Is "Deaf from Birth" a Minority Around Here? - Page 2

Speedy Hawk · 08-14-2011, 05:31 PM

Deaf at birth.

deafdyke · 08-14-2011, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jillio

Not really. Your language acquisition is still in it's very early stages at that point, so you would still be considered prelingual. The general cut off for prelingual is 3-3.5 years.

That's true he is not postlingal. However I thought there was a third classification perilingal, which means that you lost your hearing while aquirring spoken language. And kids who lose their hearing as little kids have a headstart and advantage in spoken language aquistation, compared to prelingally dhh kids. I think that a perilingal kid would prolly face the same spoken language issues that a congentially hoh kid would. Meaning they have language, but they're still behind.

deafdyke · 08-14-2011, 06:38 PM

and I am HOH from birth. I have never heard normally.

jillio · 08-14-2011, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by deafdyke

That's true he is not postlingal. However I thought there was a third classification perilingal, which means that you lost your hearing while aquirring spoken language. And kids who lose their hearing as little kids have a headstart and advantage in spoken language aquistation, compared to prelingally dhh kids. I think that a perilingal kid would prolly face the same spoken language issues that a congentially hoh kid would. Meaning they have language, but they're still behind.

That is something that has only begun to be used by the CI industry. It helps them with their push for childhood implantation. You are correct that they still have the same language issues, but the CI industry misuses the term.

deafdyke · 08-14-2011, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jillio

That is something that has only begun to be used by the CI industry. It helps them with their push for childhood implantation.

I did not know that. jillo, do you know if there's any research indicating that kids who lost their hearing, even after only being able to hear for a month or more as an infant, are better CI users then someone who is deep profound from birth? That could very well explain the fact that CI sucess is so varied.....after all, only about 10% of dhh kids are born that way.

jillio · 08-14-2011, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by deafdyke

I did not know that. jillo, do you know if there's any research indicating that kids who lost their hearing, even after only being able to hear for a month or more as an infant, are better CI users then someone who is deep profound from birth? That could very well explain the fact that CI sucess is so varied.....after all, only about 10% of dhh kids are born that way.

There is some research, I believe, that idicates that those who had some hearing for a period of time adjust more quickly to the CI, but the research is to be looked at with a grain of salt, because it is sponsored by CI manufacturers.

**Beowulf** · 08-14-2011, 07:04 PM

When I was two years old I got pneumonia, and part of the treatment was being injected with a drug. I forget the name of it but it is a long word, hah. It killed the nerves in my ears. I do not know how long it took for my parents to realize I was deaf. My dad told me that he whistled and shouted at me one day with no response, except when he dropped a heavy toolbox near me.
Poor Mom was so distraught: she took me to several doctors to see if there could be a cure. One day a doctor got very brusque with her, asking if she wanted him to cut me open to find out why I could not hear, to just muck around in my ear? She said if she had a gun on her at that moment, she would have shot him. But you know, I totally respect that doctor: maybe he knew that being deaf wasn't all that bad.

Bebonang · 08-14-2011, 07:12 PM

deaf at birth

**GrendelQ** · 08-14-2011, 07:37 PM

My little one is deaf from birth

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CSign · 08-14-2011, 07:59 PM

My son would be pre-lingually hard of hearing.

**Smithtr** · 08-14-2011, 08:06 PM

I guess I think so my mom told me I birth deaf i think so!

**deafskeptic** · 08-14-2011, 08:46 PM

I was born deaf.

Lavender · 08-14-2011, 08:58 PM

Huh? I'm prelingually deaf

but I wasn't born deaf not like 'em can't talk.

whatdidyousay! · 08-14-2011, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by KristinaB

I was always considered HOH at birth, but a recent check of all my medical records now states that I was technically deaf at birth. Turns out what we thought was a mild loss, was actually a moderate loss.

I was born HOH but was not called HOH until I was 7 years old. My doctors could not had been very bright to see I was HOH !

rebeccalj · 08-14-2011, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by whatdidyousay!

I was born HOH but was not called HOH until I was 7 years old. My doctors could not had been very bright to see I was HOH !

I have to wonder what the heck they have been teaching EN&T doctors in university.

rolling7 · 08-14-2011, 10:28 PM

Deaf at birth, 60-70 dB loss, and because of the neglect to save my residual hearing, am now R-105 dB and L-108 dB, profound deaf.

Buffalo · 08-14-2011, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by whatdidyousay!

I was born HOH but was not called HOH until I was 7 years old. My doctors could not had been very bright to see I was HOH !

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Originally Posted by rebeccalj

I have to wonder what the heck they have been teaching EN&T doctors in university.

I think Whatdidyousay is in her 60's or older so the doctors in '30s / '40s / '50s were not that knowledgeable about deafness. (I may add... and still today!)

deafdyke · 08-14-2011, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Buffalo

I think Whatdidyousay is in her 60's or older so the doctors in '30s / '40s / '50s were not that knowledgeable about deafness. (I may add... and still today!)

Actually did you know that until the '70's a lot of mildly hoh kids were misdx as mentally handicapped?

**shel90** · 08-14-2011, 11:52 PM

deaf at birth here...

Buffalo · 08-15-2011, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by deafdyke

Actually did you know that until the '70's a lot of mildly hoh kids were misdx as mentally handicapped?

That would explained why my mother 'test' me by having me matching one of my hair ribbons to one of my dresses. Also she had me turned my buidling blocks up to show all animals, all objects, all captial letters or all lower capital letters.

DeafRaptor · 08-15-2011, 06:14 PM

Deaf from birth though with some residual hearing. Some people would say I was HOH from birth because I tried to be hearing since that was all I knew. I don't like to associate "HOH" with myself anymore. Because of my struggle to be hearing growing up, it has too many bad connotations for me.

CareyJay · 02-01-2012, 07:04 PM

Most likely from birth in my case. Definitely inherited (father and paternal grandfather) but not taken seriously for a very long time because every time I failed a screening someone said "oh, he recently had an ear infection, it's probably that" and didn't look further. So probably but not certain.

drphil · 02-06-2012, 08:37 AM

I definitely was not DEAF at birth. That condition "actualized" in Right ear- February 19, 1992 and Left ear-December 20, 2006.
I understand there is much more deafness happening after birth re: Latedeafeneds.

DeafCaroline · 02-06-2012, 09:31 AM

I'm also deaf since birth although it's still unknown if I was born deaf or became deaf right after birth due to jaundice complications.

HH scientist · 02-06-2012, 04:25 PM

Diagnosed at the age of 4, df since birth probably.

AJWSmith · 02-14-2012, 10:43 AM

I was born deaf but was never DEAF (i.e. no ability to hear sound at all) nor Deaf (i.e sign language user) as I was only exposed to oral language while growing up. Recently my hearing loss increased and I was pushed out of the hearing world so I feel like a late-deafened.

Anij · 02-15-2012, 11:04 AM

Wirelessly posted (Blackberry Curve 8310)

I was born +120db SSD (right side) from birth. Constant ear infections lead to being hoh on my left side aswell.

I'm now +120db deaf right & mild/mod flux hoh left as well as having APD.

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Smithtr Siberian Husky Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 14,682	I guess I think so my mom told me I birth deaf i think so! __________________

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deafskeptic Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 14,512	I was born deaf. __________________ Left ear implanted with Med-El on April 24 2007. Activated on May 9th. Upgraded to Opus 2 9/10/2010 Think Pink. FREE JILLIO!

08-14-2011, 08:58 PM	#43 (permalink)
Lavender Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WackoPlanet Posts: 1,624	Huh? I'm prelingually deaf but I wasn't born deaf not like 'em can't talk. __________________

08-14-2011, 11:52 PM	#49 (permalink)
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deafdyke Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Trebekistan Posts: 13,099	and I am HOH from birth. I have never heard normally.

08-14-2011, 07:04 PM	#37 (permalink)
Beowulf Premium Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 10,515	When I was two years old I got pneumonia, and part of the treatment was being injected with a drug. I forget the name of it but it is a long word, hah. It killed the nerves in my ears. I do not know how long it took for my parents to realize I was deaf. My dad told me that he whistled and shouted at me one day with no response, except when he dropped a heavy toolbox near me. Poor Mom was so distraught: she took me to several doctors to see if there could be a cure. One day a doctor got very brusque with her, asking if she wanted him to cut me open to find out why I could not hear, to just muck around in my ear? She said if she had a gun on her at that moment, she would have shot him. But you know, I totally respect that doctor: maybe he knew that being deaf wasn't all that bad.

08-14-2011, 07:59 PM	#40 (permalink)
CSign Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Best Coast, USA Posts: 3,194	My son would be pre-lingually hard of hearing.

08-14-2011, 10:28 PM	#46 (permalink)
rolling7 Banned Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 3,340	Deaf at birth, 60-70 dB loss, and because of the neglect to save my residual hearing, am now R-105 dB and L-108 dB, profound deaf.

08-15-2011, 06:14 PM	#51 (permalink)
DeafRaptor Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ashburn, VA Posts: 163	Deaf from birth though with some residual hearing. Some people would say I was HOH from birth because I tried to be hearing since that was all I knew. I don't like to associate "HOH" with myself anymore. Because of my struggle to be hearing growing up, it has too many bad connotations for me.

02-01-2012, 07:04 PM	#52 (permalink)
CareyJay Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 50 Blog Entries: 2	Most likely from birth in my case. Definitely inherited (father and paternal grandfather) but not taken seriously for a very long time because every time I failed a screening someone said "oh, he recently had an ear infection, it's probably that" and didn't look further. So probably but not certain.

02-06-2012, 08:37 AM	#53 (permalink)
drphil Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Toronto Ontario Posts: 4,120	I definitely was not DEAF at birth. That condition "actualized" in Right ear- February 19, 1992 and Left ear-December 20, 2006. I understand there is much more deafness happening after birth re: Latedeafeneds. __________________ Get Real:Implanted Sunnybrook/Toronto -Advanced Bionics-Harmony activated Aug/07

02-06-2012, 09:31 AM	#54 (permalink)
DeafCaroline Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,889	I'm also deaf since birth although it's still unknown if I was born deaf or became deaf right after birth due to jaundice complications.

02-06-2012, 04:25 PM	#55 (permalink)
HH scientist Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 186	Diagnosed at the age of 4, df since birth probably.

02-14-2012, 10:43 AM	#56 (permalink)
AJWSmith Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: live? I'm the walking dead! Posts: 684	I was born deaf but was never DEAF (i.e. no ability to hear sound at all) nor Deaf (i.e sign language user) as I was only exposed to oral language while growing up. Recently my hearing loss increased and I was pushed out of the hearing world so I feel like a late-deafened. __________________ Born deaf. Profound hearing loss in both ears (90-105dB). Wears Oticon Spirit Zest C SP (Chili) You can also find me on twitter as @AJWSmith and on Google+ as AJW Smith

02-15-2012, 11:04 AM	#57 (permalink)
Anij Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 2,087	Wirelessly posted (Blackberry Curve 8310) I was born +120db SSD (right side) from birth. Constant ear infections lead to being hoh on my left side aswell. I'm now +120db deaf right & mild/mod flux hoh left as well as having APD. __________________ Hoh/Deaf ~ +120db deaf right , mild/mod flux left & APD English & ASL ...PAH!! Ignorance is NOT Bliss

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