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Jill's Cochlear Implant Journey: July 2014
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Jill's Cochlear Implant Journey. A blog about hearing loss and getting a cochlear implant. Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Gratitude is the Attitude. It is so easy to fall and sink into a quick sand pit of negativity. I usually end up mired in this when my hearing performance is not measuring up to my personal expectations or hopes. Being asked the question: Can you hear that? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Gratitude is the Attitude. Clarity Now: My CI Journey. William Mager - Blog. Chronicles of a Bionic Woman.
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Jill's Cochlear Implant Journey: My hearing loss
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Jill's Cochlear Implant Journey. A blog about hearing loss and getting a cochlear implant. When researching and reading other people's cochlear implant (CI) blogs, one of the things I always look for is their audiogram or description of their hearing loss. Below I have recreated my audiogram that was completed in April 2012. This "pure tone" hearing test requires you to push a button every time you hear a beep. The red. Line represents my RIGHT ear. The blue. Line represents my LEFT ear. Needless to say,...
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Jill's Cochlear Implant Journey: November 2013
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Jill's Cochlear Implant Journey. A blog about hearing loss and getting a cochlear implant. Wednesday, November 13, 2013. 6 Months After Switch-On: Slow but Steady. Is it possible for a turtle to run? These days, I am feeling rather like a turtle that just wants to get to the finish line . yesterday. But my little turtle legs simply will not run fast enough. What does the finish line mean for me? 160;This is my hearing wish list:. Being able to talk on the phone without panicking. William Mager - Blog.
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Jill's Cochlear Implant Journey: April 2013
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Jill's Cochlear Implant Journey. A blog about hearing loss and getting a cochlear implant. Thursday, April 25, 2013. 1 week post op. It has been exactly one week since the surgery. Hard to believe. Time has gone by fast, but slow all at the same time. I am doing okay overall. Maybe going a bit crazy because I am not used to sitting around. It is definitely an adjustment. . Especially since it is spring time, and therefore gardening season! Girls in the Garden. The worst issue right now is tinnitus.
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Jill's Cochlear Implant Journey: A parallel universe?
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Jill's Cochlear Implant Journey. A blog about hearing loss and getting a cochlear implant. Thursday, September 12, 2013. I have been struggling for a few weeks with a case of writers block. So many people have been asking me to update my blog and describe my experiences these last 3 months. I have sat down in front of my computer aiming to put together a perfectly worded, eloquent, descriptive summary of my journey thus far. But I just can not seem to do it. What can I hear? What can't I hear? The first ...
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Jill's Cochlear Implant Journey: Day 18 After Switch On: Patience Is Required!
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Jill's Cochlear Implant Journey. A blog about hearing loss and getting a cochlear implant. Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Day 18 After Switch On: Patience Is Required! I have been a bad blogger! I could understand the radio in the car! Or "I could understand you without lip reading! What I need to be telling myself - OFTEN! First, I thought I would show you how the processor looks on my head:. Sorry to be so dramatic and gory in my descriptions! There were so many times I wanted to rip the processor off my head ...
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Jill's Cochlear Implant Journey: May 2013
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Jill's Cochlear Implant Journey. A blog about hearing loss and getting a cochlear implant. Thursday, May 16, 2013. Activation day was today! It went fairly smoothly. As instructed by the Sunnybrook team, I am trying to keep my expectations low and my hopes high. I did not expect this to be an "Insta-Hearing" day (but I kind of hoped it would be! It definitely wasn't.and that's okay. It will take time for my brain to figure out all of this new input, especially the higher frequency sounds. You can see the...
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Jill's Cochlear Implant Journey: March 2014
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Jill's Cochlear Implant Journey. A blog about hearing loss and getting a cochlear implant. Saturday, March 8, 2014. Wanted : High Definition Hearing. It has been ten months since my cochlear implant was activated on May 17, 2013. And four months since I have last updated this blog. However, when I have to say pardon? I was aware going into this that a CI would not be a magic hearing bullet. However, I still hold out the hope that I will eventually be transformed into a normal hearing person.
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Jill's Cochlear Implant Journey: My story
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Jill's Cochlear Implant Journey. A blog about hearing loss and getting a cochlear implant. Hello, my name is Jill (also known as Jillian). I am a physiotherapist who lives in Ontario, Canada. I have a severe to profound sensorineural bilateral hearing loss (more detail about this can be found here. I am "oral", which means I can speak and communicate verbally. I am not fluent in sign language. I do not have any human children, but do spoil my 2 furry babies! Me, my 2 sisters, Mom and Dad. I'm the one...
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