2006-08-14 13:35:32 · 4 answers · asked by Pushy Buttafly 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
super happy
i dont get laughed at by women anymore when i whip it out
2006-08-14 14:23:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got one when I was in 4th grade. With my old hearing aid, I could hear sounds only within a 3-foot radius, so I'm told. I couldn't even hear the teacher's voice on that.... oh darn, I forgot the name of that thing, (FM or something like that?) but it was like a little microphone chip on her collar. Whenever she wanted me, she'd call into that microphone and I was supposed to hear it, but I never responded. I seriously never heard her.
After the surgery, I was very hungry and felt sick, but I couldn't eat anything. Had to eat crushed ice cubes for water. And the TV didn't have caption. You'd think that a room housing a deaf kid would have a TV with captioning on it, but not so in my case. It was the longest I've ever been away from home. I couldn't lift my head either, not without holding it first, and I had this incredible headache. Not fun.
After I got my cochlear implant, I heard a lot of sounds that I'd never experinced before- birds singing, for example. Leaves rustling, and I was able to hear my name being called. Although the time I spent in the hospital after the surgery wasn't pleasant, I have benefitted a lot from having a cochlear implant. I still have some speaking and comprehension problems, but I am able to differentiate between lots of sounds and voices. It was really worth it.
In addition, I met a man two winters ago who became deaf from a work accident, I think, and he had gotten a implant. He reports that he can hear just as well with that implant as he could before he became deaf.
2006-08-14 14:53:23 · answer #2 · answered by ATWolf 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i haven't, so i'm sorry i'm not really answering the question. but, i just wanted to say that implants or surgery to change or alter appearance is usually a bad idea. the metals or materials that they use can be cancer causing, and they get lodged in your cells, slowing thinking and reflexes. i'm not saying this happens to everyone, but i thought i should say something
2006-08-14 13:42:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My friends 2yr got one and it has made all the difference in his hearing and language skills. He is limited in he actions, yet its a wonderful price to pay. He is seven now, and their has been some complications. So research it.
Best wishes for you.
2006-08-14 13:41:23 · answer #4 · answered by Denise W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋