Category: Cochlear Implants
An interesting CI “WOW” moment!
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A couple of nights ago, I watching tv in the family room when I noticed a rather annoying generator like sound. You know, the rhythmic kind of tapping sound. For some reason, I was really fixated on it to a…
The family room project…the mess!
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As we come down the home stretch, its very important to know that there is the huge mess. Seriously, as much as you would think we could do it in a half hour like those home improvement tv shows, do…
My audiologist rocks!
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Yesterday, I had a mapping session for the first time in six months with Michelle at Buffalo Hearing and Speech Center. As we found out, my left side was woefully in need of adjustment. At the same time, we were…
A strange CI moment…
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I take the same route to the train station every morning and despite havng done so for the last seven months, this “sound” never really registered until recently. My route takes me right past the large flower bed that graces…
Guinea pig
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Last Thursday, I availed myself as a guinea pig for a research project that is being conducted by the UB Department of Communicative Disorders. The project is headed by Dr. Kristi Buckley and includes graduate students, Christina Lobarinas and Jennifer Pyo. …
Two weeks to the Buffalo half
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In less than two weeks, I will be running in my first half marathon right here in Buffalo. For those of you who don’t know marathons, a half is equivalent of 13.1 miles. My longest race was a 15K which…
A challenge to Cochlear Americas and Med-El
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One of the most frequently misquoted claims CI manufacturers make about their product is where do they draw the line between water RESISTANT and water PROOF. Water resistance would imply incidental exposure to water…a splash, raindrops, sweat, etc. Water proof…well,…
Lifetime achievement
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The Blue Heart…this is what the company that makes my cochlear implant, Advanced Bionics, awards to people who have achieved something special in the world of cochlear implants. I was honored to have the opportunity to join 16 other chapter…
Two years ago today
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My left ear was activated thereby completing my life journey of having both ears implanted and becoming a bilateral implantee. ABSO(Bleeping)lutely awesome! describes that moment two years ago..