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It will take some time, but you'll get there. Just keep working at it. Audiobooks, reading out loud to yourself (or have someone else read to you), just expose yourself to all sorts of sounds and speech. Remember, Rome wasn't built in a day. You can't rush the process.

AB has an auditory rehab app available for download on Apple and Android devices, called WordSuccess. Definitely does not hurt to find out who your CICS person is for your area. CICS can be a great resource! I love my CICS person, she went to bat for me to make sure I got my Marvels (ok, one of...

Definitely go in with low expectations. If you do hear something, it will sound very different from what you're used to hearing with hearing aids. Just keep at it and let your brain make sense of everything (which does take time). Might be beeps or electronic/robotic sounds, might be nothing...

Different CI surgeons have their own post-op care instructions. You should follow your surgeon's instructions.

I have no idea. My rep told me that the neutral colors were the most popular, which is why those were going out first. But plenty of adults are also ordering colored Skys as well. I'll be calling AB in the morning to check in my order since I got an email the other night.

I am still anxiously waiting for my Marvels. I don't know if anyone has gotten the Lava Red yet, so maybe that's part of my order's hold up.

Neckloops use telecoil. Wouldn't know which brand is a good one though. I haven't used telecoil in years, due to having cochlear implants. As for the bookies conversation, O_o wow

Noizfree did have dual ear hooks, but it seems they have been discontinued, which is unfortunate. There are also neckloops, which can be worn around the neck; just make sure the hearing aids are turn to Telecoil mode. Have you considered something like a ComPilot from Phonak for the hearing...

All brands will allow you to hear again. They all have their own programmings/speech processing strategies/etc, features, accessories, etc. I don't know if one brand does music better than others; I think music sounds just fine with my AB's. A lot of this depends on your brain processing/making...

When I had the Claro, it would auto-adjust depending on noise levels. It actually drove me out of my mind in high school, with switching classes (the noise in the hallways would trigger the auto-adjust, switching to the noise setting, but it'd switch back to normal, noise, normal, etc... within...

I grew up wearing Phonaks and have always been happy with them. I trialed an Oticon and didn't care for it, probably because I was used to hearing with Phonaks that the Oticon was just weird for me. Think I've worn 4 different types of Phonaks over the years that I know of (2 sets of Pico Forte...

magnet strength too strong? That is the only thing I can think of, though I'm not sure if that would explain the throat pain.

No guarantees a CI will get rid of the tinnitus. I've had tinnitus for as long as I can remember, and getting my CIs didn't change that, I still have tinnitus. Mostly I experience it when it's quiet around me or if I don't have my processors on.

definitely play with the demos in the office if you can, that way you get a feel for them and figure out how to put the processors together (take battery on/off, cables, etc.). It's hard to tell you which company to go for, each company have their pros/cons; it's a matter of what you want to...

BAHA (bone anchored hearing aids, which uses bone conduction) has been going on for years. but I don't know if that'll be of much help for you if the CI didn't work out.

Only time I had issues with feedback with my Naida hearing aid was when the earmold didn't fit right, or if anyone/anything got too close to my ear. I needed a lot of power.

the most powerful hearing aid would have never been useful for my left ear, would still have gotten absolutely nothing; a CI works but I know I won't get beyond maybe 65/70% comprehension with left CI alone (but I'm happy with the results I get for the left ear with CI, as compared to absolute...

I emailed the support of the training website and they didn't have anything (they told me they haven't had enough requests/need for captions/transcripts). But there is some text on the slides, so I can figure out the general idea of what is being said on each slide.

I've been doing this online training for my new job, which, unfortunately, has no captions/subtitles. O_O Yeah, my CI ears and brain are working overtime trying to comprehend what I'm hearing.... so far not too bad, but I have to take breaks in between sections. Even the section that lasts...

Contact your CI manufacturer directly. They would be able to answer that question.