Watersail Posted April 30, 2019 Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 I am curious about the different electrode lengths. If someone who is bi-lateral and has different electrode lengths between the left and right cochleas, do they experience increased difficulties in processing sound into speech since it is not symmetrical? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted April 30, 2019 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 @Watersail I have a medium electrode array, which is 24 mm, on the right and a flex 28, which is 28 mm, on the left. They work great together and are very balanced. My surgeons selected the most appropriate electrode array for each cochlea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watersail Posted April 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 That's great! Do you notice any difference in performance/sound quality between the Flex24 versus the Flex28? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted May 1, 2019 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 @Watersail I don’t have the flex 24. I have the stiffer medium electrode array which happens to also be 24 mm long. No. I do not notice any difference. Both are great. I will give you a link to a video Med-El filmed where I describe my electrode arrays. They are the reason I chose Med-El. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted May 1, 2019 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 @Watersail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watersail Posted May 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 Oops, sorry, I misread and thought you had the Flex24. But, that is an awesome video. I'm glad to see you've been very successful with your bi-lateral implants and it serves as inspiration. I'm looking forward to my "wow" moments as well. I have a feeling my better half will be sneaky and try to trick me with Pacific/specific.... 😄 Mary Beth and Mary Featherston 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted May 1, 2019 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 That would be a very sneaky trick to play! When is your CI surgery? One side? Which processor did you choose? @Watersail Mary Featherston 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watersail Posted May 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 Surgery is on May 21st on the left side. I opted for the Sonnet over the Rondo2 as it is more full-featured and adaptable. Mary Beth and Mary Featherston 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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