Ernesto Posted December 31, 2023 Report Share Posted December 31, 2023 Hello! My nabs is Ernesto and I am a new Med-El recipient. My surgery was on the 22nd of December and my activation will be on the 10th of January. I have many questions but I'll browse the logs before posting questions that have been airway answered. Kim W 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted December 31, 2023 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted December 31, 2023 Welcome to HearPeers @Ernesto! Which CI center do you use? I go to New York Eye & Ear in NYC. Are you choosing Sonnet 2 or Rondo 3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tim Posted December 31, 2023 Members Report Share Posted December 31, 2023 @Ernesto Welcome to the CI world! I had my CI done almost a year before (implant January 8th, activation ~20th) so you are welcome to look at my posts in that context if it helps. Everyone's journey is different and the HearPeers community has been an incredible help and companion on the journey. 2024 will be a very interesting year for you! Is your non-implanted ear normal hearing or suffering loss? Mine is normal so I'm Single-Sided-Deaf or SSD. We SSD'ers are a small but rapidly growing population in the CI community. By the way, many of us put some brief summary into our profile signatures which helps give context for both our answers and questions. The result is you can see @Mary Beth has a lot more experience than me. Again, welcome to the community and based on your profile picture, thanks for your service. Wishing you a wonderful 2024! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernesto Posted December 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2023 @Mary Beth I am chosing both, Sonnet 2 and Rondo 3. I am single sided implanted. Right ear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernesto Posted December 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2023 @Mary Beth , the Ci center is New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia U, which implant all three FDA approved CIs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernesto Posted December 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2023 @TimThank you, Tim. Although I am a candidate to be implanted bilaterally, I will be bimodal; my left ear will use a powerful hearing aid that will work with my processors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted December 31, 2023 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted December 31, 2023 Activation is when all the fun begins @Ernesto! Kim W 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernesto Posted December 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2023 Looking forward to it. Mary Beth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnagy Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 Hi, @Ernesto Welcome to the CI jurney. I am almost 6 months post activation, and I love my CI! Currently listening to music via bluetooth as I type this. I wish you a lot of happy moments with your CI, the scary part, the surgery is already over! Daniel Ernesto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim W Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 Congratulations! Activation day is definitely something to look forward to! You may hear a little or hear a lot, you may understand a little or not at all, but it is the beginning of your journey, and your brain is amazing, it makes it all happen! Keep in mind that wherever you are when you leave your audiology appointment, your brain will learn, and you will be understanding speech better and better. Enjoy the ride!😀 Ernesto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernesto Posted January 5 Author Report Share Posted January 5 15 hours ago, dnagy said: Hi, @Ernesto Welcome to the CI jurney. I am almost 6 months post activation, and I love my CI! Currently listening to music via bluetooth as I type this. I wish you a lot of happy moments with your CI, the scary part, the surgery is already over! Daniel That's amazing. Looking forward tonit as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernesto Posted January 5 Author Report Share Posted January 5 5 minutes ago, Kim W said: Congratulations! Activation day is definitely something to look forward to! You may hear a little or hear a lot, you may understand a little or not at all, but it is the beginning of your journey, and your brain is amazing, it makes it all happen! Keep in mind that wherever you are when you leave your audiology appointment, your brain will learn, and you will be understanding speech better and better. Enjoy the ride!😀 Will do! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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