“Hatha machine?” Is that a machine? Asked the janitor at work last week in broken Arabic and English. I paused at the last step leading down from the office and stared at him, my mind was elsewhere and suddenly it went blank. When he pointed at my CI, I suddenly understood. Smiling I replied in [...]
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Being Normal
I’ve been asked this question countless times, “Will you have normal hearing again?” Well there’s something wrong with that question my dear friends: I’ve never had normal hearing, so I don’t have a clue what’s ‘normal’. But I do understand what some of you are trying to ask. If my hearing level will be up [...]
The Day I Got My Bionic Ear
I felt a jabbing in my side and arm, something annoying. Opened my eyes a crack and saw the male nurse scowling at me signing for me to sit up in bed. It’s still dark outside but I saw the pressure cuff in his hands as he waited impatiently, I gave him my arm and [...]
Hear the Deaf
Hear the Deaf. A fantastic insight into the deaf & disabled community in Kuwait from a different point-of-view! Some laws here created the disability for the disabled.
For a Good Cause
Yesterday, as I drove into a car wash that I’ve been going to for years. The old-timers who work there waved cheerfully at me as they washed the cars, some basking in the sun enjoying the pleasant weather after a long and harsh summer. I was tired, my feet were sore from walking around almost [...]
A Different Kind of Good
R, you’re probably wondering what the world sounds like through a cochlear implant. It’s different upon switch-on. Much clearer. Much sharper. However, not the same. Sometimes completely different. There will be a lot of surprises. You’ll walk out of the hospital into a world of robots on helium. Trucks and cars squeal constantly as they [...]
No More Phone Calls
A few minutes ago I sent a message to my friends & other contacts on my phone stating that I can’t accept phone calls anymore due to the state of my hearing. The responses were overwhelming, some were hilarious and all were sweet! Though I noticed a few didn’t have a clue, so I suppose [...]
Nexus Point
It’s been awhile since I’ve last written here. Considering the past year’s events, I guess I really don’t have an excuse not to write. There was so much I wanted to write about yet I simply couldn’t. Well, I’ve reached a nexus point in my life quite recently and decided that it’s about time to [...]
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Who Am I Hiding From?
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Do You Have An Accent?
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Speech Discrimination
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Man or Machine?
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Eman: Well , Rashed , u took me back to the very first f...
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Rebecca Seamon: I like to wear my hair up so people can see my CI....
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Rashed: This is the attitude people should adopt at an ear...
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Tina: I guess some people see deafness as something to h...
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