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Tag Archives: cochlear implant
Technology is a miracle…until it stops working…
When it rains, it pours right? There are times when I feel like everything is breaking or on the verge of breaking. This is one of those times. My computer’s hard drive went bad. My phone has been acting clunky. Both my hearing aid and cochlear implant have been acting “off”. It just goes to [...]
Assistive Technology
Also tagged cell phone, deaf, hearing, hearing aid, hearing loss, internet, iPhone, mobile, phone, technology, TV
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Music…balm for the soul…
Music has always been special to me. It is a good distraction from ringing in the ears, and just an overall escape. I can turn my hearing aid to the t-coil and shut out everything except for the music I’m listening to. I played the violin and piano for years. Hope to take piano lessons [...]
New Computers, Cochlear Implants, and messed up paratransit services
As I said in my previous post, I am getting a computer later this year. My current desktop is about 5 years old, and I want a laptop. It will probably be sometime this summer. Take that obnoxious McAfee subscription renewal ads! Since I got my iPad, I’ve really enjoyed being able to hold it [...]
Accessibility
Also tagged Apple, blind, deaf, hearing loss, iPad, iPhone, iZoom, macbook air, paratransit, public transit, vision, vision loss
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Cochlear Implant: Two Months and Counting…
The past two and a half months with the cochlear implant have had its fair share of ups and downs, but the ups far outweigh the downs. It is definitely surpassing pre surgery expectations by a long shot. It has been amazing as I’ve passed major milestones such as listening to my favorite song, talking [...]
Assistive Technology, Uncategorized
Also tagged ci, deaf, hearing, hearing aid, interpretype
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Considering a Cochlear Implant? Here’s What You Should Know.
I’ve written about the cochlear implant and my own personal experiences with it many times on this blog, but a coworker suggested that I write a more detailed overview of the steps in the process of getting one. First off, there’s an evaluation process. When I first lost my hearing in my right ear, I [...]
2011
I figured I’d follow the crowd and do a post reviewing this past year. 2011 was certainly a memorable year for many in good ways and bad. This year has brought awareness of how crucial it is to make technology accessible. Apple sets the example with the iPhone and iPad. If you haven’t already, you [...]
Accessibility, Uncategorized
Also tagged 2011, 2012, Accessibility, Amazon, amazon kindle, blind, deaf, hearing, hearing loss, Kindle, new year, steve jobs, steve jobs biography, walter isaacson
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Cochlear Implant Update
Cochlear Implant surgery and activation went great. I’m currently in the process of relearning how to hear in that ear. After 13 years of hearing absolutely nothing in that ear, I was able to distinguish some words just minutes after activation. Everything still sounds a bit chirpy and high pitched, but the more I practice, [...]
Cochlear Implant on the Horizon
This post is pretty much a jumble of thoughts running through my head… Three weeks from today on December 7, I will go in for cochlear implant surgery on my deaf ear. Activation is tentatively scheduled for December 16. It is amazing how much technology has advanced since 1998 when I lost my hearing in [...]
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Also tagged cochlea, cochlear, deaf, ear, hearing loss, n5, nucleus 5, nucleus freedom
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Join the “Get in the Hearing Loop” Campaign
The Hearing Loss Association of America and the American Academy for Audiology started a public education campaign in June 2010 to recruit churches, meeting halls, and even subways to get hearing loops. Hearing loops are copper wires that are installed underneath the floor usually, and a hearing aid or cochlear implant can pick up sound [...]
A Survival Guide for New Deafies
For those of you who have late onset deafness and for those who are interesteed in learning more about it, here’s a good book you should read. A Survival Guide for New Deafies, written by Amy Sargent, who lost her hearing at age 27. Here’s a more detailed description of the book and the opporttunity [...]
