tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post4094051109286057055..comments2023-10-30T09:30:42.206-04:00Comments on CHRONICLES OF A BIONIC WOMAN: Llightning fast!!!Abbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272667052295179028noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-40594962780381663782007-10-03T19:03:00.000-04:002007-10-03T19:03:00.000-04:00Abbie,I enjoyed this update and am glad that you'r...Abbie,<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed this update and am glad that you're doing well.<BR/><BR/>Huh about the hugging and having the bionic ear fly off. I wonder if those of us who wear/wore hearing aids condition ourselves to tilt our head just prior to a hug? For example, my better ear used to be my right ear. I might try to tilt my head to the right so the other hugger's head would end up on the left side of my head. Sometimes I didn't wear a hearing aid in my left ear or had it turned off/low then. Like you, I now have a CI in my left ear and was recently activated.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy your progress with the CI! :-)<BR/><BR/>Loreene (from hearingjourney.com)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-20887963687758747322007-10-02T18:42:00.000-04:002007-10-02T18:42:00.000-04:00I agree with Jennifer, I also always wear the t-mi...I agree with Jennifer, I also always wear the t-mic and it is curved. I like the slimcell batteries better as well. <BR/><BR/>The hugging has been the hardest. I can't figure out how to hug with two bionic ears on. Most of the time the magnets come flying off. <BR/><BR/>Oh, I was looking for t-shirts and trying to find something that fits the "new" me. I found one at http://www.zazzle.com/pd/find/qs-cochlear%20implants I want to get the one that said "got magnets." Also cafepress.com has some. My husband wants a shirt that said "can you hear me now" and mine that said "duh."<BR/><BR/>Well enjoy all the wonderful sounds. I am so excited about hearing about it. <BR/><BR/>ValerieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-9149095919898504822007-10-02T16:41:00.000-04:002007-10-02T16:41:00.000-04:00Abbie...I'm delighted to have an update...and this...Abbie...I'm delighted to have an update...and this one sounds terrific! You're doing SO well...I'm thrilled for you!!! I lost my processor a good bit the first few weeks...and told my husband that as a result I could no longer clean toilets (sad to say ;)). However, after a lot of practice, here's what I've learned: I wear the SlimCell batteries only (the bigger ones are too heavy and the processor gets overbalanced) and I ALWAYS wear the T-mic. I have my T-mic curved so that it goes into my ear...I literally just about have to screw it on, but it does not fall off unless I get a particularly vigorous hug (and I'm a hugger too, so I have to be careful!!) Try it sometime and see if it works for you. The T-mics are fairly flexible and you can bend them to fit you better!<BR/>Keep the updates coming...it sounds like you are enjoying hearing your new life!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649007194044098187noreply@blogger.com