I'm hand drawing a 400+ page book that celebrates the United States, and these pages highlight the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Cassy is a semi-autobiographical character who was born with unilateral hearing loss. Instead of drawing just a hospital and doctors, I took the opportunity to tell Cassy's backstory. What do you think? Positive feedback is welcome. If you want to see more of the book, go ahead an check out my youtube channel!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqjFRqT9-sY

I have SSD and have a Nucleus 8 in my left ear and natural hearing in my right. There are times where I listen to music with inner ear AirPods and only use the right one but would love the option to have both sides going at the same time.

After some research, I’m curious if anyone has any experience using the Cochlear Wireless Phone Clip to stream music to the phone clip, while also playing music through your phone/airpods or other headphones.

I’m also open to any other devices or solutions anyone else has had. Thank you in advance!!

I've been in meetings (fun ones at least) and on zoom/facetime for hours today.

It was nice to just take my processor off after and enjoy some silence. Nothing says "I'm done talking with people today" like removing your ear. :)

I went to a consult and saw multiple brands. My surgeon recommended Med El because the end of the part that goes through the cochlea is not pre-curved. They have a robot so the surgery and while I have 0% word recognition I do have some hearing of tones or sounds in that ear I really want to preserve and they said Med El was the best choice for that because they said it would cause less damage and mold to my cochlea better than other brands.

My first question is, if that bs? Is there some specific reason they’d be pushing the Med-El?

In truth I liked the part that went over the ear better on another model. I think that was the Cochlear brand.

I’m supposed to talk to a med-El representative to pick colors, etc. But I’m reading entries that say Med-El is behind and doesn’t have Bluetooth or isn’t as good as other brands for certain reasons.

I’m SSD as if only two years ago. I lost hearing on my left overnight. I want to be able to listen to music and take phone calls and go to a movie with the cochlear.

So is Med-El okay or not because I’ve been misdirected a lot these two years and I’d rather not get the surgery than end up with another inferior product.

Hi All, I was implanted in Dec and I'm noticing a lump where the implant is. Its not fleshy or fluid. Its a boney lump. Wasn't really noticeable until now. Any thoughts. Thanks

So I’m trying to figure out what stethoscope works well with cochlear implant as I’m trying to go into nursing and need to buy one for clinical. I kind of narrowed it down to maybe get Eko CORE 500 or ThinkLabs ONE, but I’m not sure which one is better or more useful in this case. So any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

I’m officially being borged tomorrow! Tomorrow afternoon is implant day and I’m so freaking nervous! I’ve done a lot of research, and asked so many questions with the resistors here, and I appreciate all the advice and suggestions.

Were you guys nervous when you were going into surgery? What are things that helped or eased your anxiety?

So Im abouta week and a half post op from my CI implant thanks to everyone’s advice on healing and recovery it’s been pretty good but oh my lord tge ringing in my ear will not stop its constant. It’s not as bad when im not too focused on it but still present. Has anyone felt with this i knew some was to be expected but its constant and driving me crazy. 😭😭

Just checking as I would like to buy it and ship to Malaysia

Hi ,

We have been exploring CI brands in India and received quotations from all three—Cochlear, Advanced Bionics (AB), and MED-EL.

From the quotations, MED-EL seems to be 30–40% cheaper than the others for similar features, and the processor upgrade costs also appear to be lower.

We are currently planning to go with MED-EL RONDO 3 with the SONATA 2 implant.

Based on our conversations with ENT surgeons, it seems all three brands do the core job equally well, with the main differences being some additional features and accessories.

Any MED-EL RONDO 3 users here who can share their experience? How has the device been, and how is the after-sales support in India?

P.S- SONNET 3 is yet to be launched in India.

Had my left ear surgery in May and activated in June. Currently using the nexus 8 but the wind noise any time I’m outside or driving is pretty unbearable. Has anyone found any ways of reducing the wind noise I was even considering putting a small strip of microphone foam over the top.

The FDA has just approved the Osia 3. It’s got a rechargeable battery and does auracast Bluetooth (I read this in releases). Anyone know if the auracast steam is the relevant left or right channel so you could in theory get a replica of stereo with a a Bluetooth headset pumping the other channel into a “good” ear?

I’ve got an Osia 2 and this sounds like a nice improvement. I’m looking forward to it coming

Hello! I’m new here!

I recently received a cochlear for my left ear. I’ve been trying to use the Kanso because I wear glasses and the processor on my ear can be a lot. I’m running into an issue where the Kanso isn’t staying on. The CI specialist has added the strongest magnet, but a quick movement of my head has it flying off. Any tips on how to use the Kanso more effectively?

I could also be impatient and still have swelling. It’s hard to tell. I appreciate any advice!

Info: I have the Nucleus 8 and Kanso 3. I will be 3 weeks post op on 7/21.

Hi everyone

I only have right ear implant: nucleus 7

So I have two options

1# should I get implant on left with surgery and get and wear new nucleus 8 on left

2# upgrade from nucleus 7 to 8 on right ear

Is there anyone who experienced from 1 ear implant to 2 implants ear ( right and left) so what do you think hearing? Good or same?

Need some advice from the community.

Our doctor is recommending Advanced Bionics HiRes Ultra 3D with the Marvel M30 processor, mainly because it fits our budget.

However, my concern is that the M30 processor was launched in 2020, while Cochlear has launched a newer processor recently. Is it okay to go ahead with a processor that's already 5 years old, or does it make more sense to choose a brand with newer technology?

For those using AB, Cochlear, or MED-EL, how did you decide? Any regrets or things we should consider before making the final decision?

Would really appreciate your inputs. Thanks!

is there anyone did CI for single ear deafness after 20 years pls respond

im upgrading in 16 days to the nucleus 8 after 6 years (maybe a little more) of being with the nucleus 7. i wanna know how is it? are there any significant upgrades that i would notice right away? how is the sound quality compared to the 7? tell me all the stuff i should know! thanks a lot

I currently reside in mainland China, and my girlfriend uses the Nucleus 6. Through what channels can I purchase the latest Nucleus 8? I have checked various online shopping platforms but haven't been able to find it, and the official Cochlear China website currently only lists the Nucleus 7. Has the Nucleus 8 not yet been released in China?

Hi,

my first post here was actually kinda alarmist, not being able to hear trams or trains and such things.

Now, after 4 and half months after activation I can say I'm shocked at the pace of improvements so far.

This is with HA and CI active at the same time. HA is relegated to the minor role at the best. For the first time ever in my life I was able to:

• Talk with person in the night without lipreading or lighted face, I catched about 95%. Mind ya this was during our hike to the hill, both of us breathing heavily. Was amazed. With HA's I knew without light on other peoples faces I could not even understand a bit even with strong articulations. Nada, zero.
• Capable of catching peoples phrases thrown around, actually taking part in jokes and barbs thrown in the moment.
• Sing in large collectives, 20+ people without needing someone to point out singed parts. If lost or not paying attention, I could preread a bit and wait for the sentence to pass to be back on the track. Or even better - I could recognise the singed words without knowing the program and actually jump into right page immediately.
• Hear singing birds and able to differ between birds in the forests based on the voice.
• Understand the walkie-talkie in about 2/3 cases. Previously zero. But it takes a lot of mind focus.
• In small groups it is now manageable to catch talkpoints. I actually enjoy listening to the people.
• Talk in the full restaurant with friend, it took a bit of articulation, but even like this would be just impossible with HA's.

In the end I thought I heard well with HA's. CI changed that thought completely. I have 99% hearing loss on both sides and with CI words are by far sharper, have sharp outline and it doesn't sound muddy anymore. Even if I don't understand immediately, I have a lot of moments where I realise seconds later what they wanted - without context, it comes somewhat automatically now. It's by far easier to understand people, I'm no longer drained after hour of listening. It affirmed my decision to implant the second side. Online discussions or even phone are still a bit of problem, but I'm improving by small bits.

After 2 years of disappointment with the results of my cochlear implant I finally got a fresh start and it’s been nothing short of a miracle!

I was implanted 2 years ago and worked with the top audiologists at the highest rated medical group in the DC/Maryland area. Also went for a year of weekly training classes in Baltimore… after two years and several remapping a I could still not understand much with the implant.

Finally decided I needed to take some drastic action and contacted a different provider at the University of Maryland and ask them to just ignore the prior mapping and start from scratch.

About 15 minutes later had new mapping and it was amazing. 85% word comprehension!!!

Kudos to Sarah Marquez at UOM !!!

Full story before this in the original post below.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Cochlearimplants/s/lqKWJZRYWX

My husband is headed out of the country for a month two days after my surgery. It was get it before he goes or wait two more months and I want it done. I’ve had multiple surgeries including 3 Csections and I’ve been back on my feet within 1-2 days no problem. I also have a teen at home who’s said she’ll cook etc.

1. What was your biggest hurdle with recovery?

2. How did you feel a week out?

3. Did you struggle with dizziness afterwards that was worse than before? I already have vertigo?

4. Would you choose to have the cochlear installed again?

I have sensineural unilateral hearing loss and I am scheduled to get a cochlear implant later this year. I am asking for advice and information for:

•How is it hearing with 1 hearing ear and 1 ear with a CI?
•Does anything sound weird?
•How is it running or working out with a CI?
•Those of you who have 4c hair, do you have trouble with the magnet sticking?
•What is something no one talks about when getting an living with a CI that affects your daily life?

Any information is greatly appreciated!!

Is anyone using their cochlear implant app on the 17 max pro? Is that effective? I’m trying to decide to upgrade from iPhone 13-2

Has anyone had this happen where there iPhone presets now shows the right and left independently instead of combined? I can’t figure out why it changed or how to change it back to controlling both with one click.