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Originally Posted by Rayfus
I'd take a deep breath and get a grip. Hearing athletes are required to removed jewelry, like rings, ear rings, necklaces, ankle bracelets, etc., etc. ALL the time in athletic events. Some people would wear nose rings if you let them. This is most likely an insurance issue and not some War against CI.
The other thing is, it take almost exactly ten minutes of focused concentration in a golf game to forget you don't have an HA or CI. I'm mean, if you're THAT upset without your CI, imagine what you'll do when someone in the gallery squeals like a pig just when are teeing off or putting. Don't make an issue of a non-issue. This sounds like Michael Jordon saying he won't play a basketball game without his big hoop ear ring dangling.
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So, you're saying that if I took off my glasses (which serve to help me see what I'm doing) it would take me "almost exactly 10 minutes of focused concentration" to forget that I can't see? My CI is a vital and integral part of me, as much as my glasses are. I guess I should be playing without my glasses from now on because they're likely to break while playing.
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So I say, relax, go and enjoy the competition and don't get the promoter sued if somebody breaks you CI. If you do, that will probably put a permanent END to all such competition until someone can fork over the insurance premiums; and just because you couldn't take the ten minutes (if even that much time) to adjust. Grow up, young lady. The world doesn't revolve around you. That competition means a lot to everyone. The best athletes plan and train for every possible obstacle. For the deaf athlete removing your HA and CI is just something you should always incorporate into you training so you do get so psyched-out when something doesn't work out. You should train with and without you prosthesis just to be ready to kick some butt rather than crumble if your battery goes dead.
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sthesis? Niiiice. You're insulting both those people who use assistive hearing devices AND people who use artificial limbs to live more normal lives. I guess you don't think someone who lost a limb should be allowed to use their replacement leg or arm to play either, right? No, even that would be too mean for you. Just cut it out, admit that neither hearing aids nor cochlear implants make a person "less Deaf." If they're no "less Deaf" than their non-wearing counterparts, then they should be allowed to play regardless of what their aids, because it does NOT interfere with play nor incur a liability.