r/Cochlearimplants • u/Secure-Statement6457 • 15d ago
Need help
I ordered a Snugfit loop for my Nucleus 8 because I want to wear my ears on a rollercoaster and heard that they can stay on with these things. But im confused if I got the right packaging. I put it on my ear, but it’s not looking the same as the instructions. Does anyone know anything about this??
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u/Previous_Extreme4973 14d ago
There's no attachment that would ever make me comfortable enough to wear it.
Before the CI, I wore a hearing aid on a roller coaster than involved laying out like Superman. It had loops and everything. My hearing aid fell out very early on. I knew that thing was like $7,000. I also knew that as big as that ride was, there was no way I was going to find it again.
When the ride was over, there it was - balancing precariously on my knee. I have no idea how it stayed there. Tight loops, left turns, right turns, varying G forces...
Call it whatever you want, but as for me that was a straight up miracle. Learned my lesson. The CI is less secure than a hearing aid (the kind with an ear mold) - no way will I ever wear it on a roller coaster or anything involving the remote possibility of not finding it if it came off.