tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.comments2011-07-04T17:05:07.112-04:00Normal is BoringDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12951548184115824860noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-6097665295285655502011-07-04T17:05:07.112-04:002011-07-04T17:05:07.112-04:00hi dave ..just found your reply! Took me a while.....hi dave ..just found your reply! Took me a while..but I found the Thumbprints...thanks so much for your help! <br /><br />Franscotsfrannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-35495318358368557702011-06-28T09:46:33.500-04:002011-06-28T09:46:33.500-04:00Hi Fran! Thanks for stopping by...
Here's th...Hi Fran! Thanks for stopping by... <br /><br />Here's the link to Hearing Journey's Listening Room. They have all kinds of listening activities, including the Thumbprints test I mentioned here.<br /><br />http://www.hearingjourney.com/Listening_Room/Teens_and_Adults/Listening_Gym/index.cfm?langid=1<br /><br />Let me know if you have trouble. Shoot me an email, if you'd like. <br /><br />paradoxdl (at) aol (dot) com<br /><br />Good luck!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951548184115824860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-55798354248305598902011-06-19T13:12:04.432-04:002011-06-19T13:12:04.432-04:00Hi Dave
I've been going to speech therapy sinc...Hi Dave<br />I've been going to speech therapy since my cochlear implant and they showed me the Thumbprints Placement Test on an ?iPad?. I've searched the internet but cant find out any more about this, where it can be bought etc. Can you help?<br />Franscotsfrannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-83038116672996892442011-02-18T16:31:21.146-05:002011-02-18T16:31:21.146-05:00Thanks guys! Wendi -- that's a good one... I h...Thanks guys! Wendi -- that's a good one... I have so many of these stories!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951548184115824860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-84160878474926057562011-02-18T11:07:47.052-05:002011-02-18T11:07:47.052-05:00Great job David, proud of you. Slow but steady, t...Great job David, proud of you. Slow but steady, that's a very good thing!!! Love youLinda LaBatonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-89572179985060718092011-02-18T10:30:52.435-05:002011-02-18T10:30:52.435-05:00Dave, that is GREAT progress! Woo hoo!!
I know w...Dave, that is GREAT progress! Woo hoo!!<br /><br />I know what you mean about watching movies before captions. I find myself going back and re-watching movies (even ones I've seen dozens of times before, without captions) just to be able to see them with captions...it's like watching the movie for the first time.<br /><br />For instance, in the Breakfast Club...I never caught Michael Anthony Hall saying that he wanted a fake ID so that he could *vote*. I always laughed along with everyone else but I never had a clue what he was saying til I watched that movie with my teenage kids a few years ago. LOL!<br /><br />~ WendiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-87454244409705961292011-01-26T15:22:07.117-05:002011-01-26T15:22:07.117-05:00Parker knows to go outside only when absolutely ne...Parker knows to go outside only when absolutely necessary. Don't forget -- he's a Tennessee dog!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951548184115824860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-9693682426435239552011-01-25T19:17:42.529-05:002011-01-25T19:17:42.529-05:00All you need to do is take your dog outside and le...All you need to do is take your dog outside and let him at 'em. They will cleaned up VERY quickly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-54840676149663961972011-01-24T13:13:06.720-05:002011-01-24T13:13:06.720-05:00Thanks to everyone for their support and kind word...Thanks to everyone for their support and kind words -- greatly appreciated. :-)Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951548184115824860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-50456971348726624702011-01-23T17:13:22.662-05:002011-01-23T17:13:22.662-05:00fyi David,the anonymous person above is your Aunt ...fyi David,the anonymous person above is your Aunt Lisa :)acmommanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-29480845540352853892011-01-22T18:53:18.118-05:002011-01-22T18:53:18.118-05:00I really enjoy reading about your progress. Keep u...I really enjoy reading about your progress. Keep up the work, it will pay off! The other day I was watching News 12 New Jersey and there was a 99 year old woman who was the oldest recipient of a CI. They showed her with her family when they turned on the implant for the 1st time and she could hear noises that she had not heard in a very long time. It was very touching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-56743700729241686052011-01-20T10:29:43.040-05:002011-01-20T10:29:43.040-05:00I love you and I know you and you will do fine. T...I love you and I know you and you will do fine. Take off the kid gloves and start fighting :)acmommanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-57843436798594068472011-01-20T10:05:16.457-05:002011-01-20T10:05:16.457-05:00David,
I want to tell you how very much I enjoy r...David,<br /><br />I want to tell you how very much I enjoy reading your posts--you're an amazing fellow, in addition to being a wonderful and talented writer. All I can say is, "Keep on truckin' and keep on blogging." That mountain is steep and high, but you're a fighter and the peak will get closer and closer. Love, Cousin Jo-JoJo-Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895823607538437737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-14640144578384071542010-11-19T22:37:32.608-05:002010-11-19T22:37:32.608-05:00Funny man. :)
It seems that you're on your ...Funny man. :) <br /><br />It seems that you're on your way now! Isn't it cool that you can hear things from 10 feet away? I can't get over that kinda thing, myself... I still shake my head in awe. <br /><br />I know from your comments at HJ that it's been frustrating for you. I certainly hit the ground running, but 3 weeks out, I still need to lipread or else speech is mostly mush. The computerized voice sounds went right to Donald Duck about 4 hours post-activation, and have been that way ever since. I'm impatient, I guess... wanting it all better nownownow.<br /><br />I guess it's true we're all individuals at our own pace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-41327388149258153892010-11-17T00:40:58.603-05:002010-11-17T00:40:58.603-05:00Ya, we may not worry about the hair cells dying no...Ya, we may not worry about the hair cells dying now, but headaches and tinnitus can still occur. After my 3rd mapping and an increase in the high frequencies, the following day I had the volume too high when I put the CI on for the morning and I had tinnitus for the next 2 days! I had to leave the CI off the day; it was ridiculous. I haven't gotten headaches from it yet though; so far it is nothing as horrible as my hearing aids were. Ha. Happy Belated Birthday.Pandaundercoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519322032945016985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-15508706991698047392010-11-15T09:27:36.541-05:002010-11-15T09:27:36.541-05:00It's great, isn't it Dave?! The funny thi...It's great, isn't it Dave?! The funny thing is, now that I have the CIs I don't need to turn my music anywhere NEAR as high as I used to!<br /><br />The first time I used the Direct Connect (in each ear) to listen to my MP3 player, I set it on a fairly normal level and turned it on...and nearly jumped out of my skin. I had to turn it down to 2 or 3, LOL.<br /><br />Happy Birthday!!<br /><br />~ WendiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-75747720665727109112010-11-13T14:52:18.462-05:002010-11-13T14:52:18.462-05:00Thanks Joe, my birthday is on the 15th, but I'...Thanks Joe, my birthday is on the 15th, but I'm celebrating today with friends and family. Hope yours was a good one! <br /><br />I may not eat healthy tonight, but I did do yard work today. I'd call that even!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951548184115824860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-65084009534166397852010-11-13T09:19:37.509-05:002010-11-13T09:19:37.509-05:00Is it your birthday today? Happy birthday if so. :...Is it your birthday today? Happy birthday if so. :) Mine is the 11th. <br /><br />I know what you mean about the music. Piano and guitar are pleasant, and instrumentals in general are good, but vocals not so much, and anything fast/complex is just noise. But I've only had 3 mappings so far.<br /><br />Hope you feel better! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-2157772280507026432010-11-13T09:16:23.758-05:002010-11-13T09:16:23.758-05:00haha! :) I have given myself 2 excruciating heada...haha! :) I have given myself 2 excruciating headaches so far by pushing too hard, but it's really amazing what this CI can do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-81164231637097516972010-10-29T21:42:10.702-04:002010-10-29T21:42:10.702-04:00Hi Dave, thanks for your comment! I've enjoye...Hi Dave, thanks for your comment! I've enjoyed reading your reports as well. :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-86243624498503167492010-10-28T17:32:02.203-04:002010-10-28T17:32:02.203-04:00We might be thinking of the same thing. Standard =...We might be thinking of the same thing. Standard = external. There is a microphone directly on the processor, in the front. The T-mic (the long one) is the "popular" one. And yeah, I think there is the short, but not sure who would use that if you have the T-mic, which is supposedly better. Hmm.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951548184115824860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-86941534170633763542010-10-28T14:11:52.162-04:002010-10-28T14:11:52.162-04:00Oh, there's an external mic? lol. I know the s...Oh, there's an external mic? lol. I know the standard, tmic is that long one right? And then they also give us a short one... but I can't see an actual microphone opening on it at all and was confused. I dunno, I'll have to ask about those next visit so I can test them out or something.Pandaundercoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519322032945016985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-40099176882480405492010-10-28T07:19:38.159-04:002010-10-28T07:19:38.159-04:00I'm using 50% external mic, and 50% T-mic for ...I'm using 50% external mic, and 50% T-mic for the first two programs. Everyone is saying that 100% T-mic is the way to go, but my Audi was concerned that if the T-mic gets faulty, I'll have the external mic to fall back on. But next visit, I'm requesting at least one program at 100% T-mic. Pgm 3 is 30% external mic, 70% telecoil.<br /><br />You have wide IDRs so early in the game, that's impressive. My Audi wanted me to work my way up slowly. Started at 50, now at 60.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951548184115824860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-23812926355925046602010-10-28T03:55:26.035-04:002010-10-28T03:55:26.035-04:00what's the 50/50 and 30/70 mean??
I've go...what's the 50/50 and 30/70 mean??<br /><br />I've got my settings at 65, 70 and 75 right now and find I like the 70 IDR the best. The 75 becomes overally congested with sounds and vocals are less clear than they are 70. Today i managed to make out most of a sentence by listening and lip reading a news lady on TV, compared to if I couldn't hear her voice, I'd make out like 30% of it. I was pretty excited about that. I'm glad you're making out speech pretty well already. I'm still waiting for voices to clear up a little more and sound more real.Pandaundercoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519322032945016985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3172773255230229784.post-37096937056657068842010-10-19T23:01:52.051-04:002010-10-19T23:01:52.051-04:00Pandaundercover - Yes, I totally get what you are ...Pandaundercover - Yes, I totally get what you are saying. I notice it most when I'm listening to my iPod. This week, I've been playing it on "shuffle" and playing my own version of "Name That Tune," and I have been picking up certain notes that I never heard before. It's distracting in a positive way, of course. I'm still not getting the full picture. Only bits and pieces. But it's pretty cool to hear pieces I never heard before. If I continue to focus as I listen to both the music and lyric, the rest of the gaps will fill in soon enough!<br /><br />Thanks for writing! I'm following your blog as well - keep up the great work!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951548184115824860noreply@blogger.com