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when i was a child a wanted to be a vet because i loved animals. I still do. Now i have a hearing dog i think being a vet would be a bonus for both of us. I would love doing it and the work environment would be great for my hearing dog. Local Wonders: Cookie and Andri YNN Your News Now 1 -...

Laura! You are a wisdom guru! Thanks. I do miss communicating with people SO MUCH. I am very much a people person. I just detest the exhausting effort i have to put forth to hear! Hopefully when i learn ASL i will find comfort in communicating with others and this will lead to less stress...

Well money isn't that much of a problem since school is free in Texas. I had disability insurance when i had my counseling job and get a small check from them each month.. yes true! I am all over the place! It's hard to think about a new career in the middle of my life after already having a...

I was a school counselor at an elementary school (master's degree). Let's just say that it was insanely hard and very thick with audism- (idiot principal wanted me to take notes at meetings, wouldn't get me a captioned phone,etc).. Well it became too much! The strain and effort of reading lips...

:aw: well i know the dog will be a huge responsibility. I would love one. My hubby to be thinks the dog would be a good idea in some places. Like if he starts working at night again and when i want to go for a walk (can't hear from behind with aids).. I know the dog will like having a baby...

I am HOH i would say i am 55% lost right 65%loss left starting wearing aids in 2005 or whenever Crash came out cause that was the 1st movie i actually heard and understood 95% of the dialogue.:) :aw: Well, i am truly considering getting a hearing dog. I get tired of wearing my aids all the...

I love Starkey.. but when i moved to a new State and the hearing aids that we suggest were Resound Azure mini BTE (sucky) i still use my old Starkey CIC cause to me Starkey REALLY does focus in on the human voice! the others just make EVERYTHING louder! Hmm..maybe i should buy some off line...

HI there! (second chance at introduction 1st time computer glitch) I moved from Memphis, TN to Austin, TX 1. to escape my screwed up family 2. to take advantage for the free school TX offers for Deaf and HOH Umm.. let's see I believe my hearing troubles started when i was a kid @ 5...

vallee your blogspot rocks! I just moved from Memphis, TN to Austin Tx.. how much were the cochlear implants..is their any financial help out there for me.. i will probably stick with aids for now. I will study you Unitrons. $$$ is a BIG factor..i took another glance at my audiogram.. i am...

Thank you all for your helpful replies! yes! there is Austin school for the deaf near by.. i hope their school hours aren't in sync with my school's hours or else i can never visit. I really like education (holiday are groovy:laugh2:) I am just trying to hang in there until i can get that...

thanks everyone and Shel 90.. i work at a typical hearing elementary school.. i'm trying to hold on and take some classes, get a 2nd masters in instructional technology.. but i have to be in TX for a year for free school.. i am so ready to take sign language but once again $$$ is an issue.. I...

only 3 .. 1 per each state i have lived in since i got aids in 2004.. i will shop around this time more.. but how do you know you have a good audiologist and not just some one out for $$$$.

Does any one wear ReSound Azure mini-BTE? i am considering purchasing it b/c Starkey CIC is USELESS! in 8 months of purchase i have the circut changed, numerous sound adjustments..just 3 wks ago i had it turned up and still struggle on a daily basis.. What hearing aids would you recommend...

Man i love this website!! ya'll so upbeat and helpful :ty:

i will probably take one but i hate to see all those other careers listed that aren't possible for me do to my HOH status.. I am attempting to learn sign @ Austin School for the Deaf (hence the big move). ..i enjoy counseling but my ears make it frustrating and i don't know if i am burned out...

yeah i know i could do that but i am TIRED of being a counselor.. i want a career change so my hearing impairment is not the reason (it is a booster though!) to change careers.. i know i am limited due to my HOH but do you think the instructional technologist idea is good?

Hi, i am a school counselor.. i knew i always had hearing issues in middle school. Parents brushed it away saying i had water in the ear or i'm not paying attention when they call for me. ( if they had checked my hearing then i would definetly not have chosen counseling in graduate school)...

i don't like people to see mainly b/c i am a school counselor (55 %loss R and 67% loss left). I hate how people look and then glance away or worse give me that "look". and at least 4 times a week a kid who i have seen all year notice and ask "what's that thing in your ear" i reply "hearing...

born in so-so Memphis, TN... just moved to Wonderful Austin, TX june 08!

sorry about the k.. i went back and erased stuff and them forgot to type again..Brain fart! I am a school counselor..who is HOH.. 67 loss left and 55 loss right.. had a drop of 5% ten months ago. last month My beau and i moved to TX from horrible Memphis,tn so i could l start to learn ASL...