Re: hearing for first time

[Guest guest]

Lee- That is the fun of the implant. Exploring new sounds that you have never

heard in your entire life. I either ask what is that noise or sound or I

track it down on my own. As for AV rehab, it does depend on your therapist.

I have been working on sentences and stories for awhile now. but we did start

off to see if I could recognize colors numbers stuff like that and than build

up on it.

Hope this helps

--

Snoopy

left implant 3G 7/19/02

right implant 3G 5/15/03

Bilateral and loving it!!

[Guest guest]

Although I wasn't born deaf, I did that a lot! I didn't recognize almost

every sound that I heard when I was first hooked up unless I was facing it and

it

was moving. I just asked anyone I was with, " What was that sound? " People

will be excited to be a part of your new discoveries.

In a message dated 12/18/2003 9:57:07 AM Eastern Standard Time,

spottedlee@... writes:

I am curious....... for those who was born deaf.....there will be sounds that

i never heard in my life....... how do you do it.... ask someone " what that

sound " ..... or what? Also, does the audio therapy teach me various sounds?

[Guest guest]

Lee

I had hearing well into my adult life and I still had so many sounds

I didn't recognize for a long time and even now there are occasional

sounds I don't catch.

I will ask or investigate on my own if no one is around, but

sometimes when I ask what a sound is and try to describe it... the

normal hearing person has a hard time figuring out what I am hearing.

My sister was deaf most of her adult life and after her implant we

would hear something.. say a bird and say.. Deb.. did you hear that

bird? To which she would reply.. I heard something, but not sure if

it was a bird or not. Eventually she learned to associate the sounds

with what they were.

Another idea would be to play the same tape over and over..

Something with a read along book perhaps, read it till you recognize

what you are hearing then move onto something different. Starting

with simple kids books on tape is a good beginning point. There are

also listening labs online where you can practice.. but if you don't

have.. you need sound card in your pc. <smiles>

I know this will take time and patience, but the practice and

therapy will be well worth the effort in the long run.

Hope you are feeling better too Lee.

Wishing you the best.

Hugs,

Silly

> In a message dated 12/18/2003 9:57:07 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> spottedlee@a... writes:

> I am curious....... for those who was born deaf.....there will be

sounds that

> i never heard in my life....... how do you do it.... ask

someone " what that

> sound " ..... or what? Also, does the audio therapy teach me

various sounds?

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