~*Kaelei*~
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I'm Curious....
How did your parents (if you were a child) or you (if you were an adult) found out that you were/are deaf?
I was only 16 months old when my parents learned that I'm deaf. I've been told that my parents/grandparents nocticed that I wouldn't respond to my name and whenever they make nosies from behind like banging the pots & pans, I wouldn't jump and scream, or cry. Once my mom and grandma bang pots and pans while I was sleeping in my crib and I didn't wake up at all.
That's when they finaly took me to the doctor and the doctor sent me to auotoligist. They did the hearing test and I completely failed. They found out that I'm Severely Profoundly Deaf. They told me that they felt like part of me has died. They have greifed for my hearing... my family and my extended family has greifed for my hearing, as if I have died.
It took them a long time to finally accept it. They also did TONS of testing to see what was my hearing loss was casued by. The test result showed that my hearing loss was caused by CMV and that I was born deaf, CMV killed my hearing while I was in my birth mother's womb. They also were deciding what to do with me... weather to put me in Oral school or in Deaf School.
After chatting with people from Tucker Maxon Oral School, they have decided to put me in Oral School... and I went into that school at 18 months, with hearing aids. There, they taught me to do speech and lip reading. I went to TMOS (Tucker Maxon Oral School) Until I was in 3rd Grade.
My Parents has kept searching how to make my hearing better... when they have learned about CI...they were thirlled and they wanted me to get it... but they haven't done it young children yet. They have spoken to surgons and the TMOS was determined to have young children to get CI. I was one of the youngest children in 1991 to get CI.
I honestly think my parents have always seen my deafness as a disability thing... something that is wrong with me. I don't see it that way... I see my deafness is part of who I am, what made me into this person.
So What I'm asking is when did your parents find out that you were deaf? How old were you? What was your deafness caused by?
I'm just courious that's all.....
How did your parents (if you were a child) or you (if you were an adult) found out that you were/are deaf?
I was only 16 months old when my parents learned that I'm deaf. I've been told that my parents/grandparents nocticed that I wouldn't respond to my name and whenever they make nosies from behind like banging the pots & pans, I wouldn't jump and scream, or cry. Once my mom and grandma bang pots and pans while I was sleeping in my crib and I didn't wake up at all.
That's when they finaly took me to the doctor and the doctor sent me to auotoligist. They did the hearing test and I completely failed. They found out that I'm Severely Profoundly Deaf. They told me that they felt like part of me has died. They have greifed for my hearing... my family and my extended family has greifed for my hearing, as if I have died.
It took them a long time to finally accept it. They also did TONS of testing to see what was my hearing loss was casued by. The test result showed that my hearing loss was caused by CMV and that I was born deaf, CMV killed my hearing while I was in my birth mother's womb. They also were deciding what to do with me... weather to put me in Oral school or in Deaf School.
After chatting with people from Tucker Maxon Oral School, they have decided to put me in Oral School... and I went into that school at 18 months, with hearing aids. There, they taught me to do speech and lip reading. I went to TMOS (Tucker Maxon Oral School) Until I was in 3rd Grade.
My Parents has kept searching how to make my hearing better... when they have learned about CI...they were thirlled and they wanted me to get it... but they haven't done it young children yet. They have spoken to surgons and the TMOS was determined to have young children to get CI. I was one of the youngest children in 1991 to get CI.
I honestly think my parents have always seen my deafness as a disability thing... something that is wrong with me. I don't see it that way... I see my deafness is part of who I am, what made me into this person.
So What I'm asking is when did your parents find out that you were deaf? How old were you? What was your deafness caused by?
I'm just courious that's all.....