Blogs about: Cochlear Implant Surgery
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Is a cochlear implant really that good?
Got an interesting comment from someone who’s read my blog: I am glad you are purporting success with the device, and are such an active advocate. Indeed your story is miraculous compared to th… more →
Kate's Cochlear Implant
Is a cochlear implant really that good?
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wrote 2 months ago: Got an interesting comment from someone who’s read my blog: I am glad you are purporting succe … more →
My submission to the Australian Senate Inquiry into Hearing Health
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wrote 3 months ago: 30 September 2009 Re: Inquiry into Hearing Health in Australia To the Community Affairs References C … more →
Captioning Awards night in August
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wrote 3 months ago: Back in August, I attended the Deafness Forum of Australia’s captioning awards. It was a reall … more →
4 weeks after switch on - I went to the cinema!
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wrote 4 months ago: Before I start on telling you what I am hearing now, I want to just waffle on about something else f … more →
Final bandages come off! 13 days since surgery, 9 days til switch-on
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wrote 5 months ago: Today Ben and I drove out to Westmead Hospital to see Professor Da Cruz to get the final layer of ba … more →
Damn - I have lost some of my sense of taste.
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wrote 6 months ago: Ah dammit. I can't taste Nori Seaweed anymore! Dammit! It was one of my favourite things. I was … more →
Two days after
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wrote 6 months ago: Am feeling pretty good. A bit tired. My head doesn’t hurt at all, this is the most bizarre thi … more →
My surgery: I'm alive!
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wrote 6 months ago: Did I die? nup. Did I come out looking like Jabba the Hut? nup Feeling sick? nup. Feeling dizzy? nup … more →
Cochlear implant bill passed!
wrote 7 months ago: Wisconsin legislature approved a bill requiring inurance companies to cover costs of cochlear implan … more →
The transmeatal approach: a new technique in cochlear and middle ear implants
wrote 8 months ago: The transmeatal approach (TMA) is a new approach for cochlear and middle-ear implantation. It is an … more →
Cochlear Americas
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wrote 11 months ago: Hello Everyone! It sure is good to be back. Last night, I went to an enjoyable, informative e … more →
My Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implant Story
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wrote 1 year ago: Hope!!! I was born profoundly deaf with sensorineural (nerve-related deafness) hearing loss. At the … more →
The surgery is behind us
wrote 1 year ago: I am so happy to say that Ben’s surgery for his second cochlear implant is behind us. Anyone w … more →
Pre-op visit canceled
wrote 1 year ago: Ben was supposed to have his pre-op visit today for his cochlear implant surgery, and I planned on p … more →
