Today I was the first inaugural meeting of CI with Mathilde from the Special Center Roskilde (SCR Communications) in Roskilde. SCR Communication is a place that is organizing contact between hearing aid users and the local audiology department, and so on. They also organizes various courses for both hearing impaired and relatives. But the most relevant in this context is that it is those in charge of the rehabilitation period that follows a CI surgery for the region Zealand citizens.

At the meeting I had taken my parents, so they could hear a little more about the process, in addition to what they and I had read online in advance.

The most significant from this conversation, were the talk about CI on my deaf right ear as I previously wanted. Mathilde tells me not to count on it being a possibility, because the brain is not used to the sound from the right ear. This should make it difficult to train this to distinguish sounds and understand speech. It’s a sobering message, but wont get me to give up the idea of CI on the right ear.

We talked back and forth about how long it will take, and what outcome is known in advance would expect to achieve – not least in relation to CI on the left ear. It also made us to talk about the opportunity to get CI on both ears simultaneously. Immediately Mathilde thought that it probably would be too violent sonically at once, yet my parents and I afterwards agreed that it is worth the bet to go after. For regardless expected result it may be the biggest advantage to have hearing in both ears, as it in turn could result in a better discernment. Our argument for the solution is also that my father also pointed out during the meeting that I had an ability to perceive and distinguish sounds quickly. My parents said I was highlighted as a positive example, when I was quite small and they practiced my speech in the time after I got my first hearing as about 3 year old. The ability I must necessarily still have (part of). This is why I think it would be realistic to get CI on the deaf ear too. I see it as a matter of training – lots of intensive audio and listen workout!

The next step is to talk to local audiology department of CI from a medical perspective. Mathilde would make a reference, and then I will receive a call from the Department of Audiology, Køge. It hopefully does not take too long.