Enjoying Music Again After Implantation - Cochlear Implant Recipients Discuss Experience
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Last October, the Sound Sensation Music Festival took place in Vienna, Austria, with deaf and hard of hearing musicians from around the world participating in performances and workshops. Roy Smith, a 74-year-old local musician from Chapel Hill, represented the USA in the festival.
In this episode, Shari Eberts sits down with Roy Smith and Johanna Boyer, a musicologist and research associate with MED-EL. Johanna has been with the company since 2012, focusing on music and cochlear implants, and is a leading researcher in the field. As a singer and user of a cochlear implant herself, Johanna brings a unique perspective to her work, and regularly performs and teaches music, as well as conducting work with choirs.
Their conversation explored Roy's experiences with hearing loss and his journey to rediscover his love for music through his cochlear implants, as well as Johanna's research on music perception through CIs and the importance of music for people with hearing loss.
More information about the festival can be found here: hearlife.medel.com/campaigns/...
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I am a musician and sound engineer who recently suffered SSNHL in my right ear, and my world has been shattered. I now rely solely on a hearing aid in my left ear to navigate my life's soundtrack. This is truly the first encouragement I've had that I may be able to enjoy music again! Thank you :)
I don't find it surprising that someone who is implanted coming from a 'normal' hearing background is able to adapt quicker to the CI. I myself have used hearing aids my whole life with profound hearing loss. I was implanted over a year ago now and I feel as though my progress so far has been very slow. I feel like I'm pushing through and leveling out an imbalance of sound from both sides, with the right (implanted) side now overpowering the left side (hearing aid). Admittedly I could be doing a lot more to practice but it is nice to hear encouraging words from Johanna and Roy. I know my path will be different and to reach the level of hearing that Roy describes: "like Dorothy stepping into Oz" I understand will be a lot slower for me to realise, but it will be a dream come true.
Curious to know if CI improves and/or can generally eliminate difficulty hearing masked speech.