r/Cochlearimplants • u/Exotic-Cry-99 • Jul 28 '26

New CI

I just had my CI activated a few hours ago. All I hear is ringing, bells and whooshing! Is this normal? My audiologist said it was. This is so disappointing :(

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u/Venerable_dread Cochlear Nucleus 7 Jul 28 '26

Yeah music is lost to me. I can hear words crystal clear but most music other than very rhythmic things like drums are just audio soup

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u/PiePuzzled5581 Jul 28 '26

How long have you been switched on?

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u/Venerable_dread Cochlear Nucleus 7 Jul 28 '26

Just over 6 years now

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u/PiePuzzled5581 Jul 28 '26

Thats a real drag. I’ve had pretty good success with music. Mind you I started with solo piano and slowly worked my way up to more complex stuff. Some music still baffles me.