Megan L.

Which week?
Last week while we were on vacation we heard a cuckoo outside our cottage window.  Lots of birds everywhere.  The sound of the ocean.  A choir practicing in the cathedral in Coutances.  And in the spirit of Jewel's restroom story, I went into one in the airport in Paris and had to wait for a free stall.  The woman who came out said something to me in French, and I was able to hear - and actually understood - not the whole sentence but recognized a couple of words and understood that the stall was out of paper.

Hearing the various birds at the ocean while on vacation 
Hearing the roar of the waves of the ocean 

@Megan L.  Sure hope you are settling into your city apt!  So cool!

Juicy peach at lunch today. Sounded like rain really.  Sound effect complimented flavor and texture really well

The squeak and creak of my new apartment 😆 HAHA 
The hustle and bustle and honking taxis of NYC to remind me how far I’ve come since Parsons!
And being able to carry a full blown conversations with my coworkers without having to see their faces!!

The squeak and creak of my new apartment 😆 HAHA 
The hustle and bustle and honking taxis of NYC to remind me how far I’ve come since Parsons!
And being able to carry a full blown conversations with my coworkers without having to see their faces!!

1. Light drizzle outside my house 
2. Birds chirping away while I'm sitting in bumper to bumper traffic 
3. Two coworkers carrying on a conversation in separate cubicles in the restroom 
4. My coworker talking to me while I'm outside washing my hands and she's still in a cubicle!
None of this was possible a year ago! Happy dance! 💃💃💃💃

My favorite sounds this week.....
Rain on the roof
Trees rustling in the wind
Birds and more birds 
Laughter
Hearing my six-year old granddaughter tell me I’m the best Grammy in the whole world!

Hearing and replying to context with store clerks- kind of took me by surprise as a noisy environment. 
Also hearing better on phone calls

My favorite sounds this week....
-happy chirp from our cat
-old 80s songs on the car radio with the windows down
-rain hitting the windows
-teenagers joking across the classroom
-knitting needles clicking
-food sizzling on the hot grill

Removeable ears are quite a perk at times!  @Mary Featherston

Yesterday I was able to use my new superpower for real:  we had an 8.5 hour flight and a toddler two rows ahead screamed for at least three of those hours (intermittently throughout the flight).  I just popped the magnets off my implants.  🙂

Thank you @Jewel and @Mary Beth!!
I’m looking forward to the move but the smoke alarm has me a little anxious as I try to figure it out. Thanks for the suggestion MB! I haven’t seen this one yet but looks promising 😁

Congrats @Megan L. on the promotion and new apartment! 

Congratulations @Megan L.!
 
I use Silent Call with a vibrating alert under my mattress to alert me when I am sleeping.
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Let’s participate in this poll so Med-El can see what we need future rechargeable batteries to be able to support.
 
Thanks!

@Mary Featherston It’s a great feeling being able to understand everybody you talk to (for the most part)!!

Thanks @Mary Beth!! You have an awesome list too 😎 

@Mary Featherston It’s a great feeling being able to understand everybody you talk to (for the most part)!!

@Megan L. - oh, I know what you mean about the accents!  I can talk to people from all over again!

@Jewel You made an awesome list!!! Now I’ll add a few specific ones of my own 😁 
*I recently went with a friend to see Anastasia on Broadway (for the first time since getting my CI) and could follow the entire story and dialogue. I loved that.
*I work in apparel (Technical Design to be specific) and during fittings it’s my responsibility to take fit notes/comments to send to the vendor on pattern and garment fit corrections and I would never be able to do it without my CI. There is a lot of talk during these fittings between different departments (PD, Design, Merch) that if I didn’t have my CI, I’d never be able to follow!!
*At work, I’d never hear people calling my name from across the room, now I do! 
*I love that I can understand accents from around the world with very little effort
*Music sounds the best it ever has - like a complete song not half or part of a song
*Its been very freeing being able to talk and listen on the phone with ease 
*I can eavesdrop on conversations at work...hehe so fun! Never could do that before 
Thats all I have for now off the top of my tired head 😴😁

@Jewel You made an awesome list!!! Now I’ll add a few specific ones of my own 😁 
*I recently went with a friend to see Anastasia on Broadway (for the first time since getting my CI) and could follow the entire story and dialogue. I loved that.
*I work in apparel (Technical Design to be specific) and during fittings it’s my responsibility to take fit notes/comments to send to the vendor on pattern and garment fit corrections and I would never be able to do it without my CI. There is a lot of talk during these fittings between different departments (PD, Design, Merch) that if I didn’t have my CI, I’d never be able to follow!!
*At work, I’d never hear people calling my name from across the room, now I do! 
*I love that I can understand accents from around the world with very little effort
*Music sounds the best it ever has - like a complete song not half or part of a song
*Its been very freeing being able to talk and listen on the phone with ease 
*I can eavesdrop on conversations at work...hehe so fun! Never could do that before 
Thats all I have for now off the top of my tired head 😴😁

Awesome list @Megan L.!

Mine is simply the fact I can talk to people again. I was always an outgoing guy and didn’t let my hearing loss stop me while with close friends despite messing up big time occasionally but I was really withdrawing otherwise. Now I can go into a coffee shop and chat with anyone. Getting my life back! (And some new friends)😀

@Jewel You made an awesome list!!! Now I’ll add a few specific ones of my own 😁 
*I recently went with a friend to see Anastasia on Broadway (for the first time since getting my CI) and could follow the entire story and dialogue. I loved that.
*I work in apparel (Technical Design to be specific) and during fittings it’s my responsibility to take fit notes/comments to send to the vendor on pattern and garment fit corrections and I would never be able to do it without my CI. There is a lot of talk during these fittings between different departments (PD, Design, Merch) that if I didn’t have my CI, I’d never be able to follow!!
*At work, I’d never hear people calling my name from across the room, now I do! 
*I love that I can understand accents from around the world with very little effort
*Music sounds the best it ever has - like a complete song not half or part of a song
*Its been very freeing being able to talk and listen on the phone with ease 
*I can eavesdrop on conversations at work...hehe so fun! Never could do that before 
Thats all I have for now off the top of my tired head 😴😁