It's a new post about my cochlear implant journey!
Recently I tried using the "regular" batteries (they are these German-made high-powered batteries... doesn't it seem like the best industrial stuff tend to be German? anyways...) instead of the lithium rechargeable ones I'd been using from the beginning, and I noticed a huge difference in the quality of sound. It had some kind of fuller sound (kind of like the ol' hearing aids I had) but with the clarity and precision that comes with the implant processing technology.
The point is: I like these batteries much better. Granted, they cost money as opposed to the rechargeables, but they are worth the difference any day.
So I really love my implant and the new world it has opened up to me. It's gotten to where I'm at the lowest sensitivity and volume settings because my brain is picking up speed and things are looking up.
I'm back in school, training to be a Pharmacy Technician, and the classroom has been a great arena to test out the new implant. I especially love my computer literacy class, where you have to listen to instructions while looking at your computer screen. It's a great test of the implant, and (for the most part), I don't have to look at Ms. Foenele's lips to find what she was or is saying.
So, for all of you who helped me get the implant, whether through donations or prayers, thanks again, and look for another post in the near future.
Happy Fall,
P.J.
