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Any books on Deafness or being HOH? And i don't mean like, self-help books, or dealing with deafness, by like, fiction/non fiction books? I read a book called Deafening and i loved it so much i bought it. I cherish it deeply b/c i can relate to it, but i'm wondering what other books are out...

Hey ppl!! Before i begin i appologize for not posting much lately - i havent really been around!!! Ok now to my problem. I have telus mobility cell phone. hearing on it is a hassle, and trying to use my hearing aids while on phone mode doesn't work coz all i get is this bell-tone that it...

I know that a lot of people have been inquiring about disabled animals, like deaf dogs and so forth. I was fortunate enough to be browsing through a Gallaudet student's blog (b/c i read that he adopted a deaf dog and cat) and read it. He posted a link for adoptions with sites regarding disabled...

My friend just asked me that and it's a very thoughtful pungent question. I've never really thought of it. For me personally it wasn't something that just happened - it happened slowly so i didn't notice it until it got really bad. I noticed that i started having trouble speaking - almost like...

I couldn't help but think of this as i read DefLord's post about having a job interview in his other thread about being bummed that his surgery got pushed back. This is a question i've wondered before and feel the need to post it. Do you feel that having a hearing aid or choclear implant...

I can get signing emoticons? Like on here there's one that signs 'sure' 'thank you' 'deaf' and ' i love you'. Is there another site somewhere that i could get more??? thanx!

I get my new hearing aid for my right ear tomorrow!!! I'm getting a Unitron Unison and i'm really psyched! I'll be able to hear out of both ears!! I never have! I already wear SensoDiva in my left and it helps me immensely...i'm so psyched! Lol! WOOO HOOO!!!

Hey! Ok so this has been a recurring problem with me. I got my hearing aid reprogrammed 3 weeks ago, and my audi said that i should be able to use the phone, but my problem is, whenever i put it to "T", all i hear is this loud buzz and i can barely hear the voice or the tone on the other...

This is a question for my fellow HOHers who wear Hearing Aids. DO you wear one or two? I wear one, but have damage in both ears, and every site i go to says that two are better than one. Do you agree? How many do you wear? I'm considering getting a second one...

I have a question about how do i get closed-captioning on my TV for when i watch it? Like the subtitles and stuff coz sometimes i need it. I was just wondering how. thanx

Hey ppl! I'm new here...so i thought that i'd just start a thread to let you ppl know that, lol. I'm happy that i've found a board ( i belong to another one that i absolutely adore!) where the ppl i'm talking to have an understanding of what it's like to be either deaf/HOH. I'm extremely HOH...