I do actually hear. The problem is with the processor that I cannot be using my ears to hear.. the sound goes right into my head right throught the magnectic fields.
OkAY REWIND >.< You probablity don't know what I'm talking about.
Okay first, I had a surgery to put a metal magnetic peiece inside my head. So this thing has a microphone attached that enters into my cochlea. Here I'll show you a picture.
This is exactly how it's suppose to look like. See the long metal stringy line? That was the microphone I was talking about. So you see the headpeice. That is exactly what the sounds is going into and through into your head. It causes MAJOR headaches.. but it took me 5 years to get better but I contantly get headaches.
This whole process is called cochlear implant. You could learn alot more of it by googling it.
They huuuuuuuuuurtssssssssssssssssssssssssssss. This techonology is not for everyone. It doesn't work on alot of people. So I'm lucky enough to have it I guess. It took me a couple of use of different processor.. I was so afraid because it won't work as great and re-do the operation again. So however, I use this processor that works well called 3-g. I forgot what it was stand for.
see the head peice react a magnetic energy on the peiece inside my head? Yep.
That peiece goes right under my skull. I had to stop playing rough sports and everything... It's so sentative and breakable. So I have to be extremely careful.
Imagine the responsibility for me everyday huh? wink It's nothing if it was school homework.
This is how the sounds from the neculues system works.
This is what it looks like of the stringy line. Can you see the strippes area? One of the color (I'm not sure which) use a certian tones. The highest tone is the closest to the tip. The lower tone is farther away. It does not vibrate or anything. It exceeds sounds inside my head. It's like having voices in your head except they're real.
I took alot of risks in this procedure... I took the chance of not being able to use my hearing aid in my left ear and damage what's everything in there. It feels different after the surgery, my ears looks even but.. they aren't. I can tell by touching it and there's a small bump on my head, you'd totally could feel it too.
This is really difficult for me to explain in a non-scienfictic way... I hope you know more now.
This is what it looks like on a person without hair. Any questions?
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