Post Op Pain and Hearing through CI

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Marco,

It is not uncommon to hear only certain sounds with the first several

mappings. And some of them are too loud. Have the audiologist set your

maps so you can adjust UP and DOWN. You should not be all the way up or

down on any of them.

You may be noticing high pitched sounds because you haven't heard them

in so long. High frequency hearing is often the first to go. So all

these sounds are new to you.

That said, there is a learning curve to hearing with an implant. Your

brain needs to adjust to hearing sound this new way. It was about 3

months before I ever heard all the things around me and comfortably. But

you must wear the processor all the time you are awake, because you never

know when your brain is going to have that " A HA! " moment where you

finally realize that THIS is what sound is like through a processor.

I was in school at the time when it happened to me. Someone in the

back of the class made a comment, and I wasn't looking at her, I wasn't

even paying attention, but realized that I HEAR AND UNDERSTOOD EVERYTHING

SHE SAID. No lipreading, etc. That's when it all fell into place.

So give yourself time, and practice and persevere. It's not like

putting on a hearing aid, your brain needs to learn how to hear with an

implant. Each mapping will make things better. Hang in there.

Good luck,

I have been having a hard time not knowing if I am supposed to be hearing

the way I am hearing through this CI .

I first wore a hearing aid when I was 5 years old and that was 40 years

ago. I have been told it will improve and will probably be much better

after three months, but right now I am feeling a little dissatisfied

about what I am hearing because it is only sounding either quite soft

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Thankyou for sharing that with me ,now I know that it is okay for me to

be hearing this way .

With up and down do you mean the volume ? Or do you mean the pitch ? Because I

can adjust the volume .

I also just want to switch off that long beep that comes on when I first put it

on and also when I adjust the volume .

cheers M.

>

> Marco,

> It is not uncommon to hear only certain sounds with the first several

> mappings. And some of them are too loud. Have the audiologist set your

> maps so you can adjust UP and DOWN. You should not be all the way up or

> down on any of them.

> You may be noticing high pitched sounds because you haven't heard them

> in so long. High frequency hearing is often the first to go. So all

> these sounds are new to you.

> That said, there is a learning curve to hearing with an implant. Your

> brain needs to adjust to hearing sound this new way. It was about 3

> months before I ever heard all the things around me and comfortably. But

> you must wear the processor all the time you are awake, because you never

> know when your brain is going to have that " A HA! " moment where you

> finally realize that THIS is what sound is like through a processor.

> I was in school at the time when it happened to me. Someone in the

> back of the class made a comment, and I wasn't looking at her, I wasn't

> even paying attention, but realized that I HEAR AND UNDERSTOOD EVERYTHING

> SHE SAID. No lipreading, etc. That's when it all fell into place.

> So give yourself time, and practice and persevere. It's not like

> putting on a hearing aid, your brain needs to learn how to hear with an

> implant. Each mapping will make things better. Hang in there.

> Good luck,

>

>

> I have been having a hard time not knowing if I am supposed to be hearing

> the way I am hearing through this CI .

>

> I first wore a hearing aid when I was 5 years old and that was 40 years

> ago. I have been told it will improve and will probably be much better

> after three months, but right now I am feeling a little dissatisfied

> about what I am hearing because it is only sounding either quite soft

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[Guest guest]

Marco,

If you have a Nucleus 5 implant, you can adjust both the volume (how

loud a sound is) and the sensitivity (how large an area you are hearing

from). This on all 4 channels.

Volume, means how loud it is, not the pitch.

The beep is to let you know you have switched from one program to

another. It can be anywhere from 1 to 4 beeps, depending on which map

you are using. It should not be an overly long beep. Just a few

seconds. If it's longer than that, mention it to the audiologist.

I noticed that with the Nucleus 5, it will beep to let you know

which map you are on when you first put it on. The Freedom doesn't do

that. I always turn my processor on, then put it on my head. So it was

a surprise that I'd hear 2 beeps when I put on the N5 processor.

Thankyou for sharing that with me ,now I know that it is okay

for me to be hearing this way .

With up and down do you mean the volume ? Or do you mean the pitch ?

Because I can adjust the volume .

I also just want to switch off that long beep that comes on when I first

put it on and also when I adjust the volume .

cheers M.

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,

Yes I have the N5 I have only got the everyday setting at the moment .

The long beep is NOT the signal coming from the processor ,yes those beeps are

there as signals in the processor. The beeps are softer and distinct. I am

hearing something else!

I think I am hearing the loudness of things around me ??? It happens when I

first attach the coil and the sound starts to fire off and I know that it is

switched on . It does sound like a long humming beep or ring but it may

be..........? I am hearing something which I am not recognizing ,and that is a

natural or unnatural loud sound of things; machines maybe computers , fridges ,

humming. What is it ???? !!!!

Later I will go to a quiet place and turn it on. It does seem to blend in after

a while and not have the impact it first has when switching on . But I am not

sure if my mapping is causing this.I will find out in a couple of days . Has

anyone else experienced this ?

Marco

>

> Marco,

> If you have a Nucleus 5 implant, you can adjust both the volume (how

> loud a sound is) and the sensitivity (how large an area you are hearing

> from). This on all 4 channels.

> Volume, means how loud it is, not the pitch.

> The beep is to let you know you have switched from one program to

> another. It can be anywhere from 1 to 4 beeps, depending on which map

> you are using. It should not be an overly long beep. Just a few

> seconds. If it's longer than that, mention it to the audiologist.

> I noticed that with the Nucleus 5, it will beep to let you know

> which map you are on when you first put it on. The Freedom doesn't do

> that. I always turn my processor on, then put it on my head. So it was

> a surprise that I'd hear 2 beeps when I put on the N5 processor.

>

>

>

>

> Thankyou for sharing that with me ,now I know that it is okay

> for me to be hearing this way .

>

> With up and down do you mean the volume ? Or do you mean the pitch ?

> Because I can adjust the volume .

>

> I also just want to switch off that long beep that comes on when I first

> put it on and also when I adjust the volume .

>

> cheers M.

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[Guest guest]

Hi Marco

It is normal for the implant to sound annoyingly loud for awhile after you first

put it on, but it seams to diminish over time , I've had the N5 for 11 months

now and I don't really notice it much any more.

Neil

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