I’m not sure which is more overwhelming.
The first 3 seconds when I put the CI on and I hear all these sounds OR the first 3 seconds when I take the CI off and it’s completely quiet.
Life Is About Creating Yourself
I’m not sure which is more overwhelming.
The first 3 seconds when I put the CI on and I hear all these sounds OR the first 3 seconds when I take the CI off and it’s completely quiet.
Life Is About Creating Yourself 
Silence. When I take off my CI, the sudden silence is so jarring that I feel lost without the sound at first.
I pick the unwritten choice 3. Tinnitus. But the first moments of hearing comes pretty close, I demand quiet the first minute after I put my processors on!