Information and expectations. Day 2

Assessment day two was shorter and my husband came with me. We got lost again. Colin, my husband, ignored me when I suggested using the Sat Nav. I was not impressed with him and it was getting closer to my appointment time and we weren’t there yet. Needless to say, he did eventually pull over and switch on the Sat Nav and we arrived with minutes to spare!

I had to complete a consent form and indicate which ear I would prefer, which brand and which colour. It was agreed on the left ear as this had the better hearing. I opted for the Cochlear Brand in Black.

I then met the head of department who again checked my understanding and expectations. Then I went to meet one of the surgeons.

He was a very nice man and very reassuring. He examined my ears and asked some questions overall about my hearing and my health. He explained the procedure to me and advised that he would check the results of all the tests and write to me in about two weeks to confirm whether or not they would be going ahead with surgery. He advised it would take about a maximum of 3 months until surgery with the average wait being around 9 weeks.

Finally it was back to viewing the cochlear implant and explaining how it would work. I would receive advice on how to use the speech processer when I am ‘switched’ on one month after surgery.