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  1. Ryssie

    HoH/deaf = Deaf ?

    The other day, a friend had told me that I am Deaf if I identify with the culture even though I'm Hard of Hearing. I thought that was really nice of her to say since I'm still new to the cultural part of things. But, I have also been told by others that there is a difference between deaf and...
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    Update

    So, I went to my audiologist a few days ago and after a battery of tests, we figured out that I have severe APD and unilateral hearing loss in my right ear, and fluctuated loss between both ears, and tinnitus. Instead of getting an FM, she now suggests a hearing aid with bells and whistles to...
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    "This Small Shell"

    Hope is there. Underneath the palpable force that binds you in a shoebox of inequities. You feel yourself failing because you are put at an unfair standard within a system of unfair entrapment. You hope you will find your way, but still it continues; you’re drowning. So you stay there, and...
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    Which FM System should I buy?

    Should I buy the Amigo Star by Oticon Assisting students with listening difficulties Or the iSense Classic or Micro by Phonak Receivers - iSense | Phonak - life is on They both seem really good! Please let me know, thanks!:ty:
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    APD and the Deaf Community

    Hi, I was wondering about Deaf rules and culture. Pertaining to Auditory Processing Disorder(APD){Brain is hard of hearing, language processing deficit, Auditory Dyslexia etc.}, would it be acceptable if a subculture of the Deaf, that being a subculture within the Deaf culture specifically for...
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