My Hearing Loss Story

My Cochlear Implant Story: Part 10 – The First Weeks of Hearing

What does hearing through a cochlear implant sound like? This is a question without a simple answer. These first weeks

Shakin’ Stevens’ “Merry Christmas Everyone” played on the car stereo as we made the familiar journey to Valencia. The motorway

Deciding which audio processor to choose has been a tricky part of my cochlear implant journey. In a nutshell, a

I had prepared for the worst regarding my cochlear implant surgery recovery. I am the kind of person who seems

12th November, 2024 I woke up from my cochlear implant surgery to the familiar sight of the anaesthetist, his wild

It’s finally happening! I have a date for my cochlear implant (CI) surgery. After 8 years and 2 months since

Image by KERBSTONE from Pixabay I’m fed up. Frustrated. Another flare. Six days in. Months of flares. Chronic vestibular migraine,

I recently moved to a new house. It was a Friday and a friend of my partner whom I had

Image by Nikhil Kurian from Pixabay “You would’ve thought they’d have learned the first time, wouldn’t you?!” commented the stranger

Image by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay I have now been receiving Botox as a preventative treatment for my vestibular migraines for around 9