icedpinkchampagne

Question
icedpinkchampagne Has anyone experienced this? I've been out of batteries for my right ear (hearing aid) for about two weeks now, so I've been using only the implant.But, when I listen to music.... like for example, I was listening to Oasis' Wonderwall just to listen to it and it suddenly seemed like I COULD hear in my right ear. Not like I was actually picking up sound... but as thoug...
Tech Mon, Oct 06 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Returning to School Part 1: Cued Speech & Accurate Sound...
icedpinkchampagne How hectic it's been lately! School started the 24th. I found that while I know where all the buildings are now and can even direct someone to a building easily, managing my time isn't quite as easy. Sigh. And I had hoped to update this more often than not! My last entry holds me to shame, since it was nearly a month ago. What has happened since then? I'll break it up...
Higher Education Language Tech Thu, Oct 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Implants and water
icedpinkchampagne So!! I'm finally back in Seattle which means it's a LOT easier to keep this updated. Just as well, because I have a feeling I'll have a lot to update with. :D Today is on IMPLANTS AND WATER- the all-too-well-known dilemma all implant users encounter, whether they use a body worn processor or a headpiece. The short of it is, we can go in water and our implants can't.Bu...
Tech Mon, Sep 08 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Ahhh!
icedpinkchampagne So, I know I have totally not updated in awhile. AHHH! But the unfortunate thing is that I haven't found anything that's particularly scintillating. I'm also working on moving this to an actual website since I find that the more I progress or at least the more everything goes on, I have so much to write about- so much that it might actually profit from being split up ...
Language Tech Sat, Aug 30 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Pitch Perception Test- Real Time Reporting!
icedpinkchampagne As I've mentioned before, I LOVE the pitch perception test (Link found in the right column). It is challenging enough to be wildly interesting, delivers feedback immediately so I can integrate learning into it, and I feel it helps me notice my improvement (or lack thereof) in sound perception.So... here goes. I find it helps to play it more than once since your result...
Tech Thu, Jul 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

B# or Ship Out
icedpinkchampagne I'm listening to "John Coltrane's My Favourite Things" right now. The beginning sent chills up my arms for some reason (Auditory overload? Amazing music? Both?). But then ... it dropped away a mere minute into the composition. I only have my implant on not my hearing aid, so that could be why. But it strikes me as odd.What I've really found though, is it takes my brai...
Tech Thu, Jul 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Activation Day!
icedpinkchampagne So, I got my nifty new ear turned on today. It was a rough morning due to me trying to make it there on time but that doesn't matter- what matters is... well, my initial impressions! I'm sure you're all curious. So here I go- It is now about 12 hours since I officially became bionic. It started off quite unpredictably-because there were no bells or whistles (Both figu...
Tech Wed, Jul 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Stitches Out!!
icedpinkchampagne Yay!! I got my stitches out today! It is one week and one day since my surgery. But... why didn't anybody tell me it would hurt?! OH MY GOSH. It just really hurt because the stitches were tight and Dr. Rubenstein had to get little scissors and fit them under the stitches and snip them off, and of course the stitches moved a bit when he cut them.There was a point where...
Language Tech Tue, Jun 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Part 2 of Update (5 days postop)
icedpinkchampagne So, the days following the surgery, my head didn't hurt THAT much, but that was mainly because I was so faithfully being administered medicine by Ian. But nights and early mornings were worse, I'd say. It was hard to find an easy position to sleep in and it often would flare up at night for some reason. Then when I'd wake up it was like my head had a reaction to the c...
Art and Storytelling Tech Mon, Jun 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Holy Crap.. Update
icedpinkchampagne Sorry I haven't updated!! I've basically been letting myself use the excuse that I have to wait to find my camera cord to upload my pictures first!! :P Well, I just moved to my summer housing. Yes, I am on my own since Saturday (5 full days after surgery) I spent Monday and part of Tuesday at the hospital, Tuesday through Wednesday with Ian at my mom's house, Thursday...
Art and Storytelling Tech Mon, Jun 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

AHH Let Me Out Of Here!!!
icedpinkchampagne You would think my mom was the patient here, not me. She is dilly-dallying SO much. All I want to do is GET OUT OF HERE. It's already almost 11am, which feels late to me. I have eaten. I have sat in bed...BORED. I have even typed a blog and sent some emails!! I just want out of here... I can feel myself approaching that EDGE of grumpiness where I just want to cry and ...
Tech Tue, Jun 17 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Barefooted and Bandaged
icedpinkchampagne Hi! You won't guess where I'm writing this from! It is 8:07 am my time. I went in for the surgery about 1pm yesterday (Monday.) I stayed overnight but my mom did too, so I was glad because then I at least had someone there, even if she was sleeping most of the time, haha!! So, right now, I'm standing, barefooted, in a hospital gown. The IV tape and IV is in my righ...
Tech Tue, Jun 17 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Keep Your Head Up! :)
icedpinkchampagne Wow. I'm just amazed I'm not stressed and that I'm actually in a really calm state of mind. I'm dealing with things as they come. My favorite uncle of all time, who has basically always been amazing, seems pretty upset with me. He told me he was totally not for the surgery. He's worried about me.Again, it baffles me how people could be so against it. Okay, I know mayb...
Culture Thu, Jun 12 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

I am so scared now!
icedpinkchampagne ---Sorry this is so long. I hope you all read it anyway.---I went to this annual "deaf picnic" on Friday which is something the Sertoma Club has been doing for at least as long as I've been in kindergarten- perhaps even before then. But essentially, that is around at least 13 years!! So these great folks gather money or solicit donations for the delicious burgers, ple...
Language Education Tech Culture Wed, Jun 11 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

My Titles Fail
icedpinkchampagne Alright, so I picked up my ipod touch from my dad's work. While there I figured out completely his reluctance and avoidance of any conversation about the implant surgery. He asked casually about the "hole." Get this: He thought I was going to have a HOLE in my head for the rest of my life! No wonder he didn't like the thought!! Ah, Dad, I do love you ! Aw. He did say,...
Tech Wed, Jun 11 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Quick Update
icedpinkchampagne Good morning! First of all, I'd like to clarify that I am NOT having second thoughts at all. :) It was just scary to see 3 "failures" all in ONE night. What are the odds?! But there have been more wonderful stories (like the bloggers on the world wide web and the people from HearingJourney). The bad stories tend to stick to your mind more because you think, "That coul...
Tech Wed, Jun 11 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Sleep Well? Hardly, but amusing anyway
icedpinkchampagne So, I have a long history of having nightmares or downright bizarre (but usually amusing) dreams. It's like my subconscious really likes to regurgitate little thoughts and fragments from my day and spin out a really crazy vivid dream.I thought I'd share all of the dreams I've had about cochlear implants so far. There's only been two, but when I think about it, I think...
Art and Storytelling Tech Culture Wed, Jun 11 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Misconceptions, misunderstandings, and implants, oh my!
icedpinkchampagne Warning: This post is really vague at best and doesn't really cover anything in specific.I feel a bit lonely, as though I was delegated to some other world. I feel like everything lately has been a bit too repetitive. I hate mentioning the implant to people anymore, because I feel like I'm talking about it too much.But how do I NOT? And those people SHOULD understand ...
Tech Culture Wed, Jun 11 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post