Julie F Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 Hi! My name is Julie and I will be implanted on Dec 4! I have sudden onset of SSD which happened a year and a half ago. Since the FDA approved CIs for SSD, my insurance approved so I’m going for it! I do have a question....what are the differences between the Audiolink, Roger Pen and Roger Select? I get to choose one but not sure which is best. My processor will be the Sonnet. Your opinions are appreciated! Than you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted November 13, 2019 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 @Julie F congratulations! single sided deaf and assistive tech is unique. You may want ways to deliver sound to both your acoustic ear and your CI simultaneously. (Like listening to music, podcasts, audiobooks, etc) AudioLink is a proprietary device from Med-El for Sonnet and Sonnet 2. It will not deliver sound to your acoustic side and is only true BT for phone calls. Otherwise you need to use cables or a conversion app in the background, which degraded the sound for me. Roger Select/Roger Pen also will deliver sound to only your CI side but you would have the option to purchase a Roger receiver for your acoustic ear. But I highly doubt you would want to do that. Of the two, Roger Select has more advanced mic tech. You may prefer to use CozyPhones flat stereo speakers or BOSE QC35 around the ear BT headphones. Both will deliver sound to both sides. While isolating your CI side for training, you may want to use the.... -Med-El red jack direct audio input cable with FM battery door Wishing you the best! @VeroNika is single sided deaf with CI. She will have lots of tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted November 13, 2019 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 Link to @VeroNika’s article https://blog.medel.com/10-things-that-may-surprise-you-when-you-get-a-cochlear-implant/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted November 13, 2019 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 @Gemma is single sided deaf too with a CI. She has great aural rehab tips link to her article https://blog.medel.com/tag/gemma-mole/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted November 13, 2019 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 @Kylie is a recent single sided deaf member with a CI! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Kylie Posted November 13, 2019 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 Thanks @Mary Beth and hello @Julie F! I have been activated for 6 months now, using a Sonnet, after a year of SSD from a sudden illness. My other ear has excellent hearing. This poses an interesting problem in that rehab requires isolating the CI so the good ear doesn't cheat. So as mentioned in previous post, the best way is to plug in using the cable. Which was practised during my initial visit with the audiologist. I do that nearly every day and it is very straightforward. However I do not use any other tech devices (nor was I offered any in my package so I haven't had reason to try) because in everyday situations I use the combined hearing power of my good ear plus CI. But if I had a free device I would certainly take it and play with it! I just have no opinion on what might be most useful. I am keen to hear if anyone else is using them with SSD... Mary Beth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted November 13, 2019 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 @MED-EL Moderator please move this thread to the new SSD folder thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MED-EL Moderator Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 20 hours ago, Mary Beth said: @MED-EL Moderator please move this thread to the new SSD folder thanks! Hi @Mary Beth, this thread (and the other ones you tagged us in) have been moved to the SSD folder Best regards, Verena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted November 14, 2019 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 Thank you Verena! @MED-EL Moderator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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