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My man is pissed off at me again as me, the deafie (me) doesn't fit into his world of socializing with hearies who make no attempt for me to understand them. I am tired of sitting pretty in a group but being totally alienated, I won't do it much anymore, and this hurts him. He can't...

Wishing all AD'ers a very Happy Spring! As the sun crosses the celestial equator and starts it north bound journey, our day light ours grow longer, yeah!

I saw that most beautiful tattoo the other day, at first I saw colour on this woman's ear from afar and thought it was a H.A. Turns out it was a tattoo, she was open to talking about it, it was a green dragon, quite delicate and fine lined, obviously small. I am thinking of getting one on my...

Hi folks, I hope I have placed this in the correct forum, my apologies if I did not. I have recently taken up bike riding again and am loving it. However, when cars or other cyclists come up behind me, they expect that I am hearing them. I do not hear them, and am finding this dangerous for...

Hi folks, been awhile since I posted anything. Thought someone here may want to know that I finally made the adjustment in getting used to a digital aid, I had only ever worn a analog aid. At first I kept switching them, taking out my digital when It got annoying, which was most of the time...

As the sun reaches it highest northern most point on our celestial equator, the longest day of the year, I am celebrating and wishing you all a beautiful summer solstice!:wave: Does anyone else recognize this time of year?

Ok, as I have been posting tidbits of my story around lately, you may or may not have read that I grew up in the hearing world without any diagnosis. I am 42 now and got my first HA when I was 19 years old. I am a single Mom and work out of my home. I am quite anti-social when it comes to the...

So, I am sure this is not a new topic, just one that comes up now and again. My b/f is upset again that I did not want to go swimming with him and his daughter (without contacts I can't see and without my h/a I can't hear, I also hate swimming). He feels that I have an excuse for every family...

I have been struggling to get used to my new digital aid. I have been back to my audiologist for many adjustments but I cannot seem to get used to it, cannot seem to re-program my brain as she calls it. I am back to using my old analog, it helps me with sounds when I am lip reading. For...

Hi, I am looking for any advice or shared experiences please. I just got a digital aid for the first time a funky red one that sits behind my ear (previous to this I have been wearing analog aid for many years). I realize it it new and it sounds weird and I will have to go back to my...

Last night the HA broke, feel apart, I am hoping I will be able to crazy glue the cover back on. I need a new one, but am dreading having to put thousands of dollars to buy it on my credit card. Why the heck are they so bloody expensive? I really must take more sign language courses and...

Can someone please explain to me what profoundly deaf means...how many different categories are there for levels of deafness and what are they? How come some folks who can hear some call themselves deaf and some folks who hear nothing call themselves hard of hearing. I have not been exposed to...

Hello all, what do you want to know about me? Or maybe your question is looking for advice, or maybe you want to just rattle my cage! Whatever your intent is, bring on your question and I will do my best to answer you honestly. Don't be shy, I want to get to know y'all! Hugs and love, Moon-child

My boyfriend and I are signed up to take intro to sign language at the end of the month. I took some some many years ago and taught my son some sign to augment our communication. I speak very well, not sure why or how! I did not know I was deaf until I was 19 years old, my boyfreind at the...

Greetings from Calgary Canada! I was excited to stumble across this site and I look forward to getting to know you all. I am terribly hard of hearing, new to computers and need a friendly place like this to vent and learn!