2nd mapping

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Hi Flies...ahem...i meant friends! We have a fly zooming through our

house this afternoon & that little winged critter reminded me of my

friends here in . :-)

Everything is going so well with these wonderful new floppy ears.

The 2nd mapping has really made a difference in how I am now

hearing. And I think the new " transmittors " with the stronger

magnets have helped eliminate a lot of the " static " type of sounds I

was hearing. I told my audiologist that the hum of air conditioning,

rustle of paper, and noise of plastic was a bit overwhelming and

speech was " muffled " . The audiologist made some adjustments to the

maps of both processors and it is now much more relaxing to hear all

this noise. Yipee! I am now wearing both processors in an unusual

location as I type this. Both of my ears are starting to feel sore

and I did not want to be without either processor...so I came up

with the idea of tying a strip of fabric around my head & putting

the earhooks over the fabric instead of my ears. It is working well!

I hear and my ears are not aching. I now have plans to purchase some

atheletic sweat headbands on my next trip to town.

After meeting with the audiologist, I enjoyed a nice visit with the

foxy Sharon Meyers & her younger sister. It was so good to see

Sharon again & it was fun to hear Sharon's youngest sister's views

about Sharon's CI. Dori (the wonderdog) also enjoyed being fussed

over by everyone. :-)

I am so glad you now have your " baby " back, Sharon! Did you have

time to get new mappings for both CI's?

This has been quite an incredible adventure into the world of

hearing! To all of those who are not yet " turned-on " ...hang in there

as it may all sound quite funny at first. The 2nd mapping really has

made a wonderful difference in making some annoying sounds softer &

speech a little clearer. I can't wait to see what the future

holds...as I seem to hear better & better each HOUR! I am already

hearing much more than I ever remember hearing with hearing aids for

years & years. And lip-reading seems so much easier already as I can

hear so much more speech.

Wishing everyone a wonderful day!

BunEWabbit

bilateral med-el surgery 4-21-03

initial activation 5-19-03

p.s. Hey ! Do you think if one used a really high quality

shower cap they could wear their CI in the shower and listen to

music on a waterproof walkman? *wink* Yes...we sure would have it

made if that was all we had to whine about! I hope everything goes

well with you in your new job, . Happy Baking! And good luck

keeping the flies off your yummy baked goods.