tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42543684720136181822023-12-01T12:42:45.830+00:00Katie-Louise's Cochlear Implant BlogA Positive Journey with an
Advanced Bionics Cochlear Implant!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-75950848990735908282014-04-29T09:37:00.001+01:002014-04-29T09:37:50.217+01:00Advanced Bionics Family Fun DayAre you considering in getting a cochlear implant? Not sure which brand to go for? Why not spend a day at Sherwood centre parc, Nottingham to find out all the information you needs about Advanced Bionics. <br /><br />To register click on the links<br /><br />http://www.advancedbionics.com/content/ab/uk/en/get_connected/event_calendar/june/abfamilyfunday.html<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/04/29/88.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/04/29/s_88.jpg' border='0' width='280' height='103' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-43465710671100970172011-11-17T16:34:00.005+00:002011-11-17T16:41:49.516+00:00Advanced Bionics InsightWant to keep up to date with whats going on with Advanced Bionics?? Click the links to join Advanced Bionics Insight <a href="http://abinsight.bionicear.eu/en.html">http://abinsight.bionicear.eu/en.html<br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-86293358584657901332011-11-17T16:06:00.002+00:002011-11-17T16:11:24.654+00:00ClearVoiceIt's amazing how ClearVoice could make conversation a lot easier for you. I have had it for over a year now. And even now....thinking about it I realised how much it really does help. I was driving and not realising this untill now that I am able to hear the passenger voice a lot more than I used to. ClearVoice cuts out the sound of the car engine, winds and traffic near by. As soon as the background noise appear clear voice automatically kicks in. High Five to Advanced Bionics for bring ClearVoice out!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-13352989202818580392011-08-10T11:00:00.006+01:002011-11-17T16:05:43.273+00:00Advanced Bionics Website<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Some of you may have notice that some of the links for Advanced Bionics on this blog page are not working. The website address has now changed. While am currently sorting this error out. The website links is now</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><a href="http://http//www.advancedbionics.com/">http://www.advancedbionics.com/ </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="messageBody" ft="{"type":3}" style="font-size:100%;">Are you deaf....Considering a Cochlear implant? Needs some Advice/Support....Connect to a mentor here:<br /></span></h6><h6 style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="messageBody" ft="{"type":3}"><a href="http://apps.advancedbionics.com/CTM/UK/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://apps.advancedbionics.co<wbr>m/CTM/UK/</a></span></span></h6>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-14105670927736841892011-05-25T14:36:00.002+01:002011-05-25T14:43:44.050+01:003 years later!Can you believe it 3 years ago I went under the knife to get this amazing cochlear implant. I was so nervous and I almost changed my mind. I am so glad I went ahead with it. There nothing to be afraid of when having a surgery - its a bit like getting a headache the next day which doesn't last long. I can't believe how quick has it gone. I'm loving this hearing journey - its the best thing you could ever ask for. With my hearing aid I couldn't hear anything apart from loud noise and I have to lip-read all the time. With the Advanced Bionics I have now has help me to hear all sort of everyday environment sounds and I can actually hear people talking too. I don't always hear every word but I must say I don't lip-read as much as I used to lip-read and I can now hear on the phone. Only to the people I know well. I am still learning and there is more to learn. I never used to be into music and I now can't go on a long journey trip without my I-pod. I've made loads of friends especially world wide after creating this blog and I have met up with a lot of people who are now waiting to get an implant or has just had them. There journey seems to be going so well just like mine! Here to the next 3 years :-)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-88491266857290326262011-05-24T13:46:00.004+01:002011-05-24T14:50:44.561+01:00Continue BloggingWell, its been a while since I have last posted on here. I haven't stopped blogging. So as from now, I will do my best to keep posting to increase the awareness of what a Cochlear Implant is and also to share my personal experience with wearing a Advanced Bionics Device! <br /><br />I have changed the layout and I will be adding a TOP TIPS list at the left side of the page. To follow my old post please check the blog archive.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-89873607352124447702010-10-02T21:50:00.004+01:002010-10-02T22:33:06.296+01:002010 Top Cochlear Implant Award!I would like to say a big thanks to those that has nominated me for the Top 15 Cochlear Implant Blog award. Doing this blog has inspired a lot of candidate, cochlear implant users.<br /><br />A BIG thank you to Nottingham Cochlear Implant team, Advanced Bionics, friends and family for supporting me through this an amazing journey.<br /><br />I also would like to thank Medical Assistant School for giving me this award. To find out more about the Top 10 blog awards click here '<a href="http://www.medicalassistantschools.org/top_cochlear_implants/">Medical Assistant School</a>'<br /><br /><a href="http://www.medicalassistantschools.org/top_cochlear_implants/"><img src="http://www.medicalassistantschools.org/top_cochlear_implants/images/circlebadge2.png" alt="Top Cochlear Implants Blog" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Thank you all for nominating me and for reading this blog.<br /><br />All the best<br /><br />Katie-LouiseUnknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-34610842524067576382010-10-01T16:46:00.004+01:002010-10-10T22:12:13.235+01:00I'm back!Hey all,<br /><br />It's been a while since I lasted posted on my blog. I know, I have been hiding. Over the past couple of months I have been on a rollercoaster ride - a big one! I had to have time out from alot of things. This<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"> is one of the reason why I haven't been blogging. So, what have I been up to over the past c</span>ouple of months? Hmm, Let's see what I can remenber!<br /><br />Early march wasn't a good month. I had an accident in football and reptured the ligaments in the knee which forced me out of football for a while and it has left me getting from<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> A to B with these horrible crutches that seems to get in your way all the time. So plenty of physio treatments - they are so mean, especi</span>ally when they like to hurt you. But then again thats there job and its no pain, no gain! Now my knee fixed I have spent alot of my time working on my fitness - alot of running and strength training and so far I had a gre<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">at start of the season. Lets hope the rest of the season wil be as positive as it is now.</span> Also got ill as well.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">University - I had a bit of a downfall with family menber being ill and I got ill myself which I had to have time out in. I did missed an awful a lot of lectures a<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">nd had a lot of work to do. So I actually spent my whole summer trying to catch up. I caught up really well and pass the year ...thanks</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> to the wonderful support team at university. Just started started universtiy last week. I was so weird to be back. It's nice to see all my course friends again. </span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Summer '10 - didn't have much of a summer because the amount of university work I had to catch up on but I did manage to spare one week working at a children deaf camp. We had a full of fun fairs, beaches, day trip which was a HARD experince and hopefully next year i'll be doing some more camp work! </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">and finally - progress on my COCHLEAR IMPLANT. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">As you all know I had a postive experince so far with my cochlear implant having new CI moment hearing new things all the time. Advanced Bionics has become part of me and it is something that made </span>my life much more easier. My confident has grown with communicating with other and of course before the implant I refused to use my voice and now I am forever talking; that's what my friends and family says. ha ha.<br /><br />Now I have had my cochlear implant for just over two year now which has gone ever so quick! I have still got a lot of things that I need to work. Especially Identfying or under<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">stand where the sounds is coming from. Which isn't always easy especially when you haven't heard as much as you can now. I do have to say - not knowing where the sounds is coming from or finding it hard to knowing what the sound is can bother you. When I hear a sound</span> and don't have a clue on what it is...it bugs me, Sometimes it can make you very nervous. So that is one of the reason why I don't like to be on my own. I do like to have company so I have someone to ask what the sound is if I struggle to know what it is.<br />I do struggle to see where the sound is coming from. Hearing on one side is difficult and I do wonder if going bilateral would make things easier and better. So...I am still waiting to see if I could go bilateral - it'd be nice to hear out of both ears.<br /><br />Anyway..... ClearVoice came out early this year. Late March I recieved the ClearVoice setting on my processor. I have a medium setting. I do hav<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">e to say ClearVoice and made a big different in everyday situation, especiallywith background noises. Ever since I had ClearVoice setting I have found that communicating with other has become much more easier. Also because I drive the convosation between me and a friend/family or whoever is sitting in the passenger seat become much more easier too. The backgroud sound while driving such as; car engine, traffic noise, wind has cut out alot. I also notice that the music in my car is easier to listen to n</span>ow than before the ClearVoice. Not that. I play football and in the changing room I do have problems listening became of how the room is. Since I had CV it has help me to listen much better and now I am much more confident. I have notice, well others has notice too that my voice seems to have gone a bit quieter. I think that because the amount of backgroud sounds has reduce my voice stays quiet and I don't realise on how loud the room actually is without clear voice. So I have to work on the loudness on my voice . So back at the speech theripst again - a wonderful team to help me.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Anyway - BEA as I mention before in my previous post - I am still a mentor so If you would like to ask any question about my cochlear implant journey feel free to post me a message on</span> this link and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bionicear.com/UK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> BEA UK </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bionicear.com/UK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.BionicEar.com/UK</a><br /><br />Right, I'm off for a long run in this horrible rain. It's not long before it snow - yep, xmas is just around the corner. Sorry to mention it early. Ha.<br /><br />Take Care<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">Katie-Louise x</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-32311841725176966912010-03-19T07:12:00.002+00:002010-03-19T07:19:38.255+00:00BEA UK - Get Connected with a Mentor<a href="http://www.bionicear.com/UK">www.BionicEar.com/UK</a><br /><br />Bionic Ear Association UK - Get connected to a cochlear implant community<br /><br />Hear and Be Heard<br /><br />The Bionic Ear Association is a support network dedicated to improving the quality of life of individuals with severe-to-profound hearing loss by providing valuable information, education, awareness, and guidance on cochlear implants. Staffed with a committed team of audiologists and cochlear implant recipients, the BEA offers important support services to help you hear your best.<br />The United Kingdom Bionic Ear Association (BEA/UK) offers you a community of cochlear implant recipients, families, volunteers and staff, all from the UK, who can support you throughout your hearing journey.<br /><br />Connecting with other cochlear implant recipients and families is an important part of the hearing journey. Through BEA UK you can connect with other cochlear implant recipients or parents, who can assist you in navigating the process of choosing and living with cochlear implants.<br /><br />Read our recipient stories, find a mentor, check out our online community, and participate in the BEA UK community:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bionicear.com/UK">www.BionicEar.com/UK</a><br /><br />Bionic Ear Association UK - Get connected to a cochlear implant communityUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-80771864439068834562010-03-11T15:39:00.001+00:002010-03-11T15:40:50.496+00:00Invitation to - An AB Information Morning<span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Advanced Bionics</span></span> (AB) invites CI candidates and/or their parents to an information morning (10am-12:30pm) on 14th April at the Ear Foundation, Nottingham.<br /><br />At this event you will find out more about the unique Harmony Bionic Ear System, the new ClearVoiceTM upgrade, performance & reliability. There will be opportunity to meet and ask questions to ABs Clinical Specialists and existing CI users.<br /><br />If you would like to attend, please RSVP to events co-ordinator;<span style="font-weight: bold;"> e-mail</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">uk@advancedbionics.com</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-66292049593568540002010-03-09T15:18:00.000+00:002010-03-11T15:47:24.749+00:00Advanced Bionics UK Chat-Room/Facebook!Are you a candidate and is going through your Cochlear Implant assessment but has all these question that you would like to ask and hasn't got any one to talk to well; <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">AB UK CHATROOM</span> is for you.<br /><br />Join in the chat room every <span style="font-weight: bold;">Thursday at 7pm </span>and onwards. There will be some AB users online to answer your questions and to support you all the way.<br /><br />To join please sign up for <a href="http://www.hearingjourney.com/index.cfm?langid=1">www.hearingjourney.com</a> click on "online Community" and then click chat.<br /><br /><br />Also Advanced Bionics UK has now got their very own facebook group to join there facebook group please click here: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#%21/group.php?gid=106572427383">AB-UKfacebook</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-4826395682817567952010-01-25T21:55:00.004+00:002010-01-25T22:25:45.939+00:00Harmony Batteries!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?<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-53503650515288823742010-01-14T16:45:00.004+00:002010-01-14T17:06:08.562+00:00ClearVoice for HiRes Fidelity 1202010 has come so quick, hasn't it? Anyway, I hope you'd a brilliant Xmas. I have had a good Xmas, spend 2 weeks goin' from Scarbrough to Manchester with my family and Rich's family. I actually lost count on how many Xmas dinner I had, we visited so many places.<br /><br />Anyway. I would like to say Happy New Year Everyone. I hope you all will have a good year. I've got lots of things to look forward to, especially summer. I just hope this year go pretty quick because this time next year we should hopefully hear from the N.I.C.E guidance (National Institut for Health and Clinical Excellence) and hopefully they will finally say 'YES' to let us adults go "BILATERAL." I really do want a 2nd cochlear implant and I hope to get it before I completed my degree so I could go straight into teaching without havin' to worry about another operation, or going the rehab process. So, fingers cross.<br /><br />Just looked on Advanced Bionics website, thought I'd share this to you all just incase you haven't seen it - <strong>ClearVoice</strong> - Revolutionary Technology to Help Patients Hear Speech Clearly to find out more please click on the links; <a href="http://www.advancedbionics.com/CMS/Products/ClearVoice/">http://www.advancedbionics.com/CMS/Products/ClearVoice/</a><br /><br />It looks very interesting and I am interested to see how much this ClearVoice would help me too.<br /><br />Right. I'd better be off. First day back at university tomorrow. I can't believe how quickly this Xmas hoilday ended.<br /><br />Ciao xUnknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-58628801803735229702009-12-12T13:37:00.006+00:002009-12-12T13:56:03.430+00:00Skin It - My design!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-74Fux4It4rNwPpuV393Zh7VHqEVal2VEB_XNpKoaSbPe3zQHkXSPe8bmYK_aR5LQf6Xf_wKt_jQMUn_xMMSCjj13Hw1HG6gLhneeXu6e1Yu-X2S_HPdsOqow6J2WdmG7kuKTemc8_pSy/s1600-h/skinits_heroRv2_notext+nn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-74Fux4It4rNwPpuV393Zh7VHqEVal2VEB_XNpKoaSbPe3zQHkXSPe8bmYK_aR5LQf6Xf_wKt_jQMUn_xMMSCjj13Hw1HG6gLhneeXu6e1Yu-X2S_HPdsOqow6J2WdmG7kuKTemc8_pSy/s320/skinits_heroRv2_notext+nn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414345882118923746" border="0" /></a><br />Those of you that doesn't know what is 'Skin It' Check out this website <a href="http://www.skinit.com/">www.skinit.com</a>.<br /><br />you can customize your sound processor to match your mood or make a fashion statement. Dress your processor up with your favorite colors, sports teams, or works of art. You can choose from hundreds of designs or even upload your own graphics for a completely unique look.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">"Lets show other that we don't only have fashionable clothes, we also have fashionable procesoors</span>"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzVw88wdjQAk3nzlfaEtS7IpP0V1evj1Mgr7VkpdU7ZlcU30qA9Tax-vKHgJbzZaXTZREns8cnOe0SblIYGvlRYQMqM1fAnJZ_26QT23CSMoU7i6NjNhV_JXYGpOjwKBqnyygPKY_3ATD/s1600-h/skin+it+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzVw88wdjQAk3nzlfaEtS7IpP0V1evj1Mgr7VkpdU7ZlcU30qA9Tax-vKHgJbzZaXTZREns8cnOe0SblIYGvlRYQMqM1fAnJZ_26QT23CSMoU7i6NjNhV_JXYGpOjwKBqnyygPKY_3ATD/s320/skin+it+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414346405015528242" border="0" /></a><br />Check out my design - At the moment I have decided to wear pink zebra and Twilight "Edwards" mixed, I love Twilight, so I thought I put Edwards on.<br /><br /> I have also got a few other designs such as 'St Geogre Flag'that will used when I repersent England again, pink with Derby County logo on and I have a Xmas one which will be used while I am in Scarbrough. (I will try and upload thoses when I have put them on my processor in the future)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdQ1yN_j8X0ULHM-BdlSzCTXhTruHexPnJM2Awe9IEoaLsDU1pmQyZ0IFoK0MnEY8JRHZj0tQmkSkvYR3ngytubjuuKN2rRzxgLIV1GP1S0ba3Ab49GSMjVjCYHfy2r6rMZ11gZwCAYNy/s1600-h/skin+it+011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdQ1yN_j8X0ULHM-BdlSzCTXhTruHexPnJM2Awe9IEoaLsDU1pmQyZ0IFoK0MnEY8JRHZj0tQmkSkvYR3ngytubjuuKN2rRzxgLIV1GP1S0ba3Ab49GSMjVjCYHfy2r6rMZ11gZwCAYNy/s320/skin+it+011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414347018120322802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21Ks2FIv8jqWrkez_AwV7zjSDOWOdSR2v4TkZ6KzcScqGfVQBZxpO4rOJAYpl7m-azltDGzU-Vn3QrERxM71fj1nYZkJFRhGuau7ejVvjUnWO8kahAkDJ_mY2Fbo5WTpsCjVlHmsZ8sS2/s1600-h/pink+zebra.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21Ks2FIv8jqWrkez_AwV7zjSDOWOdSR2v4TkZ6KzcScqGfVQBZxpO4rOJAYpl7m-azltDGzU-Vn3QrERxM71fj1nYZkJFRhGuau7ejVvjUnWO8kahAkDJ_mY2Fbo5WTpsCjVlHmsZ8sS2/s320/pink+zebra.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414347491552987362" border="0" /></a><br />Go ahead and <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Design </span>yours now....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-16350801557603951492009-12-11T20:49:00.008+00:002009-12-11T21:37:47.165+00:002nd Xmas with my Cochlear Implant<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8VH-JifCr3t4gRosjd-jRTSoc_c3qkS142GJdKm670XNoGYX0g2958jDHFYKTcxQdCcRCx0svnr1o9HfY-kK_1ntIBw-n2z3U1MvBnDol2CGr4ue_28ksPVibPEd40ForYJ83K4txYvm/s1600-h/16434_196467719862_602549862_2794525_3521160_n.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414092949689308162" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 241px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 154px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8VH-JifCr3t4gRosjd-jRTSoc_c3qkS142GJdKm670XNoGYX0g2958jDHFYKTcxQdCcRCx0svnr1o9HfY-kK_1ntIBw-n2z3U1MvBnDol2CGr4ue_28ksPVibPEd40ForYJ83K4txYvm/s320/16434_196467719862_602549862_2794525_3521160_n.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">14 days till Xmas and still I haven't finished all my Xmas shopping. University has kept me ever so busy - we had this big Science project, which was interesting but hard and finally we have finished it. Feeling positive about the overall project results. Just one more week left at university then finally we get 3 weeks off, which is needed. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So, what have I been upto over the past few weeks? well, I have had a few trip to Ropewalk Cochlear Implant centre; I had a slight problem with my cochlear implant - struggling to control the sounds and feeling uncomfortable in loud and quiet situation. Somehow when I'm in lecture and the room is quie, it feels like my teacher who is talking to the class that is stand about 5 metres away voice sounds as if she is right next to me and when the voice is loud, I tend to feel it more. Not only that, sitting in a canteen at university the loud background noises got over the top and I got so uncomfortable feeling and hearing it. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So after seening my audiologist about it, it finally got sorted and now I have some new setting and some loudness has been clipped and have a programme where the volume is on lock to stop it turning it up itself which now after 2 weeks with the programme, I have felt so much better and is not seems to be having an problems at all - no more trips to the Implant Centre till my 2year appointment, I hope.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Recently I went to the Ear Foundation Xmas Social and for the 2nd time I've been on the microphone again doing the Xmas Quiz. I could see the different in myself from last years quiz and this years quiz - I felt m</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7b-QReeLgoz3c8Bu5xxAAgbKTjb-4dtVVHrJ6aw49FwVQzDfbu2T1r5BwmS1_WEvpGUlWxRzeuSqbroz2Ev8vNbLMf3CvD5etMQ9pI4iynD45k3t_d2fDWxRrukW0mV78BgFqH5IYztEq/s1600-h/16434_196467714862_602549862_2794524_6276396_n.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414093084620888802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 281px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 143px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7b-QReeLgoz3c8Bu5xxAAgbKTjb-4dtVVHrJ6aw49FwVQzDfbu2T1r5BwmS1_WEvpGUlWxRzeuSqbroz2Ev8vNbLMf3CvD5etMQ9pI4iynD45k3t_d2fDWxRrukW0mV78BgFqH5IYztEq/s320/16434_196467714862_602549862_2794524_6276396_n.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">ore confident and I didn't worry too much about my speech. My speech has improved alot - being at university and being surrounded by hearing friends all the time has really helped me though I do still need to work on the loudness of my speech and of course try and say all these biology words properly. Everytime I do a presentation and when I present it sometimes there a word that I struggle to say and sometimes I tend to stutter and give up quite easily and just say "that word" all my mates just laughs, which I don't mind becuase they all understand and my lecture is ok with it and it doesn't effect my marks which is a releif. I don't sign as much anymore so I think that maybe another reason why my speech as improved alot too. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">I have added a few pictures of me on the mike and of course you may notice the rudolph on my coil that I created - everyone loves it and have asked me to make some for them. It was a brilliant weekend and It was nice to have Kezia from AB popping in to see us all.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414092513360166386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm9FzmnLtU73U_DSPKxJT3FrBzq3DEhqo095fe4PXfoCjGdGEwJhJh0QjX6TT1FzVxuYw7j2Hhwv5bxbkyNm5V5ODPboWouRzLi8c-H0VMth4o3nvio5nFl7zFgM9OMof6MS5PVflw5DJ2/s320/16434_196467544862_602549862_2794505_6150611_n.jpg" border="0" /> I suppose some of you have noticed my last post "stolen bike" Still no news on that but is feeling positive that I will get it back. However sometime next year I'll be having a knee operation (sports injury) which I hope, the recovery time doesn't take to long - I don't fancy having another year out of sport like I did with my ankle and is hop-ing around everywhere in university on those horrible crutches. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">Now Xmas is coming up, I'll be spending my xmas hoilday down in Scarbrough along with the rest of my family and of course go to the church and see If I can keep up with the Xmas song and this year do better at following the lyrics.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So thats it for me now, finally the weekend here and I am off out to see a few friends and enjoy spending sometime with my family and maybe to a bit of online xmas shopping If I have time rather than going out in the cold spending ages searching to buy a certain thing.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Enjoy the Xmas season everyone.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-13110438578710753572009-12-03T19:35:00.006+00:002009-12-11T21:31:36.355+00:00Styling Your Cochlear Implant (Getting Ready for Xmas)<span style="font-family:arial;">Hey all,<br />Getting ready for Xmas?? I can't believe Xmas is just round the corner. Anyway, today I went to town today to finish off the last bit of Xmas shopping. Finally I got it all done and now I've gotta do the last part; wrapping them all up - I think I'd end up wrapping myself up since I'm not good at it.<br /><br /><br />Anyway while I went round town. I saw some Reindeers hair clips - I thought they look so cute then as I looked at them I came up with an idea - lets pimp out my processor into an christmassy Cochlear Implant. I knew I had a party to go to this weekend, so I thought, why not I'll just buy it and when I get home I'll see what I can do with them.<br /><br />So, instead of wrapping up the xmas present - I decided to turn the reindeer hair clip into a reindeer coil cover. check it out<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSgpyi_-x52cX7eCeFMGQDbnzBGTlG1wpslktdwz-aKMoM_0T6Zw8cWFwt4796mFKxNXunv6j4I3mSmyEIPT_8VUuCdNvSLV-QtenqYakZ4Ksj6odV7oBVCMeA9cS7Hf88G3qlOdK_5QY/s1600-h/Reindeer+1.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411098211458232066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSgpyi_-x52cX7eCeFMGQDbnzBGTlG1wpslktdwz-aKMoM_0T6Zw8cWFwt4796mFKxNXunv6j4I3mSmyEIPT_8VUuCdNvSLV-QtenqYakZ4Ksj6odV7oBVCMeA9cS7Hf88G3qlOdK_5QY/s320/Reindeer+1.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />It is quite simple to make. All I did was buy the clips that has an xmas charactor on then cut down the clip where there is a small peice of metal left on the back of the reindeer, file the edges so it isn't sharp to either scratch or cut something and then just stick it on your magnetic coil. So after making it, heres the result.........<br /><br /></span><div></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411098217887298642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 242px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaC62s5GOKRn3hQQZSBzHQ7Gr56BbLvtDBMscM_EUiRWwKK7vbROC2F9G50dyye6-g_fEqItM_K27VhXAXsfiGWxjS_4xKHbgjvgOniRar-avSA-rvkxYR0sxFxuaPyFe6lXQykouDBnvT/s320/Reindeer.bmp" border="0" /><br /></span><div></div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411098220143241666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 242px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1jhYEM2XJuYn6G66kUF0Lyuv2IKEFnV-ggqmtlbRFpGZqRVvodN73yEsUNXw3vw6H0NzrITyaIptqWbBtE6RhR_7sSFErvLMwH-Pkb6Ry_zOrUWALUDBbFmVJaWaY2xQADeNTzI_tpzf/s320/Reindeer+2+.jpg" border="0" />Now have fun and you try it.<br /><br />Please Note that this does not damage your processor!<br /><br />Merry Xmas everyone,<br />katie-louise</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-36601803498678096672009-11-26T12:53:00.004+00:002009-11-26T13:13:08.140+00:00Stolen Motobike!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWzAEBvVS57OskUcda3IdK76I2R1IQpHBqKMZCqVvbM2-wzkFEuui2w4aDYOYLAOZAPTDMMumOIKFvX2-jpCHrYxYqUFGeciy90LdXwqg3mf9tgferS3I2sSRAj7gOBmJw9dpXlomJezQ/s1600/Pride+park+MX+%28Muddy%29+054.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWzAEBvVS57OskUcda3IdK76I2R1IQpHBqKMZCqVvbM2-wzkFEuui2w4aDYOYLAOZAPTDMMumOIKFvX2-jpCHrYxYqUFGeciy90LdXwqg3mf9tgferS3I2sSRAj7gOBmJw9dpXlomJezQ/s320/Pride+park+MX+%28Muddy%29+054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408399362270581362" border="0" /></a><br />Note *This is not a CI related*<br /><br />Last night I had my motocross bike stolen. Thoses that lives in the Derby Are, Please help and spread the word to try and find my bike!<br /><h3 class="GenericStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">STOLEN KAWASAKI </span>KX125 (Team <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Green</span> with Gold petrol cap and black pannels with the number "7" ) Stolen in Chaddesden Area (Derby) between 7:30 - 9:30pm<br /></h3><h3 class="GenericStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}">If anyone seen it please call crime number; 0345 123 33 33 or 07852157548. Please help and spread the word!</h3><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje960_MRdHQJtJLrov-a1g5ya-jY0NMY5v7TR_PLnrVxhTiulxHOddDFJJZqj9i6sXSrc-f-c8Kdv_i3QrQ2AsQMQESBET5S6sY92lBqRd-A-r1BerOD2sjrnffRWlLYVihfTnoHDdo7ot/s1600/Pride+park+MX+%28Muddy%29+078.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje960_MRdHQJtJLrov-a1g5ya-jY0NMY5v7TR_PLnrVxhTiulxHOddDFJJZqj9i6sXSrc-f-c8Kdv_i3QrQ2AsQMQESBET5S6sY92lBqRd-A-r1BerOD2sjrnffRWlLYVihfTnoHDdo7ot/s320/Pride+park+MX+%28Muddy%29+078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408399355146163458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSDtoZFLoJLTXEpdp0tK8XsoS9_VBi8mTbyklQTepobkwBiF3ah7G2H3FtjnAUATozUtmfY26LZo1TsnBe0hOmb4lMVj2ieAR77fxjKmUC02ZWaDvyceg1yJjR_AX3W-M-nMjlsNjYCWi/s1600/Pride+park+MX+%28Muddy%29+201.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSDtoZFLoJLTXEpdp0tK8XsoS9_VBi8mTbyklQTepobkwBiF3ah7G2H3FtjnAUATozUtmfY26LZo1TsnBe0hOmb4lMVj2ieAR77fxjKmUC02ZWaDvyceg1yJjR_AX3W-M-nMjlsNjYCWi/s320/Pride+park+MX+%28Muddy%29+201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408399349852440434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidb7cAODehbBFXkaTwhBoRCyMdma-qT04tpuhCsVQbUKRQ5e91qONc934jzZ2guwGjiDhyJTD9OPyhD1LqQUx8R3vRwYKohboKdyzSwh2zUEVaBgcBrV8dkUj66B87C6C3marP58g-Wb_Y/s1600/Pride+park+MX+%28Muddy%29+120.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidb7cAODehbBFXkaTwhBoRCyMdma-qT04tpuhCsVQbUKRQ5e91qONc934jzZ2guwGjiDhyJTD9OPyhD1LqQUx8R3vRwYKohboKdyzSwh2zUEVaBgcBrV8dkUj66B87C6C3marP58g-Wb_Y/s320/Pride+park+MX+%28Muddy%29+120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408399345100324098" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-75379215877450830942009-11-18T14:34:00.006+00:002009-12-03T19:54:38.440+00:00Questions and Unusual Coil Picture!Afternoon all,<br /><br />I just like to say <span style="color:#ff0000;">sorry </span>to thoses that has sent me an e-mail with your question about the cochlear implants in the past month or so and hasn't yet had a reply from me. I've been ever so busy at university working on a project and also had other things to do.<br /><br />so, I'll try and answer you question as soon as I am free.<br /><br />Anyway, thought I'd share this with you - I wouldn't say its a good thing, but everyone who has had a cochlear implant has bound to had something stuck on their coil by accident or someone would put it on, on purpose.<br /><br />One night I was out at a friend house a few months ago and they decided to put a WKD bottle top on my coil -which made my coil stand out which to us WKD means WICKED to us! Enjoy the picture....<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405455753368575010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRucc4Tu6TX6uWDlT0cUERDJxPSDWYrK6SHXmkbjMUASmxqQgsTzp461-4T6mplrmWGZA7hCPWr18upICGzoc8INxxqSl-723Oq4nXvPAAngk9bTbnveo3fICA1aeyMnERkDg0jCZGOInu/s320/WKD.jpg" border="0" /><br />Anyway, i'd better be off - hope you all like the picture. I'll be updating my blog sometimes over the next few days on what I've been up to over past month. So, watch this space!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-36102007624979270912009-10-21T09:13:00.002+01:002011-05-24T15:04:24.084+01:00Playing sports with your C.IOver the past few weeks, I have seen people asking about how do I wear my C.I while playing any sports !<br /><br />Lets start with managing C.I - I do have small ears, and everyday I wear a small 'Huggie that attaches to my C.I which looks like this:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGM-XbjDfHdA-yOcKNY-YNJQjvJ26574fncZw8NmXJDQZ9pKsIJB5Tm5Bz-DBGF_XmOp66k-qJohlHrn2WekmUQb7GhInVHGzSlQF3p7UXFRUADG73hO6scHzAAyLtAyvVpZQqDo4-S1Gr/s1600-h/DSC01939.JPG"></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331882903020400978" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGM-XbjDfHdA-yOcKNY-YNJQjvJ26574fncZw8NmXJDQZ9pKsIJB5Tm5Bz-DBGF_XmOp66k-qJohlHrn2WekmUQb7GhInVHGzSlQF3p7UXFRUADG73hO6scHzAAyLtAyvVpZQqDo4-S1Gr/s320/DSC01939.JPG" border="0" /><br />Wearing a 'Huggie' with my C.I has made a big different to me. Even though I had a smaller T-mic, the implant would still fly off. So, wearing a 'Huggie' with your implant to wrap round your ears should help you<br /><br />Not only I wear a huggie while playing sports. With my huggie, I tend to wear a small sports material elastic band instead of those big headband. I place the band over my head by but putting <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzInpR6Fw0mOg6k7P6kx9d8Xod_vBW-zuITpTFRTrLi5KGXuJxLZ3yqA0JrpeBU8TqJTcyQZX9ZXHc3zYWJD8MSzjdryQqOWQES3385ntCHZklit0HUIYI9voY1OIIaZLH7DpvsrunfSR/s1600-h/DSC01448.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331892871206215090" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzInpR6Fw0mOg6k7P6kx9d8Xod_vBW-zuITpTFRTrLi5KGXuJxLZ3yqA0JrpeBU8TqJTcyQZX9ZXHc3zYWJD8MSzjdryQqOWQES3385ntCHZklit0HUIYI9voY1OIIaZLH7DpvsrunfSR/s320/DSC01448.JPG" border="0" /></a>the coil wire underneath. That also stops the implant from falling off and of course the coil doesn't come off as much as it used to. Placing the handband on top the coil wire doesn't affect the sounds coming through to your ears. I found that big material head bands tend to make a lot of rustling noise and it still made the implant falls off.<br /><br />I wear the band in all the sports I play all sort of sports such as football, tennis, running, gym etc. I would recommend it to other C.I users that are playing sports to wear it.<br /><br />Recently Advanced Bionics has been testing the new T-mic ear mould (pictured below) This can be another way to prevent your cochlear implant from falling off.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5q4-ga_b7YvOFcsqWE5xyOXSNSSF7sqNyC6r6v9hEsnFo2wjdZumyiyWX9N5BIwyQkTyFP29UAyIJ6vAlsT8pgwVIw2c1XLiMXrtQfXQcKiEM7eKeTIfkHKz1IR6oOxw6MtrE5L5F81JG/s1600-h/JJB+Football+030.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 202px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331893648475303746" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5q4-ga_b7YvOFcsqWE5xyOXSNSSF7sqNyC6r6v9hEsnFo2wjdZumyiyWX9N5BIwyQkTyFP29UAyIJ6vAlsT8pgwVIw2c1XLiMXrtQfXQcKiEM7eKeTIfkHKz1IR6oOxw6MtrE5L5F81JG/s320/JJB+Football+030.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8IW7KYx2XYamaiOzjmkpAHGYTorQsXemvvIHHposGut0IaQ1gnoC4oBe6BLIQCdn3doDADFBKpHsILYLYVYfDSc7VHax0UHDF8h_ZwAnGL1L80G1RWbvs5nik_cuOCPmsVmxHgtjD_84/s1600-h/Tennis+101.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 253px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331894073225732306" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8IW7KYx2XYamaiOzjmkpAHGYTorQsXemvvIHHposGut0IaQ1gnoC4oBe6BLIQCdn3doDADFBKpHsILYLYVYfDSc7VHax0UHDF8h_ZwAnGL1L80G1RWbvs5nik_cuOCPmsVmxHgtjD_84/s320/Tennis+101.JPG" border="0" /></a>Sometimes while playing sports, you don't always hear the whistle even if your wearing your implant, as you too busy focusing on the game. There has been times where I was playing football and I had the ball, continued to run and the referee would blow his whistle and I am still running with it.<br /><br />So, what should I do to prevent this?<br /><br />To help me from knowing when to stop, or when its a foul. I ask my referee to hold up a flag which he hold throughout the match. Every time he blows the whistle he would raise the flag up in the air too.; that helps me a lot. Sometimes when they are behind you and you don't hear the whistle or hear the flag you would still continue to run. This problem, I manage to solve with my team mates. I teaching my team some deaf awareness and ask them, if I had the ball and the referee blows his whistle, all my team mates would stop and stand still. That way, I can see why the game has been stopped because no-one moving around.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeACs3hDP1fV3RznEtfGTg9QUHGvRyop2Z5eGLSZeHT1IBQepWiY9AIGE-L7_6_YMgNoKxZd9wVBLI7TWoQf6rzglsIZG-LmuX0m4rTJRfntttklVBireApyYfnb8v6fJSYSEQpYvQeKCE/s1600-h/t-mic+earmould%21.bmp"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 216px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395120819422326626" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeACs3hDP1fV3RznEtfGTg9QUHGvRyop2Z5eGLSZeHT1IBQepWiY9AIGE-L7_6_YMgNoKxZd9wVBLI7TWoQf6rzglsIZG-LmuX0m4rTJRfntttklVBireApyYfnb8v6fJSYSEQpYvQeKCE/s320/t-mic+earmould%21.bmp" border="0" /></a><br />playing as a team, you get players shouting my out my name when they want the ball, then when I don't hear it, it goes someone else. After I had problems with this situation. I taught my team mates to wave at me as they are shouting my name which made the teamwork much better.<br /><br />I There are loads of issue out there that can be dealt with. if you have any question about this post. e-mail me, hopefully I'll get back to you<br /><br />katie-louise x.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-36003814154408683982009-10-13T12:41:00.003+01:002009-10-13T12:45:54.178+01:00C.I actor wanted!<div>My mum has found this , great to know that they are looking to get an actor with a Cochlear Implant! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>BBC searches for CI recipient to play lead role in new drama<br /><br />The BBC is looking to cast an aspiring deaf (or hearing impaired) actress in the lead female role of new drama, The Silence.<br />The girl should be aged around 16 to 19 and does not have to have had acting experience, but should have a lively and outgoing personality and be up for the challenge of working with a film crew and professional actors in Dublin. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQBmHrUS2xmAmBDs8YZpEHullEN2G2cgSUY-TgoBJHTdzmf3xFZ77Cyt_XmzZ-5I6UjZYEYQ1thftCNUfE_gE6YTi0-14uh2Wamh541kkqccl1o_FB-mcfPPOgXPC-QEMO2ITHi7rzgxU/s1600-h/katie.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 179px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392049197091054898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQBmHrUS2xmAmBDs8YZpEHullEN2G2cgSUY-TgoBJHTdzmf3xFZ77Cyt_XmzZ-5I6UjZYEYQ1thftCNUfE_gE6YTi0-14uh2Wamh541kkqccl1o_FB-mcfPPOgXPC-QEMO2ITHi7rzgxU/s320/katie.jpg" /></a><br />In the drama, the character has a cochlear implant and is learning to talk, so the girl should ideally have some speech.<br />Shooting will take place from mid November to early January 2010. There will be a break for Christmas and New Year.<br />The production is being made for BBC One by Company Pictures, who produce Skins and Shameless. It will be directed by Dearbhla Walsh, who has just won the Emmy Award for Little Dorritt.<br />If you or anyone you know would be interested in being seen for this project please get in touch with us, and we'll forward you everything you need to know! Email us at <a href="mailto:hello@thedeafblog.co.uk">hello@thedeafblog.co.uk</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-60174886563433184152009-08-31T09:57:00.007+01:002009-09-01T11:46:05.993+01:00Summer Almost Over<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_fMlUnY_AN27m-1rMvjp6ci7aICuXJHqbykLsBZwd9Cke02UMdvZsFAylfGglS-MPbNpCL3h7nlvVJ9FA5k62YmNydnnHOGu4m0iza1nljo5ScFVV_xLmkbI4tmn-M07nod815y-HzS-0/s1600-h/Hoilday+Haven+380.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_fMlUnY_AN27m-1rMvjp6ci7aICuXJHqbykLsBZwd9Cke02UMdvZsFAylfGglS-MPbNpCL3h7nlvVJ9FA5k62YmNydnnHOGu4m0iza1nljo5ScFVV_xLmkbI4tmn-M07nod815y-HzS-0/s320/Hoilday+Haven+380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376448226182564258" border="0" /></a><br />Can't you believe it that ten weeks of summer is almost over. I have just two week left before going back to university! uh-oh!<br /><br />I am looking forward to see all my uni friends again; missed them so much. I am certaintly not looking forward to the amount of work to be done in my 2nd year (lets hope it easy)<br /><br />I'd a great summer so far, I've done soo much and have been sooooo busy! I spend the summer working and had at least 2 weeks hoilday.<br /><br />I did alot of football coaching over the summer with young children and then spend a few weeks at a Deaf camp doing all sorts such as canoning, climbing, treking, cycling, swimming, visiting places etc. I have enjoyed it some much. Being a team leader gives you loads of responsibility and you can learn some much, looking forward to doing that again next year, but at a different place - I think next year I would be doing that in USA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZ3vZved9wQQwY3we3OkRWnm2OHXRPXvbQXwg3_q1GqhjgFZXCxJjtPsAfuLv7xuIZ5OVttjRo2f8dRQ-lhmRKJHIJGMwPKS1iMFzT2h3KjNuFMpP-ju75ZJ6pkqlgdr2eKTwonKkGYD7/s1600-h/Hoilday+Haven+633.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZ3vZved9wQQwY3we3OkRWnm2OHXRPXvbQXwg3_q1GqhjgFZXCxJjtPsAfuLv7xuIZ5OVttjRo2f8dRQ-lhmRKJHIJGMwPKS1iMFzT2h3KjNuFMpP-ju75ZJ6pkqlgdr2eKTwonKkGYD7/s320/Hoilday+Haven+633.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376447517875305250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Not only I have been working. Advanced Bionics/Manchester cochlear implant centre have asked me to join the football teens day that they had in manchester. Good time, it was great to meet the young teenagers that had C.I and also enjoys football too.I had a bit of a kick around with them and then visited Manchester City Stadium. Learnt so much about Man City!<br /><br />Also, I was invited to a sports award and repesented Derby County for the 2nd time.<br /><br />2 weeks of hoilday at Golden Sands with family and friends was awsome - It was nice to relax on the beach and enjoy the sunshine - the night entertainment was great too. Thanks to my implant, I am able to understand it more than I used to. I did have an accident with my implant - lost 2 batteries which fall out of Richard bag which had a hole in. Another call to the implant centre, grr.<br /><br />There was one night were the was a party in the dark, so we all had these light things. I ended up putting one light on my coil - check out the picture!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5EYTQgh_uPdzsI-9Ay8_rMCFyP6xf8r9yUrag3gABGxUB2X_naOA0Nt0ISNGUwklcYlalwdDJS-CS979YcqZ6dRz3Iu9A8TzxfU99heiMSAYYoBBwDfJ0j1PGJAYS_eA7o3AFPnAKRPl2/s1600-h/Hoilday+Haven+649.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5EYTQgh_uPdzsI-9Ay8_rMCFyP6xf8r9yUrag3gABGxUB2X_naOA0Nt0ISNGUwklcYlalwdDJS-CS979YcqZ6dRz3Iu9A8TzxfU99heiMSAYYoBBwDfJ0j1PGJAYS_eA7o3AFPnAKRPl2/s320/Hoilday+Haven+649.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376446905034030578" border="0" /></a><br />Now I have only 2 weeks left, I have a few plans. I'll be visiting Advanced Bionics for a small meeting twice this month - and I'll be sorting out my university books (I really do want another 10 weeks off) and erm.... Get my self back at the gym, had 2 months off and I've missed my gym routine. I love the workout and swimming. Football season has just started so back in the game again!<br /><br />Thats it for me now, check out the next post on how well I am doing with my earsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-58221300067635112072009-07-23T17:07:00.009+01:002011-05-25T14:57:27.057+01:00Talking in GroupsBeing in a group chats has always been hard for a deaf person. Lip reading one person to another person is like watching table-tennis following the ball and If you lost where the ball is, then you have just missed out on some information. Before I got implanted with this wonderful Advanced Bionic device, it was so hard to keep up . when I were in a group of hearing peers I used to lip-read all the time but always miss out some information and when I get tired of lipreading I miss more information. I used to hate sitting in groups and would prefer to talk to a friend 1-1. Sitting in groups, my confident wasn't so good and I used to sit there and be quiet, I was afriad to ask them to repeat.<br /><br />After having a cochlear implant, lip-reading has become alot easisr! I don't get tired so quick and I do get more involved. There are times where I don't understand what they are saying but I do have to say that I am much more confident asking them to repeat, I ain't afriad to ask.<br /><br />The only thing I find hard at the moment is university there is a student union bar where you sit and chill out with friends. The student union seats & tables are like a "C" shapes and when go with my group of friends to sit round thoses table. I've notices that everytime I s<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vB_KHYkcbsSTRBBeoqlx8rg9m8sOaYw18nvfwf9yPb17LaYJP3cOInIoVpEALh0X1gXdniQ4eAjTYjJum4yYJQR9Q69Mzv6OimVGr13Adimu1suxd_gNV2IL_AY273ngpRRE6itHAPc4/s1600-h/4834_95651429460_546644460_1859898_3845347_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361716531809382370" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 309px; height: 197px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vB_KHYkcbsSTRBBeoqlx8rg9m8sOaYw18nvfwf9yPb17LaYJP3cOInIoVpEALh0X1gXdniQ4eAjTYjJum4yYJQR9Q69Mzv6OimVGr13Adimu1suxd_gNV2IL_AY273ngpRRE6itHAPc4/s320/4834_95651429460_546644460_1859898_3845347_n.jpg" border="0" /></a>it in the middle - I always hear and keep up with the people on my implanted side and tend to miss some information on my non-implant side. I do try and make sure I sit on the edge, making sure all my friends are on my implant side. It does help, but still not all places have "C" shapes seating. They can be round and that makes it worst when there is no edges to make sure everyone sits where your implanted side is.<br /><br />Maybe a 2nd implant would help in that situation? Has anyone out there notices the different in group situation after getting your 2nd CI done? It would be great if you could share your experince!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-33662127417618074232009-07-22T19:07:00.005+01:002009-07-22T23:29:40.667+01:00Total Wipeout Gameshow!Ever heard of a Gameshow that on every Satuday evening on BBC ONE?<br /><br />its involved: Crashes, smashes and hilarious mud splashes are on the cards as twenty contestants take on one of television's largest and most extreme obstacle courses. They journey across the globe <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlfZQPN7CKtjAl7i1lLa5H2IfcleOOtbFHSchu0LCH3ep5opCEegznGWtyPtzEWGJAMbwxilaXYzfrJAXp76JHuke_8ZnSFGLPoB8zdQ7isEGN_EEAQXjaJ8Ij6w9U1gGKHWNEFJN-INn/s1600-h/b00gmmv8_512_288.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlfZQPN7CKtjAl7i1lLa5H2IfcleOOtbFHSchu0LCH3ep5opCEegznGWtyPtzEWGJAMbwxilaXYzfrJAXp76JHuke_8ZnSFGLPoB8zdQ7isEGN_EEAQXjaJ8Ij6w9U1gGKHWNEFJN-INn/s200/b00gmmv8_512_288.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361353074377172002" border="0" /></a>to the purpose-built Total Wipeout course in Argentina to put their strength, balance and bravery to the test in the hope of winning the 10,000 pounds cash prize and being crowned this week's Total Wipeout champion.<br /><br />I have never really watched it and my dad always wanted to me to try and get on the show. He said he always like to see a deaf person on the show to raise the awareness that "deaf people can do anything except hear" He'd downloaded the application form the other day. He asked me to go for it, and so I did. I can't believe I actually posted the form off, am I mad?<br /><br />I am an outgoing person and always up for a challenge. So, I thought why not and give it go. After watching a bit of the show on Youtube. I thought If I ever did do the show - it would be good to tell people what a cochlear implant is. It could make Advanced Bionic more visable and maybe more people would be aware on a cochlear implant is.<br /><br />Another question my dad ask me. If I ever won 10,000 pound, what would I spend it on? I said I would pay to have a second cochlear implant done and my dad was just shocked and couldn't believe I would choose to have that done instead of something esle like a new car or something.<br /><br />Having a second implant would mean alot to me. Waiting till the N.I.C.E report change in 2011 is a long time to wait and it could take forever to appeal against it. So, it worth a try. If I fail to make it the gameshow there always another way round to it. Better luck for me!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-48708450513172421102009-07-22T10:16:00.007+01:002011-05-25T14:58:23.840+01:00Where to get support and advice?<div>Looking for advice and support to help you with decision to get a cochlear implant or not? How about checking these useful sites;</div><br /><div> </div><br /><div><strong>Advanced Bionic</strong> (the name of my cochlear implant)</div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>Contact Network</div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>Ear Foundation</div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>Cochlear Implant User Group</div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>British Cochlear</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254368472013618182.post-91539008247353248232009-07-19T15:19:00.020+01:002009-07-26T12:16:54.769+01:00Contact Network!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_7neRmT1Cuy_JWCi5raEnTn2DkPBNsPXPQZjeKq0h9iDmzozPIozuO7FxrOvRVxEjZAqHuokSbi_wAhyphenhyphenmSQwgv6-jaL3T_S8KCcAErzc9EKhwE3APhTaWmRhQm0SAgoCVF5AJ05MqRFz/s1600-h/LOGO_CONTACT_NETWORK_EN.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360291099712986514" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 200px; cursor: pointer; height: 50px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_7neRmT1Cuy_JWCi5raEnTn2DkPBNsPXPQZjeKq0h9iDmzozPIozuO7FxrOvRVxEjZAqHuokSbi_wAhyphenhyphenmSQwgv6-jaL3T_S8KCcAErzc9EKhwE3APhTaWmRhQm0SAgoCVF5AJ05MqRFz/s200/LOGO_CONTACT_NETWORK_EN.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Last weekend, I travelled all the way down to Cambridge to join the Contact Network group. Friday evening they had a social meet up with a BBQ. I have never really met any of the contact network group before apart from Tiz who I have met at the EF and the two other AB users who I have met during my assessment at the Ear foudation to help me decide wheather I wanted a cochlear implant or not. Oh and there was Elaine from CIUG who I have spoken to loads of time asking her tons of question about the implant. I didn't realise they would be there<br /><br />When I got to the Mellor Centre, I signed in and went to my bedroom and dropped my bags off. The time we got in our room, it was almost time to join the crew. Richard and I were walking towards the study centre, well we were trying to find the place and as we got near the building, there was a lady walking by waving at me saying "Hi katie-louise" I were like, erm... "Hi" (I didn't have a clue who she was) Untill I got close and I realise after she told me who she was. Michelee has been reading my blogs and so thats how she knew me. (It was great to meet you Michelle) We both walked up to the study centre along with my partner Richard who were also with us for the weekend. As soon as we got into the study centre, Tiz was already by the door way - so, that was alright for me, as there was someone esle already knew - Tiz took control and introduce me to his boss (nice to meet you boss :-) After I got a drink, I spotted my great old audiologist that did my assessment to get a cochlear implant and who has left me for her new job just before my switch on, but hey at least shes working for the 'RIGHT' company, it was great to catch up with kezia again. (hopefully see you again sometimes)<br /><br />The room was full other AB users. I managed to get chance to talk to most of them. they all seem nice and it was great to know all of their experince too. we also had a good game on the Wii, playing against to the other AB users was so much fun. While we were eating up our dinner, Tiz join us and was asking if kezia has told me something. Kezia and Yvoone soon jumped in quick and told Tiz to shush. They had something exciting to tell us the next morning. I kinda guess what it was, so thanks tiz for the hint :-P They all know how crazy I am with the colours on my implant and what I did to one of the cover (yes, spraying it pink) Thats me and I love to stay in fashion, not just with clothes, but with my implant too.<br /><br />The next morning, I was ment to go for a run, but after seening the meeting was gonna be from 9ish till 4. I thought I better not and take the weekend off. Sunday morning, I did actually went out and did the extra hour run to make up from what I lost.<br /><br />Breakfast was nice, so there were more time for us users to enjoy chatting awaying. Finally after breakfast it was time to join the group for a meeting. The people who worked for AB/contact network had lot of presentation to show us - its was all about the history, achievements, future of AB and many more. I thought it was so interesting. I have learnt so much, and still I can't believe how much I didn't know even though I had the cochlear implant for a year and there is still so much more to learn. I was actually impressed with the future equipments for the processor etc - next on my list I want a pink, hehe :-) and also other things they have such as the new T-mic earmould that we're going to try out. Poor kezia haven't done made and ear mould for over 10 months, but she has done so well - It was a good job I learnt how to lip-read, so I could keep up with what the others were talking about while my implant were off. After having the ear mould made, I also made a bouncing ball with the left overs lol. I actually gave that to Nicolas, who is stopping at my families home to play with. The music session was also interesting. I am not really into music that much. I only know a bit of Duffy and The Saturdays because I quite like the beats they played and my sister helped me with the lyrics etc.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJR2z6fXXb9EsFG3oiZQ-c5eHxTuz4RZRmTNiHvi3h_k72dH1puQIOGe_psZwLbCZTe2j40WNAqwwWVfemng1a1gm5iwv14d72IAEIOv2HcZeAXPKvEjsc3swTEaGrp9j2eJFHv6CaSaeR/s1600-h/phone,+July+2009+094.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360292252240799938" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJR2z6fXXb9EsFG3oiZQ-c5eHxTuz4RZRmTNiHvi3h_k72dH1puQIOGe_psZwLbCZTe2j40WNAqwwWVfemng1a1gm5iwv14d72IAEIOv2HcZeAXPKvEjsc3swTEaGrp9j2eJFHv6CaSaeR/s320/phone,+July+2009+094.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The CD software they have and what they showed us seems to be so interesting. She played a few tracks to see if we could guess them and we had to imagine whats happening during that sounds. I thought that was really userful so I am gonna give that a try and then make a post on what I think about it. (watch out for the next post)<br />In the meeting room, they had a quite a few instruments out, so, myself and the other AB users decided to play with them and make some sounds. Some of thoses instruments I have never heard before. Some sounded good and some were awful. we had fun with them though. We made sooo much racket and I felt sorry for kezia, tiz and the others - I bet we were getting on their nerves. They must be so glad when we had stopped playing them lol.<br /><br />The Future of AB - justs gets better! I am impress on what they are working on! I am looking forward to help more, and go to more of there meetings! A big thanks for the AB crew - Hopefully see you all again so soon!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfO3XukPzNt7etqIk7Nf30tik6eaYavvrGbcGWTUWo-I2HqKQB0XkysFD7HOwFV538m5DlcAHTkXfCzVl87sNjuzoDXWUPlSteTBORk3dEosKFK8iSx3Avdjzh6bFy0HLDkAyfZJytEUw/s1600-h/ABlogo_RGB.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360291516288219506" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 200px; cursor: pointer; height: 200px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfO3XukPzNt7etqIk7Nf30tik6eaYavvrGbcGWTUWo-I2HqKQB0XkysFD7HOwFV538m5DlcAHTkXfCzVl87sNjuzoDXWUPlSteTBORk3dEosKFK8iSx3Avdjzh6bFy0HLDkAyfZJytEUw/s200/ABlogo_RGB.gif" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2