Gurgaon is noisy. Actually, that’s putting it mildly.The relentless sounds like working in the next block, autos honking relentlessly, music as loud as all can hear from the next house at 7 AM. So it’s normal when a senior citizen comes in and complains about hearing loss. What shocks me? The resignation. The quiet acceptance […]
I’ve been meaning to write this down for months, but every time I sat to type, some patient would walk in with a worried face and the whole thing got pushed. Maybe that’s fitting. Because what I want to tell you isn’t a polished idea. It’s a messy, very human one, learned from years of […]
For many patients, the days after a cochlear implant carry a certain uncertainty. Sound is present, but not yet settled. It takes time to recognise voices, to separate speech from noise, to feel at ease with what the ear receives. Earlier, that adjustment leaned heavily on repetition. A setting would be tested, changed, tested again. […]