Actvation #2!!!

Ocoee is finally hearing with two ears! In contrast to the first implant, getting this second one turned on did not phase her one bit. If you'll notice, she gives the eyebrow and a smile to the audiologist (behind the camera)-- a contrast to the stoic "what was that?" expressions at her first activation. NOTE that the loud cookie monster we can hear in the background cannot be heard by Ocoee in this video. She is only hearing a series of beeps through which the audiologist is stimulating the various channels on the implant.




Again, I cannot thank everyone enough who has supported us and continues to take an interest in this journey. Overall Ocoee is doing excellent, and is beginning to babble more, turn to her name consistently, and imitate simple sounds and words like "ah" (airplane) and "ba" (ball).