Theo Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 Hello everyone. Surgery was December 27 and was just activated today so I'm a super-new user. I was eager to get started with this process after struggling for the last few years. Looking through the suggested rehab sites, I'm baffled where to begin. "Here" seems like a good place to start. Grateful for this site and any guidance I can get. Thanks to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 Welcome Theo! It might be your first post but you are already ahead of me - my activation is on Thursday. I'm SSD so I'll need to work on making sure I don't use my good ear as a crutch. What processor(s) did you get? I'll be getting both the Rondo 3 and Sonnet 2 and then figuring out what works best for me for my actual usage. Looking forward to chatting as we go down the road about the same time even though everyone says to be careful to not get stressed about comparing progress with other people, it is nice have other people at the same stage. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted January 24 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted January 24 Congratulations @Theo! Which processor are you using? Definitely my favorite app for starting out is Word Success. Skip the pretest and begin with step 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted January 24 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted January 24 And follow this link (click on gray arrow top right) to download a pdf of the aural rehab apps/activities that helped me the most @Theo It is available to download so don’t worry about that in the image above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne N Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 Hi all, I am new here also. Surgery was Jan 19th and activation will be Feb 2nd. Following your progress as I am a few steps behind you and eager to learn all I can. Thanks Mary Beth for the listening suggestions. I will check them out after my activation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted January 25 Author Report Share Posted January 25 On 1/23/2023 at 7:01 PM, Theo said: Hello everyone. Surgery was December 27 and was just activated today so I'm a super-new user. I was eager to get started with this process after struggling for the last few years. Looking through the suggested rehab sites, I'm baffled where to begin. "Here" seems like a good place to start. Grateful for this site and any guidance I can get. Thanks to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted January 25 Author Report Share Posted January 25 Whoops! Guess I have a few more things to learn! Rondo 3 and Sonnet 2 will be my hearing helpers. Thanks Mary Beth for the suggestions. I visited my library today the picked up a few novels to pair with audio books from Libby via the library. I'm told it may help to follow along reading while listening. We shall see. Mary Beth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted January 25 Author Report Share Posted January 25 On 1/23/2023 at 7:24 PM, Tim said: Welcome Theo! It might be your first post but you are already ahead of me - my activation is on Thursday. I'm SSD so I'll need to work on making sure I don't use my good ear as a crutch. What processor(s) did you get? I'll be getting both the Rondo 3 and Sonnet 2 and then figuring out what works best for me for my actual usage. Looking forward to chatting as we go down the road about the same time even though everyone says to be careful to not get stressed about comparing progress with other people, it is nice have other people at the same stage. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted January 25 Author Report Share Posted January 25 Hope things go well for you at activation. The process is pretty fascinating. It was helpful that the audiologist didn't introduce me to the entire MedEl package at the first appointment, probably would have overwhelmed me with information. I too have Rondo 3 and Sonnet 2 on left and a bit of hearing in my right ear. Even that bit, I'm finding, is a distraction when doing listening exercises. Hopefully, the left and right will meet each other in my brain and all will be well. Best of luck to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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