Guest guest Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Trish, I was activated N5 4-11' a 70 yr old ELect Eng,always up to date. Batteries only supply power when you hear sounds thats is when they are running down, And of course old batters recharge and reg ones run down sooner. What to do? !: Hold down the button by the loop wire when there is nothing you want to hear. 2: With the audio cable plugged into the N5 processor which ,is a great safety chain when clipped to your clothing, pressing front button you can select cable input which gives much less volume thus saves battery life. Happy Days and god health, upe toMe,Tippy,Penny and We N.F.-Dukee From: palhub@... Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 20:00:46 -0400 Subject: Re: Battery life N5 I get between 12 and 16 hours out of the 2 disposable batteries in the n5. I Every morning I have to change them. It's upsetting, the batteries can go at any time. I've asked my audi about it, Cochlear's regional rep, but nobody will give me any answers about battery life and waht can be done. trish Battery life N5 Hi I just had a mapping done on Tuesday as I was at maximum volume and had non reserve left ! The next day I noticed that my rechargeable battery ,I use the small ones ,only lasted for 6 hours. Previous to the mapping I was getting 9.5 to 10 hours from the battery , after previous mappings I had noticed the life was shortened slightly but no more then 30 min ! Has anyone else had this issue of such a dramatic increase in power use ? I do recall the Audi saying he also upgraded the software in the processor , I'm wondering if this has something to do with it . Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Hi trish Yes it is very annoying ! I have always used the small battery as the large one rubs and leaves my ear sore , the small battery is supposably rated for twelve hours and the large 18 hrs with it now using twice as much power I guess I would only get 9 out of the large one now ! Still hardly acceptable ! Neil Sent from my iPhone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Hi Neil I don't know what you mena by the large and small battery - I use disposbles more than rechargables because I don't have to worry about putting them on the charger every night. I do carry the rechargables on me at all times in case the disposables die on me. I'm afraid to leave the house. I slept with the 3g on the night before the hurricane in cases there was an emergency during the night. I knew the N5 wouldn't have held up. I was climbing a light house and the batteries died, racing down the stairs after a concert to beat the mob scene to the parking lt and my batteries died. And that was a 16 hor battery day. Is there anything that can be done>? Trish Re: Battery life N5 Hi trish Yes it is very annoying ! I have always used the small battery as the large one rubs and leaves my ear sore , the small battery is supposably rated for twelve hours and the large 18 hrs with it now using twice as much power I guess I would only get 9 out of the large one now ! Still hardly acceptable ! Neil Sent from my iPhone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Trish and others, You need to remember some basics. The rechargeable and disposable batteries are two very different beasts. You cannot expect them to work the same way, they dont. The rechargeable is very efficient in that you do not use and dispose of dead batteries. Sure, you need to charge them nightly. Now this applies to both types of batteries. How long they last depends on many factors, the biggest one is the maps. They can be either power efficient or power hungry. Some people accept the tradeoffs and accept shorter battery life for better sound quality. But the audi can create maps that are both power efficient and also give great sound quality. His software has a battery meter that shows this. It would be well worth the effort to tweak the maps to get more out of your batteries. With my Freedom, I can expect a day or two from the rechargeable and about a week or so on disposables. If you are not happy with the current maps, you need to get pushy and get those maps tweaked. Quote of the nanosecond... Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe & Dreamer Doll ke7nwn E-mail- Gone.to.Dawgs@... Home Page- http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ Re: Battery life N5 > > > > Hi trish > Yes it is very annoying ! I have always used the small battery as the > large one rubs and leaves my ear sore , the small battery is supposably > rated for twelve hours and the large 18 hrs with it now using twice as > much power I guess I would only get 9 out of the large one now ! Still > hardly acceptable ! > Neil > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Trish, Your wish is their command. Something like that. You need to make some compromises. If you want longer battery life, small compromises in mapping may not noticeably change the sound quality. It is YOUR hearing, not the audi, his job is to help you get there. Quote of the nanosecond... Some people are like Slinkies .. not really good for anything, but you can't help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs. & Dreamer Doll ke7nwn E-mail- Gone.to.Dawgs@... Home Page- http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ Re: Battery life N5 > > > > > > > > Hi trish > > Yes it is very annoying ! I have always used the small battery as the > > large one rubs and leaves my ear sore , the small battery is supposably > > rated for twelve hours and the large 18 hrs with it now using twice as > > much power I guess I would only get 9 out of the large one now ! Still > > hardly acceptable ! > > Neil > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 12 to 16 hours on two disposables seems about average, depending on your maps' power requirements. That seems about pro-rata compared to the 3 cell Freedom I had until recently.I now stick to rechargeables, but still get 16 hours at best. > > I get between 12 and 16 hours out of the 2 disposable batteries in the n5. I Every morning I have to change them. It's upsetting, the batteries can go at any time. I've asked my audi about it, Cochlear's regional rep, but nobody will give me any answers about battery life and waht can be done. > > trish > Battery life N5 > > > > Hi > I just had a mapping done on Tuesday as I was at maximum volume and had non reserve left ! The next day I noticed that my rechargeable battery ,I use the small ones ,only lasted for 6 hours. Previous to the mapping I was getting 9.5 to 10 hours from the battery , after previous mappings I had noticed the life was shortened slightly but no more then 30 min ! Has anyone else had this issue of such a dramatic increase in power use ? I do recall the Audi saying he also upgraded the software in the processor , I'm wondering if this has something to do with it . > > Neil > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 I'm starting to agree with you. I'm new with this one. I've barely worked with him. Maybe he's good. I don't know. I'm not getting any reaction from him about anything and its upsetting me. I'm going to make an appointment with him for a mapping and a talk. I don't drive, so I'm very limited in places I can go for audiology stuff. the only other hospital on Long Island that works with the CI, I've already been to and the audi not only did nothing for me, but I think made my hearing worse. Trish Re: Battery life N5 > > > > Hi trish > Yes it is very annoying ! I have always used the small battery as the > large one rubs and leaves my ear sore , the small battery is supposably > rated for twelve hours and the large 18 hrs with it now using twice as > much power I guess I would only get 9 out of the large one now ! Still > hardly acceptable ! > Neil > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 The rechargables last around that, maybe a little longer. I never had the freedom, I upgraded from the 3G. My audi says the N5 implant uses more power than the older implants. I asked about having the surgery again on the same ear with the newer implant, he said no insurnace company would approve that. Re: Battery life N5 > > > > > > > > Hi trish > > Yes it is very annoying ! I have always used the small battery as the > > large one rubs and leaves my ear sore , the small battery is supposably > > rated for twelve hours and the large 18 hrs with it now using twice as > > much power I guess I would only get 9 out of the large one now ! Still > > hardly acceptable ! > > Neil > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 Yes, I'm visually impaired. I guess that is what's making this a little harder because I can't play with my settings till I feel they fit the situation. I have no idea what the audi did, mine's a man, this was a woman from the same place. I didn't like the way she did the map because her supervisor kept coming into the room and talking, which was distracting. Oh m, I jsut had a thought. Trish Re: Battery life N5 Trish, I think that the battery life will be less with the upgrade N5 from the 3G since with the 3G only 20 of the 22 electrodes could be activated - because of battery life. So maybe your Audi have activated the 2 electrodes as well that were switched off for the 3G. I am bilateral with N24 and Nucleus Freedom CI's. With my N24 3G I got 3 to 4 days of battery life. With my Nucleus Freedom CI I get the same. When I got the Freedom Standard BTE to use with my N24 - the batteries 3 #675s (using the same ACE 900Hz which I used since 3G and Nucleus Freedom activations) would last 1 1/2 to 2 days. On my N24 I have one 'dead' electrode so my Audi activated the other one that were switched off to give me 20 electrodes to give enough power to not let the 3G shut down. I suspect that it's that extra electrode that drains the batteries faster, I would think if she switch it off I might get at least 3 days of battery life. I don't notice any difference with the extra electode activated. Are you visually impaired as well? I started an emailing list for Deaf-Blind recipients in '06. If you want to join you can send a blank email to dbci-subscribe-request@... - in my situation I feel it is very good to be subscribed to an emailing list like as I can learn so much from sighted CI recipients. I feel it's also good to have an emailing list like DBCI so we can share with other Deaf-Blind CI candidates/recipients how we as Deaf-Blind CI recipients handl our CI equipment. Regards Ilana > . > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 How did you know what the strategies were? Trish Battery life N5 I get great life from the rechargeables on the N5, and great life from the disposables on the Freedom. Why? Because I use and prefer a real slow mapping strategy. It isn't for everyone, but I was going nuts until they finally got the program to put SPEAK on the N5. I couldn't understand much using ACE (which is the default mapping strategy on the N5). There is another strategy, called CIS, which is very power hungry, but some folks love it. So if you're not hearing the way you like, try some other strategies. As pointed out, the audiologist's job is to get the best hearing for YOU, not to put on what they think you need. __________________________________________________________ Groupon & #8482 Official Site 1 ridiculously huge coupon a day. Get 50-90% off your city & #39;s best! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e6a9f41edb93400afbst01duc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 , I'm still trying to find out what is slow mapping compared to a faster speed. Maybe you can explain it to me. Thanks, Bobbi > > I get great life from the rechargeables on the N5, and great life from > the disposables on the Freedom. Why? Because I use and prefer a real > slow mapping strategy. It isn't for everyone, but I was going nuts until > they finally got the program to put SPEAK on the N5. I couldn't > understand much using ACE (which is the default mapping strategy on the > N5). There is another strategy, called CIS, which is very power hungry, > but some folks love it. So if you're not hearing the way you like, try > some other strategies. > > As pointed out, the audiologist's job is to get the best hearing > for YOU, not to put on what they think you need. > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Groupon & #8482 Official Site > 1 ridiculously huge coupon a day. Get 50-90% off your city & #39;s best! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e6a9f41edb93400afbst01duc > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Try " focus " for listening to conversations in a noisy situation. If you don't have a focus feature on one of your maps, be sure to get it put on, and have the audiologist show you how to use it. Zoom is another feature that can help you hear in noise. Speech floats around outside. In crowded situations, with a lot of people such as a party, restaurant, etc, I'm at a total loss. ____________________________________________________________ Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Because we're all individuals, the only way to know if a faster or slower map helps you hear in noise is to try both. Meanwhile, Focus, Auto Sens, and Zoom are all available to help you hear better in noise. Have your audi show you how these work. Will a faster MAP result in better hearing in noise? Or will a slower MAP result in better hearing in noise or is the answer to both that the speed of a MAP will not improve understanding speech in noise? Ilana ____________________________________________________________ Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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