I was born profoundly deaf but wasn’t diagnosed until the age of two, which is when I immediately started wearing two hearing aids and going through Auditory Verbal Therapy. My hearing and discrimination got worse in 2005, which is when I got my Advanced Bionics Cochlear Implant. Now I wear the CI on my right ear and a hearing aid on my left. I'm a student at North Georgia College and State University majoring in Marketing and Graphic Design.
"I enjoy mentoring people who are going through the same situations that I went through in deciding to get the implant, going through the surgery, and learning how to hear all over again or even for the first time. I got my CI at the end of my freshman year in High School so I can remember what it was like before I got the implant and how my life has changed ever since.
I would like to share my experiences with other people from a teenager's perspective and to share the stories about my younger brother Jonathan and my Grandpa Sam, both of whom have the CI as well. My brother was implanted at age 5 and my grandpa was implanted at age 85."
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With my Cochlear Implant, I can:
"Be a normal teenager/young adult and enjoy my college experience with my regular hearing peers. Now that I'm away at college, I can call my family and tell them all about my day and about the things going on in my life."
My Favorite Sounds:
"I love hearing my family talking, laughing and having a great time with me.
The horn/beeps from my new car when I lock it.
Music from the direct connect cord to my ipod when I go jogging, laying on the beach, etc.
Music in the background at a restaurant or a coffee shop."
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