sharon Myers

Bilateral CI user

Posted by: " hhissues " HHIssues@... hhissues

Hi,

Were some of you able to use the phone after getting a CI but weren't

able to do so before you had one ?

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[Guest guest]

I couldn't use the phone before I received my CI. I depended on a CapTel

phone. Now I use the regular phone. However, some days are better than

others. I was implanted in September 2007 and turned on in October 2007.

Nina

Using the phone before & after the implant

> Hi,

>

> Were some of you able to use the phone after getting a CI but weren't

> able to do so before you had one ?

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I used the regular phone with my hearing aid for years...but with very

little success...I preferred to only talk to people I knew, and even then my

success rate wasn't very high. With the CI I can pretty much talk to anyone

and I get nearly all of what is said....and that's just at three months

after activation (implanted Nov. 5th, activated Nov. 20th, 2007 )

Bilateral AB User

On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 7:02 AM, Nina <cipalm@...> wrote:

> I couldn't use the phone before I received my CI. I depended on a CapTel

>

> phone. Now I use the regular phone. However, some days are better than

> others. I was implanted in September 2007 and turned on in October 2007.

>

> Nina

> Using the phone before & after the implant

>

> > Hi,

> >

> > Were some of you able to use the phone after getting a CI but weren't

> > able to do so before you had one ?

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Before CIs, I used a (two line) Captel at home and a chair pad loop

at the office. That allowed me to use both induction coils in my

hearing aids. I got to the point where the " stereo " did not work at

the office and I got the two line captel for the office as well. That

was a sign I needed a CI as my comprehension had been gradually

dropping as I got older - some would say my warranty had " expired "

like when I had to start using reading glasses! <G>

The Captel at the office was a big help after my first implant while

waiting for activation/rehab last summer. I had the analog lines on

a month to month contract, so I had flexibility. I did use some real

time transcription for some conference calls I had to participate in.

After 4 or 5 months, I got rid of the two line captel and use the

regular phone at the office.

I think somewhere else you asked about time btwn implant and

activation - one week for me.

Neely, Dallas Texas

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> I couldn't use the phone before I received my CI. I depended on a

CapTel

> phone. Now I use the regular phone. However, some days are better

than

> others. I was implanted in September 2007 and turned on in October

2007.

>

> Nina

> Using the phone before & after the implant

>

> > Hi,

> >

> > Were some of you able to use the phone after getting a CI but

weren't

> > able to do so before you had one ?

> >