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Having metal ripping the coils off your head can be incredibly frustrating sometimes. Our fridge is right next to the door, with very little space between the door and side of fridge. Only got my implants in Nov 2016 but it did take me a while to develop a kind of manouver to avoid getting too close to the fridge, otherwise my left processor would attach itself to the fridge due to the magnetic pull. I don't really use umbrellas now for the same reason.

Static is usually advised as best to avoid static. Even so, the times I've come across static (touching my computer when it's just been plugged in for example l) tends to feel slightly strange compared to before I was implanted. It doesn't mess with the implants at all (so far), but sometimes my hands feel strange.

Those are just a couple of my experiences, but maybe they can shed some light on why your son may want to have his ears off in some situations.

The penny has finally dropped for me too. Now I know why Rosita looks so familiar after many TWD seasons

Yeah, I think more than a certain depth is advised as being a no go zone with CI's. Especially with scuba diving. Think it was something like 6 meters.

For those wondering why, it has to do with the external pressure of the sea acting on the implant and potentially dislodging it out of it's 'pocket' in the skull.

I find that the processors cancel out a lot of sounds that aren't programmed into the range of your MAP.

For example, my city has electronic powered trains, which when stopping screech and hiss so loudly. When I had my hearing aid, I could hear the full spectrum of this and my god it was bloody loud. Even my deaf friends often say they're louder than the old diesel trains when braking.

But since I received bilateral CI's in November last year, I can't hear the full spectrum of the trains braking, only a tiny hiss and screech. It feels weird as I know from prior experience that it's way louder than what I currently hear, but that's because the range of noise the trains make isn't within the range of my MAP.