#1 – What is THAT sound?! #2 – Taking your CI off is akin to taking your bra off after a long day. #3 – Public toilets are bloody LOUD! #4 – I think I just fell in love with Adele’s voice. #5 – I don’t know what’s worse: paper bags or nails on blackboard. #6… Continue Reading CI Musings
One of the best feelings is taking your cochlear implant off after a long day, and it’s akin to taking your bra off. So freaking good. It’s been two weeks since my switch-on, and it’s been an interesting ride thus far. I can hear myself typing this. The world has become more fascinating. I never… Continue Reading CI off = bra off after a long day
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The day had finally arrived. I didn’t have any expectations because it could go either way. There was only one way to find out. I was super nervous because I had no idea what would happen. Boy, did I have no idea. The audiologist got everything ready whilst we waited for the Auslan interpreter to… Continue Reading The Switch On
In late August, I received a letter from the Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital. The letter contained my surgery date of 10th November 2016. Whilst I was happy I had gotten a date, it wasn’t the right timing. I was due to fly to London a couple of weeks after and it would have… Continue Reading The Surgery
Continued from The Decision The CIC arranged a series of appointments over a five week period so they could assess my eligibility for a cochlear implant. What impressed me was that they chose to book 2x appointments together over 2 hours so an interpreter could be booked, rather than having to make 4 separate bookings… Continue Reading The Evaluation
I’ve always known about cochlear implants from a young age. My mother learnt of them – I don’t know where and how – but she explained it to me, and asked if I wanted to get one. I said no, and according to her, I said “I’d rather keep my broken ears for now”. Mind… Continue Reading The Decision
Continued from Part 2: Flip the mirror Nick Doyle. Pip Russell. Alice Brennan. Meg Aumann. These are the names of people who will forever hold the life-changing moments of my life. Nick Doyle approached me to mentor hearing-impaired oral teenagers in high school in a volunteer based organization called Hear For You. At first I… Continue Reading Deaf-Proofing My Life: Part 3
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Continued from Part 1: I am huffing and I am puffing. I am six years old and I have decided my current relationship with my mother is both a love and hate relationship. Scratch that, it’s a love-hate relationship with my life too. I love my mother because she is the best mum in the… Continue Reading Deaf-Proofing My Life: Part 2
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“I’m sorry, your daughter is profoundly deaf.” A doctor says the 7 little words. Poof. My future disappears. My parents are devastated and their world is turned upside down. I am 18 months old. I don’t understand. Hearing aids. Hands covering mouths. Am I meant to cover my mouth too? Hands are now fiddling with… Continue Reading Deaf-Proofing My Life: Part 1
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As I type this, I’m enjoying the atmosphere Edinburgh has to offer. It’s a gorgeous city, and I couldn’t have asked for a better place to reflect on this year. 2016 was certainly not what I was expecting this time last year. Truth be told, it was one of the most challenging years I’ve had.… Continue Reading 2016: A Self-Reflection
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