the small stuff

[Guest guest]

This might end up being a bit rambling but hey.....it's my turn!  LOL

I got my second CI this past July and it's been a bit more difficult than the

first in some ways.  I was progressing very slowly because of several episodes

of vertigo, one of which caused vomiting and the need to sleep for 16 hours that

night.  I have read about others' experiences with vertigo and my heart goes

out to you; that is one scary thing to have! I couldn't move forward with my

maps because the map that I liked caused the vertigo; it was really getting me

down.

Then something happened that caused me to have to make an appointment with a

different audiologist.  I like her! The timing just happened to work out right

and she was able to give me 8 different maps that increased in strength from

where I was to where I wanted to be.  Each map only increased by 2 " comfort "

units....I am almost there and so far no vertigo.

I have no idea whether it was because I was trying a map that was too much too

soon, or whether I may still have a problem with 1 or more particular

electrodes.  My mind tends to go towards the fatalistic...as if something will

have no fix, and I get scared.

But then my colleague told me that the reason he was absent from school these

past few days was because he had a colon cancer scare.  Thank G-d it is not

cancer and he is fine.  But doesn't that just put things into perspective??

 So my maps are movin

g slowly?  So what!!  So maybe I will never get my left ear to the same level

of functioning as my right ear??  So what!!  Whatever I have now is way better

than before I was implanted!!

There are things (and I don't mean material things) that I don't have that I

really wish I did.  But there are things that I do have that I am so very

grateful for.  It is my choice to focus on one or the other.

Happy Holidays to everyone,

[Guest guest]

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I am so glad you are back on the right track with a different audie &

hearing with your new CI without vertigo. With patience & practice & time it

will improve.