Snoopy's Freedom Activation Report

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You go girl! This was a great report just packed with the

information that many of the list readers are interested in. Thanks

for sending it.

Alice

http://www..com

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> Hi Leila. I am a bilateral Nucleus CI user and have just upgraded

to the Freedoms 3 weeks ago. I use both the rechargeable and

disposable batteries.. For me, The rechargeable batteries last 20- 24

hours per battery depending on what side it is. The disposable is now

entering its 32nd hour of use. I am guessing that it will be any

where from another 10- 16 hours of use before I will have to change

them. I will be using the disposable this week and next week as I

will be going on vacation and I don't want to have to think about

bringing my charger with me. Just a pack of batteries for the week

will do. But I think for the most part I will rely on the

rechargeables because I know I can get close to 2 full days on it.

(12 hour days) But that may not be the norm for every body that has

the Freedom. The rechargeable batteries just came out with the

upgrades late Sept so we are just started using them so I do not know

what the average life span is yet. But I am sure that the N24 users

will be posting about the battery life. I do know that they are

liking the convenience of sliding them in to the processors. It just

takes seconds!!!

> The nice thing I like about my Freedom is that I have 4 awesome

programs to choose from depending on the environment that I am in. I

use the ADRO program for half of the shift like from 3 to 7 then I

can switch to my open program. This is the program that does not have

any gimmicks or any bells or whistles if you will. from 7 to 11. I

work in a very noisy setting on an Alzheimer's unit in a nursing

home. I also use my Whisper program while watching TV at home. I

have not used my BEAM program yet... but am hoping to try that on my

vacation next week. I go back and forth between the open and ADRO

programs.

>

> One more thing and Ill get off my soap box .. I did try my 3G the

other day.. It is just not the same any more. The Freedom is just

crisper and clearer!!!!!

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> Sorry this is long.

>

> Snoopy

> bilateral Nucleus CIs

> Freedoms 10/26/06

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[Guest guest]

I went back yesterday and got my Highs toned down just a bit to get out the

echoes and the reverbations out of my head. Now Everything is JUST perfect!!!

Couldn't ask for more... Snoopy.

Snoopy's Freedom Activation Report

You go girl! This was a great report just packed with the

information that many of the list readers are interested in. Thanks

for sending it.

Alice

http://www..com<http://www..com/>

>

> Hi Leila. I am a bilateral Nucleus CI user and have just upgraded

to the Freedoms 3 weeks ago. I use both the rechargeable and

disposable batteries.. For me, The rechargeable batteries last 20- 24

hours per battery depending on what side it is. The disposable is now

entering its 32nd hour of use. I am guessing that it will be any

where from another 10- 16 hours of use before I will have to change

them. I will be using the disposable this week and next week as I

will be going on vacation and I don't want to have to think about

bringing my charger with me. Just a pack of batteries for the week

will do. But I think for the most part I will rely on the

rechargeables because I know I can get close to 2 full days on it.

(12 hour days) But that may not be the norm for every body that has

the Freedom. The rechargeable batteries just came out with the

upgrades late Sept so we are just started using them so I do not know

what the average life span is yet. But I am sure that the N24 users

will be posting about the battery life. I do know that they are

liking the convenience of sliding them in to the processors. It just

takes seconds!!!

> The nice thing I like about my Freedom is that I have 4 awesome

programs to choose from depending on the environment that I am in. I

use the ADRO program for half of the shift like from 3 to 7 then I

can switch to my open program. This is the program that does not have

any gimmicks or any bells or whistles if you will. from 7 to 11. I

work in a very noisy setting on an Alzheimer's unit in a nursing

home. I also use my Whisper program while watching TV at home. I

have not used my BEAM program yet... but am hoping to try that on my

vacation next week. I go back and forth between the open and ADRO

programs.

>

> One more thing and Ill get off my soap box .. I did try my 3G the

other day.. It is just not the same any more. The Freedom is just

crisper and clearer!!!!!

>

> Sorry this is long.

>

> Snoopy

> bilateral Nucleus CIs

> Freedoms 10/26/06

>

>

>

>

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Hi Snoopy!

Thanks so much for sharing your experience with upgrading to the

Freedom. Hmmm, the 3G now sounds weak to you. I am thinking about

keeping my 3G as a back up and trading in my body worn processor

since it has become an exspensive paperweight over the years. I

really enjoy reading all the posts from those who have upgraded. I

am really happy, for you, that it's going so well. I am looking

forward to getting my own upgrade especially to have more options of

programs at work; but it's been such a slow process in getting the

order in. At this date, it's still not ordered. I got the ball

rolling way back in early September. It was 3 weeks before I found

out that my audie and ENT are no longer with my CI Clinic. They are

not even in Pennsylvania anymore. And now there is an inexperienced

audie there who up until this week has refused to do the insurance

work for me; like my other audie always did. She insisted I order it

myself and do the insurance part myself too. I had to talk to

several Cochlear representatives on the phone and by email and got

sent the wrong info at one point on what to do; but now thanks to a

tip from , I got great advice from Cheryl Pickett

(sp?), at Cochlear, and she put me in touch with the PA insurance

liassion for Cochlear. Whew it seemed like I was doing emails.

paperwork or phone calls everyday for two weeks straight to get this

process started and to find my original ENT and audie. Sadly my

audie left the business and my ENT transferred to a new state with

no notice to patients. Things are finally going smoother I think.

(PA Insurance liasson for Cochlear)has been working

with me and telling me what to do. And my audie is finally

agreeable to filling out a form that I can't do without her. And

for all of you who are wondering why I don't just find another CI

Center: Well this one is the closest to my home and I'd rather not

go too much further into the city (Philiadelphia) than I have to.

Hopefully, mine will be ordered sometime in the foreseeable future

and hopefully my insurance will cover it.

Keep those Upgrade stories coming!!!!

Patti

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