I've got a date...

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It's set.  It's official...  My surgery date is for April 1.  No joke and no

foolin you.  I actually said are you Serious?  on April fools day?

Have a great day!

Debbie Cole

From: <HHIssues@...>

Subject: Re: re Dan: Nucleus 5 upgrade

Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 10:31 AM

 

,

Best of luck with your surgery as well! Do come on over to the group afterwards

and let us know how you're doing.

Dan

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> > > I upgraded to the Nucleus 5 last month and love it.

> > I've been bilateral since late 2008 with a N24 with a

> > Freedom processor and Freedom ear that now has the Nucleus 5

> > upgrade. The younger ci ear is my more challenged ci ear as

> > it had been deaf for 54 years before getting it's ci.

> > That ear has come a long ways since it's

> > " vibrating " activation but still lags behind

> > it's older sister ear that has 20 years of ci

> > experience. It is just taking longer to reach it's

> > potential.

> >

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> >

> > > I'm explaining my background as I feel it is

> > important when it comes to my Nucleus 5 upgrade. I really

> > like the microphone clarity of the Nucleus 5. This is

> > probably the biggest aspect of the Nucleus 5 for me as

> > clarity is probably more critical for that ear than for the

> > older, more experienced ci ear. I feel that I am hearing

> > better with my Nucleus 5 in that young ear than I did with

> > the Freedom processor.

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> >

> > > What else do I like about my Nucleus 5 upgrade? Lots

> > of things. I love the fact that I can control the amount of

> > telecoil and microphone in each program slot. It is easier

> > to access the telecoil both on the processor and on the

> > remote than it is for the Freedom. I have the advanced user

> > interface, which allows me to increase or decrease

> > sensitivity( your ci audi can enable either sensitivity or

> > volume) on the processor without using the remote. So, if I

> > don't have my remote with me, such as when I'm out

> > farming this spring, I can change sensitivity on the

> > processor. I like the auto shut, which means that my

> > processor will shut itself off after 2 minutes if it it not

> > on my head. This will help me save batteries as occasionally

> > on the Freedom, I forget to turn the processor off. I like

> > the slimmer and thinner size and the battery orientation,

> > which makes it easy to change batteries. The remote control

> > is easy to use. I like the " zoom " feature, which

> > acts

> >

> > > as a super directional add-on to any program I'm

> > on and helps in noisy environments. I do wish that I could

> > access that quicker on the remote and also on the processor

> > and hopefully that will change in the future. I love to

> > decorate my processors and bought several covers for the

> > Nucleus 5, which is just a fun thing. I can hardly wait for

> > when rechargeable batteries become available. I get 24-26

> > hours of battery life on 2 batteries on the Nucleus 5 and

> > get around 32 hours of battery life on 3 batteries on my

> > Freedom. So, I am very happy with my Nucleus 5.

> >

> > >

> >

> > > I wish that the Nucleus 5 was not so expensive and

> > that everyone's insurance would cover an upgrade.

> > Cochlear implant recipients upgrade to help improve their ci

> > skills not for the cosmetic improvements in a processor.

> > Unfortunately, the reality is that most people will probably

> > have to pay for their Nucleus 5 upgrade themselves. I am

> > thankful that there is CareCredit available to help spread

> > out the payments of the Nucleus 5.

> >

> > >

> >

> > > I wish you well in your decision regarding upgrading

> > to the Nucleus 5 Dan. I'm sure for many it all comes

> > down to the cost.

> >

> > >

> >

> > > with double ci joy,

> >

> > > Margo

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