A couple of nights ago, I took off my CI and put the battery on the charger. I also put the sound processor in the drying box (an 8 hour process) so basically, it was off for the night. After that, I needed to speak with someone, so I put my hearing aid on for the first time since activation. I could hardly understand anything with it! It was somewhat freaky! Apparently my brain has made the shift from analog to digital. That is why I am doing so well with the CI (I think). I wasn’t expecting to have a change in how I hear with the hearing aid. Last time it was discussed, the plan was for me to start using the hearing aid along with the CI around the 3 month point. Now, with the distortion, it feels like that would be a step backwards for me. I might prefer to only use one CI. I will need to talk to my audiologist about it. Maybe it doesn’t take long for the brain to merge the two together and ultimately it might be better. I just don’t know. I don’t want to lose any of the progress I’ve made with the CI. I’m not worried about this, just wondering how it works. It will be an interesting conversation next appointment. I wonder if you do great with the first CI like I have, if that is an indication that you will also do great and have an easy adjustment with a second one. Is it possible that there would be problems with the second one and the adjustment? What kind of adjustment period would be expected? These are things I will be asking next time. For now, I am just adjusting to the idea that my brain has made this shift! I don’t think I realized it would be more of a “one or the other” type thing. I guess I thought it would be more of an “in addition to” type thing. This is not upsetting to me at all – just surprising! Interesting…..