summer is over

[Guest guest]

Hi, Everyone,

I unintentionally took the summer off, so it's been awhile since I've

posted. (Stopped getting forum for vacation and forgot to reactivate!). Hi

old friends, and welcome to all of you new posters.

A little background for the newly implanted and hooked up: I've had my

implant just short of 2 years now. It gives me lots of sound and I am glad

I had the surgery done. I did Auditory/Verbal therapy for about a year -

once a week, and now go intermittenly. It does certainly help, particularly if

you need verbal therapy as well(which I don't). I do wear my hearing aid in

the other ear, which gives me about 13% voice distinction. Without using my

hearing aid I can't understand voice without lip reading with the CI alone.

I have always used analogue aids. I am in the midst of trying the Diva

digital (over the ear) and it is not doing the job for me. I'd tried Resound

digitals before implantation, and those, too, did not give me the voice

discrimination that my almost 10 year old programmable Phonic does. To Lenny -

I

sometimes hear the beeps that tell your batteries are about to die, and

sometimes not. But I can tell you that if you are getting from Saturday until

Wednesday, you are doing VERY well with battery usage! I only get about 3 days

-

and that is only about 36-40 hours (I don't wear it at night). I do have

very high powered maps on my Nucleus Contour 24 - 3G. For those of you getting

" Darth Vadar " or " Daffy Duck " sound - consider this. If you can understand

what is being said - rejoice! The sound will get better. I never

experienced that sound, although people did seem to have particularly high

voices. I

would take that, though, over not having discrimination without lip reading.

I do seem to like sound in the higher frequencies much better than " bass "

sounds, and I know that is unusual.

Hmm - I think I've covered everything. I wish you all good luck with

your continued use of your CI, and patience to all of you! I've lost mine

several times over the last few years, and this list is wonderful in getting me

back on track. Now if they could just get me past this " certain age " with

less sweating (yes I am using the sweat jackets! LOL) I'd be in great shape!

LOL Again - Hi, and welcome to all!

Jackie (Flash)

[Guest guest]

Welcome back, Jackie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's so good to see you posting again! Keep those wonderful posts

coming! Wishing you much patience! ;-)

Patti

Surgery Day 11/25/02 (What A Day!)

Hook Up Day BWP 1/2/03 (A Happy Day!)

3G 1/31/03 (An Even Happier Day!)

[Guest guest]

Jackie Flash,

I thought it was rather quiet around these here parts. Hmmmm, I

still cannot figure out why its quiet. Ideas? Hehehe.

Nice to have yuh back.

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In 1911 The first art contest was held. Winners were selected by a

drawing.

-- Daryl Stout

& Gimlet (Guide Dawggie)

Portland, Oregon

N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup

rlclark77@...

http://home.comcast.net/~rlclark77/

[Guest guest]

Flash!!

Welcome back, it was a pretty quiet summer here;but it's beginning

to pick up again.

If you look at our links section, you'll see that it's been

organized into links going into appropriate folders, making things a

bit easier to find.Good to have you back.

Missed your positive attitude and humor around here too.

Keep on trying.. things getting better and better all the time and

you've been the perfect example of perseverence!

Hugs

Silly MI