Pictures from the hook-up!

The first picture on the left shows me sitting next to Abby, my implant specialist. She has just turned on the implant device, which in turn is connected to her laptop. We had to spend some time going through some programs and determining what I could hear and could not hear right off the bat. Mostly it consisted of me just raising my hand when I could hear the beeps or actually counting the number of beeps. Although the sounds didn't make much sense, it was nice to be able to hear anything out of my left ear for a change. At least we know the implant is working!





The second picture shows the device as it looks attached to my head. As you can see, it is a bit larger than my hearing aid. There is also the magnetic coil attached to the processor behind my ear. The magnet in the coil attaches to a magnet inside my head and holds it in place. This connection allows for a transfer of sound signals to the implant inside my head. The magnet definitely takes some getting used to as it's a very weird feeling to hold the coil close the internal magnet. It feels as if my brain is trying to attract the magnet to the side of my head...not a normal thing, by any stretch of the imagination! In any case, here's hoping the hair on my head continues to grow back!



These pictures, one other, and the pictures from my operation week can also be viewed at my photo gallery. See the links on the right side of my page for the hyperlink that will jump you to that particular photo gallery!