Another manner in which one's environment helps in "getting used to your Implant". Single dances! No not ChaCha/dance steps but Loud music to quiet persons speaking to you at the same time. Since I actually having doing this years -just continued after Implant activated -yeah 3 days after! Sounded weird in comparison to my previous Phonak LL6 BTE. Programme altered forthwith.
I understand all of this ties into the "neural plasticity of one's brain" which takes lots of time. Now part of the support group here in Toronto at Sunnybrook. Prior to becoming deaf-Dec 20/06 also part of Cdn Hearing Society- Hearing Help group-1992 onwards.
I will be 74 in November, and have had hearing problems from my father over 40 years . The world of hearing has changed a great deal since then!- much better Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implalnts!
Advanced Bionics-Harmony Atria activated Aug/07
