Recent content by hurleysrus

lol. i can be slow at times... and apparently defensive. but now i got it ;-)

i am ony going to caim ignorance in why the laughter because i dont understand it. and assume it is nor derogatory in any way and say hi back....

just wanted to share someone elses story.... I know that there are probably a lot of parents who think that their kid may be "too hearing"/too oral for a deaf school. (very common myth) I chat often with a 16 year old girl who educationally looked like very classic HOH ...She was dealing with...

but then again someone born HOH and raised as hearing being mainsteamed could be considered as culturally hearing. The problem i see is it is different depending on who what when ect. not eveyone fits is any one group

how much fluctuation is there? Has there been any discussion as to if its a permanent loss or progressive. is there a chance of it getting any better. Did they check her incus mallus and stepes bones (my daughter had a 15 db gain after stepes replacement). Is she a candidatefor baha or CI and if...

my BC was at 65, which initially booted me out. But persistance pays off. i tried BTEs before but everything was muffled and too distorted. It really does depend on multiple factors. And i could have went CI but chose this as less invasive. I have had them for 3 yrs. And while i believe they are...

my loss is profound on left but only moderate on the right. and yes it fluctuates some. Alot of people go by the reports that baha only helps ssd or moderate loss, however they are only in the early stages of gathering input from the few bilateral and/or profound users. it helps me alot, however...

Interesting, you learn someting new every day! The English dictionary says there is no plural of insurance. However in translation dictionaries it does list insurances......

Not true.... i am a bilateral baha wearer with mixed loss and they help me a lot

Not CI's but we like to decorate our baha's! my daughter's and mine

I'd post mine and my daughter's if i could figure out how, lol

how old does the participants need to be, and what level of deaf are you looking for?

This is interesting. As my loss is mixed i was a candidate for both CI and baha. i chose baha as it was lessinvasive. i know a baha reciepent who was79 at the time of insurance approval. most insurances will cover if you hound them. mine took 6 appeals and almost daily phone calls. using a relay...

hi! and welcome

i am not sure what was offensive, and i am sorry you read it that way. i only posted it as it mirrors my feelings prefectly, yet i haven't found a way to adequately explain to eother the hearing OR Deaf worlds