If you don’t mind my asking, how do you deal with the ticking? I understand it can be very audible internally, and for some recipients can be incredibly difficult to deal with. I have a friend who has one too, and he says he doesn’t even notice it at all anymore. His brain tunes it out unless he thinks about it.
It’s just something that has become constant internal background noise over the years. I don’t know about anyone else with mechanical heart valves, but I’m constantly aware of mine and am so used to it that it doesn’t bother me. I assume my brain tunes it out, but I’m not sure because I don’t think about that.
If you don’t mind my asking, how do you deal with the ticking? I understand it can be very audible internally, and for some recipients can be incredibly difficult to deal with. I have a friend who has one too, and he says he doesn’t even notice it at all anymore. His brain tunes it out unless he thinks about it.
It’s just something that has become constant internal background noise over the years. I don’t know about anyone else with mechanical heart valves, but I’m constantly aware of mine and am so used to it that it doesn’t bother me. I assume my brain tunes it out, but I’m not sure because I don’t think about that.
Cool. Similar to my friend. Good luck, glad the tech could keep you going!