The right Cochlear which has now been activated over 2 years is doing very well for Kylie and she has adapted. Not saying her speech is perfect but she is becoming less unintelligible.
The left cochlear implant has only been activated about a month in a half and huge huge progress on that side as well. We take off the right processor just to work with Kylie on the left side and she is recognizing words and phrases. If you ask her to repeat what she hears she is doing pretty good. If you say mat and map she is not distinguishing the ending sound and at times says the wrong word. It's all a work in progress and we are thrilled with her progress this far.
Two mornings ago the oddest thing happened, Kylie came running out of the bathroom holding her ears and saying, "Mom there is a weird noise in the bathroom." Funny how as a Mom we go running right in with no fear, I mean what if there was a grizzly bear behind the shower curtain or something but no we run right in. After checking everything out I didn't hear or see anything unusual and then it hit me. We just changed her program on her left ear and she was hearing the toilet flush. I took her back in and flushed it again so she could make the connection and her comment was, "WOW it is LOUD!" It is amazing to me the sounds we hear and what we take for granted.
Overall things are wonderful with her cochlear implants and her world is changing daily. We are faced with a current challenge of riding her bike. See with two cochlear implants wearing a bike helmet is challenging as it pushes the devices off her head. She has to constantly stop and fix them. If you know of any solutions please let us know. I am sure a head band or something first than the helmet will work just looking for ideas!
With Smiley Kylie nothing will stand in her way :)
Here is a picture of a dog Kylie drew and painted from art class.
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