I went to crowded bar last night for St. Patrick's Day. At first I was little bit overwhelmed by all noise, music and other people talking loudly I switched to Focused Listening but it didnt work well enough for my preference so I switched to Noise one and I can hear other people talking to me if I try hard enough and I'll understand some by listening and lipreading some as well and I didnt notice till next day that I actually had fun! For first time ever I had fun in hearing event in last almost 4 years now. because before CI I would sit and look down or play with my Sidekick instead of socializing because I was so afraid to ever had any chance of people trying to talk to me because I cant read lips without sound. So I was always extremely bored and feel left out and isolated, and depressed. For some of you loyal reader, you remember how I want CI to get my social life back... Well apparently its BACK! So its an success story! YAY!!!
Now I can't wait to go to other social events!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Friday, March 14, 2008
My Hair
heres my picture of Shaved hair, it been only 2 months. I know it look like its short and sparse, I have fine hair but the length is about an inch long now!
I got Real programs!
My appointment for mapping was couple days ago on the 11th of march, She got rid of raspy program one YAY and tweaked other one and lower volume and now its much much better!!!
Program 1 is plain program for everyday uses.
Program 2 is Noise, for any noisy evironment(ADRO).
Program 3 is Focused Listening, it cancvel out all background noise and only hear sound in front of me (BEAM).
Program 4 is School, its for any building that produce echo like school, cafeteria, mall, gym and etc.
There is couple more unfortunately I only remember Quiet program (whisper).
Coming soon is Music Appreciation Program! Its currently in study/experimental period.
I tried out audiobook, first chapter of Bridge to Terabithia Its surprisely easy with book in front of me! Not much else to update, sorry haha.
Program 1 is plain program for everyday uses.
Program 2 is Noise, for any noisy evironment(ADRO).
Program 3 is Focused Listening, it cancvel out all background noise and only hear sound in front of me (BEAM).
Program 4 is School, its for any building that produce echo like school, cafeteria, mall, gym and etc.
There is couple more unfortunately I only remember Quiet program (whisper).
Coming soon is Music Appreciation Program! Its currently in study/experimental period.
I tried out audiobook, first chapter of Bridge to Terabithia Its surprisely easy with book in front of me! Not much else to update, sorry haha.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
I sound like a guy!
I hated my new mapping, program 2 sound so raspy and my voice sound like a guy! Yuck! And program 1 was way too loud! so it was bad mapping ugh cant wait for other one on the 11th to change it!! Lol
Not much else to update I got bridge to teribithia audiobook and lemony snicket series I forgot which one lol but I lost my debit card! so next week when I get new card i'll buy cd player to start practicing listening :-)
That's all folk!
Over and out.
Not much else to update I got bridge to teribithia audiobook and lemony snicket series I forgot which one lol but I lost my debit card! so next week when I get new card i'll buy cd player to start practicing listening :-)
That's all folk!
Over and out.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Sorry! Late Update!
*Yesterday I went to Washington DC with my fiance Jason to visit my friend Brady at Galladuet. Anyways we were walking around and when I heard soft sound and I stopped and looked puzzled and asked Jason "what am I hearing?" He replied "Birds" WOW awesome! lol I stopped there and listen to it some more I loved it! and when we walked to reflecting pool there was duck and seagulls in water so I heard quacking and cawing and I have to tell you duck sound soooo funny!!! I laughed everytime they quack haha. And when walking on way to the car and i heard sound and I said "what was that?" he said "train far behind you" I looked behind and wow it look like half mile away!
* Last friday Jason's mother invited Jason's sister Marian and her kids Maggie, 3 and Boe 8 months old. we all were chatting I just sit there quietly listening to them and only caught one word here and there lol they talk so fast! so Jason decided to stop them and asked them to say one word a time to me and they take turn and I got most right! yay! lol and Jason's stepdad Bill tickled Maggie to get her to laugh and Boe too their laugh is so cute and high pitched haha. and When Maggie attempted to talk to me to see if I really can hear her now with my CI and she took long time to want to test it out and see if its true haha she said "picture" and I smiled and she smiled too and say few other word like "gramma" "pop-pop" (naming people in the table lol) it was cute cuz her voice is soooo tiny of course because shes small but its funny to hear the 'smallness' of voice.
* Last thursday, I finally can hear fire alarm!!! I couldn't hear it at all with few programs I had from activation and 1st mapping I was little upset and worried cuz it was reason I got CI is to be able to hear important sound like fire alarm, emergency vehicle siren, baby/child crying, etc And after 2nd mapping with 2 program with all 22 electrodes turned on and my fiance burned something when cooking set alarm off while I was cleaning off table I heard it and I turned to see what it was and jason smiled and said "can you hear it now?" I couldn't stop smiling for like 15 min enjoying the fire alarm sound till they turn it off lol because it was first thing I tried to hear when I discovered that I'm really profoundly deaf and couldn't hear for first 2 week and now I FINALLY CAN!And same day there was big car accident in hwy I can hear cop, fire truck and ambulance sirens before coming in sight!
* I got CI moment last wednesday. It was my 2nd mapping appt. When we were done with mapping both program, we were just talking and she decided to stop signing and kept talking and it was totally unexpected but I actually understood about 85-90% of what she was saying!!!!!! WOW! I almost started to cry in middle of her talking to me (with lipreading and listening same time but to me that's GREAT and my breakthrough moment because whole my life its always fuzzy and only caught half of what person's saying and today WOW!! I'm over the moon right now I never thought I would be able to do that till like 6-12 months later but NOPE yay!!!
* Last friday Jason's mother invited Jason's sister Marian and her kids Maggie, 3 and Boe 8 months old. we all were chatting I just sit there quietly listening to them and only caught one word here and there lol they talk so fast! so Jason decided to stop them and asked them to say one word a time to me and they take turn and I got most right! yay! lol and Jason's stepdad Bill tickled Maggie to get her to laugh and Boe too their laugh is so cute and high pitched haha. and When Maggie attempted to talk to me to see if I really can hear her now with my CI and she took long time to want to test it out and see if its true haha she said "picture" and I smiled and she smiled too and say few other word like "gramma" "pop-pop" (naming people in the table lol) it was cute cuz her voice is soooo tiny of course because shes small but its funny to hear the 'smallness' of voice.
* Last thursday, I finally can hear fire alarm!!! I couldn't hear it at all with few programs I had from activation and 1st mapping I was little upset and worried cuz it was reason I got CI is to be able to hear important sound like fire alarm, emergency vehicle siren, baby/child crying, etc And after 2nd mapping with 2 program with all 22 electrodes turned on and my fiance burned something when cooking set alarm off while I was cleaning off table I heard it and I turned to see what it was and jason smiled and said "can you hear it now?" I couldn't stop smiling for like 15 min enjoying the fire alarm sound till they turn it off lol because it was first thing I tried to hear when I discovered that I'm really profoundly deaf and couldn't hear for first 2 week and now I FINALLY CAN!And same day there was big car accident in hwy I can hear cop, fire truck and ambulance sirens before coming in sight!
* I got CI moment last wednesday. It was my 2nd mapping appt. When we were done with mapping both program, we were just talking and she decided to stop signing and kept talking and it was totally unexpected but I actually understood about 85-90% of what she was saying!!!!!! WOW! I almost started to cry in middle of her talking to me (with lipreading and listening same time but to me that's GREAT and my breakthrough moment because whole my life its always fuzzy and only caught half of what person's saying and today WOW!! I'm over the moon right now I never thought I would be able to do that till like 6-12 months later but NOPE yay!!!
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