[sasi] Cochlear implants and aids

[Michelle Sipe]

Hi to all! I have had my hearing aids for 2 and a half years now and I
almost forgot how I had to relearn sounds. Especially since I made the leap
from analog to digital *grin*
   Things change so fast though and my hearing aids are already outdated.
   This list is great!
Michelle


-----Original Message-----
From: sasi-bounces at acb.org [mailto:sasi-bounces at acb.org]On Behalf Of
Jeremy Congdon
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 10:38 PM
To: 'sasi, (sight and sound impaired) discussion list'
Subject: Re: [sasi] Cochlear implants and aids


Hi Theresa,

I don't know the answer to whether a cochlear implant would give you a
different sense of being overwhelmed (or not) by a sense of loudness.  I'll
be curious what your audiologist says.

My personal experience is that I am much more easily overwhelmed and
exhausted by noise than I was when I had normal hearing.  It's hard to
explain that to people who haven't experienced it.

Thanks for the reminder about how it takes time to adjust to new hearing
aids.  I just got new ones today, and they sound very different from my old
ones.  I could hear traffic much better immediately, but other sounds will
take some patience to relearn.

Jeremy


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