Article: I can hear but you speak so badly
The best person to speak with when using the Auditory Brainstem Implant is Ms. Marion Arumugam, the Psychology lecturer in Segi College. Being able to understand her speech in simple sentences thrills me so. I heard Ms. Marion is a Child Psychologist when I asked why she teach only certain subjects. So, I suppose working with children trained her to produce words articulately, so that children can learn the right phonetics,
The ;last person I met who spoke like that was an audiologist at House Clinic four years ago who tested my residual hearing before an appointment with Dr. Friedman. She spoke very clearly and deliberately although I could still hear. But Ms. Marion isn’t an audiologist, yet she knows to speak in a way that people who are deaf ( and becomes hard-of-hearing when the ABI is turned on) can understand. I am impressed!
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It is wonderful that you can hear with the ABI! Does the voice need to be low or high pitched, or that does not matter - just slow down and articulate each word clearly? Can songs come across as clearly?
Richard: I can hear both low and hit pirches, meaning I don’t mind speaking with either men or women.
It’s not so much about pronunciation but how one form the mouth, lips, tongue, and control muscles around the mouth.
nice to know that there is already an Auditory Brainstem Implant. My concern here is the side effects that the implant can introduce on the brain. is it really 100% safe. What about long term studies on the safety of the implant?
I am going to have an ABI implanted at a hospital here in Dallas Texas in December. I have NF2 and lost my hearing about 5 years ago. I’ve read and read and read a lot about what to expect and feel like I have a good understanding of what to expect in regards to what I may be able to hear. If you ever have time, I’d appreciate it a great deal if you could just send a quick email to let me know your experiences with sound and speech etc.