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    • The Problem with Mapping

      The Problem with Mapping

      I went into this mapping appointment with one very specific complaint. I could hear…a lot. Actually, I was hearing more than I had in years.…

    • CI Update

      Well, the good news is that it’s working. Not perfectly. Not even close. But it’s working…and that’s incredibly exciting. The first couple of weeks were…

    • Everyone Sounds Like a Man

      I had heard all the stories about cochlear implants making voices sound robotic. Mine didn’t. Everyone just sounded like a man. A decrepit old man…

    • Activation Day

      Activation Day

      Eleven days after surgery, it was finally time to turn on my cochlear implant. Until this morning, the device inside my head had remained silent.…

    • Post-Op CT Scan

      Post-Op CT Scan

      Five days after surgery, I returned to Northwestern for a postoperative CT scan. This scan wasn’t being done because anyone suspected a problem. It had…

    • Five Days

      It’s now been 5 days since my surgery. It’s been an adventure, for sure. I am now 6 days away from CI activation and this…

    • Day Three

      Day Three

      Today is the 3rd day after my implant. The Glasscock bandage is off and so is the gauze. The incision looks good. My vestibular system…

    • Day Two

      Day Two

      Cochlear Journey Day 2: I only slept for about 3 hours at a time all night, would sit up, get my bearings and then go…

    • New Beginning

      New Beginning

      And here we are…Star Wars Episode X – the Arrival of FrankenLeia. LOL I will defeat the Sith…as soon as I am no longer dizzy. I…

    • Check In

      Check In

      I’m more nervous now than I was before. I didn’t sleep well last night because I was so anxious—first about the surgery, and then about…

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