Has anyone ever accidently picked up a used battery from the charger, and didn't look at the led light to see how much battery life it had and went out without a spare one, thinking the battery is not gonna die on you till the end of the day? How do you all feel when the power cuts off on you during the day?
My cochlear implant battery has never ever died on me through the day, every morning I put on a fully charged battery and it would normally last me a whole day (roughly12 hrs) and if I stay up later, I don't normally replace it and just leave the implant on my head while the battery flat.
Today, for the first time since I have had my Cochlear Implant, the battery power actually went dead on me while at university. I accidently took the wrong battery and it wasn't fully charge.
When it went off, I actually thought there were something up with the processor. I was without my processor for the whole afternoon at university. I didn't bring a spare one with me and I couldn't see if it was just the battery. That afternoon, while I was at university, I had only a note-taker and because I could lip-read the lecturer I had. we had to work in groups and even though all my friends knew me very well that I do lip-read a lot. I did had to warn my friends that my cochlear implant has stopped working that they would need to tap me for my attention rather than calling my name out. Thanks to my lip-reading skill, I managed that afternoon really well. Not hearing through my processor that afternoon actually reminded me what it used to be like before my cochlear implant and how hard I had to concentrate. From now on.... I must check the led light before putting my processor on. I hate being without my cochlear implant now, it really does mean a lot to me and when I have it on I really do relaxs more.
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my batteries for the 3G the power ones. they usually last me a few days even a week without changing them. I always make sure I have a spare though in my bag and if i dont have my bag and im out with mum, she has one in hers! i have spares everywhere. but i usually get it changed before it goes off.
Hey Katie, just came across your blog when I was searching for cochlear implants on the internet - it's really great, thanks for sharing your implant journey. My daughter is 11, and she will hopefully receive her second implant in the next few months, she's very excited about it! Sorry to read about your battery problem, it has happened to her a couple of times, even though we have spare batteries everywhere, it only seems to happen when we're out and don't have any with us!
Katie,
I was looking for more information on the deaf community and cochlear implants, and I wanted to thank you for creating your blog. I am interested to read all about your journey. I could not imagine what your day must have been like when your implant went out for the day. I myself have created a blog to discuss my journey of learning about the deaf community if your interested the website is www.kristina1109@blogspot.com
Stay strong and I hope to hear from you soon.
Kristina
Hi Kristina,
I am glad that you liked my blogs. It is an amazing journey to go through. I am happy to share my experince with you. Here is my e-mail bionic-katie@live.co.uk I also use this e-mail as messenger too.
hope to speak to you soon.
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Wow Katie, I know the feeling. You really do have to watch the LED especially as 4 flashes goes really quick. I sometimes have to double check that it isn't just 3 flashes or 4 flashes. Can I just say that after two years the batteries may not last as long. It is normal for that to happen as with any rechargeable batteries but my batteries have lasted more than two years and are still going strong as I thought the life expectancy on these 2 year old batteries would be shorter but blow me - it is just still going strong!
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Well, lucky for you that nothing bad had happened. The next time, double check if you picked the right battery or not. Even though this can be a little thing for some people, but for people like you, it is very essential.
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