Comments on: How I learned to hear the click of a pen http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/10/12020/how-i-learned-to-hear/ A daily newsmagazine of campus and culture for Northwestern University. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:08:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Hearing Aids PRovo http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/10/12020/how-i-learned-to-hear/comment-page-1/#comment-150688 Hearing Aids PRovo Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:04:40 +0000 http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/?p=12020#comment-150688 I am inspired with your story, the way you deal with life and how you've learned to hear the click of a pen, thanks to cochlear.Great! I am inspired with your story, the way you deal with life and how you’ve learned to hear the click of a pen, thanks to cochlear.Great!

]]> By: David http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/10/12020/how-i-learned-to-hear/comment-page-1/#comment-64488 David Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:09:55 +0000 http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/?p=12020#comment-64488 Tania, what a wonderful descriptive post. I love your story and your style. I am being activated tomorrow for my second implant which will make me bilateral. I love your "voice" in this beautiful blog, and thank you for doing this. David Tania, what a wonderful descriptive post. I love your story and your style. I am being activated tomorrow for my second implant which will make me bilateral.
I love your “voice” in this beautiful blog, and thank you for doing this.

David

]]> By: Cassie Arney http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/10/12020/how-i-learned-to-hear/comment-page-1/#comment-63806 Cassie Arney Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:12:33 +0000 http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/?p=12020#comment-63806 Tania, That was an amazing story! I love you girl! and ps great photo!! Tania,

That was an amazing story! I love you girl!
and ps great photo!!

]]> By: Chris Chadwick http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/10/12020/how-i-learned-to-hear/comment-page-1/#comment-62182 Chris Chadwick Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:58:31 +0000 http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/?p=12020#comment-62182 I got a smile out of your story. After my implant, I remember going to the bathroom and unzipping my jeans. The zipper was really loud to my new ear and I just started zipping it up and down and laughing my head off. Enjoy your journey, Tania... This next few months will bring you many smiles as more and more sound begins to make sense. As Colin said, hang in there for the frustrating times... it will come! You sound like you have a great attitude and that really helps!! I got a smile out of your story. After my implant, I remember going to the bathroom and unzipping my jeans. The zipper was really loud to my new ear and I just started zipping it up and down and laughing my head off. Enjoy your journey, Tania… This next few months will bring you many smiles as more and more sound begins to make sense. As Colin said, hang in there for the frustrating times… it will come! You sound like you have a great attitude and that really helps!!

]]> By: Noah Aldonas http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/10/12020/how-i-learned-to-hear/comment-page-1/#comment-61877 Noah Aldonas Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:42:08 +0000 http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/?p=12020#comment-61877 Tania, This is such a great story to share. I'm deaf in my left ear, but things like that rarely make stories or the news. You're freaking amazing! Your Advisee Tania,

This is such a great story to share. I’m deaf in my left ear, but things like that rarely make stories or the news. You’re freaking amazing!

Your Advisee

]]> By: Rachel Valdez http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/10/12020/how-i-learned-to-hear/comment-page-1/#comment-61770 Rachel Valdez Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:26:11 +0000 http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/?p=12020#comment-61770 My aunt is almost completely deaf, and she has yet to go the cochlear route. She still wears the big hearing aids and cannot talk on the phone. I hope you learn to love your "new world", PA! My aunt is almost completely deaf, and she has yet to go the cochlear route. She still wears the big hearing aids and cannot talk on the phone.

I hope you learn to love your “new world”, PA!

]]> By: Emily Chow http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/10/12020/how-i-learned-to-hear/comment-page-1/#comment-61582 Emily Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:07:02 +0000 http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/?p=12020#comment-61582 What a great story. What a great story.

]]> By: Colin Anderson http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/10/12020/how-i-learned-to-hear/comment-page-1/#comment-61565 Colin Anderson Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:48:05 +0000 http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/?p=12020#comment-61565 Hi Tania, This is an awesome account of your experience. I love to learn of children’s experiences like yours. I have had 41 years of perfect hearing, but unfortunately rapidly lost everything earlier this year. I now have bilateral implants and just like you, and different world of sensations of sounds is unfurling for me. Sometimes its exciting and we laugh, sometimes so disappointing so we cry, but if we ever struggle to grasps the length of this learning journey, we only need to remove the coil from our head for just a moment to remember again what a wonderful world of ‘sound’ we live in. Kind Regards Colin Hi Tania,
This is an awesome account of your experience. I love to learn of children’s experiences like yours.
I have had 41 years of perfect hearing, but unfortunately rapidly lost everything earlier this year. I now have bilateral implants and just like you, and different world of sensations of sounds is unfurling for me. Sometimes its exciting and we laugh, sometimes so disappointing so we cry, but if we ever struggle to grasps the length of this learning journey, we only need to remove the coil from our head for just a moment to remember again what a wonderful world of ‘sound’ we live in.
Kind Regards
Colin

]]> By: Tony Arnold http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/10/12020/how-i-learned-to-hear/comment-page-1/#comment-61549 Tony Arnold Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:38:46 +0000 http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/?p=12020#comment-61549 What a wonderful description of learning to hear with a cochlear implant. Cochlear implants are amazing devices that open an new world full or new opportunities to those who are severely hearing impaired. Tania, you do have so much to learn and it will be very exciting. I hope you will take the time to update us in the coming months. What a wonderful description of learning to hear with a cochlear implant. Cochlear implants are amazing devices that open an new world full or new opportunities to those who are severely hearing impaired. Tania, you do have so much to learn and it will be very exciting. I hope you will take the time to update us in the coming months.

]]> By: Laura http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/10/12020/how-i-learned-to-hear/comment-page-1/#comment-61520 Laura Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:35:13 +0000 http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/?p=12020#comment-61520 Tanimal, I loved this! You're brave to share your story with everybody. Now everytime I click my pen, I'm going to think of you :) Tanimal,

I loved this! You’re brave to share your story with everybody. Now everytime I click my pen, I’m going to think of you :)

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