how a deaf fluteplayer gets to hear again

Brewster · Post by **Brewster** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:34 am

Good luck, Berti! I hope the surgery goes well.

As for advice for playing by ear, I can't help you. I'm addicted to sheet music.

evenstr · Post by **evenstr** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:04 pm

Wonderfully inspirational, hope all goes well.

KatieBell · Post by **KatieBell** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:16 pm

Thank you for sharing!

You'll be in my prayers.

Congratulations!

mutepointe · Post by **mutepointe** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:26 pm

wishing you the best. we're going to want progress reports.

WyoBadger · Post by **WyoBadger** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:13 pm

Wow, what a nice thing to share with us. Thank you, and good luck.

Tom

Meadhbh · Post by **Meadhbh** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:55 pm

Hi Berti!

I hope the operation goes well. I am a music therapist and I work at a Deaf/oral school with children. Most of them have cochlear implants and several of the classroom assistants are adults who are deaf or hard of hearing. A couple of them (the adults) just got their implants within the past year and it was amazing to see their progress. I have read various information regarding the perception of pitch and melody through the CIs and would love for you to share your experience with that once all has healed and it is "turned on".

Congratulations and best wishes for a speedy recovery!!

Berti66 · Post by **Berti66** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:13 am

I am back home again, the surgery is over (this tuesday) and has been a success so far that all the electrodes have been placed well into the cochlea.
Feeling fine, only a bit of afterkicks from the drugging

October 22th the stitches will be removed and then I will get a date for when the "turning on" will be

If all goes well, beginning of november.
Keep your fingers crossed for me please!!

warmest greetings
berti

djm · Post by **djm** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:32 am

Congratulations, Berti. I hope everything turns out well for you. But there is something about your phrase "turning on" that reminds me of someone else .....

djm

Sylvester · Post by **Sylvester** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:45 am

Fingers crossed. Take it easy.

All the best
rafa

swizzlestick · Post by **swizzlestick** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:02 pm

Good luck, Berti.

I bet the wait will be the hardest part!

Please keep us informed.

Swizzlestick

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:34 pm

That is a wonderful thing to hear... made my otherwise crappy day, for sure!

Here's hoping for excellent results all the way through!!

mutepointe · Post by **mutepointe** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:58 pm

if it's not too late, i recommend not letting all your family members in on the good news. that way, if they start to get on your nerves at thanksgiving dinner, you can just ignore them.

wishing you the best.

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:14 pm

Berti, glad it went well so far!

pssst...mute I don't think "south east netherlands" is actually in the USofA

Aanvil · Post by **Aanvil** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:59 pm

This is incredible.

I'm looking forward to finding out how well that device works out.

I'm very happy for you!

Berti66 · Post by **Berti66** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 2:17 pm

Today the stitches were taken out and I have got the MAGICAL DATE!!!
November 15th 10 am my bionic ear will be switched on

Those are going to be the LONGEST few weeks in my LIFE!

Fun detail: it turned out that my ear doc is a guitar player and ALL the audiologists of the team are ALL playing in a band!
So I don't have to worry about people not understanding about what music can mean for you, and about the right programming for music.
Is that cool, huh???

Happy greetings
berti