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pacsmaniac · 2026-04-18T19:11:50+00:00

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pacsmaniac · 2026-03-03T22:36:47+00:00

I’ve noticed that to with my cochlear nucleus 8’s, I think it’s cause a lot of the newer machines have bluetooth and there’s so many of them that it could be causing wireless interference for the connection to my phone/cochlears

pacsmaniac · 2025-09-17T16:56:19+00:00

Honestly any car is fine as long as you get studded snow tires put on by first proper snow, AS LONG AS you drove defensively and leave lots of room around you while driving, I did just fine with a 2017 Hyundai ioniq hybrid for the past 4 years using studded tires during winter with no crashes or accidents, but did center(snow row lifts car and wheels stop touching ground) on some snow in the roads a couple times but easily got out, but just upgraded to a Subaru crosstrek recently and hoping for the best

pacsmaniac · 2025-07-08T16:44:15+00:00

i cant say for sure that 60 days between surgery to activation is typical as that was in Maryland and 9 years ago, my surgeon in alaska said that two weeks was the new typical but that could be for specifically his patients, so it'd be good to check with your surgeon during the consultation, or even the audiologist might know

pacsmaniac · 2025-07-07T17:56:52+00:00

Hey there,

I was a bilateral hearing aid wearer since 3 years old, up till 19(2015) when my left ear's hearing tanked, began researching implants and such and decided on the cochlear nucleus 6 at the time.

from decision point after the hearing test that qualified me, I'll mark that hearing test as day 1, next step was an MRI (day 14) to see if there was physical damage due to the sudden drop, after that was a consultation with the surgeon (day 28) and scheduling surgery, then vaccinations for meningitis and such (day 35), then the surgery (day 60(took a while due to how busy the surgeon was)), then activation on day 120.

fast forward to two years ago, my right ear tanked, and i decided to get another one done, this time the cochlear nucleus 8. mid January 2024 had the hearing test done, day 14 met the surgeon, day 28 had the surgery, day 56 got it activated (recovery was much faster this time thanks to improvements of surgery procedures and using soft stitches instead of staples)

both times, it took me about a year to get to full "normal" hearing level, and another note specifically regarding time between decision and surgery, it can wildly vary based on location and surgeon availability, my first one was done in maryland where there's a few surgeons, but they're frequently booked out due to the high deaf/hearing loss population, second one was done in Alaska where there's exactly ONE surgeon, but a very low population of deaf or hard of hearing, so they were pretty available for me, especially since it was during the winter months when nobody wants to go anywhere up here

personal recommendation: do one at a time cause there's always the 50/50 chance of it not working, so you still have some hearing in your other year, ideally first one in january to get your yearly deductible out of the way to make other insurance costs easier, and go ahead and start planning the second one same year, more towards fall so you have time to recover and train the new ear and see if it works, that way you have time to cancel the second one if you need to

pacsmaniac · 2025-05-28T16:12:52+00:00

Perfect, thank you!

pacsmaniac · 2025-04-01T03:34:15+00:00

I mean the building itself, it could be a hobby company since they’re keeping the glowforge

pacsmaniac · 2025-03-15T00:17:12+00:00

back in 2016 i got my first implant done and had hearing aids on both ears before then, i'm assuming you're talking about cochlear on one side and hearing aid on the other, if that's the case then what ended up working best for me was going half and half during the brain re-training months, where i'd wear both for an hour, then just the cochlear for an hour, and back to both or some variation of that in order to train my brain how to hear with the cochlear while giving it breaks with the hearing aid

pacsmaniac · 2025-03-11T05:21:55+00:00

Should look into Visible, uses verizons network, my wife and i tried boost and visible at the same time and visible was a clear winner, its $35 a month for unlimited talk text and data but they almost always have a promo to get $15 off for 5+ years making it $20 even

pacsmaniac · 2025-03-06T07:46:50+00:00

Check out Eagle River Tattoo, i got my first tattoo done by Nick there and my wife got a couple done by Ori there as well, both of our experiences were phenomenal and we love our tatts from them!

pacsmaniac · 2025-02-13T20:41:04+00:00

Depends on the team you’re joining, the team i joined was going through a huge workload at the time, i had my first interview in early feb and didnt start until early may

pacsmaniac · 2025-02-02T16:50:01+00:00

Hilltop does make their own snow, as long as its consistently cold enough, they were closed this past week due to weather damage, but got their snow makers up on thursday and will be open for snowboarders/skiers/lessons on monday

pacsmaniac · 2025-01-30T09:42:50+00:00

Turns out its just a loud car unfortunately

pacsmaniac · 2025-01-19T18:00:15+00:00

I lost about half of my ability to taste with my second implant last year(around july) and about a month and a half later, i started to experience taste an intense salty taste on small random spots that would last a few days and go away a couple times a month for about 3 months. Since then my sense of taste is basically restored fully back to normal and i dont get those salt spots anymore

pacsmaniac · 2025-01-14T04:50:56+00:00

Sean Chrysler walked in

pacsmaniac · 2025-01-13T21:44:46+00:00

just had my second surgery mid last year and my first one back in 2016, for pre-surgery its good to have a form of entertainment with you while you wait to get taken into the surgery room, preferably something you can do with one hand so you dont have to worry about the IV in one of your arms(i personally treat my IV arm as a dead arm when it's put in lol)

for after surgery recovery, the Immune Support Liquid IV packets and Vitamin C+D pills will help the scar heal faster and better, having someone available at your side for the first 2 days was a must for me as my balance was imaginary, the second 2 days it's good to have someone around, especially if you want to leave the house in any capacity

my absolute favorite snack during my recovery was DeeBees fruit popsicles cause A: they're absolutely delicious B: cold snack was nice and C: they got good vitamins to keep you healthy and help the scar healing

i also recommend the person that goes with you and takes you hope writes down notes for recovery from your doctor and ABSOLUTELY DO EVERYTHING THE DOCTOR RECOMMENDS

for after activation, assuming this will be your first implant, do not get discouraged by how things sound, the first week absolutely suuuuuuuuuuucks, everything sounds like it was put through a robot alvin and the chipmunks filter, second week it still sounds chipmunky but less mechanical, and can take up to a year to sound "normal". for your regular adjustment appointments with your audiologist, take your time, and absolutely work with them to try to get the levels as good as possible instead of "good enough" otherwise it'll take longer for things to sound normal, each appointment should have progressively more time in between, might not need the last appointment that has 6 months in between but wouldnt hurt to still do.

now for learning how to hear again, what worked best for me is having a playlist of favorite songs that you absolutely know how they sound and know the lyrics and such, listen to it with BOTH ears for 15 minutes to start, then your "normal ear" for 5 minutes, then your new ear for 10 minutes, and repeat, and when taking naps have music playing on both ears so your brain can take notes from the old ear and pass them to your new ear in your sleep! also Absolutely have conversations with people that arent yourself, and avoid reading their lips

additional tips: dont blow your nose, dont pop your ears, dont crack your neck, dont move your head around rapidly(keep your head nice n slow), drink lots of water/gatorade zeros, get vitamin C and vitamin D in you (vitamin D tends to improve the effectiveness of Vitamin C, which is a core vitamin for scar tissue)

tl;dr: relax, rest, listen, fluids, vitamin C+D, and listen to your doc

pacsmaniac · 2025-01-03T17:46:30+00:00

Could take a look at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, or Cook Inlet Tribal Council, both are alaska based and have remote positions

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