late deafened with CI?

AliciaM said:
Overthepond- This is what I thought as well...and with the CI evaluation how does it go in terms of the audiogram? Is it similar to a regular audiogram or no? I still get frustrated with even small group settings...group being like 2 people including myself if there are more than 2 ppl I am very confused like today i had noooooo idea what was going on lol cuz soo many people were talking. The phone no longer appeals to me much anymore either ...i get angry lol and end up making my friends or my mom call for me...
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The audiogram is bog standard, at the start of assessments they would need to check the levels of hearing unaided then aided. Perhaps test with different HA's. They also test on BKB (sentences without lipreading) and CUNY test (sentences of unexpessive man with voice/lipreading, and without HA just lipreading, this shows how much we can hear with HA before going any further with assessments.

ABR/OTE/ scans comes afterwards.

This how my centre process, so yours may be different.

Group suitation, I still find it hard as before.
 
AliciaM said:
I remember when I first got mine I was literally in awe at all the sounds I was missing and this was when my loss was only mild/moderate and I was only unilaterally amplified. My audi says I have way better voice control with my ha's on lol she said its crazy shes like one minute ur like reallyyyyy loud and as soon as ur ha's are on ur voice goes back to normal haha...this is when she's programming then and they are both off or even one..lol i talk very loud without my hearing aids in ...i still say what a lot after sentences even with the damn things in hahahha
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After 30 years of loud voice my family/friends are (still is) having hard time understanding me as i speak quiet as mouse now! LOL....
 
overthepond said:
The audiogram is bog standard, at the start of assessments they would need to check the levels of hearing unaided then aided. Perhaps test with different HA's. They also test on BKB (sentences without lipreading) and CUNY test (sentences of unexpessive man with voice/lipreading, and without HA just lipreading, this shows how much we can hear with HA before going any further with assessments.

ABR/OTE/ scans comes afterwards.

This how my centre process, so yours may be different.

Group suitation, I still find it hard as before.
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*sudders* ABR *shudders*
 
I am latened deaf and was implanted on Dec 3rd and activated on the 18th. In 6 weeks, I have a 63% comprehension in my implanted ear. I could never do more than 10% with the HA
 
touringcyclist said:
I am latened deaf and was implanted on Dec 3rd and activated on the 18th. In 6 weeks, I have a 63% comprehension in my implanted ear. I could never do more than 10% with the HA
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you were activated within 15 days!?!?! WOW! and yay for 63%! thats awesome in such a small amount of time!
*EQL*
 
some people are activated 3 days later it all depends on the dr etc but most wait on avg 3 weeks or more to activate so incision etc heals...but what EQL said...that is awesome!
 
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