Wednesday 23 October 2013

News for Those with Single-sided Deafness


Previously, those with single-sided deafness could not access a cochlear implant in Australia but now they can! My late Grandfather always wanted me to have a cochlear implant in my right ear (the ear that went deaf when I was three years old), but this wasn't an option for people with only one deaf ear. Ironic that after all these years I will be getting a cochlear implant in the right ear next month.

Click on the link below to read about the new research in singled-sided deafness and cochlear implants:

Lucas Wired for Stereo Sound





Sunday 20 October 2013

Hearing is going great!

I'm at my local newsagent buying a magazine and the guy behind the counter says something that I don't catch. "Pardon", I say, "how's the hearing going", he repeats. Um, great?