Deaf and Blinds in the bible verse

Is 29:18

On that day the deaf will hear words of a book, And out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see.

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Cochlear implants for Children and Adults Results

I realized that children are rate of higher than adults. I wish I could get cochlear implant when I was kid. Ohh well. This is interesting to know about cochlear implants’ success rates.

Please click the informations

Speech perception and speech intelligibility in children after cochlear implantation

Bilateral cochlear implantation in children

Improved speech perception in adult congenitally deafened cochlear implant recipients

Nucleus® Reliability Report 2007

Nucleus® Reliability Report 2008

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Good News!!!!!

My doctors started a new procedure so that they minimize the hear loss from the implantation. They tested me at my last appointment and I still have hearing in my ear with the implant. They don’t destroy the ears anymore. Thank god!!!! The technology is improve than before.

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Sound of a Summer Night

My mom and I went outside to hear the sounds of a summer night. We wanted to hear Locusts bugs buzzing in the tree. Mom said there was a bird in a tree behind us his chirps were annoying!

Then I heard the whistle of a drain far away. How exciting! Then my mom’s neighbor drove into his driveway. I heard the sound of his tires in his driveway. I heard the man’s voice and the little girl was talking. I heard her voice.

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Hear more sound

I heard the police’s siren walling. I rode on the bus and heard the noise and people’s talking.

I heard the fan on the stove. It’s very LOUD!

I heard the ice cream truck’s music.

I heard motorcycles revving the engine. It’s very LOUD!

I heard birds different songs. It was so CUTE!

I heard the motor in the refrigerator and the ice machine.

I heard big dogs’ barking and a little dog’s bark in neighborhood.

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New sounds

I was at my mom’s house for Birthday & Reunion family yesterday. I have a great time with my family. After my uncles left. When I was in bathroom. and got out. My husband said, “Come with me go outside with garage open to hear raining”.

I heard the windy blowing and gentle rain drops. I heard a car by on the wet pavement. I heard my husband’s talking to his mom and my mom. He said, “Ohh I have an idea” I can see his lip reading and hear him. He walked to his car’s trunk and grab umbrella. Then he gave me an umbrella – We heard rain drops on the umbrella. Then I heard thunder. At first it was far away but as it got closer it was loud. It rumbled across the sky. Then my husband and moms were talking and laughing. I heard them.

I love the rain drop sound. I used to hate the rain without sound. My husband said, “You always be pessimistic with weather. You need to learn be optimistic for weather.” I am very HAPPY!!!!!

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My 1st program

I went to ENT for appointment this morning. I brought my both black & pink sound processors with me to audiologist. She put hook it on the computer and increased the map. I picked the sound to be loud and comfortable. I felt so satisfy. I can hear her soft voice. My husband fall sleep and snore. I heard his snore. We were laugh at him! He said, “I went to work at second shift and get off late and didn’t sleep enough.” My audiologist focuses on my sound. I heard my honey’s snore. LOL! I am doing well with my CI since last week. My audiologist likes my attitude with smile. I finished with appointment and left ENT.I heard the automatic door outside front of ENT. I heard the large truck passed on the road. I heard my husband’s coughing as well. He found playlist to hear the music on his ipod in the car. I heard the music and closed my eyes. My hands were clapping and can hear the rhythms. It made my husband cried and happy!!!

We came home. He used the PC and macbook for his homework. I was playing with my laptop and listen on ipod. Then I walked the kitchen and open the scrapbook. My hand grabs and pages the paper. I heard the background and saw my dog’s barking at the door. I told her stop it. She couldn’t stop bark. I told her SHUT UP! LoL My honey called me “Jessica” to get my attention. He talked to me about something with scrapbook and computer. He got ready for go work and drops me off at my mom’s house.

I heard my mom’s voice is loud. I turned my CI’s volume to low. It was sensitive sound. She was doing dishes in the kitchen. I heard something in background and ask my mom what is that? She thought it was my dog’s barking but not. She said, “How about the big dogs bark outside?” I said oh yeah! I walked to the door and saw the dogs bark together on the corner of fence. Then I heard the timer on oven.

I ate salad with a glass plate. I heard the sound of plates moving on the counter. My mom said it was a scooting sound.

I heard the sound of my chewing food.

I heard crunching when I ate croutons.

I heard a smacking noise from my lips as I drank my green tea.

I heard the sound of the Samaritan Helicopter idling. It’s engine on top of Hospital. That’s a long way from here and I heard it! Also I heard airplane’s sound. I was so THRILLED!!! It was my first time to hear much sound that I never heard.

I heard the page of this pad. I came to outside and heard the bird’s whistles. It was amazing!!!! I got home and took my CI off for rest. I was doing with blog. I was so joy the sounds!!!!

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3 to 7 days

I was doing laundry. I woke my honey up from late in the afternoon. I took off my CI and hearing aid for a moment. The washer and spinning were LOUD! My husband’s wishing to have HE washer/dryer with silent sound. I grabbed the Aleve for headache relieve. When the pain is goes away. I put CI on. I felt so much better.

I made chicken & artichoke pizza for dinner. I heard many noise with metal stuff. It was pizza sheet’s sound on the counter and adds the topping on it. I put the pizza in the oven and heard the rack in oven. After I took it out of oven and does pizza’s slice cut with sound. It was interesting.

4 days

I heard something and asked Chris what is that? He said, “It was AC vents.” I was saying ohm. We went to Firefly Coffeehouse for his study. I was playing with my laptop and listen music on ipod. I heard people chattering. We came home. He got ready for go work. I was listens the music on ipod. I did with iron for Chris’ uniform. I made a creamy chicken and artichoke soup. The artichoke is my favorite!

5 days, my husband left out of town in early morning. He sent me blackberry instant messenger to let me know. He wanted me to put CI on before storm and rain come. I got up at 9:15. I missed to hear the storm and rain. It was passed. Darn it! I am looking forward to hear rain’s sound again this week. My dog started to howl real LOUD! It drove me crazy! LOL I forget my moleskin left at my mom’s house. I sent a text message to her. To remind her bring the moleskin to her work. I need to replace the new moleskin. I went to mall and meet my mom’s work. I rode on the bus to mall. I heard the noise. I stopped by my mom’s work to see what is up. Her co-workers are happy for me to hear with CI. My hair was down the time. I walked around the mall until my mom got off work. She drove and drops me off at home. I let my dog out pee. I wanted to listen the ipod while I making man’s bracelet with macramé.

My honey came home from work and saw my dance with ipod. He was big smile and crying. We went to mall. I bought a new pink purse to fix for my laptop and stuff. We walked around the mall. We went to his friend’s house for a little while. I took my hearing off from my right ear. Because my right brain was headache and my left brain with ci isn’t headache. It was an opposite.

6 days, my honey and I went to his friend’s house for visit. I met a new friend of my honey’s friend from high school. She played on her bass guitar. I was enjoying the sound of bass guitar. She is nice lady! I was so tired and go home.

7 days later, I turned my CI on P3 in silent room. I heard my dog’s chewing with her greenie. I held the greenie and let her chewing. It was interesting.

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After Activate – 2 days

I heard the traffic on the road from my apt. My dog was barking. I told my honey to go ENT and pick the recharge batter up from ENT. I stopped at ENT and pick the stuff up. The audiologist asked me, “How is your implant’s feeling?” I said my coil magnet is fine expect my controller BTE (Sound Processor) is heavy and hurt behind on my ear with sore skin scar. She offered me to use moleskin to help me not hurt the skin. My honey and I come to my mom’s house for late lunch. After that, my mom left home to go insurance company. My honey left to work. I walked to drug store and buy a battery for my flip video and moleskin with 3 sheets. I returned to my mom’s house. I cut the moleskin to make a shape and put behind on my ear.

I heard the typing on my keyboard. I heard something loud in background. It was sensitive of garbage disposal. My mom put food into disposal. I hate the sound! My mom stepped on the stool and put plates & glasses cup in the cabinet & shut down the door. She tapped on counter to get my attention. I was startle when I hear the tap. I hate it! She was playing with me if I can hear her. I told her to call my name instead tap. It made me nervous when I heard tap. I heard the kettle’s whistle and boiling. I came home and took my CI off for rest on my ear.

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My BTE controller

My CI brand is Nucleus Freedom with 2 different sound processors color.   I have one black and one pink.

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