CI--Deaf or Hearing?

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CSign said:
ASL in English word order would be PSE/CASE. It doesn't incorporate all if the prefixes, ending etc., that SEE incorporates.
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Uh, he didn't say English word order.
 
Is the meandering discussion-above- another intermural exercise of the "militant deaf-all segments" on the "deafpath"?
Never boring.

Implanted A B Harmony activated Aug/07
 
I am getting an CI and I do not care what other people think. A couple girls I dated were against my decision to getting my cochlear implant. It will NOT making me a hearing person at all. It only advances my hearing to the fullest as possible soooo yeah no matter what I'll always be deaf especially when I take it off and go to sleep and hearing nothing or even when I shower, etc. I'll never understand why some deaf people are so close minded on this stuff when they haven't even try this experience yet then after that they can have the right to judge about it.

Anyway, I was scared of getting one in the past but now that I'm 26 and half and I have seen how much the technology has improve since so it looks like i'm pretty much in a very good time to get the CI.
 
The most important thing is- do what you want to do,
not what others think you should do or not do.

It's irrelevant what others think - it is YOUR life, YOUR hearing, ears, head,
YOUR decision, period.

Good luck to you ! :wave:

Fuzzy
 
Steel X said:
I'll never understand why some deaf people are so close minded on this stuff when they haven't even try this experience yet then after that they can have the right to judge about it.

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First of all, I want to make it clear and loud. I don't support the idea of implanting on infants/toddlers however, Its ok for me when kid ask for IT or Kid understands what CI is means kid will have to commit to the speech therapy way more than normal. I so support for the adults who want CI. but infants/toddlers.

So Good luck :)
 
Steel X said:
I am getting an CI and I do not care what other people think. A couple girls I dated were against my decision to getting my cochlear implant. It will NOT making me a hearing person at all. It only advances my hearing to the fullest as possible soooo yeah no matter what I'll always be deaf especially when I take it off and go to sleep and hearing nothing or even when I shower, etc. I'll never understand why some deaf people are so close minded on this stuff when they haven't even try this experience yet then after that they can have the right to judge about it.

Anyway, I was scared of getting one in the past but now that I'm 26 and half and I have seen how much the technology has improve since so it looks like i'm pretty much in a very good time to get the CI.
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Your body, your choice. Good luck with the CI, hope it goes well.
 
drphil said:
Is the meandering discussion-above- another intermural exercise of the "militant deaf-all segments" on the "deafpath"?
Never boring.

Implanted A B Harmony activated Aug/07
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ok, since you're so fond of that phrase 'deaf militants" and seem to apply it with great liberalism, can you define for us what "deaf militancy" means to you?
 
Steel X said:
I am getting an CI and I do not care what other people think. A couple girls I dated were against my decision to getting my cochlear implant. It will NOT making me a hearing person at all. It only advances my hearing to the fullest as possible soooo yeah no matter what I'll always be deaf especially when I take it off and go to sleep and hearing nothing or even when I shower, etc. I'll never understand why some deaf people are so close minded on this stuff when they haven't even try this experience yet then after that they can have the right to judge about it.

Anyway, I was scared of getting one in the past but now that I'm 26 and half and I have seen how much the technology has improve since so it looks like i'm pretty much in a very good time to get the CI.
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I can't think of a single person here that would disagree with your decision. You are making it as an informed person, and you have realistic expectations.
 
DeafCaroline said:
ok, since you're so fond of that phrase 'deaf militants" and seem to apply it with great liberalism, can you define for us what "deaf militancy" means to you?
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I asked the same question in another thread. He seems to be so fond of the phrase that I am truly interested in his definition of a Deaf militant. To date, it would appear to include anyone that is not completely oral and obsessed with his/her date of deafness.
 
jillio said:
I asked the same question in another thread. He seems to be so fond of the phrase that I am truly interested in his definition of a Deaf militant. To date, it would appear to include anyone that is not completely oral and obsessed with his/her date of deafness.
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My impression is he's stuck in 1996 - the time when "deaf militants" were in the news in an uproar over the approval for implantation of CIs in babies. Maybe this always stuck with him because he was considering getting an implant around then. That's my theory.
 
DeafCaroline said:
My impression is he's stuck in 1996 - the time when "deaf militants" were in the news in an uproar over the approval for implantation of CIs in babies. Maybe this always stuck with him because he was considering getting an implant around then. That's my theory.
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Yeah. He read one book on Deaf culture, and he just keeps repeating a phrase he read in that book. I guess he thinks it makes him look informed.
 
jillio said:
Yeah. He read one book on Deaf culture, and he just keeps repeating a phrase he read in that book. I guess he thinks it makes him look informed.
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exactly! I hate when people do this! they have no idea what they read, so they just post bits and chunks where they think it would apply to seem smart :roll:
 
RANDOM:

My car died the other day because it was raining, I put headlights on and forgot to turn them off--apparently there is a very high pitched ring or buzz to remind people to turn off the lights so you dont kill the car. :thumbd:

Happen to others?
 
Gawd, the heat is bringing them all out, isn't it?:lol:
 
jillio said:
That's happened to me, and I'm hearing.:lol:
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I have not even had my car for a year (dad didnt want to let me drive because Im Deaf) Ive already fully replaced battery once, and its died 4 times because of this. What a hassle because Im scared to touch the jumpers so BF has to do it :giggle:
 
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