ASL with no fingerspelling

faire_jour said:
What company and what piece was being replaced?
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She was just a girl knew a few years ago who told me about her CI processor wire needing to be replaced and how she had to wait a week to get her replacement. I never asked her what kind her CI was or whatever. I dont question people about their CIs...I just say "Oh, hope everything works out" and move on.
 
I do use the special case supplied by Advanced Bionics to store the Implant in my "swimming bag" while swimming. It is also in the case when i am sleeping . No dogs here. Following the suggestions from Sunnybrook-Cochlear Implant section.

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RE: EMP

In an EMP attack (to the best of my understanding) there will be so much electro magnetic energy in teh atmosphere that even if the device is unplugged, it will become energized to the point of destroying all processors and such.
From what I hace read, the best protectin against an EMP or SF is to build a farady cage and keep you emergency electronic (2 way radios, flashlights, batteries, any medical devices) inside it. THe metal (preferrably copper) needs to be a very tight weave. This mesh will shiled the itmes inside the cage from teh harmful EMP waves. Besides the obvious reasons for consern with an EMP, my family has it's own concerns. Both of my kids are deaf with cochlear implants. If an EMP occurs, on top of the worl coming to a stop, my children will no longer be able to hear. I know the external portion will be fried. I dont think the internal poartion will, but have not been able to verify this. People that rely on pacemakers will be instantly toast along with those that require kidney dialysis, and other medical issues.
If you are not familiar with a farady cage, look it up. In a pinch, a microwave would work, but the problem, becomes anticipation of the attack. If you have an old broken one, that'll do. Look at the door on your microwave. Inside the glass is a very tight metal mesh. The inside of a microwave is surrounded in this mesh. It prevents the harmful "waves" from escaping. While the mocirwave is designed to keep rays in, the farady is the exact opposite, to keep waves out. Since they are exact opposites, the Farady law works on both. Faraday cages are easy and cheap to build. Just make a wooden frame from 2x2 and cover in metl mesh. Which ever side you use for the door, just be sure to overlap the mesh to close off any vulnerable area of the box.
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EMP/Solar flare protection for electronics - AR15 Armory.com
 
Odd that Sunnybrook/Toronto Cochlear Implant section which has been around almost 18 years has made no mention of the above. The only instruction was to use the Advanced Bionics case when storing.

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drphil said:
Odd that Sunnybrook/Toronto Cochlear Implant section which has been around almost 18 years has made no mention of the above. The only instruction was to use the Advanced Bionics case when storing.

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Maybe you better ask them about it.
 
Re: EMP

I know this is an old thread but I’ve got to add my $0.02 . . . not all EMP dangers are from nukes. There are hackers who have made “localized EMP” devices out of disposable cameras with built in flash units that can be used to blow out the anti theft RFID devices used in some retail stores (among other uses). This hack happened to be endorsed by some very reputable (but irresponsible) folks on the net as a way to “fight the system”. I happen to have a RFID device imbedded in my head (it’s called a cochlear implant) that I’ve gone to a lot of trouble having put in and training myself to hear with it. I would defiantly be VERY annoyed if some hack blew out my internal processor trying to do a shoplifting number on a major store I just happened to be unlucky enough to be in when they set off their “mini-EMP Bomb”....
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The EMP protector
 
The User Guide supplied by Advanced Bionics-Revised 2009- the is NO mention of EMP. On page 24/25 they talk about Electrostatic discharge-ESD. Personally none of this has happened to me in the 3 years I have had my Cochlear Implant.
Again my observation very odd that Sunnybrook/toronto would NOT advise re: "EMP problem" if in fact it is a "major problem" amongst all the persons implanted there over the last 18 years.

Implanted Advanced Bionics-Harmony activated Aug/07
 
What is "misinformation"-EMP or the apparent lack of EMP"concern" by Sunnybrook/Toronto or Advanced Bionics?

Implanted Advanced Bionics-Harmony activated Aug/07
 
Self evident no doubt.

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In due course check with Google.

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Reba said:
Me too.

They've also been lost, stolen, and chewed by dogs.
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mine just did yesterday. My last backup, the bodyworn Espirt (don't feel like spelling it correcting tonight) was damaged yesterday. I'm out of warranty and I don't have any money to replace anything right now.. I have to wait awhile to get the money. it could take a week or months, depend on my budget (I may even have to cut back some things but even with that, it could take weeks). I don't have a magic wand to fix everything right now.

And my son just got out of ER on top of that. I'm more worry about his health than my own processor.
 
deafgal001 said:
mine just did yesterday. My last backup, the bodyworn Espirt (don't feel like spelling it correcting tonight) was damaged yesterday. I'm out of warranty and I don't have any money to replace anything right now.. I have to wait awhile to get the money. it could take a week or months, depend on my budget (I may even have to cut back some things but even with that, it could take weeks). I don't have a magic wand to fix everything right now.

And my son just got out of ER on top of that. I'm more worry about his health than my own processor.
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I'm sorry that you're having such troubling experiences now. :(

I hope your son's health improves quickly.
 
Daredevel7 said:
I've seen several posts saying that ASL does NOT need fingerspelling. Fingerspelling is only used for names, clarification, or basically "shortcuts" for English words. Correct me if I'm wrong.

I've been trying to wrap my head around this. I am not fluent in ASL, but I do know enough to hold a conversation. So I've been thinking about how this is done. It seems that one would have to know most, if not all, basic signs in order to convey a complex idea/thing.

Signs I keep thinking of are "toilet", "emergency" and "insurance", which involve fingerspelling "t", "e", and "i". (Perhaps it is actually SEE? Again, correct me if I'm wrong). In order to convey those words, would you need multiple signs? Like for emergency, perhaps using signs for sudden, serious, and problem. Or for toilet, using signs for water, bowl, etc. Something like that. Is that how it would go if you want to completely eliminate fingerspelling from your signing?
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My point is that jogging-spelling words for only interpreter to understand in our communication. I understand what you have said. Keep it up and study your own flash cards to help and repeat your memory to earn.
 
Finger spelling is only the 26 letters in the English alphabet using one hand. Unless there are more than one "acceptable" listing. Not sure the situation in say Chinese Sign Language. Whether one considers that ASL itself doesn't have a specific sign for every English word as a problem.--up to oneself in their utilization for communication purposes.

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