FAQSMyths and all that Stuff (some Truths too)This page will eventually get bigger and bigger. I will add points and answers to your questions as they come up. I encourage YOU to email me with any questions that you might have about anything, so I can answer them here. Click below to go to that question and answer What does it sound like after Switch-On? Why do you always get a duck when playing me in Cricket? This was a question that a couple of people asked me before switch on and after surgery. No I could not! Well, no more than I could before surgery, maybe a little less as I have now no hearing naturally in right ear at all. Without the external processor the inside bit (technical term 'Electrode Array) does nothing. So I will keep pretending that I do hear you just to see how long it takes you to work it out. Post Switch - On - yes I can 'hear' you. But it is still very much unintelligible through CI. But I have noticed there is less repeating than before when wearing hearing aid in the other ear. What does it sound like after Switch-On? Ummmm - how do I explain this. It does sound a little weird and horrible on it's own. I would imagine that if I did not wear a hearing aid in other ear, it would be quite overwhelming, but having said that, it really does vary from person to person. I can pick out pulses of speech and other sounds. At the moment, in noisy environments it is all one mess of sound. I have to admit that this is probably the hardest question to answer. No - the external processor comes off and it has it's own bed to sleep in. The implant comes to bed with me as it is there forever! Post surgery there was a 'numb' pain around the operation site behind the ear. When I wore reading glasses, they tended to push the scar at little which was a little sore. Post switch-on. None at all. It really has been a blessing and quite boring really. As much as the surgery pics look bad, I really didn't feel it too much. Why do you always get a duck when playing me in Cricket? Yes this was a question that someone asked me whose team is NO LONGER IN THE CUP!!!! The answer is that I feel sorry for you being a Kiwi and all............... |