Tick-tock whoosh bzzz

Things I've been hearing at an increasing rate:

1. The ticking of the clock on the wall...wow, it's loud.

2. Cars whizzing by outside...people don't get speed limits.

3. The fan in my computer...it keeps overheating, so maybe that's why I hear it so much.

It sure is a noisy world!

}:-O

Still Alive

In case anyone is wondering, I'll be posting some updates shortly.

Sorry for the lag in posts -- it's been SUPER hectic @ work the last few weeks...

Thanks for your patience!

Four Years Ago Today...

...my cochlear implant processor was first activated!

I can't *believe* it has already been four years... wow.

Granted, it feels like I've been hearing for decades now, but every single day I continue to hear something new... STILL.

For those of you who haven't been reading this blog from the very beginning, here is the post that started it all: (The Day After) Hook-Up Day

Thank you, Dr. Downey, for a surgery well-done...

...thank you, Judy, for your constant support over the years...

...and thank you, to all my friends and family, for your kindness and patience during my most trying (and exciting) times!

It's a Noisy World

Sometimes I think I hear too much.

Case in point: the humming of the refrigerator.

*OR* the dripping of water in the kitchen sink from overflowing dishes.

Ooooorrr the subtle chirp-chirping of our parakeets after they've had their breakfast.

There are sounds aplenty for me to hear, even if I'd rather get some peace-and-quiet sometimes!

Heh.

Panera Bread

I overheard a conversation while out to lunch w/ hubby today:

"Blah blah blah... something-something refrigerator... Blah blah blah... at the library... blah blah blah... something-something medical problems... blah blah blah..."

It made no sense whatsoever because I wasn't trying to listen in, but those are some of the words I recognized.

A CI Moment this "little" is actually *HUGE* for me because I normally have to concentrate & listen real hard if I actually want to eavesdrop.

But today? It just happened!

:-D

I found this really informative article online today...

It's on the web site "Interesting Thing of the Day" and I highly recommend it for people who have ANY questions about Cochlear Implants.

Enjoy!

Trickling...?

While perusing the Christmas Tree Shoppes last night (a *great* place, by the way), I heard what sounded like water trickling. When I looked around & didn't see anything, I figured I was having a CI moment in my head.

Then the sound started again -- like a slow stream of water, dribbling between pepples. I thought that maybe it was one of those doohickeys that people have in their offices. You know, that bowl of rocks that gets plugged in so the water drips around them.

But NOPE! That's not what it was.

The sound was starting to drive me batty, so I stood there all alert, waiting for the trickle again...

And then I saw the source: a shopping cart! The wheels of the cart on the store's tile floor were making the liquid dribbling sound.

It was the weirdest thing, but I felt better that I wasn't going crazy... not yet, anyway!

:-P