mshaley2 Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 My 5 year old had his first CI done on May 22nd. We go for activation on June 27th. What should i expect? Im anxious. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted June 13, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 Hi @mshaley2 You and your child are about to start a wonderful listening journey. Typically, audiologists place a magnetic coil on our head and run a test of the internal implant. We do not hear or feel anything during that test. Then the audiologist attaches a cable to our processor and puts our processor and its coil on our head. The audiologist slowly increases current (volume) to set our starting point. We hear sounds during that. Then the processor is turned on to using its own mic and we start to hear. Enjoy the start of your child’s journey. It’s perfectly normal to feel anxious. Wishing your child the best! Jewel and mshaley2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mshaley2 Posted June 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 Thank you! Im excited and a whole bunch of other emotions! Haha im also pretty anxious about the AVT that follows.... is that pretty frustrating? Mary Beth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted June 13, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 @mshaley2 Actually the AVT is fun and rewarding. When you see your child hearing more and more, you will be motivated to keep up the AVT. Lots of WOW moments in store for your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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