Quick Wear: Reversing Life

Chapter 466 Her Deaf Boyfriend (49)

On Saturday afternoon, Qin Zhen accompanied Xu Yanqing to check his ears.

While Xu Yanqing was being examined, Qin Zhen asked the doctor, "If a cochlear implant is given, can it change his current condition?"

"It can't be changed. In his case, the damage is irreversible." The doctor said: "A cochlear implant is indeed convenient, but it still depends on the patient's own wishes."

The doctor felt that people like Xu Yanqing might not want to have a cochlear implant.

Because the cochlear implant is not entirely implanted in the cerebral cortex, it also has an external part, and some cochlear implants have processors that are larger than hearing aids, making them very noticeable when worn.

"But whether it's a cochlear implant or a hearing aid, there's no way to repair his hearing loss. We can only prevent the damage from getting worse."

Qin Zhen asked: "Is there a risk of him becoming completely deaf in the future?"

"It's possible."

The doctor then pointed to the mask on Qin Zhen's face and said, "If you are with him in private, try not to wear a mask when communicating with him."

"The mask will affect the transmission of some sounds, making it easy for him to have difficulty hearing or understanding."

Qin Zhen was stunned for a moment.

However, Xu Yanqing usually needs to wear a mask when working in the laboratory, so this should not affect him.

Many people think that hearing-impaired people wearing hearing aids is like myopic people wearing glasses, but it is actually different.

Most hearing-impaired people often cannot hear clearly, but cannot understand.

The way the brain processes information is amazing. Without the help of healthy ears, it is difficult for hearing-impaired people's brains to process information about various sounds.

Hearing aids are just auxiliary tools that can help amplify sounds, but they cannot "fix problems with one click."

Xu Yanqing is pre-lingually deaf and started wearing hearing aids very late.

The doctor once told Qin Zhen that his hearing loss was not as severe as it is now, and it was because of wearing low-quality hearing aids and late intervention that caused the hearing loss to worsen.

He now speaks very fluently and his speech order is no different from that of a normal person, which shows how much effort he put into practicing speaking.

But even so, he seldom speaks long sentences and is used to breaking long sentences into short ones.

In the past, Xu Yanqing was quiet and even a little withdrawn.

Even now he doesn't like going out much.

Because all kinds of background noise in public places came at him at once, it was difficult for his brain to process it all at once, and he also had to try hard to distinguish the sound of her voice.

Qin Zhen finally understood why he always stuck close to her left side when they were outside and always stared at her lips when he spoke.

He always relied on his hearing aids in front of Qin Zhen and wore them only before going to bed.

Qin Zhen stood in the waiting room and thought for a long time.

When Xu Yanqing came out, Qin Zhen was standing at the window waiting for him.

"It's been a long time coming."

Xu Yanqing came over.

Qin Zhen slowed down his speech: "How was the examination?"

"No different from last time."

Qin Zhen asked, "Have you ever considered getting a cochlear implant? You have a good foundation in language skills, and your doctor recommends it. Do you want to do it?"

There is a difference between a cochlear implant and a hearing aid.

Hearing aids amplify sound, and their effectiveness depends on the user's own residual hearing ability.

A cochlear implant electrically stimulates a person's nerve cells and converts sound into neural signals, which is equivalent to completely replacing the user's auditory system.

Xu Yanqing shook his head: "I think it's fine now."

Qin Zhen respected his wishes: "Okay."

When leaving the hospital, Qin Zhen asked him whether wearing a mask in the laboratory would affect his communication with colleagues.

Xu Yanqing understood the reason for her sudden worry, so he smiled and said, "Actually, most of the time we're all busy working on our own experiments. We do have separate group meetings, and there are hand gestures for communication in the lab."

Qin Zhen asked, "How are the leaders and colleagues in your department? Are they easy to get along with?"

"It's OK. They all know my situation and are quite accommodating."

Qin Zhen nodded: "That's fine."

...

After sending Xu Yanqing home, Qin Zhen sat in the back seat of the car, picked up his mobile phone and started searching for sign language teaching.

The sound of the music playing in the car caught Secretary Yu's attention.

She was a little surprised to find her boss watching the sign language instruction.

Secretary Yu knew a lot about Qin Zhen and Xu Yanqing. When Xu Yanqing was still a high school student, Secretary Yu remembered this boy who was particularly concerned by his boss.

Secretary Yu didn't expect Qin Zhen to choose Xu Yanqing, and now he is learning sign language for Xu Yanqing.

Based on Secretary Yu's understanding of Qin Zhen, Qin Zhen is a very good person and a very good boss, but it is also undeniable that many of her actions are based on interests.

Except Xu Yanqing.

Secretary Yu originally wanted to report some work issues, but when he saw Qin Zhen was busy with his own work, he silently stopped talking.

They soon arrived at the members-only restaurant they had booked. This dinner was organized by Qin Zhen, who personally hosted a banquet for the brand to secure a beauty endorsement for the company's newly signed celebrity.

After dinner, Qin Zhen had another unexpected social engagement.

A senior executive of a video platform privately invited Qin Zhen to a club. The club the other party booked was a private club opened by Qin's father. In addition, the other party had a high say in the project, so Qin Zhen had to give him face.

In the car, Secretary Yu took the opportunity to report on Monday's work.

"At 9:00 AM, the CFO will report on Q2 revenue. At 10:30 AM, Jiang Weiqing will meet with you to discuss the equity distribution plan for the self-reliance studio. At 2:00 PM, we will hold a platform investment promotion meeting to try to secure Chen Junyi's resources."

"Also, the compliance and risk control for all artists has been reviewed. There are three artists with tax issues. Detailed information has been sent to your email. I have asked the secretariat to contact their respective agents to handle the matter."

Seeing Qin Zhen nod, Secretary Yu continued to report: "The brand's business negotiations are currently going smoothly. The title sponsor of Jiang Weiqing's upcoming drama has been agreed to sign the contract at 10:00 am next Monday."

By the time Secretary Yu finished his work report, they had arrived at the club.

...

"Boss Qin! I've long heard of you."

"Seeing is believing. Mr. Qin himself looks even more charming than any of the celebrities under Zhongtian Television!"

Qin Zhen raised his lips and smiled: "It's rare that everyone is interested today, so I'll pay for tonight's consumption!"

"Mr. Qin is grand!"

Qin Zhen quickly looked around the box. Apart from the senior executives from the capital side, most of the people with outstanding looks were probably celebrities.

However, these stars are certainly not big names like Miao Ziyun. Most of them are mediocre artists, or those who were popular for a while but then became obscure.

In addition to the investors and the stars, there is also someone from the same agency as Qin Zhen.

One of them is a Sino-Japanese rival, Dongcheng Company.

Jiang Weiqing was originally an artist of Dongcheng Company, but was poached by Qin Zhen when his contract expired.