Cochlear Implant - update after day three

Still hearing high squeaky voices which are impossible to understand. But managed to hear new sounds never before:

• Grandfather clock ticking
• Alex crunching an apple
• Pen writing on paper
• Pressing keyboard on blackberry
• Cat licking milk in bowl
• Two bird sounds - one was obviously a pigeon but the other was unrecognisable. Very high tweeting but a lovely sound. Will try and listen bird sounds on iPlayer to practice listening - a good tip from mother-in-law (thanks!).

I went to the London Olympic Stadium last night for the Anniversary Games, so caught a train there. I could hear passengers coughing and sneezing on other side of platform. I could also hear the humming sounds from air conditioning and a very noisy newspaper on the train. I am an avid newspaper reader and have been commuting to London for over 15 years. I just realised that I must have been a very noisy passenger and would like to profusely apologise to all other regular passengers who had to put up with me! I will try and be more quiet and subtle from now on, or even read the newspaper from an iPad.

Overall, sounds are much sharper and crisper and I can hear them much further away.I’m going back to the Cochlear Implant Centre in Southampton on Monday to crank up the cochlear implant. Hopefully, I will hear more new sounds and will send another update next week.

Stay tuned!