Cochlear Implant

This is about how much I love my implant! :D

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New Blog

Hey guys! I made a new account. It's called HowIHear. I made it because on this account, I have three different blogs and I keep getting them mixed up! This way I will be able to keep my dance blog separate from my CI blog and not accidentally post things on the wrong blog. So go follow my new blog! 

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Hanging out with Mags :) 

What a beautiful summer day!

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When a hearing person starts waving their hands all over the place and then asks me what it means in ASL

I’m like

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When somebody tells me that I don’t look deaf…

Credited to Buddy R. 

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When my teacher bumps into me outside the classroom, he asks, “where is your friend who signs for you?”

I am like:  (via the-real-deaf-life)

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When everyone starts to laugh at a joke, and you realized you are the only one not laughing and HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON….

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Sometimes in college, I get that really persistent classmate who kept asking, “What is the sign for that? What about that? Ooo show me sign for “blah blah”. So whenever I see that person outside the class time, I am like

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When somebody say, “Wait. wait… you are deaf? That is impossible you look so normal! You even acted normal! How are you deaf?”

I am like: 

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Trying to watch anything on YouTube with automatic captioning

Seriously, have you tried it? At best, it’s a little wonky and kind of amusing.  Most of the time, it’s a bunch of gibberish across the screen.  Which can also be amusing, sometimes.  My favorite, “parasite orange turbo monkey” was an actual caption for one of the videos I was trying to watch for work.  Pretty sure that’s NOT what they said. 

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A video I made today talking a bit about my cochlear implants. I think I’ll make more of these in the future…I hope you enjoy. I will try to add captions soon!

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I didn’t invest an entire college tuition’s worth of surgery and therapy to have people introduce me and then say “she can’t hear very well.”

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Meeting other Cochlear Implant Recipients

I went to a Graduation Party today (a few, actually) and I was sitting down eating ice cream when my dad pointed out the lady behind me had cochlear implants. She was older- probably in her 60s. I waited until she was finished talking to her friends and went up to her and said "We are just the same!" I then showed her my cochlear implants and she showed me hers. We talked for the longest time and it was wonderful! :) On the way home, I found it amazing how well people can conceal their cochlear implants nowadays. I don't hide my implants on purpose, but when I have my hair down, the implant is not visible unless you're looking for it. This makes me wonder if I have ever talked to a  cochlear implant recipient without knowing it. It could very well happen!

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So I've seen the Statue of Liberty. :) 

When I do tours like this, I need to remember to bring my own headphones! The headphones they give you do no work the best with the implants. I can hear it, but I have to put it in an awkward position on my head. And sometimes the have ear buds which don't work at ALL because then I have to hold them up to the microphone and eventually my arm gets tired. I need to start bring my personal headphones everywhere I go!

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Story time

FINALLY! :D Writing down my hearing journey in story form. I've been meaning to do this for a long time. It'd be amazing someday if I could get published :D

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Understanding Cochlear Implants

Hey everyone! This is a really short video which kind of explains what I can and can’t hear with a cochlear implant. I wanted to make it as short and simple as possible, but remember every cochlear implantee hears differently and this is just a very generic understanding of it. I find that most people aren’t aware of how ‘deaf’ I truly am and they’re quite shocked to find out I actually can’t hear a thing naturally. I filmed this three months ago so it was about time it came up! As always, it’s subtitled.

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How we Hear

A little inspirational video I made about people with hearing loss (like me!). Hope you enjoy it!

Here is an inspirational video I made.There are a bunch of pictures of people with implants and a few of hearing aids. Please watch and share with your friends! I hope you like it!

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I’m twice as paranoid and irritable without my hearing aid and cochlear implant on. Not being able to hear anything at all is frightening, which is why I get scared easily at night.

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Look to the bright side! Nothing can wake you up :) (well, maybe something super loud since your bimodel)