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I CAN hear all of the above with my CI. There is no comparison of a CI to a hearing aid. It is easier to compare it to normal hearing. There isn't much that I cannot hear. Are you sure you didn't properly rehab with your CI by consistently wearing the processor during all waking hours and...

I believe it probably has to do with every electrode having it's own power source. It takes more wiring. They knew that they would be taking those 16 electrodes and turning them into many more channels, even at the time of engineering it. The array is shorter now than it used to be. Anyone...

ACE was the last processing strategy produced and was designed for speech. Very few people use Hi-ACE to the point of it pretty much falling off the map of consideration. ACE is comparable to AB's Hi Res strategy, though that strategy offers two different versions and both were heavily used...

Cochlear implant results are measured based on speech discrimination. They all provide it equally. What is not measured is sound quality. That is dependent on individual reporting and subjective. Considering that Cochlear offers a single processing strategy that is considered modern...

Music was the main reason I went with AB and I have been stoked ever since with the results. I was quite fearful that I would never hear music again, but it's been the opposite with no limits imposed and an appetite for pretty much anything. They were the only manufacturer at the time that...

I believe "sales pitch" a rather paranoid view. The vast majority of recipients are only enthusiastically sharing their experiences. To outsiders it seems strange or too good to be true, but the same people raving about it used to the skeptics as well.

The warranties across the manufacturers are the same. Where people are confused over is that new implantees with surgery get the five year warranty on their processors. "Upgraders" get 3 years. The difference is AB was quite plain about it. Reliability is very close across the big three...

It appears that in many cases, hardware was blamed where it was a software / programming issue, which is why some users complained of going thru multiple processors in a short period of time where others had no issues. In the last year; AB has issued revisions to the parts that were problematic...

Considering AB's higher PPS to be a detriment is like considering the ability of a sports car to reach 160 mph. It can go as slow or as fast as you may need. Interference is more likely if you are using Paired Virtual Channels, but not every user experiences issues with this. It really is...

The process you are describing is very, very, very fast. There is no consideration towards how often each virtual channel is used in different environments. You experience it as 120 channels or virtual electrodes. In short, you are just hearing it all. Different environments come into play...

I'm not completely sure on that, though I have understood that it sequences through all of the channels. Yes, sequential within Fidelity 120 still uses paired firing, but the channel created is a single channel. In the paired strategies, two channels are being received at the same time...

Are you Deaf or you are saying you were hearing and became deaf? Your ENT was looking out for your best interests in terms of a solution that would actually enable you to hear. Being able to hear at all with a hearing aid does not mean you are hearing. Before I made the jump to a CI I was...

There are 4 levels of stimulation to keep in mind with AB, to keep it simple. Sequential Hi Res is one electrode at a time. That is a total of 16 channels. Parallel/Paired Hi Res is two electrodes at a time with a total of 16 channels. Sequential Fidelity 120 is a combination of one...

Hmm, I've been around for a while now and very much on top of the technology. At no point has there been any emphasis on parallel electrode stimulation as being important. The emphasis has been on having the options available to you as an individual to match your needs. While so many people...

Most likely they ate far more than they should have with the effects being too strong. It's a common occurrence with edibles, since people will eat what they perceive as a sensible portion for a non-laced version of the food, like a whole cookie. Yet they are ingesting 3 to 4 times the amount...

Advanced Bionics Naida Q70 was the first CI processor with wireless and Bluetooth streaming on the market, available immediately upon processor release in the fall of 2013. Cochlear rushed the N6 out to compete with AB's release of the Q70, but had significant delays in getting both...

Your points amount to projecting your own issues on a young lady you do not know and engaging in undue criticism of parenting that has been excellent when you stand back and look at it objectively. There is way too much "boo hoo, I suffered in my childhood and in school because I'm deaf" on...

This is definitely one of those things that she will thank you for down the line. Well done!

Your brain is going to continue to adapt so that it will perceive bass. Not quite the same as you were used to, but you'll hear it more than you do now. It's also still very early, so the robotic voices will fade gradually. You are going to continue to hear improvement with pitch perception...

Great! Are you noticing more tones/pitch than you were before?