tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36071279.post2166644518846380153..comments2023-05-12T14:58:58.748+02:00Comments on Lotte Sofie - Born august 2002, hearing since november 2004: Benefits of bi-lateralUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36071279.post-65359057303663999442007-01-07T22:27:00.000+01:002007-01-07T22:27:00.000+01:00Now that I'm able to hear all kinds of environment...Now that I'm able to hear all kinds of environmental sounds, I feel much safer (especially when traveling outdoors) and it makes me wonder how I was able to travel with my guide dog without being able to see or hear. Yikes! Totally deafblind people can travel independently, but now that I'm able to hear, I've found that it has made a considerable difference in my overall comfort level when traveling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36071279.post-37005812295067733352007-01-07T22:25:00.000+01:002007-01-07T22:25:00.000+01:00Question:
Means u can locate the source of the sou...Question:<br />Means u can locate the source of the sound? With my HAs, I am unable to do that.<br /><br />Answer:<br />Yes I can. However, prior to receiving my CIs, I couldn't localize sound because I couldn't hear from a distance. Now I have no difficulty with sound localization or identifying environmental sounds from a distance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36071279.post-6545423965041293552007-01-07T22:24:00.000+01:002007-01-07T22:24:00.000+01:00Question in AllDeaf:
Does bilateral hearing with C...Question in AllDeaf:<br />Does bilateral hearing with CIs make a significant difference in quiet situations such as home ?<br /><br />Answer:<br />In my case (being totally blind), I think they do. With two CIs, I can hear environmental sounds more clearly than I can with one CI. With one CI, sounds are "tinny" and "distant." With two CIs, environmental sounds are much easier to hear because they have a fuller, richer quality to them and sound closer to me in proximity than they do when I'm only wearing one CI. For example, while I'm able to hear a knock at the door with one CI, I can hear it much easier with two CIs -- especially if I have the TV or radio playing in the background. I'm also able to hear the fire alarm outside my apartment much easier with two CIs vs. one. If my CI isn't facing the direction from where a sound is coming from, I can't hear it as well (and sometimes I don't hear it at all). With bilateral CIs, I don't have to worry about where a sound is coming from since I'm able to hear on both sides. Granted, there are unilateral CI users who don't have problems with sound localization or environmental sounds sounding "distant," but I'm one who does. (I've been told my blindness is partly responsible for that since I can't look for the source of a sound.) I've always had bilateral hearing (even though one ear was poorer than the other), so it's something I've become used to. When the HA I wore in my nonimplanted ear no longer provided any benefit, it clearly had a negative impact on my ability to localize sound and travel safely. Once my second CI was activated, the benefits I received were immediately apparent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com