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You might also review this: https://books.google.com/books?id=89wzBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA180&lpg=PA180&dq=cochlear+n6+idr&source=bl&ots=gBGCIyEU9u&sig=mqrfcyh59Lh4glgue5J4WE6RDhQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=s9w6VarPLtDisATb84H4CA&ved=0CCoQ6AEwBA Cochlear does not seem to be deviating from the 40 db IDR. It may not...

The chart is regularly updated and gets it's information directly from manufacturers. It's entire purpose is to be as up-to-date as possible. If you can find corraboration for the IDR information, they will happily update it. The other chart is not sufficient as a reliable source and is...

I've been thinking the same as SouthPaw in that it really is rather soon. I still doubt it is the IDR, because of the way you describe the "buzzing" accompanying sounds like speech, but not ambient noise.. which is constant. These kinds of things really do tend to work themselves out over time...

You used an 80 IDR with no ClearVoice, full-time, for 6 months or you had one program available that you switched between to use from time to time for 6 months?

No one can truly predict what your outcome will be with either ear. You can exceed expectations with either ear. You want an experienced doctor. You also want an experienced audiologist. Are you really tied to one place? Why can't you go to the experienced doctor and then switch to the...

I was born hearing as well and I do not have any noise issues. It was overwhelming only for a couple of weeks. Disagreeing is like disagreeing with the well-known fact that a newly activated CI recipient's sound perception is going to change from how it initially sounds. Had you stuck with an...

Being born hearing would not change that you would need to use an 80 IDR consistently for your brain to adapt so that ambient noise is not overwhelming (without using ClearVoice as a crutch.) Something to consider for yourself if you decide to give it another go. Her issue is definitely not the...

IDR is the sound window, not the volume. It is the range of sound you can hear from loudest to softest at the same time. That is precisely why you experience "landline telephone" sound. When you use a 45 IIDR, you are hearing a 45 db range that will be established by the loudest sound at the...

This is tinnitus and I've had similar "buzzing" in the past. It's certainly a different kind of tinnitus, but that is what it is. It should die down in time.

Yes, I just keep an 80 IDR. I found that anything less just feels too closed in. UZ is my go-to program for noise, without CV. CV comes in if the noise level is ridiculous. Switching IDRs just confuses the brain in my case.

If the buzzing is being heard due to an 80 IDR, it is because there is an actual sound in the environment making it. It sounds as if the issue is internal, which rules out the 80 IDR. A high IDR can be a challenge to a new implantee due to the amount of information being heard at once. It...

I agree on S vs P. P can be very noisy while S is generally quiet and cleaner. Look into switching if you are programmed with P (which is the default setting with the programming software.)

Why do you need to feel inferior just because you are not normal? This all falls under the same issue of not accepting the fact that you are disabled. So many here go into dry heaves at the mere suggestion of being disabled, but if you can't hear or have difficulty hearing, you are disabled...

There are so many variables involved influencing your experience. The botched 2nd implant is one aspect. The possibility is there for good results and I do hope you find a way to get them. You do need to wear your processor full-time and do rehab without any visual cues. Perhaps the wireless...

The reason they tell you that is because all CIs are limited on their insertion depth. Low frequencies are located at the apex of the cochlea where the array cannot reach. This is where low frequency residual hearing comes in. AB is also working on a hybrid implant. Their current Mid...

While Cochlear definitely has limitations compared to AB and Med El and I'm certainly not a fan of them at all, it's a stretch to say that none of their users experience natural sounding hearing.. to them. You have star and poor performers among all brands. You also have users of all brands...

Where are you? The FDA has laid out very specific requirements for qualifying for the L24. Most clinics will not implant someone with the type of loss acceptable for the L24 with a standard array, they are told they need to lose more hearing.

They will be able to let you know whether you qualify for the Hybrid, but in the meantime you should also be opening your mind to getting a standard CI. Honestly, it is truly freeing to not deal with Hearing Aid nonsense ever again: feedback, tubes, earmolds, itchy ear from moisture trapped...

What he's saying is why should anyone have to be the one to do all of the work while you sit there and wait for them to learn to communicate in ASL to you? Shouldn't you at least be trying to meet halfway? Put a hearing aid on. Get an implant. Speak. If none of those are realistic for you...

I don't see the point in getting an Opus 2 at all. The Sonnet is replacing it as the latest BTE with more functionality. It should be a consideration of two Sonnets or 1 Sonnet and 1 Rondo. Forget the Opus 2.