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I am wondering why the huge drop in hearing? I would first check that out first before getting aids. I remember when I had a huge drop in my hearing, the audie wanted testing to make sure it was hearing and not something else. As for aids, I think it is the most difficult adjustment as an...

I have terrible allergies. My CI doctor put me on a nasal spray. That helps. I had to increase the sprays to two sprays twice a day. I have problems with ear infections. I has this before the CIs too. My primary doctor tends to want to counsel my CI doctor, so I just go to my CI doctor for...

Good luck Jessica. My daughter did her project on what magnets stick to my implants. She came in 2nd place.

I answered them the best I could.

Good luck, I would try the Vocational Rehab route. Has he ever worn a hearing aid before?

Fantastic post. I would add one thing - pudding. The needle from the facial nerve monitor made it impossible to eat anything hot or even warm for three days. I lived on pudding. And rest as much as you can!!!!

FM systems have come a long way from my first and one in 1991. I have a Phonic Ear Easy Listener. I told it apart several times and some how got it working again. It finally kicked the bucket last year. I borrowed one another Phonic Ear from the school system for this year and haven't had to...

Since you posted this thread I will keep from posting anything on this thread.

you can't discuss CI with out the technology, it is technology

Why is it so hard to believe my mother was rejected by the Deaf Community? Why are you questioning the rejection? I also explained it to you many months ago. I was not using technology because the dr believed I had nerve damaged and a hearing aid was not usable. The doctor suggested deaf school...

Why is that if a parent gives a child a CI they want them to be part of the hearing world? Is it that way for a hearing aid? The access to sound does not make one hearing, it makes them access to sound. I have experienced no sound, some sound, hearing aid sound, and CI sound. They are all very...

When my mom reached out to the deaf community when I was three and was rejected, what would have happen if she wasn't???? That is the universal question. I'm sure my educational environment would have been different. I have already told you my mother's goal, don't read into your ideas...

If a parents reads this thread, what do you want them to get from it? Just because a parent pickes a different path for their child when you picked for your son, if they put in the energy that you did, how is it the wrong path?

Just because you view your experiences as vaild other parents might not. The same goes with my experiences. Other might not view them as valid. Not saying they are, just what others view. Technology has changed and the choices available have changed. My own mother said if the technology was...

Yes and I am making connection with deaf individuals with CIs. I tend to be drawn to the group I have the most incommon with.

So they join areas where people have the same experiences as them? We don't know if they are unwilling to see the point, maybe they don't feel your experiences of 20 years ago are valid to today. Or my experiences of 36 years ago are valid to them. Instead of others yelling or judging them they...

Her view was a mother to a child. So my child looking up to our vet is not a good model, since my child is Asian American? A good role model goes across the race and ability areas.

or one can observe that they didn't feel that this is the type of community that they wanted their child to be a part of. We don't know if they then went out into their own community and connected to the Deaf Community there. One can also say they after reading negative comments they wanted more...

I have seen many hearing parents of deaf children online they join and then stop posting. I chose to go with the second part of your statement.

I may not have had deaf role models, but my mom did exposure good role models to me. She use to tell me that where others say can't. she said I can. That positive role model is important weather deaf or hearing. Let me take your comment and expand it - exposure to a positive community shows...