Going Cochlear!

Dallas's cochlear implant was turned "on" today.  It went exactly as we expected.  When it was turned on, he cried.  Keeping it on him will be our greatest challenge (as you will see in the video below).  He is constantly taking it off, but as with everything else, he has to get used to it.  We felt relieved that he had a response and that everything seems to be working, that is really all we could hope for.

They have set the sound on a low setting and we will very gradually be increasing it until we reach a point where we all feel Dallas is getting the most out of it.  They do not want him to dislike the device, which is why they start low and move slowly.  We were sent home with 4 programs, meaning we can increase the sound as he is tolerating it.  Then we go back on Wednesday for a programming update where we will get more programs added to his remote and so on.

The video below shows the very first set of testing.  At this point they are making sure that the electrodes implanted are working properly.  This video shows a very obvious response from Mr. Dallas!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXXDVgYnHFY

On the way to get my "ear" turned on!