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    hearing aid in one ear....and people think the other ear is fine..

    I agree. I've had people yell in my ear, talk slow and loud like you metioned, which drives me nuts, it seems to echo inside my head. I just tell them how to talk to me and usually everything works out. Now having said that, I take a mini tablet with me at all times, plus a pen. If I'm having...
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    hearing aid in one ear....and people think the other ear is fine..

    Hi Kim, I'm sorry you're going through a rough patch. My brother, who was hearing impaired, has been going through the same thing the last 6-9 months or so. He just recently lost all of it, and is going through the process for CI approval. We both lip read, and I do my part by keeping my...
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    Hi, everyone

    Thank you for the welcomes, everybody! Shiloh, so you're not a Phillies fan anymore? That '93 team was awesome. Too bad they had to lose to Toronto in the Ws that year.
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    Why are you deaf?

    I lost about 70 % in each ear when I was 2 and a half, due to the mumps. I remember sitting on my mother's lap while she read a book, and I could hear her.
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    Hi, everyone

    I think they way overpaid. But I hope this is the year he makes up for the injury.
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    Hi, everyone

    I am a 49 year old deaf man. I lost my hearing when I was about 2 and 1/2 years old to the mumps. I wear a HA in one ear, and I taught myself to read lips at a very young age. I have had only 1 deaf friend my whole life, so this will be a new experience for me. A deaf family member told me about...
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    Have you ever tried to wear CI or HA when you are sleeping in bed?

    No, I do not wear my HA to bed. I will wake up in the morning with it buried somnewhere.
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