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Saturday, May 5, 2012
Cochlear has a new APP for Nucleus Receipts for the Iphone!
Finally! Cochlear has a new APP for Nucleus Recipients. If you have an Iphone, You can download this for FREE! I love it! I took pictures of what the APP looks like. Click Here to read the Article. Thanks to Rachel for telling us!
CLICK HERE for the directions.
CLICK HERE for the directions.
Friday, May 4, 2012
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month
May is Better Hearing & Speech Month. Please spread awareness about Cochlear Implants.
Did you know? 1 in 10 people in the U.S. suffer from hearing loss. Thats 38 million people in the U.S.
Experts project the number of people w/ hearing loss will rise to 1.1 billion by 2015. #ListenCarefully- Starkey Hearing Foundation.
Here are some resources:
Treatments
Hearing Loss Education Center
Starkey Hearing Foundation
HLAA
If you think you might have a hearing loss contact your local Audiologist office. If you have any questions email me. I will do my best to try and help you.
Have a great day!
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Mapping #3
Today I had another mapping done.The last few weeks have been a struggle because I havent gone for a mapping in 2 months. I realized the programs have changed. My audiologist said that the programs have changed on the computer. That is why you are suppose to go every three weeks to get programed. I do like my new programs. There are 4 programs using the Nucleus 5.
Program 1: New program which is louder.
Program 2: Even louder if I need it.
Program 3: Zoom (which I never used before).
Program 4: Old program if I dont like the new programs.
Every mapping appointment is basically the same. Here is what happened today.
- Listening to beeps: She takes my processor and plugs it onto the computer. Then I put it back on my ear. I have to listen to series of beeps and tell her how many beeps do I hear from 1-5. This is done for about 10 minutes. I did really well. Even the lowest beeps I heard.
- Then she turned on my processor and adjusted the programs. To the level I was comfortable at.
- I was asked to repeat words such as: OOO, EEE, AHHH, MMM, SSS, SHH. I heard it all.
On June 6th, I have to go back into the city. My audiologist will put me in the booth for a hearing evaluation to see where I am at. She also told me to bring my left hearing aid for my left ear. She wants to check that ear as well. I was also told to not wear my hearing aid just yet in the left ear, because I still have to give my brain more time to listen with the processor.
Remember with my first implant the disposable batteries lasted 2-3 weeks? Well she said to me that is not NORMAL. They are suppose to last anywhere between 2-3 DAYS* tops. She showed me on the computer that with the old program I was using, the disposables last 36 hours.
I am wondering how my evaluation will go in the sound booth. I havent done that since August of last year. She did ask me questions hows the new CI? Is is better than the first implant. Without a doubt there is and I wouldn't change it for anything in this world. To communicate with ease is the greatest gift ever. I am glad I went forward with Re implantation and didn't back out.
By the Way I definitely want to try to go to Cochlear Celebration! This sounds amazing being around so many people who wear the same implant as me!!! Is anyone going??
Have a great day!
© 2012 My personal Hearing Loss blog
Program 1: New program which is louder.
Program 2: Even louder if I need it.
Program 3: Zoom (which I never used before).
Program 4: Old program if I dont like the new programs.
Every mapping appointment is basically the same. Here is what happened today.
- Listening to beeps: She takes my processor and plugs it onto the computer. Then I put it back on my ear. I have to listen to series of beeps and tell her how many beeps do I hear from 1-5. This is done for about 10 minutes. I did really well. Even the lowest beeps I heard.
- Then she turned on my processor and adjusted the programs. To the level I was comfortable at.
- I was asked to repeat words such as: OOO, EEE, AHHH, MMM, SSS, SHH. I heard it all.
On June 6th, I have to go back into the city. My audiologist will put me in the booth for a hearing evaluation to see where I am at. She also told me to bring my left hearing aid for my left ear. She wants to check that ear as well. I was also told to not wear my hearing aid just yet in the left ear, because I still have to give my brain more time to listen with the processor.
Remember with my first implant the disposable batteries lasted 2-3 weeks? Well she said to me that is not NORMAL. They are suppose to last anywhere between 2-3 DAYS* tops. She showed me on the computer that with the old program I was using, the disposables last 36 hours.
I am wondering how my evaluation will go in the sound booth. I havent done that since August of last year. She did ask me questions hows the new CI? Is is better than the first implant. Without a doubt there is and I wouldn't change it for anything in this world. To communicate with ease is the greatest gift ever. I am glad I went forward with Re implantation and didn't back out.
By the Way I definitely want to try to go to Cochlear Celebration! This sounds amazing being around so many people who wear the same implant as me!!! Is anyone going??
Have a great day!
© 2012 My personal Hearing Loss blog
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Minor leaguer hears with Cochlear Implants
Jalen Harris was born Deaf. He now plays for the Brewers minor league team wearing his cochlear implants. What an inspiring story.
Click Here to read the article.
Next weeks mapping is all set. I will be picked up so I dont have to take the train. So much easier for me.
Today I heard Birds chirping away like crazy while my niece and I were outside taking a nice walk. Then an airplane ( they are really loud) and trucks and cars going by all at once. So amazing to be able to hear so many sounds at once. My niece is learning that I wear a " boo boo" on my ear in order to HEAR her. Today for the first time she said " Aunt D do you hear the birds."
My windows have been shut for the last few days because it is so chilly out there. I heard a car outside, and the BIRDS chirping and of course my niece favorite the Ice Cream man. All with the windows shut. So amazing.
It would be nice if the Sound & Way beyond cd rom was mac compatible so I can practice. I hope in the future it will be because there are way to many people with Macs who are missing out on this opportunity.
Have a good night.
© 2012 My personal Hearing Loss blog
Monday, April 23, 2012
Opening Day at New York Yankee Stadium
On April 13, 2012, I went to opening day at the New York Yankee Stadium for the first time. I had the best time. The stadium was packed and so loud but I was able to communicate really well. I heard everything! I even understood people while I was ordering food. What a great experience.
I also noticed that the stadium has captioning on both sides of the stadium for the Deaf and hard of hearing. Totally forgot about that. I know they had this for the old stadium as well.
I cant wait to go back to the stadium when things get settled.
© 2012 My personal Hearing Loss blog
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Battery Modules
Hi. Hope everyone is doing well. I am running out of Disposables batteries and will start using the Standard and Compact Rechargeable Batteries. I was searching for a case to hold both of the batteries and I havent had any luck. My mother found these pills cases at CVS. It comes with two cases for $2.00. The batteries fit perfectly. Click Here.
I am due for a mapping badly. I cant get into the city right now because of my health issues. Hoping to go in a couple of weeks. I also have been hearing new sounds. I wear my implant everyday still it is just that this illness is taking over my life at the moment. I havent been paying attention to new sounds because of this. The newest sound I have heard was a car coming from around the corner, footsteps, I also heard bugs at night for the first time. Pretty cool. I am so happy with my processor. I am hearing amazing that hearing comes naturally. There are times when I do miss things but its rare. i put the processor on and I can hear mostly everything. Although I have to practice on the phone with this. This is really all thats going on. Just focusing on walking again since I been wheelchair bound.
Hope you have a great day!
I am due for a mapping badly. I cant get into the city right now because of my health issues. Hoping to go in a couple of weeks. I also have been hearing new sounds. I wear my implant everyday still it is just that this illness is taking over my life at the moment. I havent been paying attention to new sounds because of this. The newest sound I have heard was a car coming from around the corner, footsteps, I also heard bugs at night for the first time. Pretty cool. I am so happy with my processor. I am hearing amazing that hearing comes naturally. There are times when I do miss things but its rare. i put the processor on and I can hear mostly everything. Although I have to practice on the phone with this. This is really all thats going on. Just focusing on walking again since I been wheelchair bound.
Hope you have a great day!
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
I'm Back
I havent been on here for a while now. I been so busy with my illness and going to never ending Dr' appointments. I had to cancel my mapping this month because I havent been able to walk for 1 month. Ending up getting a wheelchair etc.
Anyways thats whats been going on. I am hearing great one good thing that is happening. I am still on my current program. A week ago I went with my best friend to the movies and I heard almost everything during the movie. SO COOL! I noticed the theater was so LOUD. I had to lower my volume. Having a CI has changed my life. Seriously the best thing that I ever did because being able to " HEAR" takes a load off my illness. You have no idea. My hearing loss affected my life everyday. Just remember when the Implant is off I cant hear. I cannot hear 100% and miss things here and there but not always. Day by Day I am improving... I JUST LOVE IT.
Summer is soon and the one thing I am definitely doing is going to the beach to listen to the ocean for the first time. I never went with my first processor.
I have noticed that I am changing the disposables every few days instead of every 2 weeks. Big difference. just realized I only have one box of batteries left. Maybe because I was re implanted and because its a different implant (Freedom), and program. But, I am still using my N5 processor.
I hope everyone is doing good.
© 2012 My personal Hearing Loss blog
Anyways thats whats been going on. I am hearing great one good thing that is happening. I am still on my current program. A week ago I went with my best friend to the movies and I heard almost everything during the movie. SO COOL! I noticed the theater was so LOUD. I had to lower my volume. Having a CI has changed my life. Seriously the best thing that I ever did because being able to " HEAR" takes a load off my illness. You have no idea. My hearing loss affected my life everyday. Just remember when the Implant is off I cant hear. I cannot hear 100% and miss things here and there but not always. Day by Day I am improving... I JUST LOVE IT.
Summer is soon and the one thing I am definitely doing is going to the beach to listen to the ocean for the first time. I never went with my first processor.
I have noticed that I am changing the disposables every few days instead of every 2 weeks. Big difference. just realized I only have one box of batteries left. Maybe because I was re implanted and because its a different implant (Freedom), and program. But, I am still using my N5 processor.
I hope everyone is doing good.
© 2012 My personal Hearing Loss blog
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