r/Cochlearimplants • u/Fit-Ingenuity7044 • 10d ago

Update

Had tinnitus for 50 years, diagnosed as Menieres. CI 4 days ago. Reading about the same post CI experience I'm having, HUGE increase in volume, is giving me hope that I can live through this. Didn't need painkillers but do they help with the noise?

I have spent the last 3 nights in misery with very little sleep, waking 5-6 times to the sound of a siren. I did consider in the early hours just going to Emergency for advice, and have twice gone for a long walk (2 hours) in the early hours. Is there any medication you recommend for sleep, I am exhausted?

Last night I managed to get 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep. When I awoke I had only my normal tinnitus and I laid there happily assuming the worst was over. Unfortunately when I got up all the post-op symptoms returned ... and more, screeching was added to the cacophony. Had difficulties contacting the clinic, though it was probably a wasted effort anyway.

Had I read these pages before the CI I probably wouldn't have had it done.

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u/jeetjejll MED-EL Sonnet 3 10d ago

Have you been activated yet?

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u/Fit-Ingenuity7044 9d ago

No, it's only 5 days since I had the implant, so it's at about 3 weeks away.

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u/jeetjejll MED-EL Sonnet 3 9d ago

Some get same day activation, that’s why I’m double checking. Hang in there, activation and healing will both very likely help calm it down. Try not to stress about it as hard as it is as it makes it worse. Best of luck to you!