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ci4me2007 Patient Expert

From Oslo, Norway, born in 1972. Profound hearing loss at the age of 1, probably due to ototoxic medicine or scarlac fever. Now waits for CI-operation running on the third year. Write about the Norwegian health-system, myself and my mental and physical status during the long wait. Expected to be... Full Bio
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Senses under scrutiny – an intermediary update by ci4me2007 Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I have a future post in mind, not yet mature, concerning the effect of my second implant on tinnitus. Right now I have another issue that needs (and gets) medical attentio ... Read on »
Abridged CI / health history by ci4me2007 Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness May 1972 Born 1975 Wears hearing aids for the first time 1995 Drops out from higher education, due to heari ... Read on »
Bridge over troubled waters – 6th day CI activation by ci4me2007 Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Getting stereo again is just great, I kid you not. I have been walking on clouds this week, despite some troubles.  (read more below picture)     Sound is ... Read on »
Activation no. 2, first impression by ci4me2007 Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Finally came the long awaited activation day for my second Cochlea Implant. Did go by myself this time, knew a lot about what was going to happen and so forth. So, f ... Read on »
CI no.2 activation date set by ci4me2007 Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Got word yesterday, that I will get stereo back Monday 27.2 at Rikshospitalet . I’m now looking very much forward to getting started on the last leg of my very long CI-jou ... Read on »
How am I doing, 8 days after bi-lateral surgery by ci4me2007 Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness A lot of people asks me how I am doing, so I better post an update If you want to know more about Cochlear-implants, click linked image below to read more… ... Read on »
Second implant in place by ci4me2007 Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness The second implant is now in place, and all went well. Today is 2 days after operation and I’m a little dizzy and not feeling great. Almost like a little hangover. I didn’ ... Read on »
New insights, new perspectives. by ci4me2007 Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I just published the last (previous) post on this blog, adding pictures, links and fixing layout. The link to the Wiki-article about Migraine Aura also contains a ... Read on »
A new chapter, at last… by ci4me2007 Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Been a very long pause in my blogging. Has been a very eventful year (actually it’s more like 6 months ) since my last blog-entry was posted. I write this on my mobile pho ... Read on »
Your head hurts, but you don’t bleed. Status medio 2011. by ci4me2007 Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Many things to write now. First of all, I kept my promise to myself to let go a little of this whole hearing/CI thing in my thoughts. That is reflected in the lack of post ... Read on »
Michael Chorost explains the concept of Cochlear Implants. by ci4me2007 Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness The Author of “Rebuilt”, Michael Chorost was recently captured in a video interview published on YouTube. I found his explanations so elegantly put, that they should be vi ... Read on »
Something wonderful happened today by ci4me2007 Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I am having Easter with my parents, and have my son with me too. The weather is just incredible, with temperatures over 20°C and sunshine. It’s almost like summertime! ... Read on »
Useful comparison chart by ci4me2007 Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness The brand-independent and informational website, Cochlear Implant Online recently posted a comparison chart of the three CI-manufacturers products. I haven’t stud ... Read on »
2010 in review by ci4me2007 Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Me ... Read on »
Tired of being tired by ci4me2007 Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Hello world I know it has been a while since I posted, and it has been intentionally. I need to focus on other things than my problems, including my hearing difficulties. ... Read on »
Shy? Investigating social phobia… by ci4me2007 Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Background: Katharine Cecilia Peterson (Kate for short, brief presentation further down) has asked me (and others) to join her as a co-therapist for a research project lo ... Read on »
Hello I am Ben Leigh by ci4me2007 Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I have been invited by Ulf as a guest blogger please allow me a bit of time to update my blog first as i’m just starting out. I’ll write a bit about myself first. than ... Read on »
Summa summarum by ci4me2007 Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I will in near future speak to a group of people with special interest in CI. This group will consist of both professionals and other fellow cyborgs. In regards to this s ... Read on »
Two announcements in Norwegian (to my Norwegian readers) by ci4me2007 Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Til mine norske lesere: Jeg skal på to konferanser i den nærmeste fremtid og håper å se dere der også! Vi må snakke sammen! Konferanse 1: “Å leve med Cochlea ... Read on »
Clear Voice™ – and more thorough thoughts by ci4me2007 Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Shortly after my last blog post I adjusted the Clear Voice™  from a medium setting, to low, following the first two weeks of trying it in the medium setting. I absolutely ... Read on »