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Posts Published by ripearshot
Round Roger
Earlier I discussed how I use a Roger Easy Pen and a Bluetooth remote microphone to try to help me in group and /or noisy situations. The Roger technology fundamentally consists of FM transmitters and…
The Stage Is Set/Act I
The stage is set. The actors are taking their places. The curtain is about to come up. Tuesday, Oct 15th I will be at Kansas University Medical Center for surgery to do my Cochlear Implant….
This Will Be Stimulating…
….or We Are Going To Put This In Your Skull Having decided to move forward with a Cochlear Implant as my best chance to hear again, the next question is whose hardware (implant) am I…
Dancing The Limbo
Well, more accurately it should be Dancing “In” Limbo….because that is pretty much where I have been since it became clear that I was not going to be one of the individuals that had marked…
A Fork In The Road
Its been six months since my surgery. A surgery that implanted a gene-carrying virus in my cochlea hoping to restore/repair the profound hearing loss in my right ear. It only worked a little. Additionally, if…
More Research -Addendum
There was an error in the link included with “Can You Hear Me Now?” posting….my apologies. For those interested in some of the other work being done ( is just as exciting and hopeful as…
Can You Hear Me Now ?
The answer is: a little bit. A little bit better. This last trip to Kansas City Medical Center was remarkable…. Not just for the test results either. These tests verified that I have had improvement…
Roger and Mike
This is just a short entry about a couple of friends of mine. Roger and Mike. These are a couple of tools that I utilize to try to gain every edge I can to hear…
Let’s See If It Sticks
My surgery implanting/dosing my right ear with the genes to possibly repair my hearing took place on Halloween- 10/31/18 and I just returned from Kansas City for my 60 day post-op testing. It is hard…