My Journey to Cochlear Implants Journal - Pt 1

[@meghatron2527]

Shocked to hear this, David. Thanks for sharing your journey. Sending my thoughts and wishing you the best

[@DGreatfox]

Hey David, its george from MHHS, I am so sorry you had to go through this man. I only wish you the best man and hopefully things turn around for the better.

[@AntonioPuyPrego]

I just happend to have almost the same story as you at the same time (nov 2022 losing my right ear hearing and feb 2023 unable to identify speech in my left ear) And even having the same fate I can't image how you are feeling right now. Be strong and have hope for medical advances in the near future!

[@scyzorpl]

Ohhh that was unexpected and be strong i had a problem with left of my ear and the reason when i was born in the hospital they left a cotton ball inside and i had that inside for 12 years so i had to have that burned-out from inside because it grew in to my skin and now i got problems with that ear i wish you all the best and please keep the info coming to us

[@matt566]

sorry to hear about this David :(

[@weetabix2]

Ok so I’ve finished watching this and though I realise it was a long time ago, so much of it resonates with my own experiences of losing all my hearing in 2018 and being implanted the following year. Nothing but respect for you. Am I to assume that during the recording of this you couldn’t hear yourself speak? Your annunciation was perfect as too was your voice level throughout. Would love to type and type and share more about my own story buts it’s not feasible on this platform really. Suffice to say that you’ve obviously come a long way since then….and though the trauma stays with you, I’ve always used it as a source of continued motivation. All I can say however, is that if it wasn’t for Cochlear the company and others, our lives would be totally different. There is as I’m sure you know a big difference between biological and acquired deafness, and it’s arguably the latter where my sense of trauma exists; where the experiences of ‘loss’ transcends hearing itself and becomes very much synonymous with the memories that sound itself has meant to me personally. I salute you and all those who have had to deal with sudden loss of all kinds but especially hearing loss in this context. And thank you Cochlear the company for re immersing back into a world in which being able to hear was my norm since birth. I am both proud to be deaf and hearing at the same time…..and obviously as with many things there are degrees, levels and variants of deaf identity but I’m proud and grateful that I’m an implantee.

[@BeardMeThatBeer]

The first videos until you get to my first activation video, are all recorded and edited with me being deaf. I used a transcription app during that time that helped out a lot. I would say because I lost my hearing randomly and suddenly I had an advantage to how I sounded. I had a little bit of hearing in one of my ears so I could hear if I shouted but I tried my best to balance off of that ear. I never digested my hearing loss as trauma, as much as I wanted to I just saw it as another part of life that I could either overcome or let it over come me. I will agree with you, Cochlear Americas and all the technology I used during and after my hearing loss made life a lot easier. I cant even manage 10 years ago how hard it would be for people to get by while being deaf and waiting for their implant and activation.

[@weetabix2]

@@BeardMeThatBeer 😊…I feel you! Will see if I can join your stream Fri or Sat. Will depend what time you do it as I’m in the UK. I’ve subscribed so will that mean I’ll receive a notification? Give me a shout out nonetheless😊…..pleasure getting to know you.

[@BeardMeThatBeer]

@@weetabix2 If you have the "bell" notification on you should get it! Look forward to talking to you more.

[@SamOnzoOfficial]

Love you buddy

[@BeardMeThatBeer]

Love you too buddy