Cindy and 's CI Moments :)

[Guest guest]

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I couldn't help but smile at both of your CI moments!

, can you hear the jingling of your guide dog's collar? That was a

sound that took me by surprise because I didn't realize how loud and

noticeable it was. LOL!

...I know exactly how you feel about " eavesdropping. " You feel

uncomfortable listening, but at the same time, you can't help it because it

is at that moment that you realize that, " yes, I really heard that! " LOL!

Sometimes I still feel uncomfortable hearing certain conversations --

especially people who talk loudly on their cell phones. LOL! I almost feel

like tapping the offender on the shoulder and saying, " Are you auditioning

for a Verizon commercial? " >grin>

Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05

Bilateral surgery date: 2/1/06 (22 days and counting!)

Deafblind/Postlingual

BTE hearing aid user 20 years

Severe-profound hearing loss 10 years

[Guest guest]

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The jingling of my dog guide's collar was the first sound I recognized after

I was activated with the 1st implant (N24).