Recent content by Boobookitty

Ive been wondering about ABR test,I'm getting one Monday . It will be the billionth test. I hope there's not to many more test. My surgeon says its for insurance purpose before I can get a CI. I've never heard of ABR test before.At this rate I'll be broke by time I get approved lol :shock:

Missouri :wave:

I've never heard of percentage. DB is used prob to give insurance co an idea. Like mine won't pay for aids if wont last at least 3 years. I have 98 db loss in right ear at least few mos ago. It's gotten worse though, Dr can't make them any louder.:shock:

I've been having awful migraines. I can't get my hearing aids any louder and dr can't turn them up anymore. I strain to hear now. Next week I go to dr for follow up to see if I'm getting a CI . I've been taking lots of migrain pills from Dr.

I'm now stuck on the series lol My teens like it also.:P

This thread is hilarious ! :D Love the fast food drive through stories. I'm not so nice about it lol I tell them when get to window their machines a piece of crap- Wah Wah Wah :shock: I've unfortunately lost my patience with mean people This year ( hearing aids /paper weights don't work...

Scarlett fever when 7 or 8 yrs old. My mom said it was so bad they didn't think I would be okay. Had weak immune system since infant. Also ,mine is genetic. I have profound hearing loss . With no hearing aids right -ear deaf ,left ear -noises I hear and garbled talk. With hearing aids right ear...

No interpreting is not in my job description. I'm in the accounting department. I've had many problems where I work like being screamed at by boss while talking to me like im 3 ( even coworkers find this awful for me) One lady keeps telling me at least your not like "new guy " could be worse...

As far as learning. I'm in same boat no money for night classes no time for free classes ( m-f I'm at work) so I watch videos online . That's the plan for this afternoon me and my kiddos watching ASL videos. Plus I have a little fire under my bum to learn. ( Id like to not have to just speech...

Ugh I know the feeling. At my work they hired a new guy ( super nice) he only signs and little speech reading. They told me they expected me to interpret for him. :shock: Okay,I don't know many signs and just because I am profound doesn't mean I can sign. People are so inconsiderate. I speech...

Let me know how it goes, Your son picking up the ASL . My girls are Autistic one has PDD and youngest has Aspergers. I'm teaching them ASL this weekend ( we're learning together ) my youngest is very worried she won't pick it up,I think she'll be ok. Me needing it to communicate is her...

On upside thinking of a week off work spending it with my kiddos

Thinking of argument I got into with supervisor-ugh work making me buy device for phone cause they won't help,all devices I've bought wont work from dr,wishing I had a job where I didn't have to talk to ppl at all,hate my work they train everyone but me( been there 1 yr ppl who've been there 3...

I never thought of that. Not a bad idea.:D

I'm so jealous ,I like the purple! I have ugly black resounds ( it was that or skin tone,gray for mine ugh) I like the animal prints also. Tough choice :cool2: