Re: Re: Recording Sounds for Mapping

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I have the MS Reader, but I find it disconcerting that they say aloud

the " comma, period, quote, unquote " -- is there any way to turn off

those punctuation marks, and be able to listen to the words being said

aloud?

Chris

On 4/12/06, Ted F. <ted.fletcher@...> wrote:

> Thanks for taking the time to write all that, . Its much

> appreciated. There is some good advice in there. I'll ask you more

> later about these, please, if I may:

>

> > I used my computer a great deal - MS Reader (using Text to

> > Speech to read eBooks out loud), Adobe Reader, (again the Read Out

> > Loud feature of this program), Audio books with the full unabridged

> > version to follow along

>

> Being hard of hearing, I dont have sound rigged up on my computer,

> but getting it wouldnt be a problem if it would be beneficial. I'm

> not sure if the things you mention involve speakers and sound etc.

>

> Ted F.

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> >

> > Hi Again Ted,

> >

> > Very good questions, but not necessarily easy ones to answer, but

> here

> > is my personal opinion.

> >

> > 1) Is there anything that could have been changed - to be honest, in

> > my case I can't think of anything I would have changed or wanted

> > changed, except I would have liked to have the surgery a year

> earlier,

> > but that was beyond my control.

> >

> > 2) Is there anything I could have done better - I don't think I

> could

> > have done much more, I followed all the suggestions of the Audi, and

> > the Speech Pathologist, and there were plenty. The important thing

> for

> > me was practice, I had to retrain that side wake up the Auditory

> Nerve

> > and the only way to do that is to practice listening to sound,

> which I

> > could not get enough of…lol There are plenty of things you can do

> > yourself, I used my computer a great deal - MS Reader (using Text to

> > Speech to read eBooks out loud), Adobe Reader, (again the Read Out

> > Loud feature of this program), Audio books with the full unabridged

> > version to follow along, TV News & Talk Radio, and just plain

> reading

> > out loud to myself.

> >

> > 3) Is there anything other could have done better - I guess this

> > depends on your own support system, for me I had great support, my

> > family read to me, we talked, often and tried different situations,

> > covering their mouth when they spoke etc. my co-workers helped more

> > than they knew, they always made an effort to speak slowly and

> > clearly, and the habits they used before my implant were helpful as

> I

> > adjusted to it.

> >

> > 4) Was there anything that I did not understand the importance of -

> > for me the answer is no, but I am just plain nosey and I ask allot

> of

> > questions and if I don't understand I ask again, so I think I

> prepared

> > well, and when anyone on the team stressed something as important I

> > made sure to follow that advise. I do believe this is where some

> > patients have problems, often they do not want to believe some

> things

> > and set them selves up for failure, setting their expectations too

> > high, or not working hard enough, or the biggie, expecting things to

> > progress to quickly. I had these problems when I first suffered

> > hearing loss, and got my hearing aid, I set myself up for failure

> and

> > I failed, I hated everything about the aid, and it woke me up when I

> > finally was approved for the CI, I have had great results, and they

> > met and exceeded my expectations, but it took work and still does. I

> > constantly tell every one, the key to success with a CI are the 3

> P's

> > " Patience, Practice & Persistence " I don't know if I made that up

> or

> > one of the team members said it, but I will tell you it is true!

> >

> > 5) Best advice I can offer - well I think I have put it most of it

> in

> > the above statements, Reasonable Expectations, Practice, Practice,

> > Practice, Oh and Practice. I will add this, you are already doing

> > something that is very important and will serve you well, asking

> > questions of the folks in lists like this, and getting opinions and

> > experiences from those who have been there will help you set goals

> > that you can reach and you will have a fairly good idea what to

> > expect. (Results can vary - as they say on TV…lol) Bottom Line - A

> > Cochlear Implant is not a cure for deafness, it is a treatment, only

> > one of many, but it is normally a very effective treatment, and I

> > think if you look at the numbers you will find next to pace-makers,

> > Cochlear Implants have one of the highest success rates of any

> implant

> > surgery.

> >

> > 6) Are there shortcuts - there are always things you can do to get

> the

> > results you desire faster, but they all involve effort (some

> mentioned

> > above and the are many more) I feel with a CI your outcome is not

> > fully in your control, however much of it does depend on what you

> do -

> > or DO NOT do, you may or may not be able to improve you progress but

> > you can surely slow it down. I guess that goes back to the

> > expectations, and your attitude as well, you need a positive

> attitude

> > as much as anything else. I look at it this way, there are not

> really

> > any short cuts, there is the " Short Way " - doing what is needed and

> > what you are told to do, and the " Long Way " not doing it… you can't

> > make the short way any shorter, but you sure can make that long way

> a

> > much longer and slower trip. I guess you can tell which way I went

> > ;-))

> >

> > Sorry for such a long post, but you did raise some interesting

> > questions and they are important, I hope this is some use to you and

> > anyone else who is interested, these are just my opinions mind you,

> > but they have worked for me so far...

> >

> > Regards

> > Mike " Ears Hopin " P

> > Implanted June 3rd, 2005

> > Activated July 6th, 2005

> > Nucleus Freedom

> >

> > Message: 24

> > Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:00:08 -0000

> > From: " Ted F. " <ted.fletcher@...>

> > Subject: Re: Recording sounds for mapping

> >

> > G'day . That seems like the kind of interactive stuff I have

> > seen others bantering about to each other. Good support stuff thats

> > useful. Thanks.

> >

> > A few weeks ago my audiologist asked me if I had any questions. At

> > the time I couldnt think of any, but when I got home, I gave it

> more

> > thought and came up with these. These would be questions to be

> asked

> > of people like yourselves who have been implanted and activated:

> >

> > Knowing what you know now, is there anything that could have been

> > changed, either about the operation itself, or the early mapping

> > sessions, that would have made things easier for you to adapt to?

> >

> > Is there anything that YOU could have done better yourself, which

> > would have given you a better outcome, sooner?

> >

> > Is there anything that anyone else could have done, which would

> have

> > given you a better outcome, sooner?

> >

> > Was there anything done, that at the particular time when it was

> > happening, you didn't fully understand the importance of?

> >

> > What would be the best advice that you could give to a newly

> > implanted person?

> >

> >

> > Basically I was told that there arent any short cuts and a good

> > outcome is usually dependant on time and patience. With patience

> > not being one of my better traits, I was probably looking for short

> > cuts :-).

> >

> > In actual fact, some of you are actually talking about things that

> > could help newcomers to achieve a better outcome sooner, just by

> > sharing your own experiences and mapping solutions. Its good stuff

> > to read. Thanks.

> >

> > Ted F.

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