One week since the lap mapping and so far, no twitching….thank G_d! I am beginning to enjoy music again and have a renewed interest in Dave Brubeck who was also my father’s favorite jazz musician. Amazingly enough, even at the…
Category: Cochlear Implants
Joanne’s Impact Noise
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Today was mapping session #5 and this was with Michelle alone since Joanne was with another client. The focus was on the involuntary facial twitching I was (YES, WAS!) experiencing. The twitching was being caused by what Joanne finally described…
Happy Spring Day
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Dan is cooking dinner tonight…at least the side dish which is broccoli. If he puts that whole stick of butter in it, it will probably bring tears to my mother’s eyes since I used to do that myself when I…
Updates
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I know I haven’t written in quite a while and since its a nice quiet Sunday morning, I thought it would be a good time for an update. Since my setback as written in an earlier post, Minor Setback, I…
Minor Setback
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With today being mapping session #4, it turned out to be somewhat of a minor setback. I was hoping to upgrade to Fidelity 120, a strategy that is suppose to be a more natural improvement over the Hi-Res version I…
The good and the bad
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One of my readers wanted to know if I have good days and bad days. And, if the growth in hearing ability is consistent, or does it come in waves. Since the CI is a major improvement over what I…
One month post-activation
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Today represents the one month mark since I was activated. What a feeling…and so much has happened since then. I’ll never forget the moment I was first turned on. Boy, did it sound so overwhelming, robotic, hollow and Mickey &…
Cochlear Implant and Hearing Aid
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I thought I would take this opportunity to share some observations about wearing both the CI and the HA. At the Buffalo Implant Group meeting last week, there were a number of people who wore both. There is a difference…
Shamrock Run
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Yesterday was the Shamrock Run. Here is a picture of me approaching the finish line. The dude with his hand stuck out is Tony, Queen Di’s husband. Looks like he is trying to stop me so she can get a…
Meet the BIGgers
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If you look at the title closely, you’ll see BIG standing out. It means Buffalo Implant Group and last night was my first meeting. The highlight of the evening was meeting Tina Childress who is bilateral meaning she has implants…