Yes that was what I was wondering about. I may have a trial of those.
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I think Audeo Infinio Sphere with UP receiver is too weak for higher frequencies (assuming there are some non-dead regions) and too strong for your low frequencies. UP is for hearing loss at leasy 40 dB also in low frequency.
I think itâs worth to wait for something like Naida Infinio Sphere SP or maybe UP.
Audeo - RIC hearing aid.
Naida - power BTE hearing aid.
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I think it happens when you give reasons for your decision that are incorrect. Like âit sounds robotic foreverâ or âyou will still always need captionsâ. They just donât want you to have rejected something that might be life-changing in a positive way based on incorrect information. Whereas if your reasons were something like âIâm not interested in surgeryâ or âfor me, the idea of losing my residual hearing is just too frighteningâ or âI feel like Iâm functioning pretty well with my hearing aidsâ then they would probably just let it lie.
But especially users who have had good outcomes. . . itâs just human nature to want to share those good things with others.
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Does cochlear implant surgery cause the loss of all residual hearing?
I can still listen to music ânaturallyâ if I turn it up a lot. If I get the implant, would I no longer be able to do so naturally?
Thatâs holding me back a bit from making a decision, aside from the financial aspect, since I canât afford bilateral cochlear implant surgery costing thousands of dollars.
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Iâve seen cases where it doesnât, but it happens often enough that I would go in assuming that it would. However, if you implant unilaterally you can still listen to music how you prefer in the other ear. Your loss appears to be much worse than SandraNâs. I canât imagine hearing aids are doing much for you at this point. If you havenât at least gone through candidacy assessment you shouldâthe assessment gives you a lot of information about your individual expectations and you still donât have to proceed.
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Yes you will lose all residual hearing in the ear theat has the CI. And another fact is you will no longer be able to hear music. Though thatâs not the end of the world but some posters here flat out claim they listen to music every night with there CI on. Well Huey Lewis just got a CI a while back and now claims he âCan No :Longerâ hear music. So what ever you read on HT take it with a grain of salt. Though I do find most posts here good and helpful.
I donât like listening to music in only one ear. Despite my hearing loss, I always like to listen to music in 2.0 naturally. I love music with a lot of bass; itâs beautiful. Iâm aware that I have a hard time understanding words with my hearing aids. I hear everything too loudly, but itâs difficult for me to understand. Unless you vocalize very well and have a good tone of voice, Iâll be able to understand you.
Iâve never been evaluated for a CI, only comments from doctors recommending a CI. Iâve considered it sometimes, but the financial cost and losing my remaining hearing discourage me.
Thatâs a good point; residual hearing is pure gold for very few people.
Canât you listen to music with a CI, or isnât it very comfortable to listen to music with a CI, and thatâs why people choose not to listen to music at all?
Iâm not interested in music played at live concerts or music played on the street or in bars. Iâm interested in music streamed via Bluetooth with lots of bass.
I think much of what a ci recipient experiences is based on factors like the amount and types of rehab, the neuroplasticityof the individual, how long the ear had diminished hearing. But I hear more and more stories of individuals experiencing very high satisfaction with their ci.
The eval may help you go either way. But do it based on facts, not fears and things that are heard passed along by people not involved or not recently involved.
WH
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Thanks. I only have three measurable frequencies at 250, 500 and 750. After that nothing. My ânormalâ hearing at low level is unusual but has always been managed by reducing the low frequency gain on my aids.
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I didnât use the words always or forever, and all of those other reasons apply to me too. Iâve wasted many hours explaining my full reasons to CI enthusiasts without them ever backing off. The bottom line is that I manage my life extremely well with my aids. Iâm still working a professional career, having a full and active social life and Iâm not prepared to risk any of that without more guarantees of a significant improvement. Iâm also not prepared to put it all on hold for the length of time required.
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Such unambiguous statements are not necessarily true. A better wording is: âThere is a risk of loss of residual hearing, but not necessarily, especially since, for example, Cochlear develops a line of very thin electrodes.â
Regarding music, such â0 - 1â statement like âyou never be able to hear musicâ is also untrue and I say that having musical education and relatively good hearing in the second ear. Despite hearing through CI only could be awful especially right after activation after surgery, I found that in conjunction with second ear with HA the music is pleasantly louder and clearer even when I listen to complicated things like orchestra. The more music rehabilitation, the better rhe outcomes.
I recommend the video from CI user who have healthy second ear, he works with sound (as his job) and tell about his CI experience:
There is also his experience after 3 month since surgery, etc.
In my case, I find that his examples sound better and more similar to what I hear through my better ear. However, it is still not ideal, but I do not expect it to be.
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I fully agree. Itâs important to emphasize that reactions like mine are mainly due to inaccurate or false statements read by inexperienced forum users. These statements may unnecessarily scare users away from potentially life-changing therapy (in a positive way).
If someone states, âI am fully satisfied with hearing aids,â then I have nothing to add. Itâs important to be fully aware of the consequences of a decision and to ensure that the decision isnât based on untrue or inaccurate opinions.
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Why does someone decide for us what we should do? Why does someone force us to install CI? Why does someone force us to think and express ourselves only in a certain way?
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No one does. Everyone here is saying that if you donât want one thatâs fine.
Per the music comments, understanding speech with a CI takes a lot of dedicated rehab. And yet, people seem to think that music should just come in itâs own or at least with many fewer hours of listening than speech takes.
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I have never pressured anyone to undergo CI. It makes no sense if someone wouldnât be willing to rehabilitate, and waste of time and money.
I think there is a difference between forcing someone to proceed with CI vs. explaining and correcting opinions that are not necessarily true and can be confusing others.
Exactly, music rehabilitation is another story. However, progress in speech can be strong motivation to proceed with music.
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Nothing that I said was untrue or inaccurate. Someone else added the word âalwaysâ and âforeverâ to what I said. I then clarified and provided further reasoning. I then stated clearly that I am wholly satisfied with my aids. And yet you continue. Please stop. If you want to post information about CI you are free to create your own thread. As it is now I shall have to switch of notifications. I certainly wasnât expecting this when I joined.
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Maybe itâs a psychological problem. They took a step and thereâs no turning back. Maybe they realize they made a mistake but donât want to admit it. And now they want someone else to be with them.
Conversations drift. What other information are you looking for in regards to the audeo sphere? Itâs unlikely that a BTE version will come out this year, although I would expect an infinio BTE at some point next year it may not have a sphere chip, or at least not in the UP version.
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