@Dylan Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 I finally figured out how to get into this HearPeers forum. I am newly implanted with the Med-El Synchrony CI. I've been wearing my Sonnet 2 processor since last Tuesday, which was my activation day. Up until about 2 months ago, I wore a hearing aid in my left ear and I did not use a hearing aid nor could I hear out of my right ear. A head injury caused my hearing to change drastically and the hearing aid no longer functioned for me. My Otologist strongly recommended the CI and I underwent surgery in mid-April. It was a strange and nerve wracking experience being in the hospital during this pandemic, but the staff was excellent and they allowed me to lip read so we could communicate. Right now I am getting the hang of this new way of hearing. I am not as wild about the Rondo 2 as I thought I would be and I probably should try it a bit more to see if I really don't like it. Also, I am struggling to find aural rehab activities, which surprises me as I expected there would be plenty of those. Most of what I do find is more appropriate for children. So, I am kind of improvising with various tasks here and there with my family, friends, and on my own. I have read a few posts/comments in the forum about how loud it is after activation. I can say this is certainly loud for me and I am only on program 2 and need to get to program 4 by the end of June! I can't even imagine it at this point. Anyway, I've probably said too much but I wanted to introduce myself. I will explore this forum more over the next few days and try to get a profile photo somehow (everything I have seems to large). I am looking forward to connecting with all of you! Kylie and polyesternapkinstowaway 2 Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/5459-hello-from-a-new-ci-user/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Kylie Posted May 28, 2020 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 16 minutes ago, @Dylan said: I finally figured out how to get into this HearPeers forum. I am newly implanted with the Med-El Synchrony CI. I've been wearing my Sonnet 2 processor since last Tuesday, which was my activation day. Up until about 2 months ago, I wore a hearing aid in my left ear and I did not use a hearing aid nor could I hear out of my right ear. A head injury caused my hearing to change drastically and the hearing aid no longer functioned for me. My Otologist strongly recommended the CI and I underwent surgery in mid-April. It was a strange and nerve wracking experience being in the hospital during this pandemic, but the staff was excellent and they allowed me to lip read so we could communicate. Right now I am getting the hang of this new way of hearing. I am not as wild about the Rondo 2 as I thought I would be and I probably should try it a bit more to see if I really don't like it. Also, I am struggling to find aural rehab activities, which surprises me as I expected there would be plenty of those. Most of what I do find is more appropriate for children. So, I am kind of improvising with various tasks here and there with my family, friends, and on my own. I have read a few posts/comments in the forum about how loud it is after activation. I can say this is certainly loud for me and I am only on program 2 and need to get to program 4 by the end of June! I can't even imagine it at this point. Anyway, I've probably said too much but I wanted to introduce myself. I will explore this forum more over the next few days and try to get a profile photo somehow (everything I have seems to large). I am looking forward to connecting with all of you! Welcome! There are great rehab resources in that section of this forum. Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/5459-hello-from-a-new-ci-user/#findComment-34576 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted May 28, 2020 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 @@Dylan check our rehab activities here Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/5459-hello-from-a-new-ci-user/#findComment-34586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted May 28, 2020 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 And explore our REHAB folder for lots of activities @@Dylan Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/5459-hello-from-a-new-ci-user/#findComment-34587 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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