Chris S Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Hi everyone, new to the group. Just implanted yesterday for SSD. Excited to start my journey but know there is much work ahead. chris Kylie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted December 4, 2020 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Welcome @Chris S! When is activation? Which processor did you choose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris S Posted December 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Hi Mary, Activation will not be until Jan 7 due to the holidays. I am starting with the Rondo 2 but will be upgraded to the Rondo 3 when it is released in Canada soon. Mary Beth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Charney Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 I was activated in my right ear yesterday at Mass Eye & Ear in Boston, lost all hearing come four years in March and I would say for me the tinnitus has been equally as difficult to live with. No magic Hollywood moments so far but when the processor is on my tinnitus is def. masked and although I can barely make out the vocals I'm listening actually listening to New Order directly to my right ear and that def. seems like a minor miracle as I hear the drums and bass. I can also get a sense of sound localization when for example water is running from a faucet. Overall very exciting & btw Mary Beth I've been reading a lot of your posts since before I decided to get an implant and they have been very helpful!--Chris good luck to you and I too had to wait a little extra because of T-giving here in the states and was literally jumping out of my skin to be activated. Kylie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted December 5, 2020 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 @Jared Charney Congratulations! Things improve quite rapidly for most during the first months after activation. Exciting times! Which processor did you choose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Charney Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 Thanks! I have the Sonnet 2 and the Rondo 3 -- starting with the Sonnet 2 Mary Beth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted December 5, 2020 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 @Jared Charney Wishing you the best! Keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Charney Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 will do! Mary Beth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnL Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 Jared i was implanted at MEE almost two years ago. I think you’ll find the audiologists very knowledgeable and helpful. I have to say I’m jealous of your ability to recognize music. Even after all this time music sounds horrible to me. Keep working at your rehab and word and sound recognition will improve. Good luck. Jared Charney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Charney Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Thanks John, the only thing that worries me about that so far is that it won't improve. I can still only hear drums and bass and the vocals sound like they are being sung by Gollum from Lord of the Rings. How is your overall experience been? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted December 8, 2020 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 @Jared Charney music started making significant improvement for me at around 3-4 months after activation and kept on improving. The journey was amazing. I hope you are as fortunate. Jared Charney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Charney Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 thanks for the encouragement and I actually do feel optimistic that I'm headed in that direction ! Mary Beth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnL Posted December 10, 2020 Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 @Jared Charney jared overall I’ve had a positive experience. I worked hard with rehab early on and it paid off. My ability to recognize sounds and words greatly improved. Lately I’ve had some speed bumps but I can still understand speechbetter than I could pre CI. I’ve begun to think that my issue with music (and perhaps the bumps in the road) are a function of my non implanted ear which has no better hearing than the one that was implanted. That said, I am very hesitant to go bilateral. mid be glad to share my experiences with MEE or answer any questions you might have. We Bostonians need to stick together!!😀 Jared Charney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Charney Posted December 10, 2020 Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 sounds great John, yes, I have found this forum extremely useful and I look forward to the day when we can all meet up to share stories etc. especially us Yokels! Mary Beth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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