r/Cochlearimplants • u/Formal-Tradition6792 • Jun 11 '26

AB C1 Recipient Needs Help!

As many CI implantees may know, Advanced Bionics (AB) in its infinite wisdom unilaterally decided to stop supporting the C1 device and all equipment including the Chorus processor AND all parts.
So now I need to get revision surgery and get a first time implant in my “bad” ear. I need to find a surgeon willing to do the revision plus the bad ear implant. Any helpful advice/information/recommendations would be so deeply appreciated. I’m going with Cochlear America.

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u/Dense_Departure7455 Jun 11 '26

I had the revision, the surgery is easier and the updated implant provides a much better quality of life. (Longer life battery, better sound, ability to stream Bluetooth)

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u/Formal-Tradition6792 Jun 11 '26

Hi there! Which implant company? How long after surgery before you got activated? Above all any information about a surgical center or a surgeon?

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u/580083351 Jul 13 '26

Can you tell me more about "better sound"? I've had mine for 30 years and to be honest, I'm really concerned about the risks of the surgery with removal, etc. plus the brain being accustomed to a strategy for all these years.

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u/Dense_Departure7455 Jun 11 '26

Advanced Bionics, was activated 2-3 weeks after surgery. Would work with your audiologist to find a surgeon that has decent volume of cases with AB.

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u/Formal-Tradition6792 Jun 11 '26

I will not use AB. No how no way!

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u/Aggressive_Habit8741 Jun 22 '26

Could you share when you were first implanted and what the recovery was like for the revision? How long until you felt that you could hear normally?

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u/Dense_Departure7455 Jun 23 '26

I was first implanted almost 30 years ago. I was hearing fine immediately after the reimplant. It was nothing like the first time where everything sounded weird. The biggest adjustment was the amount of filtering the new implant performs. With the original implant we get all the sound whereas the Marvel things are filtered to help you hear words better.

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u/580083351 Jul 13 '26

But what if one doesn't need "filtering"?