my cochlear implant processor It’s been a tough year. Well, more than a year. Fifteen months ago, I lost the hearing in my left ear. All of a sudden, without warning, I woke up to screaming in my head, and it was gone. It felt like someone had scooped out the left side of my head. It's such an odd sensation to suddenly lose one whole side of hearing. It didn’t come back. Because my hearing loss was profound, I had two choices. Do nothing or get a cochlear implant (CI). I