jckstrr Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 My name is Jackie and I live in South Africa. I received a cochlear implant four days ago and am just dealing with the after effects of surgery (not so bad) and this weird feeling in my left ear :-). My hearing loss is, they say, hereditary but I cant find anyone in my family with this level of deafness so I suspect that they just dont know. I have the implant in my left ear which has been almost completely deaf for about 10 years. The deafness in this ear was sudden and no-one would believe me when I told them i couldnt hear anymore in that ear. Very frustrating and I am not a great fan of these "experts" although I did finally find both an audiologist and a surgeon that I trusted enough to go ahead with this procedure. I have a ha in my right ear and about 65% hearing in that ear. I am a college (we call it university) lecturer and have taken this step because teaching - which I love- has just become so very difficult without being able to hear and interact correctly with my students. I am also approaching retirement but have no sense of wanting to slow down or stop working and so being able to hear and work is important to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted July 1, 2017 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Wishing you all the best Jackie. Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Megan L. Posted July 1, 2017 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Welcome to HearPeers Jackie! Good luck on your journey ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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