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  1. Lauralein91

    German parents taken to court for refusing to implant son

    It's still not decided yet but I can't imagine that they get through it. There are now two court cases.. another one in the city of Trier
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    Hi, future teacher here, and feeling unprepared

    Hey, I'm nearly done with my degree in Deaf Education (just need to finish writing my Master dissertation) and will become a teacher after this. I'm hard of hearing myself and went to mainstream school. So if you need any help or information or literature about the topic just let me know Laura
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    Headphones for running or gym?

    Hey thanks for your reply. I also wear BTE hearing aids and tried wearing headphones, I just hoped that there is a better solution like wirelessly or with an fm-system or induction loop
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    Headphones for running or gym?

    Hey :) Thanks for the reply. Yes my hearing aids have a t-coil. I bought one of those which hang on the ear but it's not really convenient while walking :( Are you happy with the new device you bought?
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    Alarm Clocks With Pillow Shakers

    I didn't know that those kind of watches exist.Where did you get your watch? I think this would be even better for traveling, especially while staying in a hostel so I don't have to worry to scare the people in the bed under mines
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    Alarm Clocks With Pillow Shakers

    I basically have vibrating alarm clocks all my life and been used to it. I have the "travel tim" for traveling and Bellmann&Symfon at home. Make sure when you are able to hear a bit without any devices or have a hearing partner to get an automatic alarm clock. My old one was quite noisy and I...
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    Headphones for running or gym?

    Hey there :) Do you have any suggestions for good headphones? Maybe even with an induction loop? After a while I finally started running again but the headphones I use for watching series, just don't work with my hearing aid :( and it would be nice to be able to listen to some music. Hope...
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    Projects in the field of deaf education

    Hey there, I'm hopefully nearly done with studying and was thinking of doing some volunteering in a kindergarden, schools or something similar like that for deaf and hard of hearing people. Does someone of you done similar Projects? Or know someone who did? I probably have two months time for...
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    Coping with being hoh?

    Thank you for your replies :) I actually got a new hearing aid but maybe this wasn't the right one as I didn't try another brand. I guess acepting the own hearing loss ist one of the biggest keys of getting out of the downs. I met some nice exchange students who are aware of my hearing loss and...
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    Coping with being hoh?

    Hey there :) It's been a while since I posted something here. I'm just curious how are you dealing with being HoH or Deaf? I'm basically HoH (deaf on the left ear / moderate to severe hearing loss on the right)almost my whole life and went to Mainstream School so everyone in my Family and all...
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    Phonak roger pen for uni?

    That's sounds great :) I'm trying the Phonak Easy Pen at the moment and I love it for listening to music and watching series. I hope it' s also good for Uni because if it's not I can't keep it as I mainly need a FM-System for Uni :(
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    Phonak roger pen for uni?

    I have a new basic hearing aid from phonak. The aid I had before was the Phonak Naida. I just wanted to have a basic hearing aid as I had analogous hearing aids my whole life..and I had problems with the digital ones :(
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    Phonak roger pen for uni?

    Thank you for your quick reply :) So you wouldn't recommend it for uni?
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    Phonak roger pen for uni?

    Hi there, I unfortunately have a bit of a problem. My acoustician unfortunately sold me a old FM-System (Zoom Link) three years ago. The old FM-sytem is now broken and not reparable. That's why I need a new FM-System. The acoustician recomended the Roger pen, but I heard that the reach of the...
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    Internship in Deaf/ HoH school in the States

    Yes of course it is wrong :( I went to a mainstream school all my life and it wasn't that easy.I always tried to act "as normal as possible"( hiding hearing aid with hairs, if I didn't understand smth I simply nodded instead of asking the people to repeat the sentence or speak louder etc.) The...
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    Internship in Deaf/ HoH school in the States

    Are many Deaf schools closing? Why that? Do they want to integrate Deaf/HoH in mainstream schools? ( I hope not as I went to a mainstream school)
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    Internship in Deaf/ HoH school in the States

    Thank you for your replys :) I just looked up Clarkes Homepage and it looks nice. Did they shut the campus down or not? I'm a little confused :D Maybe I try my luck and writes them a email tomorrow. I think it depends on the individul child and the hearing wheter you use the oral or sign...
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    Internship in Deaf/ HoH school in the States

    Hello there:) My name is Laura and I'm nearly finished with my Bachelor in "Special Education" ( specialising in Deaf / HoH education). I'm also HoH which kinda encouraged me to become a teacher for children with hearing difficulties. I plan to study a Semester at the California State...
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    New Here :) Need advice

    The University of Northern Colorado is also on my list :) Did you like it there? I plan to do my exchange next year so I'm still searching for good universities. Does anyone of you know someone who studied at the University of Kansas or University of Minesota? Both universities offers courses in...
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    Semi-New Here...

    Hey Rachel what kind of hearing aids are you wearing? I always had a anolog one but when I turned 18 I got a new one ( digital) and I hate it. I only wear the new one at university because of the FM gadget and in my spare time I still wear my old ones. I unfortunately can't change the program of...
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