Patricia E Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Hi I am introducing myself with a soundbridge middle ear implant which I have had 10 years now Unable to hear anything in my right ear my left ear canal rejected any type of hearing aid, I had continual infections, was repeatedly given anti biotic drops and steroid drops to no avail. I would be without a hearing aid for 2 or 3 months, the infection would clear up, I would put the hearing aid back in and immediately I would get another infection. This went on for six years during which time during which time I felt I had nowhere to turn, I could not hear voices, I could not hear music, I had great difficulty hearing normal things such as the phone/radio/tv and my life went on a gradual downhill slide to having basically no quality of life whatsoever. Unable to enjoy things I love and having to give up my job I became insecure and frightened. I desperately missed hearing the voices of my loved ones, my sons and grandchildren. I was in a black hole of no man’s land unable to wear a hearing aid but without any hope of any alternative which could help me. the Soundbridge Middle Ear Implant has been an absolute miracle to me. The technology of the implant is such that it is not just simply a case of amplified hearing that you receive with a hearing aid …….at least for me as I needed such high amplification and with amplification comes a certain amount of distortion so we were always trying to find the right balance with great difficulty. Now I was hearing just as if it was my own normal hearing before I had gone deaf. I would never have believed this was possible. I still feel that miracle every time I put my audio processor on every day. The sound is “natural” which is an extraordinary phenomena to anyone who has been deaf. I have been a mentor now for some years and receive a lot of questions about was i afraid - when you have nothing to lose you are not afraid ! and I am eternally grateful to Med-el and my audiologist and specialist team at my hospital. MED-EL Moderator and Mary Beth 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted January 9, 2022 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Great introduction @Patricia E! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia E Posted January 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 Thank you Mary Beth ! Mary Beth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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