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deafnotblind

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So I'm going to college next year. Throughout high school, I haven't been able to really hear my teachers, despite using hearing aids and always sitting in front. Luckily, I'm a bit smart so I managed to get along well enough with just the textbook. However, I get the feeling that this technique won't work in college. Anyone have an idea? I'm thinking about getting a small microphone for my teachers and some sort of earpiece I can wear, though that seems like a hassle. I might just get a cochlear implant too, though some other ideas would be nice.
 
I had the same issues as you did.

I tried with oral terps for a while but I still wasnt able to catch everything cuz lipreading didnt enable full access to what's happening around me in the classroom.

Got a CART but after a while my eyes would hurt from trying to read fast for long periods of times.

Started learning ASL so I tried an ASL terp. Never looked back. I finally understood everything without ending up with sore eyes and headaches.

You can try those 3. I dont know about hearing devices as you said your HA didnt help much.
 
Well the main reason they don't work so well is due to the large classrooms. I think if the voice was right in my ear, it might work. Erm, ASL means american sign language, I think... but what does CART mean?
 
No way. I always use subtitles when I watch a dvd or captions on tv. I've even joked about wanting real life to have subtitles... How well does this work?
 
deafnotblind said:
No way. I always use subtitles when I watch a dvd or captions on tv. I've even joked about wanting real life to have subtitles... How well does this work?
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Jiro made it all the way through college using it.

JClarke is using it right now in college.
 
Oh, it's an actual person, like a stenographer... I'm not quite sure that one would work out. I appreciate the help though, and I'm planning on looking into lip-reading.
 
deafnotblind said:
Oh, it's an actual person, like a stenographer... I'm not quite sure that one would work out. I appreciate the help though, and I'm planning on looking into lip-reading.
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As a former lipreader myself, I wouldn't recommend to depend on lipreading in your college classes especially if they are at an university where there could be over 100 students in a class. Sonme classes are 3 hours long..can u handle lipreading for that long and ensure that u will understand everything that is being said especially during discussions.

I went to Arizona State..I can't imagine having to lipread in all of mt classes. I would end up with headaches, fatigue and stress.

Just my advice as a former college student.
 
Well, maybe I can find a way to mix that with the microphone idea, maybe it will be less stressful.
 
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