Renachelw Posted June 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 @Mary Beth Thanks for the info I'm currently using my HA batteries. The hospital gave me a box of implant batteries too, not sure if there's any difference? Day 4: I heard birds this morning! I think I might have had hearing loss all my life, i'm not sure actually. Mild hearing loss on the left side was detected when I was 7, and the right side started dropping when I was 14. Strangely for the 14 years of "normal hearing", I never heard birds in a group, all at once. They sound a bit like alien birds tho. Haha. Jewel and sassychele02 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel the Stranger Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 @Renachelw, HA batteries won't last long, that is why we have CI batteries that look the same (675) but are more powerful. Mary Beth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted June 8, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 Yup, cochlear implant zinc air batteries will last much longer. My favorite batteries are Power One Implant Plus. Daniel the Stranger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel the Stranger Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 33 minutes ago, Mary Beth said: My favorite batteries are Power One Implant Plus They are my favourite too @Mary Beth. Mary Beth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renachelw Posted June 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 Hi everyone, As mentioned in another post, I was actually given a remote with volumes from 6-10. I felt fine with staying at 6 so I didn’t increase, but after some tests, my audiologists told me I needed to increase the volume as I was not hearing all the sounds. Mapping has been shifted to end July. I am currently at volume 10 which is the loudest my audiologist has set for me so far, and i'm panicking because I cannot really hear speech in an open area/large room. I can hear that someone is talking, but I have no idea what they're saying. In a small office, I can hear the person 3 meters away from me, its quite loud but cant make out the words. Is this normal? I can hear without lip-reading in cars/small room, but in other situations, its muffled/blur and I don't know what to do now. Feels like the time when I was losing my hearing all over again... Anyone else experienced this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Featherston Posted June 18, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 @Renachelw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Featherston Posted June 18, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 Sorry about that last response, it's the issue I've had before and I couldn't get my cursor out of the blue box. Anyway - yes, @Renachelw - being able to hear the voices but not understand is normal. It will improve, just keep listening and doing your rehab! It will get better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Featherston Posted June 18, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 Sorry about that last response, it's the issue I've had before and I couldn't get my cursor out of the blue box. Anyway - yes, @Renachelw - being able to hear the voices but not understand is normal. It will improve, just keep listening and doing your rehab! It will get better! Renachelw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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