1 Year Review of My Cochlear Implant + Audiologist Testing

This video provides a summary of my experience with my cochlear implant for the first year. I discuss some of the challenges and benefits of this journey, such as speech practice, streaming, phone calls, and more. Overall, I am very happy with my decision to get a cochlear implant. I think it has greatly improved my life. Also, I show footage from my 1-year check-up appointment with my audiologist, where they performed audio tests to see how I am progressing.

Disclaimer: This video does not provide medical advice or replace a medical professional. This content is a vlog of my personal experience and opinions.

Content of this Video

00:00 - Intro
01:02 - My day-to-day life with my cochlear implant.
05:07 - My experience with cochlear implant speech practice.
11:26 - Overview of streaming practice.
18:10 - Music with my cochlear implant.
22:06 - Streaming phone calls.
23:37 - Forgetting I have hearing loss except when I sleep.
27:41 - Cochlear Implant Testing: Finding the softest level that I can repeat words with only my cochlear implant.
28:37 - Sentence recognition with only my cochlear implant.
31:11 - Word recognition with only my cochlear implant.
33:14 - Set up for testing with my cochlear implant and hearing aid.
34:12 - Finding the softest level that I can repeat words with my cochlear implant in my left ear and hearing aid in my right ear.
35:16 - Sentence recognition with my cochlear implant in my left ear and hearing aid in my right ear.
36:56 - Sentence recognition in a noisy environment with my cochlear implant in my left ear and hearing aid in my right ear.
38:37 - Word recognition with my cochlear implant in my left ear and hearing aid in my right ear.
40:47 - Discussion with my audiologist about my results before the surgery and after the surgery and how I am progressing overall.