u/Maximum-Tomato-2400

Hi everyone!

I'm a cochlear implant user (Nexa implant + Kanso 3 processor), and during my own rehabilitation journey I decided to build a free web app to support auditory training and listening practice.

What does OíR include?

🔤 Minimal pairs — distinguish between similar-sounding words

💬 Everyday phrases — understand daily phrases across 3 difficulty levels

🔢 Numbers & data — phone numbers, dates, prices, IDs

🧠 Dialogues in context — full conversations in real-life situations

📚 Subtitled audiobooks — text highlighted paragraph by paragraph as you listen

🔊 Noisy environments — practice with real background noise: bar, restaurant, subway, airport, nightclub, family gathering and more

👨👩🧒 Different voices — man, woman and child, with adjustable speed

🌍 Spanish & English — all exercises available in both languages

Works directly in your browser on phone, tablet or PC — no install needed, completely free.

Leaving the link in the comments.

I built this from my own experience, so any feedback, suggestions or features you'd like to see are very welcome. Hope it helps others on their hearing journey 🙂

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Hi everyone,

I’m 35 years old. When I was 12, I had a sudden episode where my blood pressure spiked and my left ear was severely damaged. From that moment on, I completely lost hearing in that ear and developed constant tinnitus.

After living with single-sided deafness and tinnitus for 23 years, I finally decided to get a cochlear implant.

My surgery was last Monday, and I’m now 7 days into recovery. Thankfully, everything has gone smoothly so far. I had some mild dizziness during the first couple of days, but nothing severe. Right now, the area around my ear and skull still feels swollen, but I’m hoping that improves with time.

I also temporarily lost taste on the implanted side and have a metallic taste sensation. My surgeon told me this is normal and should gradually disappear within about a month.

Tomorrow I’m getting the stitches removed, and next week I’ll receive the activation date for my implant. I’ll be using the Cochlear Nucleus Nexa + Kanso 3 processor.

Honestly, I’m feeling very anxious and emotional about activation day. My biggest hope is that the tinnitus gets reduced — or ideally disappears — and of course, to be able to hear again after so many years.

I’d really appreciate hearing from others who went through something similar:

• How was activation day for you?
• Did your tinnitus improve?
• Any advice for the first few months?
• Are there any accessories for the Kanso 3 that you strongly recommend?

Thanks everyone — I’ve been reading this community for a while and it has helped me a lot.