Going under the drill on April 10

@FredO said:

I find streaming from my laptop much easier to understand than using the device microphones. Zoom meetings are easier than in-person.

This is very normal. Streaming does not have outside noises interrupting what you are listening to.

With time your brain will learn how to adapt to normal hearing. It will tune out the noises you don’t need to hear. Noise reduction technology can do this but the brain can be much better at it. Just takes time and practice getting into those difficult hearing environments.

Good luck with your newly placed implant.

Sounds like you’re doing pretty well. Did you have to start from scratch after the repositioning, or were you able to pick up from before? I find that listening to an audiobook works well Without reading the text I can understand 80-85% if the audio. However trying to listen to tv without captions is a struggle. I drop to about 20-25-% understanding. I’m not sure that will improve a lot.

@Roberto2 you are doing very well and your speech comprehension will continue to improve noticeably for 12 months. Then you will notice just small increments in improvements. You should have you first assessment at 3 months the at 6 & 12 months. Similar to evaluation but a lot less intense, mostly just words and sentences.

@Roberto2 said:

Without reading the text I can understand 80-85% if the audio. However trying to listen to tv without captions is a struggle. I drop to about 20-25-% understanding. I’m not sure that will improve a lot.

Are you streaming the TV to the CI only?

Us hard of hearing have gotten pretty good at filling in the blanks. Stop looking at people’s lips. Listen to people you can’t see.

As deaf_piper said, improvements will continue for years. By putting yourself into challenging hearing situations you are training that CI. It never ends. Not giving up on the difficult things is key. Be patient and stick with it. This has worked well for me. Examples are noisy gatherings, music and localization.

@RobHooft said:

Since slavery has been abolished people no longer go under the hammer, but still can go under the drill

There’s still "drill baby, drill…!"