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How long have you had your Nucleus Freedom and do you prefer it to the other implants?

I'v had my Nucleus Freedom for 2 years and been implanted for 8

I think the Freedom's the best so far!
 
i've had my n24 (first) ci since december, 2004 and my nucleus freedom (second) ci since february, 2006.

i've never used ab or med-el ci's before, so i can't say whether or not nucleus is the best. since all 3 brands allow a person to hear, they are all excellent brands in their own right.

having said that, there are specific reasons why i chose cochlear including:

* cochlear has had the longest standing history of any other company in the ci industry.

* whenever i've contacted cochlear, i've always received excellent customer service.

* all of their products are backwards compatible so i don't have to worry about being left out when new technology is developed.

* the freedom has 4 different maps.

* the freedom has over 100 different ways it can be mapped.

* the freedom is water resistant.

* the freedom uses ace, speak and cis which provide a variety of different speeds and speech strategies.

* cochlear has a volunteer advocate program that pairs new ci candidates with veteran users in your area.
 
I meant do u think it is better than the other nucleus implants like the esprit 3g and espirit 22
 
Deafteen90 said:
I meant do u think it is better than the other nucleus implants like the esprit 3g and espirit 22
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well, there are things i like about my 3gs that i don't care for on the freedom and vice versa.

for example, since i have severe cts (carpal tunnel syndrome) in my left hand, it makes it difficult for me to push the on/off button on the freedom to switch between programs. i also have difficulty with the sensitivity control. with the 3g, all i have to do is move the program control up or down.

as for the freedom, i like the fact that it has several battery warning beeps before the batteries die. i also like the fact that it has 4 different maps compared to only 2 on the 3g. the freedom also sounds much clearer than the 3g.
 
I haven't tried any other than Freedom..but I do find sometimes that it's a bit hard to manipulate its controls.

Lisa , about the several warning beeps..I have only one!! it still takes time to hear all of them then ?
 
Vivie said:
I haven't tried any other than Freedom..but I do find sometimes that it's a bit hard to manipulate its controls.

Lisa , about the several warning beeps..I have only one!! it still takes time to hear all of them then ?
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hi vivie,

my freedom emits 4 long warning beeps 5 minutes before the batteries die. if you're unable to hear all 5 beeps, that's not unusual. it took me 6 months post activation before i could hear them. you might consider asking your ci audi if he/she could change the frequency of your battery warning beeps to a higher or lower frequency so they can be easily heard.
 
Nothing is better than others, they are unquine to each person, customised to each person and MOST of us were implanted only within few years ago after freedom came out.

I was implanted in july/activated in Aug with Contour advance implant and Freedom processor.

Vivie, i still can't hear the beeps... My processor often drops dead when the batteries ran out. At the inconvenicent times!! I had the audi adjusted the beeps.. still nothing..

Yes i find it hard to use the controls, However i had the audi to put the programs on the right places as P1 is everyday and P2 is my work one so i just jump one prog when i am at work. When i use Ipod i use P2 aswell. But do need to take it off to see if it got the EA is on.
 
overthepond said:
Nothing is better than others, they are unquine to each person, customised to each person and MOST of us were implanted only within few years ago after freedom came out.

I was implanted in july/activated in Aug with Contour advance implant and Freedom processor.

Vivie, i still can't hear the beeps... My processor often drops dead when the batteries ran out. At the inconvenicent times!! I had the audi adjusted the beeps.. still nothing..

Yes i find it hard to use the controls, However i had the audi to put the programs on the right places as P1 is everyday and P2 is my work one so i just jump one prog when i am at work. When i use Ipod i use P2 aswell. But do need to take it off to see if it got the EA is on.
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charlotte,

you can avoid having to take your processor off to see if the ea symbol is on the lcd display by connecting your ipod to the freedom when it's turned off and then turning it back on again. when you do that, the freedom automatically switches to ea mode.
 
Does anyone else experience eye twitching during mapping sessions like i do? my ci audiologist was not able to turn my ci up any higher because when she did, she tested me by knocking and tapping the table and it was quite a strong twitch so i am still on my programme from last year.
 
Deafteen90 said:
Does anyone else experience eye twitching during mapping sessions like i do? my ci audiologist was not able to turn my ci up any higher because when she did, she tested me by knocking and tapping the table and it was quite a strong twitch so i am still on my programme from last year.
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if i were you, i'd get another map. it sounds like the one you currently have could be improved upon.
 
I had a map two weeks ago. Every year iv always had eye twitching during mapping, theyv tried everything the only way it stops twitching is keeping at the same map as i previously had. because my ci aud didnt want to put it higher then send me home just to experience eye twitching
 
Deafteen90 said:
I had a map two weeks ago. Every year iv always had eye twitching during mapping, theyv tried everything the only way it stops twitching is keeping at the same map as i previously had. because my ci aud didnt want to put it higher then send me home just to experience eye twitching
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oh, okay. i was confused because in your op you said that you were still on the same map as last year.
 
Well they did the mappin and i was still twitching, they was going to adjusted so they did it higher and did twitching so they went down till the twitching stop, and it is the same map as last year, its been adjusted just a teeny bit but if it went up anymore i had twitching
 
Deafteen90 said:
Well they did the mappin and i was still twitching, they was going to adjusted so they did it higher and did twitching so they went down till the twitching stop, and it is the same map as last year, its been adjusted just a teeny bit but if it went up anymore i had twitching
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i wonder what would happen if you tried using a different speech strategy or speed? perhaps a slower speed of 720 Hz would work better than 900 Hz.
 
I dont know anything about that lol

hopefull when i move over to the adult cochlear implant programme next year(they dont move u over till you finish college or have a job) theyll be able to do something as there will be more tests and stuff
I am currently in the adolescent programme
 
I dont know anything about that lol

hopefull when i move over to the adult cochlear implant programme next year(they dont move u over till you finish college or have a job) theyll be able to do something as there will be more tests and stuff
I am currently in the adolescent programme
 
deafteen,

it might not hurt to give it a try. it just might solve your problems with eye twitching.
 
Deafteen90

I get a tingle in my neck only with one electrode #19.
The audi and I know which one it is so at the end of the C and T level adjustments, we just turn the max back down to a point where I don't feel it.
Easy as that.

I would surely think that they could do more testing to figure out which electrodes are causing the twitching and make adjustments on that.

I do know that at the higher speed rates, they have to turn up the current level to get the right volume levels. Maybe this is because of the shorter amount of time on each electrode so you might get the twitching more at a faster speed setting. Could be worth a try though. I always have multiple speeds in my programs as the faster for me seam to sound better. I keep a slow speed for power conservation in case I forget a backup battery and get the low power warning.

I know we probably don't have the whole story and your Audi may not be telling you all the technical stuff but I would hope your audi would want to figure this out for you so you can reap the benefits of the technology.

Secondly and more importantly, how are the CI maps working for you? Are you having difficulty hearing? If not, maybe the maps from last year are still good. If you are missing sounds, call them up and go back in to get a new map and ask that they spend the time to get it as good as possible.

Piece of advise. At least for me, I always take the last appt of the day that way if it runs long, I don't put anyone else out. The Audi just doesn't get to go home early either.

Good luck,
Steve
 
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