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Old 04-15-2008, 04:01 PM   #49 (permalink)
deafskeptic
AAACCK! I got BORGED!
 
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Originally Posted by Raykat View Post
Yes this is whats getting to me too, everyone expects you to pus plugged in, switched on and suddenly have perfectly normal hearing. I feel like making a CD of the instructions to play for dumb idiots!!!!!......I am so sick of explaining over and over that "No I cant hear without lipreading yet, Yes I can hear voices and multiple other noises, No I can use the phone yet" then almost screaming "will you just leave me alone!!!!!"
Ha, ha. One hearing guy expected me to instantly understand songs on the radio as soon as I got activated. I get uncomfortable when people tell my CI is a miracle.. it's like they expect me to hear normally.
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