Hi everyone! Today’s
post it’s about CI users and their families.
Having a cochlear
implant is a life changing experience that affects your wife/husband, family
and friends. And it’s an adapting
process for all…
The first days after
the CI activation are the most difficult ones because you and your family have
high expectations and that can put unnecessary pressure on you; to avoid that get
closer to your family asking them to be part of your progress and to learn how
they can best help you. Also, explain what you are hearing and how do you feel
with that…
Make your family and
friends become your allies; if they experience more of what you are
experiencing, they will learn what to expect from a CI.
How to help a deaf
person with CI
1. Make sure that they are paying attention before trying
to talk to them.
2.
If you are across the room go over to them and touch
them in the shoulder, so you can have their attention.
3. Do not shout at them. Sometimes when people shout at
us the words sounds distorted.
4. Never open a new conversation when another one is
going on, you can confuse them.
People don’t realize
how difficult can be to hear in social situations for a CI user and do not put pressure on the person concerned to
attend if they really don't want to. It’s very
uncomfortable for us.
While we are adapting to the CI and learning to hear/
to hear again those things I mentioned before are the key for a successful
recovery.
