I can’t believe I never explained the cause of my hearing loss and the history. That’s one of the first questions I ask others. I was born profoundly deaf 90-100 db loss, and it was nerve-related (sensorineural hearing loss). My parents figured it out when I was about six months old because I wouldn’t react …
August 2003 archive
Totally Implantable Cochlear Implant
If this can really happen, it’ll take cochlear implants to the next level meaning no worries about getting wet in the shower or pool and MRIs would not be an issue (I can’t get an MRI because of the magnet the holds the transmitter). Most of the articles on this technology are 2001 and 2002. …
Sound Progress
It’s been three days since I got hooked up. People are asking how it sounds. It sounds like things aren’t loud enough… but if I make it louder, it will not be comfortable. A lot of sounds translate into high pitched sounds as I still have to get used to them. The most important sound …
Another CI Weblog
Anil from Six Apart pointed out another Cochlear Implant blog: Cochlear Implants: A Mate’s Perspective. He writes about his wife’s experience from his perspective. However, I take issue with the tagline. We are not suffering from deafness… Since we’re talking about mates here, I have to take a moment and thank Paul for being supportive …
Body Aid
Before I got my first behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aid in 4th grade, I wore a body aid. For the most part, it had one end of the cord attached to two ear molds and the other end to a case about the size of a deck of cards. As an active little girl, there was …
Let There Be Sound
How did I feel on the way to the doctor’s office for hook up? Nothing. It was as if we were dropping off a kid or running an errand. Just didn’t want to have expectations and let things happen as they go. Pam (the person working with me) talked a few minutes about the CI …
Vertigo
I am feeling a little better today after getting a prescription for my heartburn and drinking a homemade ginger drink. Ironically, the ginger drink also gives me a heartburn, but not to the severity I had experienced a couple of days ago. Just got an email from someone whose son experienced vertigo for several weeks …
Still Living in Bed
I’m PO’d now. It’s been almost three weeks and I am still not feeling well. It is not all because of the implant. I’ve had heartburn and reflux, which kept me awake most of the night last night. I desperately want to feel better, get back to work, and get the kids ready for school. …
Bionic Hearing Reality
There’s much confusion on what a cochlear implant will do for a person’s hearing especially since many variables come to play. Before I started looking into CI again (we went to House Ear Institute in LA and had looked into it wayyyyyyyy back in 1984 when it was one channel or something), I thought CIs …
Virus
No, this isn’t about a computer virus. I’m sure you hear enough on that. Instead, it’s a Meryl virus. Looks like I may have come down with a stomach virus or something of the sort that isn’t contagious since no one else in the family has been hit with it. I doubt it has anything …