The doctor recommended I have a cochlear implant fitted. This meant anoperation to place an implant behind my ear making it possible for me tohear some sounds.
Once I had it, it was awful and noisy. I'm used to it now but I wish I'dnever had it done. I think I should have had a choice. My parents wantedme to have the operation because they thought it would help me learn totalk, but I can't, I just use sign language. It's a waste of time; mymate has an implant and he can hear and talk fine but I don't find it soeasy. Everyone is different.
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