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Tuesday 15th July 2nd Implant - One Week Post Switch-On by Colin Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness My head is full of noise and I can’t sleep so I will add this post befor retiring for bed. When I began writing my blog back in the middle of March I wrote of my desire ... Read on »

Monday 7th July Switch- On Second Implant via ACE Strategy by Colin Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness The recovery process for me following implantation in both instances has been less than pleasant, so it has been no accident that I removed myself from circulation for the ens ... Read on »

Thursday 19th June - CIS Strategy by Colin Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness We arrive at the Greenlane Clinic for what will be my last MAPing at this facility. Auckland District Health Board have been the contracted service provider to the Northern C ... Read on »

The Mighty Hunter! by Colin Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness During the summer our neighbours trees along our boundary were trimmed to allow us to see the sun. With the neighbours boundary trees under control we now have lovely views of ... Read on »

I should have stayed home..... by Colin Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness We are a family of head colds here at the moment, but as usual Carmen has escaped so hopefully she doesn't get one either. Its sore throats, runny noses and fevers, oh and I t ... Read on »

"Hey, That Deaf Man's My Dad"!! by Colin Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness "Hey, That Deaf Man's My Dad"!... by EmilyWow, so much for the ‘write in a couple of weeks’ thing! It’s been a year and when I last wrote something ... Read on »

My road back... by Colin Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness For a moment, just one tiny moment, everything is real... I have bi-lateral cochlear implants, my first implant April 2008, second July 2008 and the first was again revised an ... Read on »

Gentamicin -Ototoxic Deafness by Colin Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I have recently been in the company of friends who have asked, how I became deafened and is there is any cure for the debilitating symptoms I currently experience. The answer ... Read on »

The Flute Plays Softly....... by Colin Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness The waves break, crashing on a distant shore, the night crickets whistle whilst a 737 jet turns on the tarmac and redirects the full force of its 140-160dB engine away from me ... Read on »

"Hear" we go again -Monday sugery explant/implant by Colin Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Well here we are again at the crossroads of 'sounds' from silence. Tomorrow we pack our bags and travel to Auckland for a right side cochlear implant. But thats after the firs ... Read on »

Revision -Ex-Plant/Implant by Colin Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness First for some positive news.A revision of my right side implant has been approved by ACC and surgery is booked at Gillies hospital in Epsom for Monday 16th March. It is my fi ... Read on »

Integrity test? – A test of my right implant not my heart and mind! by Colin Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Wednesday 3rd found us at departures of Auckland international airport. Very soon my mother-in-law Mavis and my sister-in-law Kate would be winging their way to Scotland where ... Read on »

‘Look on the bright side…’ by Colin Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness ‘ I shouldn’t be surprised if it hailed a good deal to-morrow,’ Eeyore was saying. ‘Blizzards and what-not. Being fine to-day doesn’t Mean Anyth ... Read on »

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