Comments | aphrodite: CI filter : SWITCH ON!!!!!

aphrodite

CI filter : SWITCH ON!!!!!

Feb 10, 2006 14:11

IT'S ON!!!! And the sound is nothing like anything I've ever heard in my life. Thank god I was told by lots of people I was going to hate it, now I'm not too fazed about how strange it all sounds.
( Detailed entry ahead )

deaf, ci

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purple_sherbert February 10 2006, 06:19:37 UTC

Nikki are you on MSN???

mrq February 10 2006, 06:24:01 UTC

*MASSIVE HUGS*

Gongrats babe :). It works, and can only get better from here!!

Do they progressivly tune this thing over the next few weeks, or is it up to your brain to work it out now?

aphrodite February 10 2006, 06:31:36 UTC

I go in every week for a month for fine-tuning... then 3 months after that and 6 months after that :)

Thanks Wade... you arent wrong, it can only get better!

mrq February 10 2006, 08:15:42 UTC

I meant to tell you this earlier, but I ran into an article online about a guy with the implant who was sick of his music sounding flat (since they are designed for speech of course). So he was able to get a hold of the software for his implant and with the help of some drs/engineers was able to reprogram his own implant so his favourite music would sound better!

I also got to hear a few samples of the quality of the sound that you get from the implants. I was confused though because they had examples of "1 channel, 2 channel,....up to 24 channel" I think. I wasn't sure what that was referring to which is why I asked if they tune it in as the weeks go by. I had assumed that they turned on more channels as the weeks went on. At 1 channel I heard what you are describing....just a bit of a fuzzy mess, but it becale legible speech at around 8 channels, and by 24 it was pretty damn perfect.

mrq February 10 2006, 08:19:11 UTC

http://www.pbs.org/saf/1205/features/Interactive/intro1.htm

Found it. Now I read more carefully, it mentions that it is a factor in the generation of implant.....up to 22 channel ones now?

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.11/bolero_pr.html

Theres the music link too :)

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purple_sherbert February 10 2006, 06:27:50 UTC

It sounds like it went wonderfully! I'm sososososo pleased for you *hugs* I can't believe how much you're hearing already!

Now all you need is time :o)

aphrodite February 10 2006, 06:34:06 UTC

I tell you what, I wouldn't want to go through that again, the first 5 minutes were hell!

haze February 10 2006, 06:28:52 UTC

I've read this twice now. It's just so cool!
I bet you can't wait for when all these sounds make more sense to you :P

Have you opened a soft drink bottle yet? Not only for the ptshh sound but also for the sound of bubbles in a glass. Don't forget my personal favourite which I recommended last time, flipping the pages of a book!

aphrodite February 10 2006, 06:38:36 UTC

Its still on a low volume so fizzy drink is out atm, I can only hear loud sort of noises... but when I get fine-tuned next week I might be able to hear it. I can't WAIT for that one.

I'll be back at work next week and be able to flip all the pages of books I want, I'm going to drive people nuts! YAAAAAAAAY!!!!

pennae February 10 2006, 07:32:41 UTC

i read it twice too!!! nikki i'm so happy for you!!!!!!

aphrodite February 10 2006, 09:10:20 UTC

Thank you Penny!!!! :)

azhure February 10 2006, 06:52:30 UTC

That's just so incredibly awesome - it WORKS!!!

And like Wade said, it's only going to get better :)

aphrodite February 10 2006, 07:01:05 UTC

I'm SOOOOOOOOOO happy it WORKS!

Wade put it perfectly :))