Guest guest Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Joe, For many people, when they are first activated, it might sound like Duck. For me, it sounded like Alvin and the Chipmunks. However, that doesn’t last. Since we are hearing electronically with a CI, it takes a while for our brain to adjust to the sounds. For post lingual people, like you and I, who hearing prior to receiving a CI, this happens pretty quickly. When I was first activated, although it sounded really strange, I was able to understand the spoken word which I had not been able to do for a while. I had sudden deafness and was unable to hear for a number of years. Before I knew it, Alvin disappeared and I was able to hear normally. If you have a support group in your area, I would encourage you to attend. I did and it was invaluable for me. Now, I run that same support group. Happy Hearing! Carol Boca Raton, FL Cochlear America Nucleus 24C - left ear - Sprint 12/11/01 then 3G then upgraded to Freedom on 2/19/08 Cochlear America Freedom right ear -implanted 3/01/06 - activated 4/06/06 From: Joe Nadeau Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 11:32 PM Cc: rver0347 Subject: Re: Progress Hi: I am new to this group and am in the initial process of considering CI in one or both ears. I have 40% recrimination in both ears and have been told I have profound hearing loss in both ears. I have been wearing HA for about 15 years. I have been told by my audi that most hearing with CI would sound like Ducks??? Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks, Joe __________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Carol,  When you say normally do you mean that voices sound the same to you as before your sudden deafness? What about music? Does vocals sound the same? I have had my left ci almost 4 years and my right ci almost 2 years and I am definitely more " normalized " but I dont think I would say it sounds " normal " ? Also music is still hard for me. Instruments alone are ok but when the singing starts the singing always sounds like " alvin and the chipmunks " .  Thanks Lori From: Carol <carol@...> Subject: Joe Nadeau Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 6:59 AM  Joe, For many people, when they are first activated, it might sound like Duck. For me, it sounded like Alvin and the Chipmunks. However, that doesn’t last. Since we are hearing electronically with a CI, it takes a while for our brain to adjust to the sounds. For post lingual people, like you and I, who hearing prior to receiving a CI, this happens pretty quickly. When I was first activated, although it sounded really strange, I was able to understand the spoken word which I had not been able to do for a while. I had sudden deafness and was unable to hear for a number of years. Before I knew it, Alvin disappeared and I was able to hear normally. If you have a support group in your area, I would encourage you to attend. I did and it was invaluable for me. Now, I run that same support group. Happy Hearing! Carol Boca Raton, FL Cochlear America Nucleus 24C - left ear - Sprint 12/11/01 then 3G then upgraded to Freedom on 2/19/08 Cochlear America Freedom right ear -implanted 3/01/06 - activated 4/06/06 From: Joe Nadeau Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 11:32 PM Cc: rver0347 Subject: Re: Progress Hi: I am new to this group and am in the initial process of considering CI in one or both ears. I have 40% recrimination in both ears and have been told I have profound hearing loss in both ears. I have been wearing HA for about 15 years. I have been told by my audi that most hearing with CI would sound like Ducks??? Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks, Joe __________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Lori, It gets better and better. My 2nd CI gave me the fullness of sound that one CI could not do because my 2nd ear can accept more high pitched sounds than my right ear can. When I listen to how people speak and what people say, it sounds very normal. People with accents, take longer. Often, when I talk with someone with a thick accent, I may have trouble understanding them at first.... but it doesn’t take long before that too kicks in. When I wore HAs, I hated music..... it sounded like a cacophony of noise. Hearing bilaterally with CIs, music sounds wonderful. Alvin has disappeared from my world. I do have to smile around Christmas time when I hear that record being played because it reminds me of how I heard when I got my first CI. Although, I do not need this, perhaps your audiologist can give you a program where music sounds better to you. Perhaps also, you might benefit from listening to a radio more so your brain can get used to hearing the music. For some people, it sometimes it takes a long time to finally kick in.... so keep at it. Happy Hearing! Carol Boca Raton, FL Cochlear America Nucleus 24C - left ear - Sprint 12/11/01 then 3G then upgraded to Freedom on 2/19/08 Cochlear America Freedom right ear -implanted 3/01/06 - activated 4/06/06 From: LORI PRANCKEVICUS Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 2:44 PM Subject: Re: Joe Nadeau Carol, When you say normally do you mean that voices sound the same to you as before your sudden deafness? What about music? Does vocals sound the same? I have had my left ci almost 4 years and my right ci almost 2 years and I am definitely more " normalized " but I dont think I would say it sounds " normal " ? Also music is still hard for me. Instruments alone are ok but when the singing starts the singing always sounds like " alvin and the chipmunks " . Thanks Lori From: Carol <mailto:carol%40nrctraining.com> Subject: Joe Nadeau mailto:%40 Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 6:59 AM Joe, For many people, when they are first activated, it might sound like Duck. For me, it sounded like Alvin and the Chipmunks. However, that doesn’t last. Since we are hearing electronically with a CI, it takes a while for our brain to adjust to the sounds. For post lingual people, like you and I, who hearing prior to receiving a CI, this happens pretty quickly. When I was first activated, although it sounded really strange, I was able to understand the spoken word which I had not been able to do for a while. I had sudden deafness and was unable to hear for a number of years. Before I knew it, Alvin disappeared and I was able to hear normally. If you have a support group in your area, I would encourage you to attend. I did and it was invaluable for me. Now, I run that same support group. Happy Hearing! Carol Boca Raton, FL Cochlear America Nucleus 24C - left ear - Sprint 12/11/01 then 3G then upgraded to Freedom on 2/19/08 Cochlear America Freedom right ear -implanted 3/01/06 - activated 4/06/06 From: Joe Nadeau Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 11:32 PM mailto:%40 Cc: rver0347 Subject: Re: Progress Hi: I am new to this group and am in the initial process of considering CI in one or both ears. I have 40% recrimination in both ears and have been told I have profound hearing loss in both ears. I have been wearing HA for about 15 years. I have been told by my audi that most hearing with CI would sound like Ducks??? Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks, Joe __________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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