single sided deafness – Page 2 – My Hearing Loss Story

2 x the same photo of Carly, sided by side. On the left, she has a white behind-the-ear style audio processor drawn on top of the image around her ear. On the right photo, she has a circular rondo-style audio processor drawn on top of the image.

My Cochlear Implant Story: Part 8 – Choosing an Audio Processor

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

Photo of carly wearing a pink headband and a blue and white stripy top

November 28, 2024 Cochlear Implant / hearing loss / Single-Sided Deafness

My Cochlear Implant Story: Part 7 – Surgery Recovery

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

November 27, 2024 Cochlear Implant / hearing loss / Single-Sided Deafness

My Cochlear Implant Story: Part 6 – Surgery Day!

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

October 25, 2024 Cochlear Implant / Single-Sided Deafness

My Cochlear Implant Story: Part 5 – It’s a Date!

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

Picture of the back of a young woman sitting at the top of a mountain looking at a view of a valley surrounded by mountains.

April 18, 2024 hearing loss / socializing

Lost in the Crowd

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

Illustration of two arrow signs, one on top of the other, pointing opposite ways. The top sign is pink and says "One way." The bottom sign is green and reads "Another way." Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

December 1, 2023 Cochlear Implant / Single-Sided Deafness

My Cochlear Implant Story: Part 4 – Why I’m Getting a Cochlear Implant for Single-Sided Deafness

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay As I write this blog, it is November 30th, 2023, and I have been living with single-sided

Red robot with square head with his arms up, looking sad and confused.

July 21, 2023 Cochlear Implant / hearing loss

My Cochlear Implant Story: Part 3 – Reasons Not to Get a Cochlear Implant

Image by ErikaWittlieb from Pixabay I walked through the door, and the person sitting there wasn’t a doctor I recognised. I had met

September 5, 2019 Published Articles / Single-Sided Deafness / sudden sensorineural hearing loss / The Limping Chicken

Learning a New Language with Hearing Loss

Quite surprisingly, I feel that I have developed some skills that ‘hearing people’ may not be as adept at employing in communication as those without full hearing ability; skills that actually help me to comprehend a second language.