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Stephen's Cochlear Implant: May 2012
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Yesterday I went in for a new mapping on my cochlear implant. I did not get a copy of my hearing tests, so I will post them later. Today, I am noticing more sound input from the world around me. Stuff that was just too quiet for me to pick up is coming it. I am looking forward to letting my brain register and categorize these sounds, so that they will become clear and meaningful. Posted by Stephen M. Young II. Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Over the last several weeks, my hearing had bee...
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Stephen's Cochlear Implant: December 2011
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011. Another Step towards Speech Recognition. In normal circumstances, I still can’t understand much of the information that comes into my implanted ear. I also have trouble “hearing over” those sounds with my aided ear. If communication is urgent, I have to switch my Opus 2 cochlear implant processor off. Posted by Stephen M. Young II. Friday, December 23, 2011. I am getting closer to understanding speech with my cochlear implant. There are still too many high pitched whistl...
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Stephen's Cochlear Implant: Listen and Read
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Monday, July 16, 2012. Is a website intended for elementary school children learning to read. It features a picture and a text, with a button you can press to hear the text read aloud. This is exactly the kind of resource I was looking for a few months ago to train my listening skills. I have graduated beyond this to not needing the words right in front of me for comprehension, but I wanted to put this up for others who might need training resources while learning to hear again. Stephen M. Young II.
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Stephen's Cochlear Implant: March 2012
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Spent the day without CI and HA. Well, I spent the day not wearing either my hearing aid or implant processor. I just read lips and that was that. I did such a good job of it, that some people didn’t know I was deaf until the end of the day, when I was talking about it. Others, thought my hearing had come back and I didn’t need to use the implant. It feels good to know that even when I am limited, I don’t have to stay sitting around by my self. Posted by Stephen M. Young II.
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Stephen's Cochlear Implant: January 2013
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Thursday, January 3, 2013. I need a Mapping. Long time with no update. Basically, since about 2 weeks after moving to the US, I have not been wearing my CI. The last mapping was just way too loud. Even the softest of sounds sound like loud collisions. Still, I have almost no distance with my hearing, and my CI was fantastic for that. Still need to train my brain to hear more clearly with the CI, but I haven't been wearing it. Sad. That is all for now. Posted by Stephen M. Young II. Stephen M. Young II.
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Stephen's Cochlear Implant: July 2012
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Sunday, July 29, 2012. Bible Storying for the Deaf. Deaf with a capital D. That is, those who were born deaf and have committed to using non verbal means of communication, like sign language. That being said, I am a missionary and a Bible storyer. This video, from one of my latest facebook groups, is just beautiful to me. I hope it encourages someone who stops by my blog here. Posted by Stephen M. Young II. Monday, July 23, 2012. Ran into a Deaf Friend. She said the first year was a big struggle, but now...
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When 'Everything' Includes Inanimate Objects ~ Stillness and Beyond
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Thoughts, boundless, deep, but silent too as space. Sometimes I wonder how all those, who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, the melancholia, the panic fear, which is inherent in a human condition.” - Graham Greene. View my complete profile. When Answers Aren't Enough. You have faced the mountains of desperation You have climbed, you have fought, you have won But this valley that lies coldly before you. Empires of the future. Love is all there is. Making sense of life.
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When Answers Aren't Enough ~ Stillness and Beyond
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Thoughts, boundless, deep, but silent too as space. Sometimes I wonder how all those, who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, the melancholia, the panic fear, which is inherent in a human condition.” - Graham Greene. View my complete profile. Empires of the future. Love is all there is. Making sense of life. Proving ground of vanity. When Answers Aren't Enough. Thursday, July 09, 2015. You have faced the mountains of desperation. But this valley that lies coldly before you.
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