Sometimes Lily's little friends whisper in her ear. If they whisper loud enough Lily may hear them with her CI microphone (Lily is now wearing the BWP which has a microphone over the magnet). If Lily was wearing her Advanced Bionics Harmony with a T-mic, she could definitely hear the whispers. Lily's really good friends know to whisper right into the headpiece microphone.
Star Jones apparently forgot Marlee Matlin was Deaf on Celebrity Apprentice and tried to whisper in her ear. Marlee wears no assistive listening device, but she does have an interpreter - who responded for Marlee - "I'm Deaf. Star, I can't hear you."
It's so nice that Lily is doing well with her hearing aid. I have deaf niece too, and her friends whisper in her ear as well. I find it so cute when these little girls giggle every time they forget that their friend has a hearing loss. It just means that they're cool with it and my niece isn't different from the rest of them.
Posted by: Rebecca Kavel | March 14, 2012 at 04:50 PM
Re: [Life is Bliss - Lilys Cochlear Implant Journey] Rebecca Kavel submitted a comment to Whispering in Lilys ear
Thanks Rebecca. Lily has Cochlear Implants and yes she fits right in to the giggling. We hope as she gets old it stays like this.
Posted by: Lily's Mom | March 14, 2012 at 10:11 PM