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Very true Bott! I don't know where I'd be without my allergy med, daily inhaler and rescue inhaler. As you know, I'm newly diagnosed with asthma, but I've had problems with allergies, my ears, etc. for as long as I can remember. Oops. Sorry for going a little off topic...

I can relate on all counts! Ugh! :(

I'm sorry about this, but am glad you're okay. :) I agree with Jiro. It could be a matter of getting older. I have balance issues myself, but I think they are due to the progressive loss of my hearing. One thing you may want to check into is the possibility of fluid in the ears. Sometimes...

Good posting Aleser!

I agree. I also like the idea of Obama slowly withdrawing troops instead of removing them all at once. I think my judgment may have been clouded with my feelings about GW thereby causing me not to think logically about this. I don't agree with the war, but there isn't much we can do. The...

JennyB, For the record, I'm not trying to discourage you from getting a CI. I just wanted to point out some facts that people may want to be aware of.

I don't mean to split hairs, but the sound of hearing aids is different from a CI -- especially if a person has been profoundly Deaf since birth. Some people report a mechanical sound to voices or hearing beep tones. Each person is different as to what they hear with their CIs (for example, I'm...

Bott, I read that website too and I agree. It does seem like the Epoqs aren't designed for profound losses. I also couldn't find any information regarding fitting range. Perhaps deafdude could research this himself and comment further.

Psychologists don't make more money by diagnosing someone. They make money by listening, addressing a client's issues and helping them work through whatever they are dealing with during a given session. If the client feels that he or she is being taken advantage of in some way, it is up to them...

That's great! :) I'd like to go into counseling myself to work with the deafblind. Of course, that all depends on how much of my education I can complete. I'm currently working towards my Bachelor's degree in social work and will then go on to earn my Master's. From there, I'd like to receive a...

I learned something new today. Thanks so much for answering my question. I saw a psychologist for the deaf a year or so after I lost my hearing. She signed and during our sessions we used tactile sign. What you said about them being able to separate deaf (or blind) issues to other issues makes...

I have to say I agree with Reba. I don't think 9/11 was a conspiracy on behalf of GW. However, I also don't understand our reasons for being in Iraq nor do I agree with the war. Having said that, my feelings have softened a little. Now that we've been in Iraq for quite some time, I worry about...

This is a little off topic, but are there really psychologists for the deaf? If so, how are they different from psychologists that hearing people use? Do they sign? I apologize if my question seems ignorant, but I don't know alot about Deaf Culture/deafness and whether or not there was such a...

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:laugh2: :laugh2: at Jiro. :)

I wanted to add that I didn't pay a cent for either of my CI surgeries. I don't pay for mappings either.

deafdude, I would like to clarify my statement regarding hospitals losing money. That is what I was told by my CI audi. I was told that they lose money on CI surgeries on behalf of Medicaid recipients, but that may vary from state to state. Lucia's surgeon/CI center and Medicaid plan may have...

Here's what I found on the Oticon website. I don't know if it's of any help though Bott: Oticon Epoq Benefits

From what my CI audi told me, sentences are easier to understand due to context -- I know they always have for me. Individual words have always been very difficult for me even when I had moderately-severe hearing loss. The only exceptions are the same words they ask you to repeat (ice cream...