Wow, hard to believe it will be 2009 in two hours. 2008 was such an interesting year, wonder that this new one will bring? After all, this time last year I was wearing a hearing aid in my right ear designed for mild to moderate hearing loss and hearing things just fine. One year later, I have a Cochlear Implant and am learning to hear all over again. Things have been going great. Getting adjusted to the extended earhook and having fewer headaches/pain which is great. Hearing more and more without the aid of speech reading and people at work have noticed a change in me. I am happier, more talkative and friendlier. Such a small device that delivers a big impact on my life. I am still wearing the hearing aid in the right ear, though it does little good. But, stimulating the auditory nerves in that ear through what little residual hearing I have left is important. Even if it is ten years down the road, there is still a chance I will be able to go bilateral.
I have been listening to my Zune in the car on the way to work. Choosing my favorite songs from when I could hear normally. They still sound like crap, but I am starting to be able to understand the words as they are being sung. In time, they will start to sound better, so I will keep on tuning in.
Happy New Year All....