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I LOVE the AudioStream! Thank you to the Med-El engineers who designed AudioStream! @MED-EL Moderator Terrific audio quality and music sounds amazing! Phone calls take precedence and then we return automatically to whatever we were streaming. There are audible “thunk” sounds when it connects and switches. This is a fabulous connectivity device for Sonnet/Sonnet 2. I am using Power One implant disposable batteries. The slightly longer battery cover does not bother me.

Hi all, Just thought I would share with you my latest Episode that just went online. Hope you enjoy... Any questions feel free to ask away. Regards John

Do you know that feeling when you get a new speaker system or awesome headphones and you spend hours and hours jamming to music? That is me with the new AudioStream connectivity device for my cochlear implant processors! Loving AudioStream!!

Wow it's hard to know where to start... it's really changed my life and I can't believe you can't always get CI for SSD everywhere in the world because one ear is 'enough'. It's really not, if there is a choice of having 2. I can locate sound and orient to it. Useful for safety like crossing roads, and people calling me, and my kids creeping up from behind, and playing hide and seek, and being able to track objects that aren't in my vision. My sound booth testing for sound orientation went from 0 to perfect in 6 months and I really notice it in daily life. I can hear and understand

Hello, my name is Kerem, after using hearing aids for 14 years, I had a cochlear implant surgery. I have been a right ear CI user for 13 years. I have been using Med-el Sonnet 2 for 1 year. Before, I was constantly following the forum. I wanted to rejoin with a membership from scratch. I have mentored many users in my country. I have a YouTube channel. I am shooting promotional videos in Turkish about CI. I am planning to translate into foreign languages soon. I'm 30 years old. and I am single. I started to follow the site closely. I will be pleased to meet you. Thank you for reading.

New to hearspeers, activated yesterday.

I've been using Audiostream for just over a week and I can't believe the difference it makes. I don't think I've heard music this good since I was 15 ( a long time ago) and it's so much better for use with the phone.

This reminds me of when I got my BOSE QC35 awesome headphones and spent the entire day listening to music and just loving it! I have accomplished nothing today! Except jamming to music with AudioStream! Love them!

I hope we will try to join Murat. But we cannot speak English fully. We try to understand with translation. 😊

I’m new to hear peers! I’m not new to the world of implants, just never knew this site existed. Anyhow, I have a cochlear implant, it was done nearly 7 years ago after suffering in silence for nearly 25 years. My experience gave me my life and career back! I’m 51 year old mother of three from Ontario who works as a Broadcast Journalist.

Hi @Mary Beth, our product experts just confirmed that AudioStream can be paired with 8 devices at the same time. kind regards, Verena

@cwoodrow55 Music now is very good yes! I enjoy it a lot!!!!!! It's been a process. I'm about 3.5 years with CIs. Had CI on one ear and HA on other and was really nervous about giving up that last bit of natural hearing mostly bc I hated the thought of perhaps never enjoying music the same way again. When I got my CI I was so excited to hear music again that I spent nights binging on music so it was way better than not being able to hear music. It didn't all sound good in the beginning. For the most part it sounded rustic. Mechanical. With no depth and no much soul. I found some ge

@cwoodrow55 music sounds AMAZING to me now. There was a noticeable improvement in music at about 3-4 months after activation and then it steadily improved from there. Here is a link to my music & CI journey if you are interested. https://blog.medel.com/3-steps-to-rediscovering-music-with-a-cochlear-implant/

I have had my CI for approximately 3 and a half weeks and had a wow moment last night! I have in the past tried the exercises in “The listening room” only to fail to understand the sentence exercises. Well yesterday it was a lot more clearer and I could make out most of the answers correctly!! It is not super clear but getting better! Question: I hear a voice by exercises or direct contact and hear it along with some distortion. If I concentrate on the part that sounds normal, the distortion seems to get minimized and forgot about and almost eliminated. Is this others have experienced?

Sadly I sent my Bose QC35 headphones back, I found they were just to quiet. On the other hand, my very old Eagle wired headphones, are loud and clear and are just brilliant. I've had them since I was just eighteen (1978) I thought I had worn them out with full on volumes and that the sound had become bad, but according to my hearing children they say that the sound is still crisp and clear. They are nice and bassey, So, got my money back! It's funny how somethings work well for others but not for self.

It's only been a couple of months since activation for me but the biggest benefit from day one was not hearing the tinnitus which was truly depressing. I can also localize sound much better and don't feel that I'm caught off guard if I can't locate a sound. Although my left ear is still dominating I find that w/the CI I hear a much fuller sound. I'm hoping with time, practice, & patience to reach achieve what @Kylieis taking about especially in situations with background noise. I can't imagine my life without it!

The box itself is not for you. MedEl must have made an error on your pet type. p s. As for duplicate items, I must say I felt these can be of better use to someone in need right now somewhere not as privileged. I got a good advice to keep a stock - at least of consumables what may go bad before others. They cost $$-$$$ to replace. Also, in future upgrades there's no back ups at all. I recently had to dig into the spares box and find a battery housing. No sound without it. In my case, not having the processor working would mean very challenging few days before I could diagnos

@Kylie I smiled the whole time I read your post about real life benefits of your CI with SSD. I wish @MED-EL Moderator could make a video of you to share with people who are considering a CI for SSD. Thank you for sharing.

Good evening. My name is Patricio Medina from Chile. I am the father of Olivia and Trinidad Medina. Olivia has billateral cochlear implants and Trinidad is a 2020 ideas4ears winner. We visited Innsbruck in june 2020. Spanish is my mother language, I am fluent in english and learning German on B1 level. I lived in Innsbruck for 3 months last year since march to June. I returned to Chile because of covid19 pandemic. I am an It professional and amateur photographer and videographer.(Instagram @patrickfototirol) Since Olivias diagnosis, me and my wife started a fac

I am 59 & ride pillion Yamaha Super Tenere. Hubby & I use Senna Comm system, years now, even when I still had a ITE hearing aid. I configure a Sonnet with the BabyWear tethered battery frame to collar with the Activity Clip or in pocket so only coil is under helmet with the processor mic part slid off pina into the ear socket of the helmet (full, open jaw). Secure my other Sonnet in a hard case to put on when helmet is off for bilateral hearing. Have used this for 2 years. After an hour or so, I switch to the other ear. To clarify, the smallest configuration fits in the receiver soc

Yeap, definitely we will come over and see you on sunday! ALL THE BEST X

Thanks a million for wishing me a good luck and crossing your fingers for me! I have not implanted yet due to such damn coronavirus and i was postponed...and could not keep the track of available chances also because of my busy work time...I am looking forward to have this operation done on this upcoming summer - and maybe will go for Rondo 3.

@Jared Charney That's good that you can't tell a huge difference between the Sonnet and Rondo 3. The difference between Sonnet and Rondo 1 is huge. But, it took me over a year to realize just how large the difference was, while my brain adjusted. I wore the Rondo 1 primarily until I was able to capitalize on the benefits the sonnet has over it. As for the clip--I made my own with the Rondo 1. It likely won't work for short hair, though. I have my own thin fishing wire that I loop through the notch and I attach a small sized bobby pin to it. It works GREAT and is easier on my hair. The Ron

Yay! I did it! Thanks for all the input. Whew!

Had the fortune to go bilateral 2 weeks ago. Absolutely fantastic. It's so much fun as I can compare it with my first CI 2 years ago. Speech is great, with my minimic streaming I can listen to TV from the word go. Hi pitched voices sound a bit like chipmunks and I've already had 2 mappings. The combined result is wonderful. I persuaded my Audi to give me a music program, I had to twist her arm. The result with my senheisser headfones is a new dimension, still distortion with orchestra but overall I'm back to fully enjoying music. The headphones are much better than streaming. So for anybody th

I have a Rondo 3; I like that it is off the ear and it has a thin wire and clip I can attach to my clothing. However, the Sonnet 2 is so much clearer.

Thank you my friend 😇🙃😇🙃😇🙃

@Mary Beth I can now confirm that the WiFi battery pack does not affect listening performance. It just has different components inside to allow AudioStream activity. Best, Verena

Looking back as a CI user for 13 years, I definitely don't regret it. It made my life so easy that I am very happy. Youth made it easier for me to understand in my high school and university life. Now I continue my journey with Sonnet 2. I definitely don't have days without music. I always keep in touch with the music. And I am very happy to be with you. 😊💙

Ooo Kerem , most welcome back to Hearpeers! Mary, I do remember you and you have helped me a lot on the journey with CI. So pleased to have met you here! Hello to you!

Welcome to HearPeers @Viola DeVinney! I look forward to reading about your experiences with your CI and HA. Feel free to ask any questions here. We are a friendly group.

Yes Thank you, that is my understanding too, and that is the message I see in either device sporadically! However when I disabled the BT and reconnected as mentioned earlier it worked. Now some feedback : I spent almost 2hrs again with senior Technical Support in Apple today2-3 different specialists of Hearing Devices..Accessibility options/ and finally the BT tech. We did quite a. Bit of troubleshooting changes and resetting on the IPad , including re-pairing/resetting the devices. Finally they took a Profile Log go of my BT and other data and sent it to the soft ware. En

@Nikki @Justin said that on days he streams a lot he needs to use 3 standard rechargeable batteries in his one processor to last a day.

I was listening to music right away, and it started sounding pretty good after ~3 months. But it continues to improve (I am coming up on the three-year anniversary of my first implant) and I've noticed definite improvement in the last year. It keeps getting better.

@Jared Charney The AudioStream is quite amazing! If you keep the AudioStream cover on all the time, you can turn off the connection just by turning off your phone’s BT in the control panel. When you turn BT back on, AudioStream will automatically reconnect.

I just listened to someone on Youtube by far the cleanest sound I've received to my CI and the best sounding as well! very excited!

I'm sure lots of you have already figured this out, but I just realized the remote mic function on the AudioLink has some interesting uses. I'm SSD and wear over the ear headphones for many of my virtual meetings. Usually just throw it on over my Sonnet, but it can get uncomfortable after a bit. Today I was fidgeting and ended up resting my AudioLink on top of the earcup of my headphones (see picture)... and it works well! Now I can quickly switch up my "streaming" without messing with computer settings. I'm still not perfect listening CI-only (but getting better!). I can quickly grab my headp

Another thing I want to try is using the AudioLink to figure out where squeaks and rattles are coming from when working on bikes. I'm a capable bike mechanic, but due to my poor directional hearing, I have to always ask other people to find the squeak, click, rattle that needs to be fixed! Now I figure I can use the remote mic like a stethoscope and scan for the sound.

@ Mary Beth and Mary Featherston What a great read. Thanks for the history.Even with my short time I’m amazed how technology has improved with the CI this truly has been and informative journey.

She was excited. She said “really?”

Both Rondo 2 and Rondo 1 have one mic which is omnidirectional. They run ASM 1. Rondo 3 has 2 mics and in many countries is using ASM 3 (In the US it still uses ASM 2 since ASM 3 is not FDA approved yet.) Rondo 3 has an updated computer chip- similar to the one in Sonnet 2. Rondo 1 is the only Rondo that uses disposable batteries. Both Rondo 2 and Rondo 3 have built in rechargeable batteries. Rondo 1 and Rondo 2 have built in telecoils. Rondo 3 uses an attached telecoil adapter. Rondo 3 can use the intermediary connectivity device called AudioLink.

My wish list for the next BTE processor: 1). Keep disposable battery packs as an option please. 2). Keep the telecoil built in. 3). Move the BTLE receiver into the processor. 4). Allow users (through the app) a way to change the mixing ratios of streamed BTLE audio- all the way to 100/0 streamed audio only. 5). Design an app that allows us to use it when WiFi is not available. 6). Please do not go any larger. The design that fits comfortably behind ears is great but with AudioStream I am at my max for processor length. 7). Use the processor mic during calls

I have not! Fascinating.

Hi @tmscarlett10, Thank you very kindly for your feedback. It's much appreciated and really great to learn you're finding value from the app. I'm sorry to hear and thanks for letting me know about the issue with it not letting you set a password. I believe I may have fixed the issue for you in the latest app update. In short, we've updated both the iOS and Android versions of Hearoes both available to update now and can be updated simply by visiting Hearoes on the app store of your device. If you're using an Android device, it may have been due to Android changing the way the keyboard op

Hi @Deanna. Welcome to HearPeers! I understand your concerns, and I think we've all had similar sleeping issues. Mary Beth and Megan have given you some really good advice for sleeping tips; and Justin, for general rehab. The only thing I can add is, think of the end result. It may take some pain to get there, but in the end, you will have your victory!☺ "No pain, no gain" isn't just a tacky phrase. 😉 Would you mind sharing your experience with your first CI?

@Mary Beth @Kylie @Jared Charney Im Not SSD I incorrectly raised my hand thinking the question was Single Sided Implant. My loss is similar in both ears. BUT !!! Saying that I will be looking further into SSD especially here in Australia. I have had numerous questions about it. At this point I can not say more about that other than "Watch this space" and as I learn more about it. Cheers.

@tmscarlett10 It is not uncommon to need a stronger magnet at first while we are still healing internally from surgery. But a magnet that causes discomfort is never a good idea. Parting your hair and placing the Rondo 3 underneath will help your magnet 2 stay better connected. You may find that you can wear it on top of your hair with a good connection in a couple of months.

@Patricio, maybe you can help me improve my Spanish lol, just kidding 🙂 My mother and her side of the family are from El Salvador and Spain, and i grew up speaking Spanish. But my parents divorced when I was young, and I moved worth my dad or of state, and lost a lot of my Spanish. That's a really great thing you are doing! I hope you have good luck helping other Spanish speakers with CIs! ¡Buena suerte!

@Patricio would be an awesome mentor for Spanish speaking Med-El users! I hope @MED-EL Moderator can help connect Patricio.

My understanding was that one of the Samsung phone models specifically supported simultaneous streaming to two different BT devices. I'm not a big fan of Samsung and in theory, the newer Google Pixel phones should support multiple streaming. I'm just a bit reluctant to fork out the cash for two devices (AudioStream and new HA) that ultimately fallback to just t-coil streaming. I'm currently doing that with the Artone 3 Max but if I could get BT with wider frequency range, no neck loop, less electrical interference, that would be sweet! I'll certainly post updates as I learn more about thi