These last four days have gone by so quickly and I have to return to work tomorrow. I am not looking forward to it, but have no real choice. I am adjusting quite well to the CI. No sounds make me jump, at least, and if I hear something, I have been able to figure out what it was. This still sound synthesized, but I can actually understand some voices without having to speech read or look at CC on TV. I can hear the buzzer on the stove, the microwave, my dishwasher. I heard the washing machine make a racket and knew it was unbalanced. Something I have not been able to do for a long time. The only thing I really hate so far is the pain my ear feels from the processor. That little hook just hurts after wearing it for hours.