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    Hearing Aids Mess My Hair- Suggestions?

    Hi All :) When I have my (long) hair in a pony tail or braid, through the day my HA's mess up the hair around them. When I was a kid, I used to use little clips to hold those hairs down, but they damage and tear my hair over time. Normally, I wear my hair down, but now I have a job where I...
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    Questioned About My Hearing in a Job Interview

    Today I had a job interview. I was acing it- the two guys were really into me. I was a great fit, qualifications-wise, as well as personality-wise, with the team. The immediate supervisor and his boss were both talking about where they would like me to move after a few months, and it was a...
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    Deaf People and Autistic People?

    On a general Q&A site I frequent, I saw a question asking if Deaf people tend to have an easier time than others relating to people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). I've heard that Deaf tend to be better at reading people, and obviously wouldn't mind the fact that Autistics don't...
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    ASL Idiom Question

    Yesterday I saw Keith Wann perform (hilarious), and he made reference to an idiom that I am unfamiliar with. It was a situation where one guy saw another and asked if he was deaf. The second man was and asked how the first guy could tell. He said something like "You look deaf strong." Could...
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    Photos for Fun

    Hello All, I'm really enjoying this section! I tried to post a link to my pictures on picasa, but it connected too much to my google account and I can't figure out how to post pictures on here- I will try again tomorrow :)
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    Deaf in the Military

    Interesting TED Talk about Keith Nolan's journey Keith Nolan: Deaf in the military | Video on TED.com
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    Hello from Pittsburgh!

    Hello All! I'm a newbie to the site, and quite enjoying it. I am a grad student studying the molecular biology of the innate immune system, and am (what feels like) forever away from completing my PhD. I like martial arts, cooking, playing the piano and guitar (badly), taking pictures...
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