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Monday, October 27, 2014

What is it like?

Many people wonder what it is like to hear with a cochlear implant.  It is very difficult to explain because my interpretation of sound is different from yours.  The way you describe the way a dog barks or what dripping water sounds like.  My music sounds different from yours.  I cannot pick out specific instruments out well.  I am also tone-deaf.  My theory for this is that I sing what I think the music sounds like.  To me, I sound like I have a good voice, because I am matching what I hear.  However, to everyone else, my voice sounds off key, because what I hear is off key.
This is a very difficult topic to explain to others.
The following link is a website that gives examples of different levels of cochlear implants and what voices and music sounds like to them.
What does hearing with a cochlear implant sound like?

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