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Archive for May, 2009

Sick Hearing

Posted in Cochlear Implants, Observations, tagged , , , on May 25, 2009 | 6 Comments »

So last week my hearing got really weird.  I realized things were sounding really loud again and I was tempted to turn down my volume.  I thought, “Oh, maybe this new T-Mic is going out like the other one” and switched it with one of my back-ups.  Nah, everything still sounded the same (and weird).
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Going to Court (with cochlear implants)

Posted in Cochlear Implants on May 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »

One afternoon in April, Dave brought the mail in and began sifting through the envelopes.  Then he froze, staring at one envelope in particular and murmuring “Uh oh” under his breath.
“What?  What’s wrong, what is it?”  Sometimes Dave can be dramatic but usually a comment like that from him is very much warranted, so I [...]

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Troubleshooting

Posted in Cochlear Implants on May 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »

For the past few weeks, the weirdest thing was happening with my hearing. Everything was starting to sound loud…painfully loud. When my CIs get programmed, the volume is at the 12:00 position…that is 0, essentially. I turn it to the left to decrease volume, to the right to increase it. I [...]

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