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Hi Sheila:

I was activated with my second CI about 4.5 years ago. You are experiencing

something that happened to me, although not quite so quickly. In my first

week, I just noticed that I did not like how things sounded thru the

original CI alone, but over the next few weeks and months I had to keep

adjusting my threshold (T) and comfort (C ) levels on the maps on the

original CI downward. I continue to need to do this yet to this day but not

so often (every 6-8 months). Meanwhile I was INCREASING the levels on the

newly implanted ear as it " grew " into CI hearing.

There is a certain amount of " balancing " that needs to take place. I found

it helpful to try my best to keep the loudness levels equal as my individual

maps were created in each CI ear. If you think about it, your original CI

was probably doing all the work before the second ear joined for the fun!

I am hopeful things settle down for you soon, but I would keep a journal and

report your findings to your audiologist.

Welcome to bilateral hearing!!

Warmly, Carol in WI

Hi all, My second CI was activated last Thursday, my first is almost 2 yrs

old. I was instructed

to use just the new one, except in " case of emergency " . I was in a

restaurant and hubby left

me alone. The host chose that moment to speak to me, of course I couldn't

understand him

w/just my new CI. I thought I'd turn my old one on, also, just to be able to

hear and respond

to him. When I turned it on the sound was extremely loud, it almost sounded

as if I was just

being activated, with loud bells, etc. I had to turn it off immediately. I

thought maybe the old

one needs to be programmed " with " the new one, or something.

Then yesterday I had some phone calls to make. I thought I'd turn new one

off and use the

old one. When I did that- same thing. I tried to adjust for several minutes,

turned the

settings down, etc. Every small sound was VERY loud. I finally gave up and

turned the old one

off again. Has this happened to anyone else? Can anyone explain why? Thanks

for any help-

Sheila in MI