I rarely pay any attention to wearing my Sound Processor any more. I am committed to wearing it all day, along with my hearing aid in the other ear. I can hear so much better with the implant than the hearing aid. I can see how it would be much better with both ears implanted, but I’m still not considering that until I have to.
I saw the audiologist on Monday for my second mapping. It was time to turn up the volume a bit. She tested my hearing with the implant. I was shocked at the improvement from when I was using a hearing aid. Almost up to normal hearing level in that ear.
I had the magnet strength in my Processor increased a few weeks ago because it was easy to knock off of my head. Made a great difference. I also ordered and received a medical bracelet stating NO MRI. If I’m in an accident, it could be disastrous for me and the magnet in my head to have an MRI. Since the processor would probably be knocked off there is no way for anyone to know I have the implant.
Voices are sounding more normal. I am recognizing familiar voices now. I’m curious to see how long it takes to sound completely normal. I continue to have trouble hearing in a noisy environment.
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