Clarification

I wanted to clarify something for all you readers out there...

My CI processor is almost always set at the lowest volume possible and I have it switched to the "whisper" setting about 85% of the time. Hence the reason I hear all sorts of random sounds/noises all the time.

If my posts sound like I'm complaining, that is not my intention AT ALL. Just like a normal-hearing person, sometimes I notice different sounds on different days... and just like a normal-hearing person, sometimes the sounds "bother" me more.

Regardless, I am more than grateful that I have such a powerful CI and would not change a thing about it!

Grrr.

I wish my laptop fan wasn't running so loudly. Having to listen to that incessant hum gets really annoying after a while.

Yes, I'm in a bad mood, which isn't being helped by the fact that my CI works so well!

<sigh>

Sarah

I was driving home tonight & had the radio tuned to 102.7FM only because NPR stops broadcasting news at 7pm.

Well, it's a good thing I did this because it allowed me to have a lovely CI moment: I recognized Sarah McLachlan's "In the Arms of an Angel" within *SECONDS* of it first playing!

I was proud of myself, if I may say so.

:o}

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.