 Hello and welcome to Rehab at Home with Medell. In this episode you'll meet Trudy and her husband Rees and their daughter Indy. You'll hear about Trudy's early experiences with her cochlear implant and what she did to improve her awareness of environmental sounds. I did a cochlear implant because I was to hear my daughter with the baby and I was to hear the washing machine. So every time I got the cochlear implant I was able to go using my washing machine on time because I was able to hear the beeps. When I got switched on, I was very alert when the countdown came up. I was to follow here, close it and close it, you're working out, you're working out, you're working out, you're working out, you're working out, you're working out, there it is. When I could not work out what sounds coming from I would rather take someone to hear it. You always ask me what's that sound, what's that sound? Something as simple as the fridge mater or the kettle boiling or the clock ticking. The clock ticking or the clock ticking took me a little while. I was to take a cochlear implant because I was to hear more sound. It'll be very exciting when my mum gets the second cochlear implant because sometimes when we're out and about I hear things before my mum like a car coming or like a dog barking. Improving your awareness and recognition of sounds in your environment contributes to your sense of safety and enjoyment. I enjoyed hearing about the sounds Trudy heard for the first time and how she learned to recognize those new sounds with the help of Rhys and Indy. Looking for what is making the sound will help your brain make the connection. Then try later to close your eyes and see if you can work out what the sounds are through listening alone. Thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe to the Metal Blog to get all of the latest Rehab at Home videos straight to your inbox.