Table 2.

Overview of themes and categories that emerged in the analysis

Participant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
Theme 1: Conceptions of the process receiving the BCI
An easy or painful event	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	10
To practice hearing again is life changing		x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	9
Follow-up visits and hearing tests is demanding and valuable	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	10
Theme 2: Conceptions of handling the BCI on a daily basis
Handling all the functions is both easy and difficult	x	x	x	x	x	x	x		x	x	9
To handle an audio processor that is not waterproof is difficult						x			x	x	3
Handling the safety line is irritating, but it provides security				x	x	x	x	x	x	x	7
Hoping for more functions to handle in future audio processors				x	x	x		x	x	x	6
Theme 3: Conceptions of hearing with the BCI
Improved hearing gives increased self-esteem	x	x	x		x	x	x	x	x		8
Difficulty hearing in certain situations is frustrating	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x		x	10
Communication strategies are needed to facilitate hearing	x	x		x	x			x	x	x	6
The audio processor as a part of me				x			x	x	x	x	5
Theme 4: Conceptions of health care issues related to the BCI
To have an implant can be painful	x		x	x		x		x		x	6
To have an MRI with an implant is problematic	x	x			x					x	4
To have improved ear health facilitates life			x		x				x		3