Hi!

wilykat · 08-17-2012, 01:24 AM

Just found this site so I thought I'd sign up and post here.

I've been deaf since birth (1973), my hearing loss is quite severe with loss in 100dB range. However I was raised to speak (no ASL) and I'm quite good at talking... if I talk. I don't usually talk much anyway.

I attended Ann Arbor schools in the Hearing Impaired program. The program had just started for the deaf students thanks to my parents and a few other who were faced with either long trip to other Deaf friendly schools like Jackson or Flint (at the time, those 2 were the nearest) Graduated from high school in '93 and briefly attended college before I moved to my current residence in the Thumbs area of Michigan.

The last time I got new hearing aids (almost 2 years ago), my audiologist was very unhappy with what was available. Digital hearing aids only were being manufactured, and very few were powerful enough for my hearing loss. He thought analog hearing aids would have been better (and a lot cheaper) but the companies choose not to make them anymore. The cost of digital hearing aids? $3200 for a pair.

Before that expensive set the last analog set was only $1,000 for the pair. It was a lot more than inflation, it was probably various company's greed to discontinue cheaper analog hearing aids for the pricey digital version.

Anyway a friendly hi from the farm at the thumbs. PS I know only some ASL, not enough for real conversation.

softabak · 08-18-2012, 06:25 PM

Hi welcome!

Hearing aids are so expensive. I have loss in the 100 ranges as well, and just bought a new pair (I get them at the end of the month). Luckily I got them on a payment plan but they are almost $4000!

Hope you enjoy your time on here. I am! Talking to different people is great.

dereksbicycles · 08-19-2012, 06:55 AM

Were there a lot of U of Michigan fans at Ann Arbor school for deaf?

Go Blue!!!

Sarfarigirl2011 · 08-19-2012, 07:26 PM

yeah and ikr? but the Chilli can come in handy lol (I'm gonna get this if my hearing falls into that state)

08-17-2012, 01:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
wilykat Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 12	Hi! Just found this site so I thought I'd sign up and post here. I've been deaf since birth (1973), my hearing loss is quite severe with loss in 100dB range. However I was raised to speak (no ASL) and I'm quite good at talking... if I talk. I don't usually talk much anyway. I attended Ann Arbor schools in the Hearing Impaired program. The program had just started for the deaf students thanks to my parents and a few other who were faced with either long trip to other Deaf friendly schools like Jackson or Flint (at the time, those 2 were the nearest) Graduated from high school in '93 and briefly attended college before I moved to my current residence in the Thumbs area of Michigan. The last time I got new hearing aids (almost 2 years ago), my audiologist was very unhappy with what was available. Digital hearing aids only were being manufactured, and very few were powerful enough for my hearing loss. He thought analog hearing aids would have been better (and a lot cheaper) but the companies choose not to make them anymore. The cost of digital hearing aids? $3200 for a pair. Before that expensive set the last analog set was only $1,000 for the pair. It was a lot more than inflation, it was probably various company's greed to discontinue cheaper analog hearing aids for the pricey digital version. Anyway a friendly hi from the farm at the thumbs. PS I know only some ASL, not enough for real conversation.

08-19-2012, 07:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Sarfarigirl2011 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,975	yeah and ikr? but the Chilli can come in handy lol (I'm gonna get this if my hearing falls into that state) __________________ 18 yr old girl with a moderate/severe in the right and severe on the left. currently wearing purple Oticon Safari P 600s

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08-18-2012, 06:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
softabak Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Ottawa Posts: 112	Hi welcome! Hearing aids are so expensive. I have loss in the 100 ranges as well, and just bought a new pair (I get them at the end of the month). Luckily I got them on a payment plan but they are almost $4000! Hope you enjoy your time on here. I am! Talking to different people is great.

08-19-2012, 06:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
dereksbicycles Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: 60202 Posts: 3,788	Were there a lot of U of Michigan fans at Ann Arbor school for deaf? Go Blue!!!