Closing my eyes and singing along

Another first!  At a dinner for 350 people, someone played the violin.  If I concentrated hard, I picked out the notes from the hubbub of conversations.  But the main thrill came when we stood to sing and I recognized the song.  I could sing with my eyes closed and still stay with the other voices.  Some people looked at me and I kind of assume my voice was very off-key.  I'll feel better when my voice is discernable from the pack and I sing on-key to the notes being played.  Not sure whether is possible, but with God anything is possible.  I've dreamed of singing along with my eyes closed and this truly will be a memorable moment.  I recognized the tune of another song, but couldn't remember the lyrics. 

One of the students has a sister with a CI, apparently got it about eight years ago.  I suggested that they check into getting another one, since the newer ones do a better job of producing sound.  Besides that she is tied down with a body-worn processor, and she shoves it into her bra!  This is typical (sorry guys!)  but the freedom of a BTE (behind the ear) model is worth the disadvantage of not having a sensitivity control.  That control deals with how much background sound is picked up by the microphone.  You can set it so that it picks up only sounds close to the microphone.  This is preset by the audiologist if the person is wearing an Auria or BTE processor.  I really notice the difference when using this switch on my backup processor, a body-worn model.  However to get the full range of music, the sensitivity needs to be all the way open, allowing all the sounds to come in.

Can't wait to see if music improves as dramatically as it did from my last mapping (adjusting frequencies and more) appointment.  Next mapping session takes place Tuesday and I need to write some notes down for my audiologist.