Connecting with the world is a heart-to-heart dialogue, a resonance behind silence.
In the hustle and bustle of the three eastern provinces, there is a touching journey, a small life, under the "superpower of love", gradually establishes a subtle and beautiful connection with the world.
Dudu's growth path is like a moving symphony, playing the melody of love, leading us into a world full of warmth and strength.
Misunderstandings and twists
When Dudu came into this world, she successfully passed the newborn hearing screening and interacted sweetly with her grandmother with a rattle in her hand, and everything was so beautiful.
However, when she was 1-3 years old, she did not babble and interact like other children, but instead had a silent expression and a unique way of expression, like a silent movie.
The parents were full of doubts and anxiety, running between major hospitals, and were repeatedly speculated to be developmental delays, autism, etc., until Dudu was diagnosed with severe hearing loss when he was 3 years old. It was a time of misunderstanding and silence.
At the age of 3, the chapter of Dudu's life quietly turned, like a melodious overture playing a new melody of challenge and hope.
Dudu was diagnosed with very severe hearing loss (more than 90 decibels). An expert stared at the test report, his eyes flashing with regret and concern: "You have to go to a bigger city for help, it can be Shenyang, Beijing, or Shanghai, to see more advanced solutions." ”
The Dudu family went to Shenyang non-stop to find the help of Jiang Xuejun, director of the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang. After carefully studying all the examination reports, the director said: "Dudu was diagnosed a little late, and the degree of hearing damage is extremely serious, I am afraid that wearing hearing aids will not work, so I recommend going directly to the cochlear implant surgery." ”
Recalling that fateful day, Dudu's parents felt like they had suffered a heavy blow in their hearts, and Dudu's mother is still full of emotion: "When we learned about Dudu's hearing problem, it seemed that the whole family was shrouded in a haze, and the laughter and laughter seemed to be gone away in an instant, and we once thought that happiness would disappear from our lives." ”
However, life does not allow for too long to dallow in grief, and the family is faced with an urgent and significant choice: should they choose a conservative hearing aid solution, or a cochlear implant solution that ventures into the unknown? When they first came into contact with this high-tech field, they were full of worries and expectations. Director Jiang's encouragement and advice illuminated the future like a firm light, and recommended Cochlear Implant surgery for Dudu, which also became the first step for the family to overcome difficulties and reopen the door to the world of listening for Dudu.
Cochlear implants are implanted to break the cocoon and become a butterfly
Time passed quietly in the anxious anticipation of Dudu's parents, who knew that every moment was precious. Under the arrangement of the hospital, Dudu successfully completed the unilateral cochlear implant surgery in just half a month.
During these tense and expectant days, Dudu's parents always adhered to the belief of "giving the best to their children", and ran between the three imported cochlear implants, flipping through one professional literature after another, and those dense foreign characters turned into notes of hope in their eyes.
After careful consideration and all-round comparison, from safety to stability, from listening effect to brand reputation, we finally chose a well-known cochlear brand from Australia - Colear.
After the operation and start-up, Dudu seems to have broken out of the cocoon into a butterfly, showing a remarkable change, which is like a magical dividing line, dividing her originally silent world into two. On days without cochlear implants, neither the call nor the body language could be understood or responded to. Before the age of three, Dudu seems to live in a silent bubble, and communication with the outside world is one-way, without verbal communication and collision.
When a cochlear implant opened the door to Dudo's new perception, her world was turned upside down. The little life that once did not respond to sound has now grown into a little angel who can recognize and respond to sounds, and every subtle sound becomes a new link between her interaction with the world. "At that moment, I finally felt that my daughter really had the same perceptual ability as us, she was so vivid and real!" ”
This process is like a key that opens the door to a world of colorful sounds, allowing her to fully immerse herself in it, experience life in a new way, and listen to the beauty of the world. Behind this is the warm protection of the parents' selfless dedication, as well as their determination and courage to firmly believe that love can create miracles, and the wireless possibilities brought by the development and progress of science and technology for people with hearing loss.
The superpower of love, the road of warm guardianship
After turning on the machine, Dudu quickly joined the team of **, but fate set many challenges at this critical turning point. Just when she was full of hope to accept *** 3 months in a professional institution, the epidemic suddenly swept the northeast, and all kinds of schools and institutions were pressed to pause, and the originally planned ** class was forced to come to an abrupt halt. At this time, Dudu was 3 years old, which was one step behind children of the same age, which made the whole family feel heavy.
Faced with such a predicament, Dudu's mother did not choose to compromise or retreat, but firmly chose the path of perseverance and self-improvement. She decided to teach herself ** knowledge and personally trained Dudu **. At home, my mother is like a gentle but firm guide, carefully planning a series of auditory stimulation activities, nourishing the auditory world that has yet to be awakened with the warmth and patience of maternal love. In the long and loving days of nearly 10 months, Dudu gradually found his own sound melody in the silent world.
When the epidemic eased and the kindergarten reopened, Dudu was able to step into this new learning paradise like other children. For Dudu, kindergarten is not only a new world full of unknowns and adventures, but also a land that requires courage to adapt and integrate. Surprisingly, Doodoo didn't feel socially isolated because of her hearing differences. Here, she met a group of kind and friendly friends, who played together and shared the happy moments of childhood; Whenever Dudu suffers from hearing problems caused by equipment problems, these children and teachers are always the first to lend a helping hand and give Dudu the most intimate support and care.
Connect with the world and sound better on both sides
In the days of relying only on unilateral cochlear implants, Dudu came across life's vignettes. For example, every time before going out, the kind and considerate little Dudu will use her immature but firm voice to ask with concern: "Mom and Dad, are my little ears full?" Don't forget to bring a spare battery! Another example: after listening to the communication for a long time, you will still feel a little tired.
Time flies, and when Dudu was 6 years old, her parents supported her with great love and tenacity to complete the implantation of the other cochlear implant. Since then, Dudu's world has been surrounded by stereo sound, and she was pleasantly surprised to find that she could not only capture sound signals from multiple directions, but also experience the three-dimensional richness and beauty of the sound world. From the gentle eyes of her mother, you can see the growth and transformation of Dudu - the little girl who was once worried about battery life and had a trace of anxiety and worry in her personality is now gradually blooming with confidence and sunshine with the help of bilateral cochlear implants.
Now Dudu is 7 years old and happily studying in the second grade of elementary school. She was creative with the colours of her paintings, swam in the pool like a fish, and even mustered up the courage to take the stage in a speech contest. Dudu is like a shining star, the light of self-confidence is more and more dazzling, she is no longer trapped in the battery problem, but with a more positive, optimistic, confident and bold attitude to face every aspect of life, to the fullest enjoyment of this beautiful childhood.
The Light of Technology: The Clier N7 creates a new world of resonance
Recently, Dudu tried on Colear's most ** cochlear implant N7 sound processor, and as soon as he came into contact, he was deeply attracted by it, and he was reluctant to take it off after wearing it. Compared with the previous N6, this N7 is more compact and lightweight in design, which makes it easier to hear and control more intelligently in noisy environments.
Another highlight of the N7 is Bluetooth Direct Connection. In the past, when Dudu used a tablet for online classes and used a mobile phone to connect **, she needed to turn on the external sound, which meant that everyone around her "shared" her auditory world, and her listening would also be disturbed by the surrounding sounds. Now, the emergence of the N7 has changed all this, it can directly transmit sound to the cochlea through Bluetooth, allowing Dudu to immerse itself in its own exclusive sound field, improving the quality of listening, and greatly reducing the inconvenience when using electronic devices, so that Dudu can focus on listening to online classes and whispering with friends.
Dudu's mother reported that in terms of actual listening effect, N7 is better than N6. Especially in complex environments, the N7 delivers superior natural sound quality, efficient noise cancellation, and exceptional clarity. Even in the midst of hustle and bustle, Dudu can easily recognize the content of speech and enjoy an unprecedented comfortable listening experience.
When asked how Doodoo feels, her innocent smile is full of joy: "The voice of N7** is as beautiful as the song of a pixie. ”
Share the warm movement of life with the world
Dudu's growth process is like a melodious symphony, although the notes are full of ups and downs and challenges, it is these ups and downs that give the most moving melody to the movement.
When parents face the twists and turns that Dudu has experienced, their love is like a superpower, and like countless families, with the help of technology, they are connected with love to create a new world full of tolerance and hope.
Here, no matter what kind of obstacles, they will become a source of power to temper their will and stimulate their potential, so that every child with love can move towards the future with a firmer pace, resonate with the world at the same frequency, and share the beautiful movement of life.
For more information about cochlear implants, please search for the "Cochlear Pass" applet.