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So the CI is the large thing on the back side of your head with a giant BTE. Are you self conscious of the look of it? What precautions are necessary. How do you wash your hair. Is dirt an issue? Are the sounds the same as acoustic natural sounds?
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@babarker, I don't notice the CI coils anymore and have had some great teaching moments when others have said something. Since I never wore aids, getting used to the processor on my ear was different.
As for the sound, it has become like I remember hearing. Many speak of it being their new normal. Brain plasticity is an amazing thing.
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Yes, the CI is like a BTE HA, but bigger. It is bigger because there is a lot more computing power housed in those processors. I don't care if people see it and in many ways, it's easier if they do so they know you have hearing loss, but everyone is different with how they feel about showing off their CI's. The processor comes off and you shower and wash your hair like you normally do. At first the sounds are strange, robotic, but that gets better with time. Everything sounds like it did before I lost my hearing but at first, everyone sounded like Minnie Mouse. It was actually pretty funny to listen to.