Finally! Just one day shy of four weeks after the surgery, I was activated today! I have been excited and nervous about this, almost as…
Recovery is different for everyone, and I had heard a pretty wide variety of stories. One friend said he mowed the lawn the next day,…
I’m never a fan of waking up. Waking up from general anesthesia is a pretty strange experience. You know all those videos where people wake…
It was a Thursday morning. I was supposed to be to the hospital to check in by 11. I had been instructed not to eat…
So you’ve decided to get a cochlear implant. That alone can be a very heavy decision! While it’s a fairly common surgery, it’s still a…
One of the first things I had to figure out about the prospect of a cochlear implant was whether insurance would even cover it. I…
For almost two decades my right ear has been the good one. In a few weeks, it will be the other way around. Delayed Endolymphatic…
The currently leading theory about my hearing loss is endolymphatic hydrops. The most common form this takes is Ménière’s Disease, but in my case I…