Dave in Pittsburgh Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 I will be having my surgery for the CI on Thursday. I now use headphones over my hearing aid to hear the TV,cell phone and on the iPad to watch programs. Will I need to still need to use headphones Thanks Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Ivana Marinac Posted October 23, 2016 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 Hello Dave, Welcome to the Hearpeers. You should be more specific - you ask if you will need headphones after the implantation in which particular moment? Hope you are aware of the process of aural rehabilitation you will have to go through after the implantation in order to achieve wanted level of speech understanding. This is tiring process but - fruitful. Only, you need to have enough patience to endure whole process... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Pittsburgh Posted October 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 Yes I am aware of the aural rehabilitation but just don't know what to expect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted October 23, 2016 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 Hi Dave, Well that is the $10,000 question. Smile. Everyone's journey is unique so no one can tell you what to expect. What you hear at activation, in the following weeks and months, will be unique to you. I do not use any assistive devices to enjoy the TV or to speak to anyone on the phone. My CIs function great for those items. To listen to audiobooks, music, etc on my iPad so as not to disturb others I use a BlueTooth neckloop which sends the sound via BlueTooth from my iPad to the neckloop and then via induction (telecoil) to my processors on T or MT. I wish you the best on your CI journey. Ivana Marinac 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted October 23, 2016 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 By the way, over the ear headphones will work great with Sonnet processors too if you find you want to use them. I use them when flying. No feedback issues! Smile. Great sound quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Adam Posted January 13, 2017 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 Dave have you found some headphones that work well for you? If so, which ones and what are the positives and negatives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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