I am nothing, if not an optimistic. The one thing I learned from the accident I was in is that focusing on the bad gets you nowhere - fast. You have to focus on the positive, even if it really doesnt amount to a hill of beans. Whatever tunnel you are in, you better focus on the tiny light at the end, or you are going to be in it a LONG time. That being said, I am going to share the benefits of being deaf. You read that right. I am stuck with it, so I might as well learn how to use it to an advantage. And yes, it does have advantages in certain situations. When paired with a cochlear implant, I feel like I have won the lottery at times! Perhaps the biggest advantage of being deaf is it is a tremendous sleep aid. I have found myself many times thanking the Powers That Be that I could turn the world off. Even if it is quiet in the en.vironment you are in, there is still sound. You are going to have to trust me on this one - deafness cannot, by any stretch of the imagination , be described. It is NOT turning the sound off like you can do on a tv or radio. A calm overcomes you. It is a natural chill. It truly is inexplicable. I can think of no description that even begins to describe it. Even with the tinnitus screaming non stop, loud, 24 hours a day in my head (think of this is only a test. For the next 60 seconds, the Emergency Broadcasting......), when I turn my cochlear implant off, the dimension of sound vanishes. When I press the button to turn off, it is like giving your legs a rest after a long day of walking. It feels good. The tension disappears like the hearing does. Relaxation replaces it. I can fall asleep in minutes when the sound goes off. I am a big believer in a nap. Even ten minutes of just turning off my implant and closing my eyes -- not even sleeping -- is a huge stress reliever. When I turn my processor back on, it is like the day is starting all over - clean slate. There have been more days than I can to try and number that were going lousy. I can turn the implant off, close my eyes, and when they are opened again, I am rested - physically and mentally. I wish I could bottle and sell this - I would make billions. It is non narcotic, nor addictive nor expensive like a drug It is almost magic. I have slept through hurricanes. I could sleep like a baby in Grand Central Station at 5 ocock. Turn the music up as loud as you want or watch tv all night for all I care. I have survived nights of 6 teen age boys upstairs playing video games all night, laughing like hyenas, sometimes taking breaks to figure out neat ways to slide down the stairs (the dent in the landing wall from it stopping them as they bob sledded down in laundry baskets remains to this day). I only heard about it the day after from Gregs complaining. Most mornings I do not even put my implant on until much later. It is calming not to hear the day start some times After I take my time to get things lined up for the day to get started, the On button is pressed, and the luxury of hearing returns. Its all good. :)
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 23:47:34 +0000
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