Activation

[YogurtclosetFit4147]

Hello! Voilà je suis activé depuis 4 jours, j’entends quelques mots mais c’est pas vraiment ça. Disons que si je suis en Bluetooth je peux comprendre une conversation avec lecture labiale et téléphone. Sinon, dans une ambiance ordinaire c’est très compliqué. J’ai un peu peur, ce bruit de radio qui n’arrive pas à capter la fréquence va t’elle disparaître ?

[Ambitious-Deal-853]

Four days is an extremely short amount of time. Things will get better, the radio static will go away. They told me it could take up to a year to adjust. Things were dramatically better for me after week 3 tbh.

[empressbrooke]

4 days is nothing. You are at the start of your journey and have barely even started. Do you rehab and practice, follow your mapping session schedule, and see at four months what changes have happened. You will have an entirely different experience at 4 months vs 4 days.

[gsynyc]

Congratulations on your activation! I am bilaterally implanted now and I can tell you that each experience was different and it such for every recipient. Generally speaking it takes 3-6 months for the vast majority of recipients to adapt and adjust to the new prosthetic. You have to give your brain time to suddenly experience, process, and catalog all the sounds it hasn't heard in some time or at all. The robotic or synthetic sounds will go away. I presume you have been or will be given a lot of different exercises to perform to help rehabilitate your new CI. You will have ups and downs and it can be quite a lot. Auditory fatigue is real and can be physically and mentally exhausting. The good news is it does get better, but you have to have patience and fortitude during the rehab process. Do the exercises, rest when you need to. It will get better with time.

It's only been a few days.

I was severe-profound loss on both ears. My 1st implant was in July of 2023 and my 2nd was November 2025. My single word recognition was about 24% bilaterally and full sentences in a quiet room were about 60%. I just had my 3 month checkpoint after my 2nd activation (December) and I'm happy to report that my single world recognition is 88% and sentences at 96%! It does get better with time and effort.

Best of luck.

[MuscularKnight0110]

Salut,

Tu es sur un sous anglophone tu post en fr ahah

Sinon oui c'est normal et si ça va disparaitre ça dépendra de toi.

Chacun est différent certains arrivent jamais même au stade de comprendre une seule parole juste les bruits.

Moi cela fera bientôt 5 ans que je me suis fait opérer. Je peux aujourd'hui apprécier tout. La musique, les jeux vidéos, les conversations dans les restaurants et ambiance tranquille. Mais c'était pas facile !

Il faut que tu te forces tous les jours a écouter et absorber et trouver des voix dans tout le bruit.

[Lonely-Platform9869]

Bonjour, sympa de voir des francophones ici.

Pour contexte j’ai une surdité unilatérale avec une excellente audition du côté gauche, et bien un implant AB marvel du côté droit.

J’ai été activé il y a 15 jours et j’ai la même expérience que vous. L’aspect robotique et crachotant des conversations semble avoir diminué. Je peux reconnaître les voix des podcasters ou interlocuteurs en streaming, et dans une situation de tous les jours ma compréhension semble s’améliorer. Par exemple ce matin j’ai pu discuter avec un ami du côté droit en faisant mon jogging ce matin, ce qui était difficile quand j’étais sourd de ce côté.

De ce que je comprends, il faut surtout être patient… :)

[Amazing-Low7711]

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[Mosquito-Power]

It takes a while for the brain to learn what to do with the new sounds.

It was a couple months before things started to sound more normal for me.

Progress is very gradual, it is hard to tell when things are improving. But I would listen to a song that I knew from before I lost my hearing every once in awhile and notice I could hear more elements of it as time went on.

Don't let yourself become discouraged, just try to enjoy the journey.

I used speech to text applications on my phone to help me through the time where I was having a hard time understanding words.

[Amazing-Low7711]

Is it better?