HearPeers Heroes Mary Featherston Posted March 28, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Next step: schedule surgery. Oh, you all here are WELL aware of how exciting this is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted March 28, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Kara of Canada Posted March 28, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Great news! Soon you will be where I am today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Featherston Posted April 11, 2018 Author HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 So I have been reading on some CI forums online and I saw a couple of people state that they were unable to lie on the implanted side of their head without hearing feedback-like noises. This seems counter-intuitive to me - without the processor, where are the auditory signals coming from? What do you all say? Is this a thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted April 11, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Right after surgery it was uncomfortable to lie on the implanted side. That improved over time. I have never “heard” any unique sounds when laying on either implanted side with the processors off. In the early weeks, I experienced loud and interesting tinnitus when I removed the processor at night. That resolved also over time. Mary Featherston 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Featherston Posted April 11, 2018 Author HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Thanks, @Mary Beth - I was expecting both of those things based on discussions here, but the idea that the implant, without processors, could cause noise when lying down just seemed odd. Possibly the person who posted it has some other thing going on, or it's a thing but very unusual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted April 11, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 There have been reports from people of “hearing” chimes, bells, etc when they rub their ear on the implanted side even with the processor off. For some, this is temporary and for others it seems longer lasting. Mary Featherston 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Kara of Canada Posted April 11, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 I have found it does that for me in the bath under water. I get sound. Down the electrode. Water is a good sound conductor. Mary Featherston 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Elgab Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 II never had tinnitus until the surgery. I have it now. At first it was strange and I heard all sorts of sounds, but by now I'm used to it and it doesn't bother me any more. I understand from my surgeon that it may go away over time, just maybe.... Mary Beth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Featherston Posted April 21, 2018 Author HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 My tinnitus has settled down to pretty much what I've been used to hearing all my life (well, most of it anyway). It remains to be seen to what extent it goes away after activation! Two and a half weeks to go..... Mary Beth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted April 21, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Even if tinnitus remains when processors are off, many people do not notice tinnitus while wearing their processors. Fingers crossed for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Featherston Posted April 21, 2018 Author HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 So I understand. I'm so used to it now that even if it doesn't go away, it's not really any different from what I've been hearing for the last 45 years. (!) The funny thing is that for a couple of minutes the other day it stopped. Just completely stopped. The silence was incredible. And then it came back. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted April 21, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 I experienced that temporary absence of tinnitus too and it shocked me too! Complete silence. Go figure! Mary Featherston 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Kara of Canada Posted April 21, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Yes after surgery is the worst foe me. Now it’s almost gone. Only get it occasionally. Mary Featherston 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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