Comments on: 1 Month Audiogram and 6 week update http://www.sarasera.com/2009/06/1-month-audiogram/ The Era of Sara... Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:10:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Sara http://www.sarasera.com/2009/06/1-month-audiogram/comment-page-1/#comment-1127 Sara Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:09:21 +0000 http://www.sarasera.com/?p=334#comment-1127 Heh "I still hate the phone. " Good! Same here I'm glad to have read an update. It is very ridiculous how much people think technology is an automatic fix-all, like your boss thinking you could even hear across fields. Psh. I have a guy in my class now with a CI (Wait... first, a guy? with a CI? in sign language class? What are the chances?) and it seems to work well for him, but even he still gets overwhelmed and sometimes it doesn't work at all. Heh “I still hate the phone. ” Good! Same here

I’m glad to have read an update. It is very ridiculous how much people think technology is an automatic fix-all, like your boss thinking you could even hear across fields. Psh.

I have a guy in my class now with a CI (Wait… first, a guy? with a CI? in sign language class? What are the chances?) and it seems to work well for him, but even he still gets overwhelmed and sometimes it doesn’t work at all.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.sarasera.com/2009/06/1-month-audiogram/comment-page-1/#comment-1124 Michelle Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:11:13 +0000 http://www.sarasera.com/?p=334#comment-1124 That's interesting your CI is overpowering the HA to the point you don't feel like you are getting much.... I think I felt that way for a while as well...(trying to think back in the distant past of May 2009... *rimshot*) and now it feels quite a bit more balanced. However, I do get told I'm "ringing" a lot since I'm jamming up the HA to keep up with the CI. My hearing loss has always been similar in both ears so my HA ear feels a little jealous. :-D Did the sentence test make you nervous? My heart was pounding so much I didn't feel like I could focus because *I* had such high expectations of myself. Totally feeling for you with the speaker phone thing.... there was one time my husband really wanted me to hear something on tape, and I just looked at him like he had two heads. That's the last time I had any crazy requests like that. <abbr><em>Michelle’s last blog post: <a href="http://michellescijourney.blogspot.com/2009/06/technology-phone-text-music-suggestions.html" rel="nofollow">Technology (Phone, Text, Music) Suggestions Needed! :-)</a></abbr></em> That’s interesting your CI is overpowering the HA to the point you don’t feel like you are getting much…. I think I felt that way for a while as well…(trying to think back in the distant past of May 2009… *rimshot*) and now it feels quite a bit more balanced. However, I do get told I’m “ringing” a lot since I’m jamming up the HA to keep up with the CI. My hearing loss has always been similar in both ears so my HA ear feels a little jealous. :-D

Did the sentence test make you nervous? My heart was pounding so much I didn’t feel like I could focus because *I* had such high expectations of myself. Totally feeling for you with the speaker phone thing…. there was one time my husband really wanted me to hear something on tape, and I just looked at him like he had two heads. That’s the last time I had any crazy requests like that.

Michelle’s last blog post: Technology (Phone, Text, Music) Suggestions Needed! :-)

]]> By: Rachel http://www.sarasera.com/2009/06/1-month-audiogram/comment-page-1/#comment-1121 Rachel Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:25:12 +0000 http://www.sarasera.com/?p=334#comment-1121 I'm glad you're progressing so well--how exciting! Good luck with retraining other's expectations. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. <abbr><em>Rachel’s last blog post: <a href="http://whatrachelsreading.blogspot.com/2009/05/princess-bride.html" rel="nofollow">The Princess Bride</a></abbr></em> I’m glad you’re progressing so well–how exciting!
Good luck with retraining other’s expectations. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.

Rachel’s last blog post: The Princess Bride

]]> By: Mog http://www.sarasera.com/2009/06/1-month-audiogram/comment-page-1/#comment-1119 Mog Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:01:09 +0000 http://www.sarasera.com/?p=334#comment-1119 Good to read your update Sara People's expectations are a problem. Already people seem to think that I will be able to hear perfectly right after the operation. I am planning some sort of information session for them, probably via the blog.. Your progress sounds remarkable to me, so much and so soon. Well done. Good to read your update Sara

People’s expectations are a problem. Already people seem to think that I will be able to hear perfectly right after the operation. I am planning some sort of information session for them, probably via the blog..

Your progress sounds remarkable to me, so much and so soon. Well done.

]]> By: Nabeel http://www.sarasera.com/2009/06/1-month-audiogram/comment-page-1/#comment-1117 Nabeel Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:10:27 +0000 http://www.sarasera.com/?p=334#comment-1117 You can understand all the sentences after 6 weeks... that is great. I know it might not feel like this in real life, but you really are doing great. I'm curious, so let me ask you this... how does music sound to you? and is it much different than when you heard it before you became deaf? I listened to some music last night and the other day, and I thought it sounded pretty good - even better than with hearing aids. <abbr><em>Nabeel’s last blog post: <a href="http://nabeel-ci.blogspot.com/2009/06/good-bad-and-ugly-week-1.html" rel="nofollow">The Good, Bad, and Ugly - Week 1</a></abbr></em> You can understand all the sentences after 6 weeks… that is great. I know it might not feel like this in real life, but you really are doing great.

I’m curious, so let me ask you this… how does music sound to you? and is it much different than when you heard it before you became deaf? I listened to some music last night and the other day, and I thought it sounded pretty good – even better than with hearing aids.

Nabeel’s last blog post: The Good, Bad, and Ugly – Week 1

]]> By: Dennis http://www.sarasera.com/2009/06/1-month-audiogram/comment-page-1/#comment-1116 Dennis Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:15:30 +0000 http://www.sarasera.com/?p=334#comment-1116 That's unfortunate that these expectations have been put on you -- right now, you're putting enough pressure on yourself to adjust, let alone meet someone's vision of you being able to hear. I hope you'll be able to reset those expectations and get them in line with reality. I think it's great you're surprising yourself - we never know our limits until we really test 'em. That’s unfortunate that these expectations have been put on you — right now, you’re putting enough pressure on yourself to adjust, let alone meet someone’s vision of you being able to hear. I hope you’ll be able to reset those expectations and get them in line with reality.

I think it’s great you’re surprising yourself – we never know our limits until we really test ‘em.

]]> By: Barbara Hutchinson http://www.sarasera.com/2009/06/1-month-audiogram/comment-page-1/#comment-1115 Barbara Hutchinson Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:35:23 +0000 http://www.sarasera.com/?p=334#comment-1115 Such a different conversation to read & consider-I can't tell you when I've heard complete silence (oops-I guess silence is complete). My house, neighborhood, etc. all have so many noises even during the night. I also have ringing pretty consistently in one ear or the other. Funny, I sleep with a fan on to drown out the "little" noise or "too quiet" that seems to wake me up! Congratulations Sara-I'm really happy for you. Such a different conversation to read & consider-I can’t tell you when I’ve heard complete silence (oops-I guess silence is complete). My house, neighborhood, etc. all have so many noises even during the night. I also have ringing pretty consistently in one ear or the other. Funny, I sleep with a fan on to drown out the “little” noise or “too quiet” that seems to wake me up!

Congratulations Sara-I’m really happy for you.

]]> By: Sara http://www.sarasera.com/2009/06/1-month-audiogram/comment-page-1/#comment-1114 Sara Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:36:12 +0000 http://www.sarasera.com/?p=334#comment-1114 I can't sleep with my CI on - it falls off and isn't that comfortable to lay on. The hearing aids staying in became a habit with Don around. He tends to insist on telling me things when I'm asleep and I like to hear what he has to say, or maybe it was just easier to kind of hear him and fall right back to sleep rather than having to wake up all the way... so I just started leaving them in. Maybe it was because I could understand him really well even in the dark and even if I was asleep? When I'm alone I take them out without me thinking about it. I can’t sleep with my CI on – it falls off and isn’t that comfortable to lay on. The hearing aids staying in became a habit with Don around. He tends to insist on telling me things when I’m asleep and I like to hear what he has to say, or maybe it was just easier to kind of hear him and fall right back to sleep rather than having to wake up all the way… so I just started leaving them in. Maybe it was because I could understand him really well even in the dark and even if I was asleep? When I’m alone I take them out without me thinking about it.

]]> By: erin http://www.sarasera.com/2009/06/1-month-audiogram/comment-page-1/#comment-1113 erin Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:32:19 +0000 http://www.sarasera.com/?p=334#comment-1113 it's weird because they never do the sentences test pre-CI then after it's like whoa what? however it's so hard for me to tell people how well i did on the sentences test because of the fact that i feel like it does not compare to the real world. People do not speak in short sentences. it's not always 100 percent quiet. You don't always have headphones on to listen to a conversation. i'm curious as to why you sleep with HA and CI on? I never have -- i love being able to sleep in complete silence. However, if i'm staying with my nieces and nephew and it's just me, I have something on! i have tried the phone a couple times. i'll try to post about it soon! i just need a reminder. my conversations were with my dad. then i had one with my 8 year old nephew, surprisingly i understood most of what he said. it’s weird because they never do the sentences test pre-CI then after it’s like whoa what? however it’s so hard for me to tell people how well i did on the sentences test because of the fact that i feel like it does not compare to the real world. People do not speak in short sentences. it’s not always 100 percent quiet. You don’t always have headphones on to listen to a conversation.

i’m curious as to why you sleep with HA and CI on? I never have — i love being able to sleep in complete silence. However, if i’m staying with my nieces and nephew and it’s just me, I have something on!

i have tried the phone a couple times. i’ll try to post about it soon! i just need a reminder. my conversations were with my dad. then i had one with my 8 year old nephew, surprisingly i understood most of what he said.

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