It's been three or four days since my bionic left ear was installed . . long enough to begin assessing how much difference it's made.
It's not a miracle cure . . I still ask Jane to repeat herself, but clearly that's a function of being mentally focused elsewhere (like maybe the sports page) and I can work on that without the aid of biomechanical augmentation. (with the aid of divine providence, perhaps yes)
The thing I notice most is when I'm puttering around the house by myself, actually. The sounds of day to day, getting silverware out, food from the fridge, etc. are amplified in a way that feels like the sound track of a movie. Does that make sense?
Even (maybe especially) talking to myself sounds different. Not in a bad way, just different. If you've ever had the experience of talking to a crowd with the aid of a good sound system, you get some idea of the effect.
It's too soon to tell how much difference it makes in overall interactions, but I feel far less likely to lose the thread of a conversation, or to have moments of . . . what was that? Jane thinks my body language will be more alert, less-geezer like and I certainly hope that's true.
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Whoa! I can get de-geezered by sticking an amp in my ear?? My Walter Brennan hitch-along will change to a Jay-Z glide step?? (I have no idea who has up-scale body language...) I will reconsider though the last required audiogram said I had attention deficits more than acoustic deficits. Interesting perspective.
Must also say we are glad to have Nana in hand in SE Alaska rather than the Winter Hell-Hole of the lower 48. How do you people stand it???
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