I was in the kitchen, making dinner and talking with Tate when he pointed to his HA and said, "It's off. I'm just using my implant." I realized he was staring intently at my face (speech-reading), so I slowed down so he could read my lips. And he was doing an amazing job.
At that point he told me my voice sounded different than yesterday. Yesterday everything sounded the same. Maybe louder or quieter, maybe a little higher or lower, but all the same sound. In fact, we watched The Hunt for Red October tonight, so he could point it out, and it wasn't what I had thought. If you haven't seen the movie this won't make much sense, but if you have...
It's the sound you hear inside the sub when a torpedo has acquired the target. Sort of a "buh-WHEE". Tate was quick to clarify that what he heard the first day didn't sound exactly like that, but it was the closest thing he could think of to describe it.
So back to the kitchen... as Tate was watching my face and listening to me talk, I asked him what he hears. He said he still can't make out words, but I sound like...
A drunk, sleepy, slurred, squeaky mouse.
I've never been so flattered ;D
5 comments:
Hahaha!!
LOVE that movie! Of course, it may have something to do with the fact that Aaron held my hand for the first time while we sat in the dark movie theater together ;-) It's so fun to watch the progress with the CI. Keep the updates coming!
I'm actually listening to that sound on YouTube to see what it sounds like (we haven't watched it in a long time) - I love the fact that Tate is old enough to describe it!
I really hope you become less drunk and slurry as time goes on, haha!
What amazing terrain you are working your way through.
Praying for all of you in this transition time.
Oh that is so funny, what he says you sounded like.
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