SAS v. CIS

While comparing the two different settings of the cochlear implant, the Author is trying to decide between SAS and CIS hearing. He likens it to handing someone a guitar, and two theory books, and telling them to decide which theory to follow to learn how to play. This is a pretty shocking decision for me. As he said, it would be much better if they just gave you one and let you decide which to use. You could then adapt to the "best" possible software and be on your right track to hearing. The way he describes the sounds the two aids make is quite interesting, and from his description I have a hard time deciding which sounds more enjoyable. Listening to how they work, the SAS seems like it would be more realistic, as it is an analog signal where the entire cochlea is stimulated, as opposed to the CIS which is digital. The SAS seems like it would offer more in terms of sound, but then your body would have to interpret it.

The fact that our Author is a computer programmer makes this book way more interesting as well. He looks at it from the prospective of a computer programmer, and that makes the book come alive. Without his critical thinking do you think the book would have happened? I do not think he would have seen all of the angles of the surgery for himself if his career path had been different.