Lost in time and voltages
Wow.
It has been a long time since it even registered I had a blog.
So long that it has occurred to me it is now 6 (six already...) years since the switch-on.
And, my word, looking back on the previous blogs I've posted, so much has happened let alone the progress I have had my cochlea implant.
I am now a family man (quite a contrast to the then never-ending determination of being independent - or selfish?), have a beautiful wife, 3 kids and some annoying sharp paws scratching on the sofas.
Cochlea implant wise, though, I recently had my 6th-year check up and the results actually surprised the audiology scientists more than it did me.
So much that they asked if they could plug me in to their laptop and do further testing. At the end of it all, they explained they were looking to see if there were any reasons why my listening tests resulted in the best they have actually seen with 100% and 99% scores for different types of..um..tests (if anyone is interested, I could always dig out the report and list what hardly went wrong).
So it was not just nice for me to know the CI is working ("extremely"?) well but it is also very encouraging for people who are looking in to having a Cochlea Implant themselves.
The success of the CI is very dependent on one's determination to understand the new sounds they're listening to (and if they have any prior knowledge of sounds, that helps, too) and the constant bombardment of questions to your hearing loved one, and their patience, to walk you through the exciting journey.
For me, the CI was the best thing I have decided to have and many of my deaf friends, who were quite openly anti-cochlea implant before my switch-on, have asked lots of questions of my experiences so far and are even intrigued if they are eligible, or suitable, to have one themselves.
Anyway, I suspect it will be another 6 years before I realise I have this blog again. It's actually thanks to the most recent comment somebody made today that prompted me to write at least something :)
I'm going to continue my previous comments' endings and enlighten you with a:
"Til next time...! ;)"
It has been a long time since it even registered I had a blog.
So long that it has occurred to me it is now 6 (six already...) years since the switch-on.
And, my word, looking back on the previous blogs I've posted, so much has happened let alone the progress I have had my cochlea implant.
I am now a family man (quite a contrast to the then never-ending determination of being independent - or selfish?), have a beautiful wife, 3 kids and some annoying sharp paws scratching on the sofas.
Cochlea implant wise, though, I recently had my 6th-year check up and the results actually surprised the audiology scientists more than it did me.
So much that they asked if they could plug me in to their laptop and do further testing. At the end of it all, they explained they were looking to see if there were any reasons why my listening tests resulted in the best they have actually seen with 100% and 99% scores for different types of..um..tests (if anyone is interested, I could always dig out the report and list what hardly went wrong).
So it was not just nice for me to know the CI is working ("extremely"?) well but it is also very encouraging for people who are looking in to having a Cochlea Implant themselves.
The success of the CI is very dependent on one's determination to understand the new sounds they're listening to (and if they have any prior knowledge of sounds, that helps, too) and the constant bombardment of questions to your hearing loved one, and their patience, to walk you through the exciting journey.
For me, the CI was the best thing I have decided to have and many of my deaf friends, who were quite openly anti-cochlea implant before my switch-on, have asked lots of questions of my experiences so far and are even intrigued if they are eligible, or suitable, to have one themselves.
Anyway, I suspect it will be another 6 years before I realise I have this blog again. It's actually thanks to the most recent comment somebody made today that prompted me to write at least something :)
I'm going to continue my previous comments' endings and enlighten you with a:
"Til next time...! ;)"
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