Recent content by tao-man

Hey Tami Sam, sorry to hear that things are going hard for you right now. I can sympathize with the feelings of not belonging. It is rough being able to hear but not always being able to hear right. I've also been there when I don't want to go out and deal with certain situations because I'll...

I'm a graphic artist for an environmental group. They had set me up with a TTY but then we changed phone services and the quality on our lines went down just enough to garble all the TTY messages. Now I use Sprint IP Relay for out-going calls. I have no options for someone to call me. They said...

Are some of you missing the point or just have imaginative parents? :confused: I am manly, artistic, resourceful, and knowledgeable

Geez, we're branching all over with this thread. :lol: Ephesians - I do try to keep a little bald spot going where the headpiece connects. My hair is long enough to cover it. I ask my wife to trim my "hairhole" for me so I don't end up carving some huge swath of baldness along the side of my...

what sounds does your CI make when it starts up? I usually wear my hair in a ponytail which helps hold the headpiece in place (yes, I'm the typical long-haird artist - but I don't dress in all-black.) The other day I had my hair down and the headpiece kept breaking contact, forcing the...

That's excellent news! You're going to have a lot of those discovery moments when these weird noises turn out to be the most ordinary things.

Hi there. It is definitely an exciting yet weird experience amd everyone seems to be a little different. I was practically chanting a little mantra to myself "don't expect too much, don't expect too much." :lol: When they hooked me I could read the audi's lips as she asked me if I could hear...

Hi, Back in the days when I could still hear I remember going in for a hearing test where they hooked me up to a bone conduction headset. An audiologist should be able to put one on you to see if that does make a difference. Even one of those hearing aid centers that give free evaluations...

Thanks for the welcoming words everyone. :) Yeah, it can be a little confusing. I wake up before my wife and little boy, so I don't usually put my processor on until I'm about to head out the door for work. I guess I just like the quiet time. One of the adjustment issues (to get back to...

I use mine every night, but living in humid south Florida I don't really have much of a choice. My wife and I are wanting to move to western North Carolina and I imagine it would get a lot less use out there.

Hey everyone, this is my very first post here! I am a post-lingual CI wearer. I had meningitis which knocked out the hearing in my left ear at age 1. My right ear slowly deteriorated until at 39 I decided to get the implant. (Three years ago, now) It is definitely weird for me. I feel...