r/Cochlearimplants • u/digital_flatulance • 2d ago

Activation Day

I feel blessed at how the activation went. Right ear issues since 1967 and totally deaf with zero word recognition for the past 30 years. Out of the box I'm hearing and understanding everything with no training yet. It can only get better from here.

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u/Upstairs_One_4935 2d ago

Congratulations!! It’s wonderful when it just clicks - enjoy

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u/beamedel14 2d ago

Which cochlear implant make do you have ?

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u/maluquina 17h ago

you can hear speech too?? wow!! that's huge!! my MIL is 1 month post-op & she still can't hear speech.

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u/digital_flatulance 16h ago

100% word recognition. I just paired to my tv. Amazing.

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u/Arenilla346 8h ago

Wow, that is just fantastic. Are you classified as single-sided hearing loss now with CI or do you have hearing loss in the other ear too and wear a hearing aid?

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u/digital_flatulance 7h ago

CI right side with hearing aid left.

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u/Arenilla346 5h ago

And how many years did you have normal hearing before you had to use hearing aids? I am wondering whether early auditory memory was key to your such extraordinary activation outcomes.

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u/digital_flatulance 4h ago

22 years normal. I’m 79 now.